The Cardinals beat the Cubs 6-5 on Friday night at Busch Stadium.

Nelson Velazquez (1), Thomas Saggese (1), and Ivan Herrera (7) all hit home runs.

Jose Fermin had 2 hits with an RBI (9).

Gordon Graceffo (4-1) picked up the win.

George Soirano (9), JoJo Romero (15), and Ryne Stanek (10) all picked up holds.

Riley O’Brien picked up his (14th) save.

The Cardinals are now 30-25. In one run games, the Cardinals are now 11-5.

Game 2 is Saturday night at 6:15 pm. The scheduled starting pitchers are Ben Brown (1-2), 2.01 ERA, 44.2 innings, 47 strikeouts, 14 walks, and a whip of 0.99 vs Kyle Leahy (5-3), 4.44 ERA, 50.2 innings, 42 strikeouts, 22 walks, and a whip of 1.58.