<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=http://images.cubshq.com/stories/16/baseball/hammel_maddon.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/baseball/Cubs-waste-early-lead-lose-Cardinals-13848 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs waste early lead, lose to Cardinals</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>Entering Tuesday’s clash with the second-place St. Louis Cardinals (76-68), the Chicago Cubs’ magic number for clinching the National League Central title stood at three games.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/baseball/Cubs-waste-early-lead-lose-Cardinals-13848><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>