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NYY
@BAL		4
1
BOS
@DET		6
4
CHW
@KCR		3
2
TOR
@MIL		7
5		 
(10)
CLE
@MIN		4
5
TEX
@OAK		1
9
CAL
@SEA		0
8
FLA
@ATL		10
15
STL
@CHC		7
6
PIT
@CIN		6
7
SDP
@COL		4
8
SFG
@LAD		6
0
PHI
@MON		2
5
HOU
@NYM		7
5		 
(11)
HOU
@NYM		3
10
Sunday, July 14, 1996 1:23
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,638, Time of Game: 3:20
Cardinals
7
49-42
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
6
42-49
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
W: Alan Benes (9-5)
L: Terry Adams (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  1  4   0  0  0    7 13  2
Cubs            0  0  1   1  2  2   0  0  0    6  7  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Smith SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .262 .627 13 8 -0.051 1.08 0.035 -0.085 -0.5 2 4
Ray Lankford CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .281 .887 14 7 0.193 1.22 0.256 -0.062 1.7 3 0 HR,2·SB,SF
Ron Gant LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .247 .914 23 10 0.034 1.36 0.112 -0.078 0.3 0 0
Brian Jordan RF 5 0 4 2 0 0 .317 .859 19 13 0.192 1.48 0.210 -0.018 1.9 0 0
John Mabry 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .327 .836 19 9 -0.094 1.47 0.025 -0.119 -1.5 11 0 SF
Gary Gaetti 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .720 1 1 -0.024 0.93 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 1 1
   Danny Sheaffer PH-3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .702 6 5 -0.020 1.16 0.042 -0.062 -0.2 2 2
Tom Pagnozzi C 4 0 0 1 1 0 .293 .764 14 9 -0.038 1.33 0.079 -0.117 -0.3 8 0
Luis Alicea 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .240 .672 8 5 -0.011 0.67 0.013 -0.024 -0.1 0 0
   Mike Gallego 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 10 6 0.008 1.13 0.058 -0.050 -0.6 0 1
Alan Benes P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .549 6 4 0.095 0.76 0.112 -0.017 0.9 0 0 2B
   Mark Sweeney PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 .805 2 2 0.163 2.33 0.163 0.000 1.1 2B
   Tony Fossas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie McGee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .765 4 4 -0.026 1.01 0.000 -0.026 -0.3
   Mark Petkovsek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Honeycutt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Mejia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.1
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 13 7 5 6 .342 .874 144 86 0.411 1.23 1.105 -0.692 2.1 27 8
2B: M Sweeney (8, off T Adams); A Benes (3, off K Bottenfield).
HR: R Lankford (16, off T Adams; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: J Mabry (3, off R Myers); R Lankford (7, off T Adams).
TB: R Lankford 5; B Jordan 4; A Benes 2; M Sweeney 2; D Sheaffer 2; R Gant; L Alicea; M Gallego.
RBI: B Jordan 2 (61); R Lankford 2 (54); A Benes (4); J Mabry (45); T Pagnozzi (31).
2-out RBI: A Benes; T Pagnozzi.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
E: L Alicea (20); D Sheaffer (3).
Baserunning
SB: R Lankford 2 (19, 2nd base off K Bottenfield/S Servais, 3rd base off K Bottenfield/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .266 .703 18 11 0.094 1.47 0.226 -0.131 1.1 3 0 3B,SB
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .239 .773 25 14 -0.079 1.32 0.041 -0.120 -0.6 3 1
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 .345 .871 17 6 0.249 2.32 0.249 0.000 1.1 4 1 SB
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .266 .850 23 12 0.072 2.40 0.275 -0.203 0.8 3 0 HR,IW
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .268 .773 23 12 -0.148 2.10 0.071 -0.219 -0.4 7 0
Leo Gomez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .818 13 11 0.025 1.26 0.072 -0.046 0.1 0 1
   Rodney Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Fermin PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .900 2 1 -0.050 1.91 0.000 -0.050 -0.3 0 1
   Tyler Houston PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .366 .994 4 0 0.029 5.13 0.029 0.000 0.1 IW
Scott Servais C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .745 9 7 -0.159 2.38 0.091 -0.250 -0.2 6 0 HBP
Jose Hernandez SS 3 2 1 1 0 1 .213 .569 15 9 0.086 1.43 0.116 -0.030 0.7 0 2 2B,SF
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Amaury Telemaco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Bottenfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -0.022 1.47 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 1 0 SH
   Scott Bullett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .713 4 2 -0.078 2.13 0.000 -0.078 -0.7
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Magadan 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .170 .573 4 3 -0.044 1.89 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 0 0
   Terry Shumpert PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .744 5 2 -0.065 2.50 0.000 -0.065 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 7 6 6 6 .206 .716 163 91 -0.090 1.90 1.170 -1.258 1.1 27 6
2B: J Hernandez (7, off A Benes).
3B: B McRae (3, off T Fossas).
HR: S Sosa (28, off A Benes; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: J Hernandez (1, off A Benes).
SH: K Bottenfield (1, off A Benes).
IBB: T Houston (1, by D Eckersley); S Sosa (3, by T Fossas).
HBP: S Servais (8, by A Benes).
TB: S Sosa 4; B McRae 3; M Grace 2; J Hernandez 2; L Gonzalez; L Gomez.
RBI: S Sosa 2 (67); B McRae 2 (31); J Hernandez (20); M Grace (38).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: M Grace (2, 2nd base off D Eckersley/T Pagnozzi); B McRae (27, 2nd base off A Benes/T Pagnozzi).

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
Alan Benes, W (9-5) 5 5 4 4 3 3 1 5.19 25 84 49 32 7 10 8 10 4 0 41 -0.240 1.30 -1.3
Tony Fossas, H (8) 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 3.21 7 36 18 9 4 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.143 2.02 -1.5
Mark Petkovsek, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.40 3 10 7 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.111 1.43 0.5
Rick Honeycutt, H (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 3 15 8 7 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.148 1.89 0.5
Dennis Eckersley, S (14) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.41 5 18 9 4 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.213 5.13 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 6 4 6 6 1 4.00 43 163 91 55 16 20 12 18 8 0 41 0 0 0.089 1.23 -1.1

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
Amaury Telemaco 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.89 5 14 10 6 2 2 1 4 3 0 49 0.049 1.04 0.5
Kent Bottenfield 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 1.71 14 42 26 14 3 9 2 8 4 0 0 0 -0.056 0.99 -0.4
Terry Adams, L (2-3) 1.1 6 5 5 2 0 1 3.26 12 36 18 13 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 -0.488 1.80 -3.5
Rodney Myers 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.95 7 25 15 9 4 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 -0.015 1.39 0.2
Turk Wendell 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.15 7 27 17 8 7 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.099 0.79 1.1
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 5 6 1 7.00 45 144 86 50 18 18 13 21 8 0 49 3 2 -0.411 1.90 -2.1
Balks: None.
WP: A Telemaco (1).
HBP: A Benes (3; S Servais).
IBB: D Eckersley (2; T Houston); T Fossas (1; S Sosa).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 38,638.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Ozzie Smith SS 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Ray Lankford CF 2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Ron Gant LF 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Brian Jordan RF 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 John Mabry 1B 5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Gary Gaetti 3B 6 Leo Gomez 3B
7 Tom Pagnozzi C 7 Scott Servais C
8 Luis Alicea 2B 8 Jose Hernandez SS
9 Alan Benes P 9 Amaury Telemaco P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC S. Sosa A. Benes -26% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores
b9 6-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Servais D. Eckersley 18% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 3-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Sweeney T. Adams 16% 57% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gallego to 3B
b6 4-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R CHC B. McRae T. Fossas -15% 67% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hernandez Scores/unER
b9 6-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace D. Eckersley -14% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)

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' Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL O. Smith A. Telemaco -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Lankford A. Telemaco 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Gant A. Telemaco -3% 47% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Jordan A. Telemaco 1% 48% Wild Pitch; Lankford to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  STL B. Jordan A. Telemaco 2% 50% Single to P (Line Drive to P's Left); Lankford to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry A. Telemaco -5% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae A. Benes 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg A. Benes 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace A. Benes -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Benes 2% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 6-7-8
Kent Bottenfield replaces Amaury Telemaco pitching and batting 9th
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti K. Bottenfield -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi K. Bottenfield -2% 46% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL L. Alicea K. Bottenfield 1% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL A. Benes K. Bottenfield 11% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores
t2 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL O. Smith K. Bottenfield -3% 55% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC L. Gonzalez A. Benes 3% 58% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b2 0-1 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gomez A. Benes 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Servais A. Benes 1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL R. Lankford K. Bottenfield 3% 64% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Gant K. Bottenfield 2% 67% Lankford Steals 2B
t3 1-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  STL R. Gant K. Bottenfield 3% 70% Lankford Steals 3B
t3 1-0 0 --3 5,(3-1)  STL R. Gant K. Bottenfield 3% 73% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  R STL B. Jordan K. Bottenfield 5% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lankford Scores; Gant to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry K. Bottenfield -4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Gary Gaetti (3B) batting 6th
t3 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Sheaffer K. Bottenfield -3% 70% Lineout: LF
t3 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi K. Bottenfield -3% 67% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
Danny Sheaffer moves from PH to 3B
b3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Hernandez A. Benes -7% 60% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b3 0-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Bottenfield A. Benes 2% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Hernandez to 3B
b3 0-2 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R CHC B. McRae A. Benes -6% 56% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Hernandez Scores; McRae to 1B
b3 1-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg A. Benes 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace A. Benes -1% 58% McRae Steals 2B
b3 1-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace A. Benes -1% 57% Walk
b3 1-2 2 12- 8,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Benes 5% 62% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
t4 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL L. Alicea K. Bottenfield -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Benes K. Bottenfield -2% 58% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL O. Smith K. Bottenfield -1% 57% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC L. Gonzalez A. Benes -5% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b4 1-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC L. Gomez A. Benes -7% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gonzalez to 2B
b4 1-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Servais A. Benes -9% 36% Hit By Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B; Gomez to 2B
b4 1-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO CHC J. Hernandez A. Benes 0% 36% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores; Gomez to 3B
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield (P) batting 9th
b4 2-2 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Bullett A. Benes 8% 44% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 2-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. McRae A. Benes 6% 50% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 2-3-4
Terry Adams replaces Scott Bullett (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Lankford T. Adams 13% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball); Lankford Scores
t5 3-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Gant T. Adams -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL B. Jordan T. Adams -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Mabry T. Adams 1% 60% Walk
t5 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Sheaffer T. Adams 2% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mabry to 2B
t5 3-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi T. Adams -5% 58% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
Mike Gallego replaces Luis Alicea playing 2B batting 8th
b5 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg A. Benes 3% 61% Popfly: C
b5 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace A. Benes -4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b5 2-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC S. Sosa A. Benes -26% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores
b5 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Gonzalez A. Benes -2% 29% Walk
b5 4-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Gomez A. Benes 3% 32% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Servais A. Benes 2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 8-9-1
t6 3-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL M. Gallego T. Adams 6% 40% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes (P) batting 9th
t6 3-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Sweeney T. Adams 16% 57% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gallego to 3B
t6 3-4 0 -23 4,(3-0)  STL O. Smith T. Adams 3% 60% Walk
t6 3-4 0 123 4,(2-1)  RO STL R. Lankford T. Adams -5% 55% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Gallego Scores
t6 4-4 1 12- 6,(2-2)  STL R. Gant T. Adams 8% 64% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B; Smith to 2B
t6 4-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  R STL B. Jordan T. Adams 12% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sweeney Scores; Smith to 3B; Gant to 2B
Rodney Myers replaces Leo Gomez (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Dave Magadan replaces Terry Adams (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t6 5-4 1 123 4,(2-1)  RO STL J. Mabry R. Myers 1% 77% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
t6 6-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  STL D. Sheaffer R. Myers 2% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Gant to 3B; Jordan to 2B
t6 6-4 2 123 4,(3-0)  R STL T. Pagnozzi R. Myers 8% 87% Walk; Gant Scores; Jordan to 3B; Sheaffer to 2B
t6 7-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Gallego R. Myers -4% 83% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Cardinals' Tony Fossas facing 8-9-1
Tony Fossas replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC J. Hernandez T. Fossas -5% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hernandez to 1B
b6 4-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Magadan T. Fossas 4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R CHC B. McRae T. Fossas -15% 67% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hernandez Scores/unER
b6 5-7 1 --3 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Sandberg T. Fossas -4% 63% Walk
b6 5-7 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO CHC M. Grace T. Fossas -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McRae Scores/unER; Sandberg to 2B
b6 6-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Sosa T. Fossas -2% 61% Intentional Walk
b6 6-7 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez T. Fossas 8% 69% Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
Willie McGee pinch hits for Tony Fossas (P) batting 9th
t7 7-6 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee R. Myers -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith R. Myers -2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford R. Myers -1% 63% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 6-7-8
Mark Petkovsek replaces Willie McGee (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Felix Fermin pinch hits for Rodney Myers (P) batting 6th
b7 6-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC F. Fermin M. Petkovsek 5% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Servais M. Petkovsek 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez M. Petkovsek 3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 3-4-5
Turk Wendell replaces Jose Hernandez (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Felix Fermin moves from PH to SS
t8 7-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Gant T. Wendell -2% 71% Lineout: LF
t8 7-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Jordan T. Wendell 3% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t8 7-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Mabry T. Wendell -3% 71% Flyball: CF
t8 7-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Sheaffer T. Wendell -3% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
Rick Honeycutt replaces Mark Petkovsek pitching and batting 9th
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Dave Magadan (3B) batting 9th
b8 6-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC T. Shumpert R. Honeycutt 7% 75% Flyball: CF
b8 6-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. McRae R. Honeycutt 5% 80% Flyball: CF
b8 6-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg R. Honeycutt 3% 83% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 7-8-9
Terry Shumpert moves from PH to 3B
t9 7-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi T. Wendell -2% 81% Flyball: RF
t9 7-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Gallego T. Wendell -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Miguel Mejia pinch hits for Rick Honeycutt (P) batting 9th
t9 7-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Mejia T. Wendell -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
Dennis Eckersley replaces Miguel Mejia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 6-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace D. Eckersley -14% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 6-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Eckersley 13% 78% Foul Popfly: C
b9 6-7 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Eckersley 7% 85% Strikeout Swinging, Grace Steals 2B
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Felix Fermin (SS) batting 6th
b9 6-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC T. Houston D. Eckersley -3% 82% Intentional Walk
b9 6-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Servais D. Eckersley 18% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.

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