The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs faced off in the second game of a three-game weekend series this afternoon. Miles Mikolas got the start for the Cardinals, going six innings and allowing just one earned run. His ERA is now an impressive 2.57.Chicago Cubs@CubsFinal: Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.6810Final: Cardinals 5, Cubs 3. https://t.co/0b4Ta2vhcN"Final: Cardinals 5, Cubs 3." - Chicago CubsThe Cardinals are now 41-33 and now have a 0.5 game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.The Cubs, on the other hand, are now an abysmal 27-45, 13 games behind the Cardinals in the NL Central. Many Cubs fans were frustrated with the loss. One fan said that the Cubs need to fire their manager David Ross.Joe🥶@Justinmyqb@Cubs Fire the shit out of ross please1@Cubs Fire the shit out of ross pleaseOne fan even said that the Cubs have the worst manager in all of baseball.Latte Larry@barharjar@Cubs #FIREDAVIDROSS Worst piece of shit manager in any level of pro ball@Cubs #FIREDAVIDROSS Worst piece of shit manager in any level of pro ballAnother fan said that the team's performance was terrible in the game. The game was competitive and the team certainly had a chance in this game. The Cubs bullpen has been the team's biggest issue and it showed yet again.Tom@TBO_92@Cubs You tried. And by tried, I mean sucked.@Cubs You tried. And by tried, I mean sucked.This was definitely a frustrating loss for the Cubs as they came back to tie the game up at 3-3 in the eighth. The Cubs and Cardinals will play a rubbermatch tomorrow afternoon.St. Louis Cardinals take Game 2 over rival Chicago CubsThe Cardinals and Cubs squared off in the 2016 NLDS. Division Series - Chicago Cubs v St Louis Cardinals - Game OneAfter losing the first game of the series on Friday night, the St. Louis Cardinals managed to bounce back and win the second game of the series.The Cardinals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning after a two-out, two-run single by Brendan Donovan.St. Louis Cardinals@CardinalsDonnie finds some green!105671Donnie finds some green! https://t.co/EfIoSUlx2L"Donnie finds some green!" - St. Louis CardinalsDylan Carlson extended the lead to 3-1 with an RBI double in the sixth inning.St. Louis Cardinals@CardinalsDoubling Dylan! 🗳️ mlb.com/vote43636Doubling Dylan! 🗳️ mlb.com/vote https://t.co/THuUq5bBNF"Doubling Dylan!" - St. Louis CardinalsThe Cardinals were leading by a score of 3-1 before Rafael Ortega tied the game up at 3-3 with a two-run home run.Chicago Cubs@CubsRafael Ortega cranks a game-tying two-run blast!85491Rafael Ortega cranks a game-tying two-run blast! https://t.co/dm2UJum7ey"Rafael Ortega cranks a game-tying two-run blast!" - Chicago CubsThe game was tied at three going into the bottom of the eighth inning before the Cardinals scratched across two runs to retake the lead 5-3.Ryan Helsey closed down the door for the Cardinals, earning the win. The Cardinals and Cubs will play for the rubbermatch tomorrow afternoon with the first pitch scheduled for 2:15 p.m. EDT.For more news and updates, go to the Sportskeeda Baseball page.