Marcell Ozuna's grand slam - his first home run since June 16 - highlighted a six-run first inning on Saturday that sent the Cardinals to their second win in a row over the Cubs at Busch Stadium. 

The Cardinals beat the Cubs 6-2 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon.

Luke Weaver had been very ineffective against the Cubs in his career before Friday night, when he earned his first career win against Chicago and his first win in nine starts at home this season, 

The Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-2 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Friday night. Click the audio players to hear the post-game interviews.

A series of moves that blew up half of the Cardinals' struggling bullpen on Friday might just be the beginning of a roster shakeup with four days left before the trading deadline on Tuesday. 

When Bob Costas goes into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday his friends and fans in St. Louis will be rooting for him. Though he was born in New York he has said he feels like St. Louis is his hometown from his days working at KMOX Radio.

The sample size is admittedly small, but here is a rundown of how some of the players selected by the Cardinals in this year's draft have begun their pro careers, including first baseman Luken Baker. 

The Cardinals' bullpen stumbled again on Wednesday, allowing the Reds to put away the win and drop the Cardinals to 3-5 on their first road-trip under new manager Mike Shildt. 

Making his first major-league start, Austin Gomber carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Tuesday night but had to settle for a no-decision as the Cardinals won on a homer by Dexter Fowler in the 11th.

Rob Rains always enjoys talking Cardinals Baseball on Jock 98.7 since he grew up in Springfield, Mo. (Springfield fans be sure to follow Rains at @RobRains and @STLSportsPage or on Facebook). Click to hear his interview with Art Hains.