Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn made his fourth straight quality start in Tuesday's series opener against the Cubs but it was not enough to overcome his counterpart -- Travis Wood. He allowed two runs on four hits over seven innings of work in the 2-1 loss.

The right-hander surrendered a two-run homer to Nate Schierholtz in the fourth inning for his lone damage. He threw 70 of his 101 pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to 2.72 on the outing.

Lynn also struck out eight and walked one while taking his first loss.

His next start is scheduled for Monday against the Mets.