Matthew Boyd celebrated his All-Star Game selection by striking out nine batters in five innings as the Chicago Cubs demolished the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 Sunday night. Fellow All-Star selection Kyle Tucker drove in three runs for the Cubs,

Chicago is at the top of the division at 52-35 while St. Louis is 5.5 games back and in third at 47-41. Last week these teams met in St. Louis for a four-game series that they split, with the Cardinals winning the first two games and the Cubs winning the last two. When: Friday, July 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT

Friday afternoon, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas took the mound at the historic venue with winds blowing out to left field at nine mph and gusts up to 15 mph, per Wrigley Winds on X. The Cubs lineup was already one of the best in MLB,