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CAL  2
BOS  1

CLE  5
TOR  4

DET  7
CHW  5

KCR  6
MIN  0

NYY  5
@OAK  1

MIL  7
@SEA  3

TEX  3
BAL  1

STL 11
@CHC  8
CIN  5
ATL  1

HOU  5
SFG  2

PHI  4
@MON  3

NYM  7
PIT  2

SDP  1
LAD  0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 35,231

Friday, September 8, 1989, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:05
Cardinals
11
77-63
Won 1
2nd, ½ GB
                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
W: Cris Carpenter (3-4), L: Mitch Williams (4-4), S: Dan Quisenberry (6)
Cubs
8
78-63
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  6   3   3   1    0   1  .266  .681   13   11    4   0   HR
O Smith SS                    5   2   1   1    1   0  .269  .688   19   11    1   2   2B
P Guerrero 1B                 4   2   4   5    1   0  .320  .883   19    8    7   2   HR
T Brunansky RF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .248  .758   15    7    2   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   1   2   2    0   1  .264  .709   13    9    2   2   HR,GDP
J Oquendo 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .748   18   10    2   4   
M Thompson CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .737   19   12    1   0   HBP
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              1   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .253  .640    6    6    5   0   2B
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800              0   1   
  J Morris CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .658    8    5    1   0   
J Magrane P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .157  .446    3    3    0   0   
  J Lindeman PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .303    2    1    0   0   GDP
  J Costello P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  T Zeile PH-C                1   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .736    8    2    1   0   SH
Totals                       41  11  16   0    4   4              143   85   27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. T Pendleton-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.
E: V Coleman (9).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .749   22   13    2   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 5   3   4   3    0   0  .284  .854   26   17    4   4   2·HR
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   1    2   1  .315  .879   24   10   14   0   2B
A Dawson RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .256  .788   13   10    2   0   GDP
L McClendon LF                3   2   1   1    0   0  .291  .883   13    9    1   0   SB,SH
  D Dascenzo LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .151  .393    1    1    0   0   
V Law 3B                      3   0   1   1    0   1  .239  .647   19   10    0   3   SF
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  J Pico P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222              0   0   
  M Webster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .668    2    2    0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .704   17   10    1   5   IW
J Girardi C                   3   0   3   2    0   0  .228  .566   11    8    3   1   2B
  M Wynne PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .642    2    2    0   0   
  D Ramos 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .650              0   1   
P Kilgus P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .081  .186   13    9    0   1   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429              0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  L Salazar 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .712              0   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .824    1    1    0   0   
  R Wrona C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .534              0   0   
Totals                       38   8  14   0    3   6              164  102   27  16
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 2. S Dunston-R Sandberg-M Grace; V Law-R Sandberg-M Grace.
E: S Dunston (17).
Baserunning Events
SB: L McClendon (6, 2nd base off J Magrane/T Pena).

Pitching Stats

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Magrane                      3     8   5   5    1   4   1   3.02   18   73-44   26· 5·12    5· 8· 6· 0     26    -     1.00  -0.34
J Costello                     3     3   2   2    1   1   1   3.46   12   51-32   23· 5· 4    3· 7· 4· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.04
C 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    0.82  -0.08
D Quisenberry, S (6)           2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.26    9   22-14    8· 0· 6    3· 5· 2· 0          0-0    2.30   0.09
Totals                         9    14   8   7    3   6   2          43  160-100  64·12·23   12·22·13· 0           -  
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Kilgus                       6    10   5   5    2   2   1   4.61   29   86-51   33· 5·13   12·12· 7· 0     32    -     0.91  -0.03
L 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    2.47  -0.22
P Assenmacher, H (8)           1     1   2   2    1   1   0   3.46    5   14-8     5· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.28   0.09
M 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    1.02  -0.72
J Pico                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.22    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9    16  11  10    4   4   3          47  143-85   57· 8·20   21·17· 9· 0          7-4 
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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

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