Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol succinctly summed up what Iván Herrera means to the team after Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Cubs. “When he’s good, we’re good,” Marmol said. Herrera, a first-time All-Star this season, was certainly good, as the Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak against their rival. Herrera had three of the Cardinals’ seven hits, none of which was bigger than his last swing -- a walk-off two-run double off Cubs reliever Trent Thornton in the 10th inning to cap one of the most dramatic wins of the season for St. Louis. “I felt good,” Herrera said. “You know, after falling \[behind\