The fourth Cardinal to find a way to reach base against Cubs starter Shota Imanaga was what it took to edge the archrivals in a pitching duel that followed a delay.

Nolan Gorman rewarded starter Sonny Gray’s seven-inning gem with a two-out, RBI single in the seventh inning to nudge the Cardinals toward a 3-2 victory Sunday night at Busch Stadium to win the series.

And there’s video evidence the nation got to see it.

After three duds on national broadcasts, including Saturday’s loss, the Cardinals offered ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball a pitching duel and an opportunistic offense. The crowd that saw it in person was thin. The primetime game between two of the region’s oldest rivals drew 30,540 in paid-ticket attendance. The Cardinals announce the tickets-sold crowd and attendance may have

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