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@DET		5
7
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@KCR		0
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@OAK		5
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Friday, September 8, 1989, 1:20
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 35,231, Time of Game: 3:05
Cardinals
11
77-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
8
78-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  1  0   4  5  0   11 16  1
Cubs            1  1  3   2  0  0   1  0  0    8 14  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 6 3 3 1 0 1 .266 .681 13 11 0.009 0.83 0.096 -0.087 0.7 4 0 HR
Ozzie Smith SS 5 2 1 1 1 0 .269 .688 19 11 0.092 0.90 0.150 -0.058 0.9 1 2 2B
Pedro Guerrero 1B 4 2 4 5 1 0 .320 .883 19 8 0.662 1.32 0.662 0.000 3.9 7 2 HR
Tom Brunansky RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .248 .758 15 7 0.130 1.15 0.184 -0.055 1.1 2 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .264 .709 13 9 0.027 1.48 0.196 -0.169 0.2 2 2 HR,GDP
Jose Oquendo 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .297 .748 18 10 0.066 1.24 0.130 -0.064 0.2 2 4
Milt Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .737 19 12 -0.026 1.23 0.069 -0.095 0.0 1 0 HBP
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tony Pena C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 .640 6 6 0.046 1.70 0.159 -0.113 0.6 5 0 2B
   Cris Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   John Morris CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .658 8 5 0.005 0.11 0.005 0.000 0.4 1 0
Joe Magrane P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .157 .446 3 3 -0.082 1.65 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 0 0
   Jim Lindeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .303 2 1 -0.035 0.86 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 GDP
   John Costello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Zeile PH-C 1 1 0 0 1 0 .242 .736 8 2 -0.022 0.60 0.015 -0.037 -0.0 1 0 SH
Team Totals 41 11 16 11 4 4 .390 1.115 143 85 0.872 1.14 1.666 -0.795 6.7 27 11
2B: O Smith (27, off P Kilgus); T Pena (15, off P Kilgus).
HR: T Pendleton (13, off M Williams; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); P Guerrero (14, off M Williams; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); V Coleman (2, off P Kilgus; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: T Zeile (1, off J Pico).
HBP: M Thompson (3, by P Kilgus).
TB: P Guerrero 7; V Coleman 6; T Pendleton 5; T Pena 2; J Oquendo 2; O Smith 2; M Thompson; J Morris; T Brunansky.
GIDP: J Lindeman (2); T Pendleton (16).
RBI: P Guerrero 5 (103); T Pendleton 2 (69); J Oquendo (45); V Coleman (27); T Pena (34); O Smith (47).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Pendleton-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.
E: V Coleman (9).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerome Walton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .749 22 13 -0.059 0.59 0.010 -0.068 -0.6 2 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 5 3 4 3 0 0 .284 .854 26 17 0.224 0.54 0.225 -0.002 3.2 4 4 2·HR
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 .315 .879 24 10 0.191 0.75 0.205 -0.014 2.0 14 0 2B
Andre Dawson RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .256 .788 13 10 0.001 1.12 0.095 -0.094 -0.1 2 0 GDP
Lloyd McClendon LF 3 2 1 1 0 0 .291 .883 13 9 0.033 0.68 0.047 -0.014 -0.0 1 0 SB,SH
   Doug Dascenzo LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .151 .393 1 1 0.098 2.60 0.098 0.000 0.7 0 0
Vance Law 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .239 .647 15 8 0.071 0.89 0.091 -0.019 0.2 0 3 SF
   Mitch Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jeff Pico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitch Webster PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .668 2 2 -0.101 4.88 0.000 -0.101 -0.8
Shawon Dunston SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .265 .704 17 10 -0.151 1.31 0.004 -0.155 -1.5 1 5 IW
Joe Girardi C 3 0 3 2 0 0 .228 .566 11 8 0.162 0.97 0.162 0.000 2.2 3 1 2B
   Marvell Wynne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .642 2 2 -0.025 1.00 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Domingo Ramos 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Paul Kilgus P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .081 .186 13 9 -0.056 0.80 0.000 -0.056 -1.2 0 1
   Les Lancaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .429 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Salazar 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .712 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dwight Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .824 1 1 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
   Rick Wrona C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .534 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 14 8 3 6 .368 .984 160 100 0.373 0.98 0.937 -0.563 3.7 27 16
2B: M Grace (26, off J Magrane); J Girardi (6, off J Costello).
HR: R Sandberg 2 (29, 1 off J Costello, 1 off J Magrane; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: V Law (7, off C Carpenter).
SH: L McClendon (1, off C Carpenter).
IBB: S Dunston (15, by J Magrane).
TB: R Sandberg 10; J Girardi 4; M Grace 2; A Dawson 2; J Walton; L McClendon; D Dascenzo; V Law.
GIDP: A Dawson (15).
RBI: R Sandberg 3 (68); J Girardi 2 (12); V Law (40); L McClendon (38); M Grace (70).
2-out RBI: J Girardi.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Dunston-R Sandberg-M Grace; V Law-R Sandberg-M Grace.
E: S Dunston (17).
Baserunning
SB: L McClendon (6, 2nd base off J Magrane/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Magrane 3 8 5 5 1 4 1 3.02 18 73 44 26 5 12 5 8 6 0 26 -0.345 1.00 -3.6
John Costello 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3.46 12 51 32 23 5 4 3 7 4 0 0 0 -0.036 0.14 -0.6
Cris Carpenter, W (3-4) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.38 4 14 10 7 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.076 0.79 -0.5
Dan Quisenberry, S (6) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.26 9 22 14 8 0 6 3 5 2 0 0 0 0.085 2.13 0.9
Team Totals 9 14 8 7 3 6 2 7.00 43 160 100 64 12 23 12 22 13 0 26 0 0 -0.372 1.14 -3.7

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Kilgus 6 10 5 5 2 2 1 4.61 29 86 51 33 5 13 12 12 7 0 32 -0.035 0.89 -1.6
Les Lancaster, H (4) 0.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.04 4 14 9 5 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 -0.219 2.58 -1.9
Paul Assenmacher, H (8) 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3.46 5 14 8 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.093 2.28 0.5
Mitch Williams, BS (10), L (4-4) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 2 2.50 6 23 12 10 0 2 1 4 1 0 2 2 -0.723 0.95 -4.5
Jeff Pico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.22 3 6 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.012 0.15 0.8
Team Totals 9 16 11 10 4 4 3 10.00 47 143 85 57 8 20 21 17 9 0 32 7 4 -0.872 0.98 -6.7
P Kilgus faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
M Williams faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Kilgus (5; M Thompson).
IBB: J Magrane (7; S Dunston).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 35,231.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Cloudy, Rain.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Vince Coleman LF 1 Jerome Walton CF
2 Ozzie Smith SS 2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Pedro Guerrero 1B 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Tom Brunansky RF 4 Andre Dawson RF
5 Terry Pendleton 3B 5 Lloyd McClendon LF
6 Jose Oquendo 2B 6 Vance Law 3B
7 Milt Thompson CF 7 Shawon Dunston SS
8 Tony Pena C 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Joe Magrane P 9 Paul Kilgus P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 6-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR STL P. Guerrero M. Williams 53% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Coleman Scores; Smith Scores
t8 9-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR STL T. Pendleton M. Williams 17% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Brunansky Scores
t2 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL T. Pena P. Kilgus 16% 59% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores; Thompson to 3B
t7 5-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Brunansky L. Lancaster 14% 37% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Guerrero to 3B
b3 2-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace J. Magrane -11% 18% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sandberg Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL O. Smith P. Kilgus -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 1% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC J. Walton J. Magrane 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R CHC R. Sandberg J. Magrane -11% 37% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Magrane 1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Dawson J. Magrane 1% 39% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus -2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus 3% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus 4% 43% Hit By Pitch; Oquendo to 2B
t2 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL T. Pena P. Kilgus 16% 59% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores; Thompson to 3B
t2 1-1 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Magrane P. Kilgus -8% 51% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t2 1-1 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC L. McClendon J. Magrane -4% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 1-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  CHC V. Law J. Magrane -6% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); McClendon to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Dunston J. Magrane 5% 41% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
b2 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHC J. Girardi J. Magrane -10% 31% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McClendon Scores; Law to 2B
b2 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC P. Kilgus J. Magrane 4% 34% Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Girardi to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Walton J. Magrane 4% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 2-3-4
t3 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL O. Smith P. Kilgus -3% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 3% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus -3% 35% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t3 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus 2% 38% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Guerrero to 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus -5% 33% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC R. Sandberg J. Magrane -3% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 2-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace J. Magrane -11% 18% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sandberg Scores
b3 3-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  CHC A. Dawson J. Magrane -4% 14% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Grace to 3B
b3 3-1 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO CHC L. McClendon J. Magrane 1% 15% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores
b3 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC V. Law J. Magrane -1% 14% McClendon Steals 2B
b3 4-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC V. Law J. Magrane 2% 16% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Dunston J. Magrane -0% 15% Intentional Walk
b3 4-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Girardi J. Magrane -5% 10% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); McClendon Scores; Dunston to 2B
b3 5-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC P. Kilgus J. Magrane 1% 11% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 7-8-9
t4 1-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus 3% 14% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 1-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pena P. Kilgus -3% 12% Lineout: RF
Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Joe Magrane (P) batting 9th
t4 1-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Lindeman P. Kilgus -4% 8% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' John Costello facing 1-2-3
John Costello replaces Jim Lindeman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Walton J. Costello -1% 7% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b4 5-1 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  RR CHC R. Sandberg J. Costello -4% 3% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Walton Scores
b4 7-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace J. Costello -0% 2% Walk
b4 7-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC A. Dawson J. Costello 1% 3% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 7-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. McClendon J. Costello 0% 3% Lineout: LF (LF Line)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 7.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t5 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus 2% 6% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t5 2-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL O. Smith P. Kilgus -1% 5% Flyball: LF
t5 2-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 1% 6% Walk
t5 2-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus 2% 8% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Guerrero to 2B
t5 2-7 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus -4% 3% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cardinals' John Costello facing 6-7-8
b5 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC V. Law J. Costello 0% 4% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 7-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Dunston J. Costello 0% 4% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 7-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC J. Girardi J. Costello -0% 4% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b5 7-2 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CHC P. Kilgus J. Costello 0% 4% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 6-7-8
t6 2-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus -1% 3% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus -1% 3% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t6 2-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena P. Kilgus -0% 2% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cardinals' John Costello facing 1-2-3
b6 7-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Walton J. Costello 0% 2% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 7-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg J. Costello 0% 3% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b6 7-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Grace J. Costello 0% 3% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 9-1-2
Todd Zeile pinch hits for John Costello (P) batting 9th
t7 2-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Zeile P. Kilgus 2% 4% Walk
t7 2-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus 3% 7% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Zeile to 2B
t7 2-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL O. Smith P. Kilgus 8% 15% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Zeile Scores; Coleman to 3B
Les Lancaster replaces Paul Kilgus pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-7 0 -23 4,(2-1)  RR STL P. Guerrero L. Lancaster 8% 23% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Coleman Scores; Smith Scores
t7 5-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Brunansky L. Lancaster 14% 37% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Guerrero to 3B
t7 5-7 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Pendleton L. Lancaster -10% 27% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-7 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL J. Oquendo L. Lancaster 10% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Guerrero Scores/unER; Brunansky to 2B
Paul Assenmacher replaces Les Lancaster pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-7 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Thompson P. Assenmacher -9% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena P. Assenmacher -8% 20% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Cardinals' Cris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
Cris Carpenter replaces Tony Pena (C) pitching and batting 8th
Todd Zeile moves from PH to C
b7 7-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC A. Dawson C. Carpenter -5% 15% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Dawson to 2B/Adv on E7
b7 7-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. McClendon C. Carpenter 0% 16% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Dawson to 3B
b7 7-6 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO CHC V. Law C. Carpenter -3% 12% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Dawson Scores/unER
b7 8-6 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC S. Dunston C. Carpenter 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Paul Assenmacher facing 9-1-2
Doug Dascenzo replaces Lloyd McClendon playing LF batting 5th
t8 6-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Zeile P. Assenmacher -4% 9% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL V. Coleman P. Assenmacher 4% 14% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t8 6-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL O. Smith P. Assenmacher 7% 20% Walk; Coleman to 2B
Mitch Williams replaces Vance Law (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Luis Salazar replaces Paul Assenmacher (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t8 6-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR STL P. Guerrero M. Williams 53% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Coleman Scores; Smith Scores
t8 9-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Brunansky M. Williams 2% 76% Walk
t8 9-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR STL T. Pendleton M. Williams 17% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Brunansky Scores
t8 11-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Williams -0% 93% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
t8 11-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Thompson M. Williams -0% 92% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-11, Cardinals' Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
Dan Quisenberry replaces Milt Thompson (CF) pitching and batting 7th
John Morris replaces Cris Carpenter (P) playing CF batting 8th
Marvell Wynne pinch hits for Joe Girardi (C) batting 8th
b8 8-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Wynne D. Quisenberry 3% 95% Flyball: LF
Dwight Smith pinch hits for Luis Salazar (3B) batting 9th
b8 8-11 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Smith D. Quisenberry 2% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 8-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Walton D. Quisenberry 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-8, Cubs' Mitch Williams facing 8-9-1
Rick Wrona replaces Dwight Smith (PH) playing C batting 9th
Domingo Ramos replaces Marvell Wynne (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
t9 11-8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  STL J. Morris M. Williams 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jeff Pico replaces Mitch Williams pitching and batting 6th
t9 11-8 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Zeile J. Pico -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Morris to 2B
t9 11-8 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL V. Coleman J. Pico -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Morris to 3B
t9 11-8 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL O. Smith J. Pico -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-11, Cardinals' Dan Quisenberry facing 2-3-4
b9 8-11 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Sandberg D. Quisenberry -4% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b9 8-11 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Grace D. Quisenberry -9% 83% Walk; Sandberg to 2B
b9 8-11 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Dawson D. Quisenberry 8% 90% Flyball: LF
b9 8-11 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Dascenzo D. Quisenberry -10% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Sandberg to 3B; Grace to 2B
Mitch Webster pinch hits for Jeff Pico (P) batting 6th
b9 8-11 1 123 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Webster D. Quisenberry 10% 91% Lineout: SS
b9 8-11 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Dunston D. Quisenberry 9% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 8.

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