The St. Louis Cardinals have a big day ahead against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Joshua Báez became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

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With JJ Wetherholt resting, the Cardinals have Joshua Báez leading off in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Reds.

The Chicago Cubs found themselves on the wrong end of some Major League Baseball history this past weekend as they lost a series to their hated rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. On Saturday, Joshua Baez,

Joshua Báez had an MLB debut for the ages on Saturday, when the Cardinals rookie became the first player ever to launch three homers in his first big league game. He'll get a chance to show what he can do for an encore today as St.

"In the pictures, highlight reels, and baseball cards from his performance that will outlive any of us, Joshua Baez will look good because of the help from some teammates. Whether they knew it or not.

The Mariners followed up the worst game of the year with a commanding win that would have been a lot more inspiring if it had come two weeks ago. Alas, I'm a beggar being a choose