Monday’s games

Cubs 5-2, Marlins 1-5: The Chicago Cubs’ 24-hour visit to Miami included a brief stay atop the wild-card race. Then they lost their lead because they couldn’t beat David Weathers. The journeyman right-hander, making his first start in six years, limited Chicago to two hits and one run in five innings as Florida won Game 2 to split a doubleheader. Mark Prior allowed just five hits in 7 2/3 innings and outpitched Carl Pavano in the opener to help the Cubs win 5-1. With the victory in Game 1, Chicago climbed one percentage point ahead of San Francisco in the wild-card race. But the Cubs ended the day where they started: one-half game behind the idle Giants.

Cardinals 7, Brewers 4: Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning as St. Louis won in Milwaukee for its major league-leading 98th victory. St. Louis capitalized on Luis Vizcaino’s wildness to tie it at 4 in the eighth, then went ahead with three runs in the ninth for its 44th comeback win. Jason Isringhausen pitched a perfect ninth for his 43rd save in 50 chances.