Cardinals irked as ‘kind of bogus’ call to end game due to rain drops them out of first place

The St. Louis Cardinals "fought and scratched and clawed" their way back against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, but the umpires' decision to end the game early due to rain shut down the chance and their hold on first place. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt was frustrated that the game was called in the middle of the eighth following a 66-minute rain delay and no upcoming window to resume. The Cardinals took the loss, 5-3, and dropped out of first place in the NL Central when the Chicago Cubs won their own wild comeback game, 12-11, against the San Francisco Giants.