A blitz that began with Andre Pallante’s first curveball of the game did not relent until the Cubs were well on their way to another nationally broadcast rout of the Cardinals.

The demolitions have been televised.

The Cubs drubbed the Cardinals, 9-1, on Saturday night at Busch Stadium after establishing a 9-0 lead in the first five innings. Michael Busch socked that curveball for a leadoff double and would finish the game with a home run and three RBIs. All of that came off Pallante. All of it came before the end of the second inning. The Cubs draped six runs off the Cardinals’ starter before he could get six outs and bounced him from the game shy of finishing the second inning.

Busch brought his production against the Cardinals south to the ballpark that shares his name. He launched th

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