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@BOS		3
1
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@DET		6
4
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4
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@OAK		9
3
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5
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4
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10
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2
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5
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4
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@PIT		8
9
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Saturday, July 28, 2001, 12:25PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,266, Time of Game: 3:38
Cardinals
7
52-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
4
60-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Dave Veres (1-1)
L: Mike Fyhrie (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  1  1   1  3  0    7 16  1
Cubs            0  0  0   2  0  1   1  0  0    4  5  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 6 2 3 0 0 1 .303 .779 25 16 0.097 1.08 0.143 -0.047 0.5 3 3 2B
Placido Polanco 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .325 .771 14 9 0.190 1.50 0.296 -0.106 0.6 0 1 HBP
Albert Pujols RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 .322 .994 22 13 0.157 1.16 0.270 -0.113 1.5 1 0 HR,2B,CS
Mark McGwire 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 .202 .845 20 9 0.159 1.03 0.230 -0.071 0.6 13 0 HR,IW
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 3 1 1 1 .279 .871 16 8 0.159 1.08 0.190 -0.031 2.2 1 0 SB
Craig Paquette LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .255 .738 19 12 0.103 1.30 0.175 -0.072 -0.2 1 0 HR
   Luther Hackman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Edgar Renteria SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 .227 .604 22 15 -0.112 1.38 0.035 -0.148 -1.7 0 2
Mike Matheny C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .605 18 12 -0.133 1.09 0.000 -0.133 -1.3 8 1
Andy Benes P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .161 .419 15 10 -0.032 0.92 0.026 -0.058 -0.4 0 1 2B
   Mike Matthews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Bonilla PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .736 4 1 0.049 1.39 0.049 0.000 0.3
   Kerry Robinson PR-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .302 .689 1 1 0.007 0.13 0.007 0.000 0.4 0 0 SB
Team Totals 42 7 16 7 4 10 .381 1.113 176 106 0.644 1.15 1.421 -0.779 2.5 27 8
2B: A Pujols (23, off J Fassero); F Vina (22, off K Wood); A Benes (3, off K Wood).
HR: A Pujols (25, off K Wood; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M McGwire (17, off T Van Poppel; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Paquette (9, off K Wood; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: M McGwire (2, by J Fassero).
HBP: P Polanco (4, by K Wood).
TB: A Pujols 7; F Vina 4; C Paquette 4; M McGwire 4; J Edmonds 3; A Benes 2; B Bonilla; E Renteria; K Robinson; P Polanco.
RBI: A Pujols 3 (77); P Polanco (25); J Edmonds (54); M McGwire (35); C Paquette (32).
2-out RBI: A Pujols; J Edmonds.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
E: D Veres (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Edmonds (4, 2nd base off K Wood/T Hundley); K Robinson (4, 2nd base off F Heredia/R Machado).
CS: A Pujols (3, 2nd base by K Wood POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .729 12 8 -0.159 1.46 0.000 -0.159 -1.2 1 1
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Fyhrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Matthews CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .703 3 3 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
Delino DeShields LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .673 16 11 -0.112 0.88 0.000 -0.112 -0.8 1 0
Sammy Sosa RF 3 2 1 1 2 2 .301 1.107 27 12 0.288 0.75 0.304 -0.015 1.3 4 0 HR
Matt Stairs 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .254 .815 21 13 0.035 1.30 0.120 -0.085 0.3 7 2
Ricky Gutierrez SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 .285 .763 14 6 0.139 1.31 0.157 -0.018 0.9 1 2
Michael Tucker CF 1 0 0 1 2 1 .241 .700 15 7 0.024 2.02 0.117 -0.093 0.6 0 0 SH
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Coomer 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .268 .717 11 6 -0.085 1.60 0.029 -0.114 -0.8 1 3 SF
Todd Hundley C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .177 .547 8 6 -0.095 1.89 0.000 -0.095 -1.0 9 0
   Miguel Cairo PH-2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .288 .752 9 3 0.001 1.38 0.017 -0.016 -0.0 1 2 IW
Kerry Wood P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .445 11 6 -0.068 1.32 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 0 1
   Robert Machado PH-C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .242 .675 2 2 0.198 1.65 0.206 -0.008 1.1 2 0 2B
Team Totals 30 4 5 4 7 8 .167 .616 149 83 0.143 1.34 0.950 -0.806 -0.5 27 11
2B: R Machado (6, off M Matthews).
HR: S Sosa (35, off D Veres; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: R Coomer (4, off A Benes).
SH: M Tucker (6, off M Matthews).
IBB: M Cairo (1, by M Matthews).
TB: S Sosa 4; R Machado 2; M Stairs; R Gutierrez; R Coomer.
RBI: S Sosa (99); R Machado (6); R Coomer (37); M Tucker (32).
2-out RBI: R Machado.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: S Sosa (3).

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
Andy Benes 5 2 3 3 6 5 0 7.06 23 99 51 25 5 21 5 7 2 0 50 -0.049 1.23 0.1
Mike Matthews, BS (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.88 6 18 9 7 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 0.004 2.46 0.1
Dave Veres, BS (3), W (1-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.30 4 15 10 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.189 1.41 -0.7
Luther Hackman, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 3 7 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.051 0.67 0.5
Steve Kline, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.05 3 10 8 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.53 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 4 4 7 8 1 4.00 39 149 83 43 9 31 12 12 3 0 50 1 1 -0.142 1.15 0.5
A Benes faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

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
Kerry Wood 6 9 3 3 2 9 2 3.64 29 117 73 35 15 23 4 13 8 0 49 -0.094 1.20 -0.0
Todd Van Poppel 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.04 3 10 5 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.197 1.14 -1.0
Mike Fyhrie, L (0-2) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.40 4 17 8 5 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0.055 1.48 0.5
Jeff Fassero 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 2.37 7 25 14 10 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 -0.414 1.45 -2.5
Felix Heredia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.55 4 11 8 7 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0.008 0.16 0.5
Team Totals 9 16 7 7 4 10 3 7.00 47 180 108 59 19 30 9 23 15 0 49 2 1 -0.642 1.34 -2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K Wood (9; P Polanco).
IBB: M Matthews (4; M Cairo); J Fassero (3; M McGwire).
Pickoffs: K Wood (6; A Pujols, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Matt Hollowell.
Time of Game: 3:38.
Attendance: 40,266.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Placido Polanco 3B 2 Delino DeShields LF
3 Albert Pujols RF 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Matt Stairs 1B
5 Jim Edmonds CF 5 Ricky Gutierrez SS
6 Craig Paquette LF 6 Michael Tucker CF
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Ron Coomer 3B
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Todd Hundley C
9 Andy Benes P 9 Kerry Wood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 4-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL P. Polanco J. Fassero 27% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Robinson Scores; Vina to 3B; Polanco to 2B/Adv on throw
b7 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Veres -24% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL M. McGwire T. Van Poppel 21% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 2-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Machado M. Matthews -21% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Cairo to 3B
t6 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL C. Paquette K. Wood 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

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' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL F. Vina K. Wood 6% 56% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  STL P. Polanco K. Wood 3% 59% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols K. Wood -5% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Wood -4% 49% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL J. Edmonds K. Wood 10% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina Scores; Polanco to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  STL C. Paquette K. Wood 1% 61% Edmonds Steals 2B
t1 1-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  STL C. Paquette K. Wood 1% 62% Walk
t1 1-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria K. Wood -6% 55% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC E. Young A. Benes 2% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. DeShields A. Benes 2% 59% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Benes 1% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Matheny K. Wood -2% 58% Lineout: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Benes K. Wood -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina K. Wood -1% 56% Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Short RF); Vina out at 2B/1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O CHC M. Stairs A. Benes 3% 59% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez A. Benes 2% 60% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Tucker A. Benes -1% 59% Walk
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Coomer A. Benes -3% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker to 3B
b2 0-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Hundley A. Benes 5% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL P. Polanco K. Wood -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols K. Wood 2% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Wood -3% 59% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds K. Wood -2% 57% Pujols Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC K. Wood A. Benes 3% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC E. Young A. Benes 2% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. DeShields A. Benes 1% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Edmonds K. Wood 4% 66% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Wood -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL E. Renteria K. Wood 4% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Edmonds to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Matheny K. Wood -4% 62% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Benes K. Wood -4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa A. Benes -5% 53% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Stairs A. Benes -12% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sosa to 3B
b4 0-1 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez A. Benes -5% 36% Walk; Stairs to 2B
b4 0-1 0 123 4,(3-0)  R CHC M. Tucker A. Benes -10% 25% Walk; Sosa Scores; Stairs to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
b4 1-1 0 123 5,(3-1)  RO CHC R. Coomer A. Benes 3% 28% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Stairs Scores
b4 2-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Hundley A. Benes 4% 32% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b4 2-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O CHC K. Wood A. Benes 4% 36% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL F. Vina K. Wood -3% 33% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco K. Wood -2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL A. Pujols K. Wood 14% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire K. Wood 2% 46% Walk
t5 2-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds K. Wood -3% 43% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Young A. Benes 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. DeShields A. Benes 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Sosa A. Benes -2% 47% Walk
b5 2-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Stairs A. Benes 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
t6 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL C. Paquette K. Wood 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t6 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Renteria K. Wood -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Matheny K. Wood -2% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 3-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Benes K. Wood 3% 65% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 3-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  STL F. Vina K. Wood 2% 66% Single (Ground Ball); Benes to 3B
t6 3-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Polanco K. Wood -6% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
b6 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Gutierrez A. Benes -6% 54% Walk
Mike Matthews replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Tucker M. Matthews 3% 57% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gutierrez to 2B
b6 2-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Coomer M. Matthews 6% 64% Popfly: 2B
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Todd Hundley (C) batting 8th
b6 2-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Cairo M. Matthews -2% 62% Intentional Walk
Robert Machado pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
b6 2-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Machado M. Matthews -21% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Cairo to 3B
b6 3-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O CHC E. Young M. Matthews 9% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 3-4-5
Todd Van Poppel replaces Eric Young (2B) pitching and batting 1st
Robert Machado moves from PH to C
Miguel Cairo moves from PH to 2B
t7 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Van Poppel -4% 46% Popfly: 2B
t7 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL M. McGwire T. Van Poppel 21% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds T. Van Poppel 3% 70% Walk
Mike Fyhrie replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching and batting 1st
t7 4-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Paquette M. Fyhrie -2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B; Edmonds to 2B
t7 4-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria M. Fyhrie -4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Mike Matthews facing 2-3-4
b7 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. DeShields M. Matthews 5% 69% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
Dave Veres replaces Mike Matthews pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Veres -24% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Stairs D. Veres 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Gutierrez D. Veres -4% 44% Single to P (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
b7 4-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Tucker D. Veres 6% 50% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Mike Fyhrie facing 8-9-1
t8 4-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Matheny M. Fyhrie -5% 45% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Dave Veres (P) batting 9th
t8 4-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL B. Bonilla M. Fyhrie 5% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jeff Fassero replaces Michael Tucker (CF) pitching and batting 6th
Gary Matthews replaces Mike Fyhrie (P) playing CF batting 1st
Kerry Robinson pinch runs for Bobby Bonilla (PH) batting 9th
t8 4-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL F. Vina J. Fassero 7% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Robinson to 2B
t8 4-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL P. Polanco J. Fassero 27% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Robinson Scores; Vina to 3B; Polanco to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 5-4 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RR STL A. Pujols J. Fassero 10% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Vina Scores; Polanco Scores
t8 7-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL M. McGwire J. Fassero 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t8 7-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Edmonds J. Fassero 2% 96% Single to 3B (Bunt); Pujols to 3B; McGwire to 2B
t8 7-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette J. Fassero -2% 94% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; McGwire to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
t8 7-4 2 123 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Fassero -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 7-8-9
Luther Hackman replaces Craig Paquette (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Kerry Robinson moves from PR to LF
b8 4-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Coomer L. Hackman 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Cairo L. Hackman 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Machado L. Hackman 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cubs' Felix Heredia facing 8-9-1
Felix Heredia replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 6th
t9 7-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL M. Matheny F. Heredia -0% 96% Lineout: 3B
t9 7-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL K. Robinson F. Heredia 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 7-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina F. Heredia 0% 97% Robinson Steals 2B
t9 7-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL F. Vina F. Heredia -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B
t9 7-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Polanco F. Heredia -1% 96% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
Steve Kline replaces Luther Hackman pitching and batting 6th
b9 4-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Matthews S. Kline 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. DeShields S. Kline 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 4-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Kline 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.

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