It's not in the Cards

The Chicago Cubs' "B" team beat St. Louis handily at Wrigley Field, 5-1. Only one regular starter, Kosuke Fukudome (who recently lost his spot in right field), was in the lineup. The Cubs did throw Ryan Dempster, but he only worked five innings in picking up his 17th win.

The hapless Cardinals produced just one run on seven hits. They can be eliminated from the postseason as early as Tuesday.

One more note: I understand Tony La Russa likes to tinker with lineup ideas, but Ryan Ludwick batting second and Jose Lopez hitting cleanup makes no sense to me.