Series Five vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game 12
STL starter: Danny Cox  CHI starter: Steve Trout
CHI Trout struggled mightily in the First Inning, allowing 3 Hits 4 BB and 4 Runs
STL Ozzie Smith went 4-5 with 3 Runs and 3 RBI
CHI Keith Moreland went 3-4 but had nothing to show for it
STL had a 4-run 8th Inning that began with a Leon Durham error
Final: Cardinals 9  Cubs 3
Season Record: 6 Wins 6 Losses

Game 11
Doubleheader Game Two
STL starter: Dave LaPoint  CHI starter: Rick Sutcliffe
CHI Sutcliffe dominates again. He allows 4 hits and 2 walks, strikes out 9 and gives up a solo homer to Andy Van Slyke.
CHI Leon Durham goes 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and a 2-run home run.
STL Van Slyke had struck out 3 straight times before belting one in the Ninth inning to get the Cards on the board.
CH Davey Lopes got the start and went 3 for 5 with a double, 2 runs and a stolen base.
Final: Cubs 9  Cardinals 1
Season Record: 6 Wins  5 Losses

Game 10
Doubleheader Game One
STL starter: Joaquin Andujar  CHI Starter: Dick Ruthven
STL Andujar gets the complete game shutout, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, 2HBP (ouch) and strikes out 8.
CHI Ruthven lasts 6 innings, allows 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and 1HBP (ouch) and strikes out 5.
STL First baseman David Green goes 3 for 5 with a double, a run and 3 RBI. Willie Mcghee goes 3 for 4 and scores twice.
CHI Gary Matthews has two of the Cub hits, one of them a double.
Andujar was dominant from the start and the Cubs were helpless throughout. Ruthven did his best, can't fault him.
Final: Cardinals 8  Cubs 0
Season Record: 5 Wins  5 Losses