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@ANA		1
0
CHW
@BOS		3
4
CLE
@DET		3
8
KCR
@OAK		4
6
MIN
@SEA		2
10
TBD
@TEX		0
2
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@TOR		9
3
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@ARI		4
3
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@CHC		5
7
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@CIN		4
8
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@LAD		3
2
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@MIL		12
5
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@MON		8
1
PHI
@NYM		5
6
HOU
@PIT		1
4
Sunday, July 29, 2001 7:09PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,295, Time of Game: 2:58
Cardinals
5
52-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 8½ GB
 at Cubs
7
61-43
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
L: Matt Morris (12-7)
S: Tom Gordon (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   3  1  0    5  8  1
Cubs            0  4  2   0  0  0   0  1  X    7  9  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .776 12 9 -0.042 0.68 0.019 -0.061 -0.3 5 2
Placido Polanco 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .325 .772 10 5 0.035 0.89 0.091 -0.056 -0.5 0 2 GDP
Albert Pujols RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .988 18 9 -0.113 1.06 0.005 -0.118 -1.0 0 0 HBP
Mark McGwire 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .198 .827 24 14 -0.084 0.85 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 5 1
Jim Edmonds CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .282 .876 16 11 0.115 0.58 0.135 -0.019 1.2 4 0 2B
Craig Paquette LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .260 .743 20 12 -0.046 1.07 0.044 -0.090 0.2 2 0
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Edgar Renteria SS 3 2 1 3 0 0 .228 .617 17 10 0.053 0.84 0.115 -0.062 2.0 2 4 HR,HBP
Eli Marrero C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .270 .721 18 10 -0.017 0.74 0.051 -0.068 0.6 4 1 CS
Matt Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .270 2 2 -0.018 1.18 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 1 0 SH
   Stubby Clapp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .412 2 1 -0.015 0.60 0.000 -0.015 -0.3
   Mike Matthews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Kerry Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .683 5 3 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luther Hackman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Bonilla LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .730 2 1 -0.012 0.44 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 8 5 2 7 .258 .730 146 87 -0.167 0.83 0.460 -0.626 0.5 24 11
2B: J Edmonds (21, off K Farnsworth).
HR: E Renteria (7, off J Tavarez; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SH: M Morris (9, off J Tavarez).
HBP: A Pujols (8, by J Tavarez); E Renteria (1, by J Tavarez).
TB: E Renteria 4; J Edmonds 3; C Paquette 2; E Marrero; P Polanco; F Vina.
GIDP: P Polanco (14).
RBI: E Renteria 3 (32); E Marrero (14); J Edmonds (55).
2-out RBI: J Edmonds.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Vina-E Renteria-M McGwire.
E: A Pujols (16).
Baserunning
CS: E Marrero (3, 2nd base by J Tavarez/R Machado).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .670 14 8 -0.029 0.30 0.001 -0.030 -0.5 3 3
Michael Tucker CF-LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .243 .707 13 7 0.003 0.36 0.030 -0.026 0.6 1 0 CS,HBP
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 1.100 12 7 -0.013 0.43 0.017 -0.031 -0.4 3 0
Fred McGriff 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .318 .923 23 12 0.057 0.54 0.073 -0.016 1.2 7 1
Ron Coomer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 .730 7 6 0.140 0.60 0.145 -0.004 1.2 0 2 2·2B
   Miguel Cairo PR-3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 .752 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Stairs LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .255 .813 12 8 0.093 0.55 0.098 -0.006 0.7 1 0
   Gary Matthews CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .703 5 3 -0.002 0.64 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0 SH
Robert Machado C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .257 .735 12 8 0.125 0.50 0.128 -0.003 2.1 7 1 HR
Augie Ojeda SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .475 15 11 -0.028 0.22 0.000 -0.028 -1.4 2 1 GDP
Julian Tavarez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .373 8 5 -0.009 0.12 0.000 -0.009 -0.5 1 3 SH
   Mike Fyhrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 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 1 0
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 7 9 5 2 5 .300 .830 121 75 0.337 0.41 0.492 -0.155 3.0 27 11
2B: R Coomer 2 (13, 1 off M Morris, 1 off L Hackman).
HR: R Machado (2, off M Morris; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Tavarez (9, off M Matthews); G Matthews (4, off S Kline).
HBP: M Tucker (2, by J Christiansen).
TB: R Machado 5; R Coomer 4; F McGriff; D DeShields; M Stairs; M Tucker; S Sosa.
GIDP: A Ojeda (1).
RBI: R Machado 2 (8); F McGriff (62); R Coomer (38); M Stairs (42).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Tavarez-D DeShields-F McGriff; J Tavarez-F McGriff.
Baserunning
CS: M Tucker (6, 2nd base by L Hackman/E Marrero).

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
Matt Morris, L (12-7) 4 7 6 6 2 1 1 3.17 21 66 44 27 7 10 10 7 4 1 23 -0.314 0.46 -4.0
Mike Matthews 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.76 7 28 16 7 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.013 0.10 1.0
Jason Christiansen 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.66 3 13 6 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.012 0.52 0.3
Luther Hackman 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.63 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -0.027 0.46 -0.4
Steve Kline 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01 3 13 8 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 -0.020 0.64 0.1
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 2 5 1 7.88 35 124 75 41 18 16 13 13 7 1 23 2 1 -0.336 0.83 -3.0
L Hackman faced 1 batter in the 8th 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
Julian Tavarez, W (8-6) 6 7 4 4 1 5 1 3.83 25 107 62 30 10 22 9 7 3 1 46 0.018 0.58 -1.0
Mike Fyhrie, H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 2 9 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.057 1.12 0.4
Felix Heredia, H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.53 0.1
Kyle Farnsworth, H (21) 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3.00 5 19 11 4 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.002 2.03 -0.5
Tom Gordon, S (21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 3 9 5 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.073 0.96 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 2 7 1 5.00 36 147 87 40 16 31 12 12 4 1 46 0 0 0.164 0.41 -0.5
J Tavarez faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: S Kline (1); J Tavarez (2).
HBP: J Tavarez 2 (5; E Renteria, A Pujols); J Christiansen (1; M Tucker).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Matt Hollowell, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 40,295.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 2mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Delino DeShields 2B
2 Placido Polanco 3B 2 Michael Tucker CF
3 Albert Pujols RF 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Jim Edmonds CF 5 Ron Coomer 3B
6 Craig Paquette LF 6 Matt Stairs LF
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Robert Machado C
8 Eli Marrero C 8 Augie Ojeda SS
9 Matt Morris P 9 Julian Tavarez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Edmonds K. Farnsworth -12% 79% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Polanco Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Coomer M. Morris 11% 69% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGriff to 3B
t7 1-6 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RRR STL E. Renteria J. Tavarez -10% 82% Home Run (LF-CF); Edmonds Scores; Paquette Scores
b2 0-0 0 -23 3,(0-2)  RR CHC M. Stairs M. Morris 10% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Coomer Scores/Adv on E9; Stairs to 2B
b2 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC R. Machado M. Morris 9% 88% Home Run; Stairs 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' Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina J. Tavarez 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL P. Polanco J. Tavarez -2% 50% Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO STL A. Pujols J. Tavarez 5% 55% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. DeShields M. Morris -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Tucker M. Morris -2% 51% Lineout: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Morris -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire J. Tavarez 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Tavarez 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL C. Paquette J. Tavarez -1% 53% Single (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL E. Renteria J. Tavarez 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC F. McGriff M. Morris 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Coomer M. Morris 11% 69% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGriff to 3B
b2 0-0 0 -23 3,(0-2)  RR CHC M. Stairs M. Morris 10% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Coomer Scores/Adv on E9; Stairs to 2B
b2 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC R. Machado M. Morris 9% 88% Home Run; Stairs Scores
b2 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ojeda M. Morris -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 4-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Tavarez M. Morris -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. DeShields M. Morris -0% 86% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Marrero J. Tavarez -3% 83% Walk
t3 0-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Morris J. Tavarez 2% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Marrero to 2B
t3 0-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL F. Vina J. Tavarez 3% 88% Flyball: RF
t3 0-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco J. Tavarez 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
b3 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Tucker M. Morris 1% 91% Walk
b3 4-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Sosa M. Morris 2% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Tucker to 2B
b3 4-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  R CHC F. McGriff M. Morris 4% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Tucker Scores; Sosa to 3B
b3 5-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO CHC R. Coomer M. Morris -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sosa Scores
b3 6-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Stairs M. Morris -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b3 6-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Machado M. Morris -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 3-4-5
t4 0-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Tavarez 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-6 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire J. Tavarez 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Tavarez 0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
b4 6-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC A. Ojeda M. Morris -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Tavarez M. Morris -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. DeShields M. Morris 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 6-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Tucker M. Morris 0% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); DeShields to 3B
b4 6-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Morris -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
t5 0-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL C. Paquette J. Tavarez 1% 97% Flyball: RF
t5 0-6 1 --- 6,(1-2)  STL E. Renteria J. Tavarez -1% 96% Hit By Pitch
t5 0-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL E. Marrero J. Tavarez -0% 96% Wild Pitch; Renteria to 2B
t5 0-6 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R STL E. Marrero J. Tavarez -2% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores
Stubby Clapp pinch hits for Matt Morris (P) batting 9th
t5 1-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Clapp J. Tavarez 1% 95% Flyball: CF
t5 1-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina J. Tavarez 1% 96% Marrero Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Mike Matthews facing 4-5-6
Mike Matthews replaces Stubby Clapp (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC F. McGriff M. Matthews -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b5 6-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Coomer M. Matthews -0% 96% Popfly: SS
b5 6-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Stairs M. Matthews -0% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
t6 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL F. Vina J. Tavarez -2% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t6 1-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL P. Polanco J. Tavarez 4% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t6 1-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols J. Tavarez -0% 97% Hit By Pitch
t6 1-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire J. Tavarez 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Mike Matthews facing 7-8-9
b6 6-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC R. Machado M. Matthews 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b6 6-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ojeda M. Matthews -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b6 6-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Tavarez M. Matthews -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Machado to 2B
b6 6-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. DeShields M. Matthews -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 5-6-7
t7 1-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds J. Tavarez -2% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 1-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL C. Paquette J. Tavarez -3% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Edmonds to 2B
t7 1-6 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RRR STL E. Renteria J. Tavarez -10% 82% Home Run (LF-CF); Edmonds Scores; Paquette Scores
Mike Fyhrie replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero M. Fyhrie 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Mike Matthews (P) batting 9th
t7 4-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL K. Robinson M. Fyhrie 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
Felix Heredia replaces Mike Fyhrie pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Vina F. Heredia 1% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cardinals' Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4
Jason Christiansen replaces Kerry Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Tucker J. Christiansen 2% 90% Hit By Pitch
b7 6-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Christiansen -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Christiansen -1% 88% Lineout: CF
Luther Hackman replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC R. Coomer L. Hackman -1% 87% Tucker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
Michael Tucker moves from CF to LF
Gary Matthews replaces Matt Stairs (LF) playing CF batting 6th
t8 4-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL P. Polanco K. Farnsworth -7% 80% Walk
t8 4-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols K. Farnsworth 6% 86% Flyball: RF
t8 4-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Farnsworth 5% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Edmonds K. Farnsworth -12% 79% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Polanco Scores
t8 5-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Farnsworth 8% 87% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 5-6-7
b8 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Coomer L. Hackman 4% 91% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Steve Kline replaces Craig Paquette (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Bobby Bonilla replaces Luther Hackman (P) playing LF batting 9th
Miguel Cairo pinch runs for Ron Coomer (3B) batting 5th
b8 6-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Matthews S. Kline -0% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cairo to 3B
b8 6-5 1 --3 6,(2-2)  R CHC R. Machado S. Kline 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Cairo Scores/No RBI; Machado to 1B
b8 7-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC A. Ojeda S. Kline -1% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Cubs' Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
Tom Gordon replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 9th
Miguel Cairo moves from PR to 3B
t9 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Renteria T. Gordon 4% 96% Popfly: 2B
t9 5-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Marrero T. Gordon 2% 99% Popfly: SS
t9 5-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Bonilla T. Gordon 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 7.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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