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ST. LOUIS -- The Chicago Cubs had their chances, but just couldnt get the big hit.The Cubs stranded 10 runners, including leaving the bases loaded in the second and fourth innings, as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-2 win Tuesday night, ensuring that the runaway Cubs wont clinch the NL Central at Busch Stadium.Chicagos magic number is three, and the series in St. Louis wraps up Wednesday.We put together some really good at bats tonight, Chicago shortstop Addison Russell said. Its just youve got to give credit to their pitchers, too. They kept us off balance it seemed like, and made the plays.St. Louis remained a half-game behind the New York Mets for the second NL wild-card spot.Cardinals reliever Alex Reyes lack of control led to most of the Cubs chances. Reyes (2-1), who pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief after Jaime Garcia failed to get out of the second, walked six and allowed a hit but still managed to keep the Cubs off the board.The fastball command wasnt there, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. We were out of the zone. We had every opportunity had we been a little more patient.Cubs starter Jason Hammel (14-9) struck out a season-high nine, but gave up two-run homers to Brandon Moss in the sixth and Aledmys Diaz in the second.The pitch to Diaz was a fastball that came back over the plate, Hammel said. The pitch to Moss I went back and looked at it and I felt I made my pitch and it just left the yard. Ive got to figure out how to keep it on the ground.Dexter Fowler led off the game with a home run against Garcia. It was his seventh leadoff homer of the season.Im seeing the ball well, Fowler said. Control what you can control and other than that youve got to keep pushing.Garcia lasted just 1 2/3 innings in the shortest outing in his 146-start career. He gave up two runs on three hits, including an RBI double by Russell in the second.I let my team down, Garcia said. Ive been through tough times before. All I can say is Im going to continue to do whats in my control to continue to fight.Moss entered the game mired in a 1-for-41 skid. He singled in the second and scored on Diazs 15th homer of the season.It was a bad rut, but he pulled himself through, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.Diaz started for the first time since July 31, when the All-Star shortstop broke his thumb.Kevin Siegrist got his second save.The loss means the earliest the Cubs can clinch their first National League Central Division championship since 2008 would be Thursday against Milwaukee at Wrigley Field.Its going to happen, Fowler said. 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MLB Jerseys China . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. 10-1 Englands win-loss record against Pakistan in their last 11 ODIs. Their only loss in this sequence was in Abu Dhabi last year. Since then, they have won five in a row against Pakistan.4 Consecutive fifties for Joe Root in ODIs. Before his 89 in this match, he had scored 65, 93 and 61 in the last three ODIs. This was his third consecutive fifty against Pakistan. He has aggregated 672 runs in ODIs this year - the second-most by any batsman.12 Innings without a fifty for Eoin Morgan before making 68 in this game. His last fifty had also came against Pakistan - 76 in Abu Dhabi last year.1 Run accumulated by Pakistans top three batsmen in this match - lowest for any team against England. The previous lowest was three runs by Sri Lankas top three in Johannesburg in the 2009 Champions Trophy.2011 Last time Englands opening bowlers both took three or more wickets in an ODI innings - against Australia in Hobart. Mark Wood took 3 for 46 and Chris Woakes took 3 for 42 in this game. The last time England achieved such a feat at home was also against Pakistan, at The Oval in 2010. This was overall the tenth such instance for England.1/25 Woods previous best figures in ODIs before his three-for in this match. In his previous eight ODIs, Wood had never taken more than one wicket but had gone wicketless only twice.0 Previous instances of aa team having single-digit stands for the first three wickets and then adding fifty-plus runs for each of the next three wickets in an ODI innings.dddddddddddd Pakistans first three partnerships were 2, 0 and 0 while the next three were 64, 59 and 77.88 Previous highest score by a Pakistan batsman in ODIs at Lords, by Mohammad Yousuf against Australia in 2004. Sarfraz Ahmed became the first Pakistan batsman to score an ODI century at Lords.5 Centuries by wicketkeepers against England in England in ODIs. Sarfrazs 105 is the fifth such knock. Kumar Sangakkara made two centuries as a keeper while Adam Gilchrist and Tim Paine scored one each. The previous highest score by a Pakistan wicketkeeper in England was 74 by Kamran Akmal at Headingley in 2010.2 Team score at which Sarfraz came in at No. 5 and made a century - the lowest such instance in ODIs. The previous lowest score at which a No. 5 made a hundred was Yuvraj Singh, who came in at score of 5 for 3 and scored 115 against South Africa in Hyderabad in 2005-06.61 Previous highest score for Imad Wasim in ODIs. He bettered it with an unbeaten 63 in this match, which is his sixth ODI innings. He hasnt passed 20 in the other four innings of his career. ' ' '