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9
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@CLE		7
8
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4
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@OAK		3
6
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@SEA		4
2
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5
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@TOR		1
5
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@ARI		5
0
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@CHC		8
1
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@CHC		10
4
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@CIN		11
2
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@FLA		2
3
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3
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0
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3
Saturday, August 31, 2002
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 37,874, Time of Game: 3:25
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
8
75-59
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
1
56-78
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 20 GB
L: Mark Prior (6-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  1  2   0  1  3    8 11  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  9  2

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 2 2 1 1 0 .270 .670 19 11 0.040 0.77 0.096 -0.056 1.2 3 4 2B
Miguel Cairo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .685 14 11 -0.087 0.72 0.000 -0.087 -1.3 1 2 SH
Jim Edmonds CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 .308 .976 21 10 -0.040 0.55 0.013 -0.053 -0.3 6 0 IW
Albert Pujols LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .307 .964 16 10 0.188 0.57 0.192 -0.004 1.5 1 0 HR,2B
   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .208 .771 10 7 0.011 0.07 0.011 0.000 2.4 HR
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Scott Rolen 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 .263 .836 23 14 0.048 0.88 0.117 -0.069 0.5 0 2
Tino Martinez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .262 .764 21 14 -0.032 0.71 0.046 -0.078 -0.6 8 0 2B
Eli Marrero RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .252 .732 20 13 0.108 0.59 0.131 -0.023 1.8 1 0 HR,2B,SB,SH
Mike Difelice C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .233 .652 23 14 -0.002 0.73 0.036 -0.039 -0.3 6 0 SF
Luther Hackman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .192 6 5 -0.051 1.20 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 0 3
   J.D. Drew PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .781 7 4 -0.030 0.72 0.000 -0.030 -0.6
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Robinson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .669 4 3 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 36 8 11 8 4 12 .306 1.033 184 116 0.151 0.69 0.642 -0.492 3.6 27 11
2B: F Vina (26, off J Borowski); A Pujols (31, off M Prior); E Marrero (16, off M Prior); T Martinez (23, off J Borowski).
HR: A Pujols (32, off M Prior; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); E Marrero (11, off F Beltran; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); E Perez (9, off F Beltran; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: M Difelice (3, off J Borowski).
SH: E Marrero (3, off J Borowski); M Cairo (5, off F Beltran).
IBB: J Edmonds (13, by F Beltran).
TB: A Pujols 7; E Marrero 6; E Perez 4; F Vina 3; T Martinez 2; M Difelice; S Rolen.
RBI: E Perez 3 (21); M Difelice (18); S Rolen (90); A Pujols (108); E Marrero (48); F Vina (47).
2-out RBI: S Rolen; A Pujols; F Vina.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: E Marrero (13, 2nd base off J Borowski/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Bellhorn 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .263 .928 21 14 0.004 0.90 0.080 -0.076 1.1 0 3 HR
Corey Patterson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .696 9 6 -0.091 1.29 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 2 0
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Hill PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .616 7 4 0.031 0.68 0.031 0.000 0.3
   Francis Beltran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Chad Hermansen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .207 .650 7 4 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.4
Moises Alou RF-LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .268 .740 25 11 -0.043 0.84 0.035 -0.079 -0.7 2 0
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .271 .852 29 16 -0.016 0.94 0.059 -0.074 -0.5 6 0
Chris Stynes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249 .712 14 10 0.016 1.43 0.087 -0.070 0.4 0 0
Roosevelt Brown LF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .209 .596 13 9 -0.122 1.52 0.017 -0.139 -1.4 4 0
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .242 .722 19 11 -0.045 1.03 0.027 -0.072 -0.6 1 0
Joe Girardi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .564 15 11 -0.110 1.08 0.000 -0.110 -1.1 12 0
Mark Prior P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .502 5 5 0.042 0.83 0.053 -0.011 0.3 0 1
   Angel Echevarria RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .781 7 5 -0.018 0.35 0.000 -0.018 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 37 1 9 1 3 7 .243 .624 171 106 -0.351 1.01 0.390 -0.740 -3.4 27 5
HR: M Bellhorn (24, off J Fassero; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: M Bellhorn 6; C Stynes 2; B Hill; R Brown; C Hermansen; A Gonzalez.
RBI: M Bellhorn (50).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: A Gonzalez (18); C Stynes (5).

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
Luther Hackman, W (4-4) 5 4 0 0 1 3 0 4.20 21 81 51 34 9 8 8 9 3 0 61 0.287 1.25 2.4
Jeff Fassero 1.2 3 1 1 2 2 1 6.13 10 48 29 18 5 6 1 4 2 1 0 0 -0.015 1.12 -0.5
Rick White, H (12) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 4 11 7 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.076 0.74 0.9
Dave Veres 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.53 5 31 19 13 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 3 7 1 1.00 40 171 106 68 18 20 13 16 6 1 61 2 0 0.349 0.69 3.4

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
Mark Prior, L (6-6) 5 7 2 2 1 7 1 3.32 23 98 63 39 7 17 3 11 4 1 51 0.000 1.03 0.4
Joe Borowski 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 2.61 9 33 21 12 4 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.111 0.55 -1.0
Francis Beltran 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 13.50 11 53 32 19 8 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 -0.039 0.09 -3.0
Team Totals 9 11 8 7 4 12 3 7.00 43 184 116 70 19 27 9 15 6 3 51 0 0 -0.150 1.01 -3.6
Balks: None.
WP: L Hackman (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: F Beltran (1; J Edmonds).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 37,874.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Mark Bellhorn 2B
2 Miguel Cairo SS 2 Corey Patterson CF
3 Jim Edmonds CF 3 Moises Alou RF
4 Albert Pujols LF 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Chris Stynes 3B
6 Tino Martinez 1B 6 Roosevelt Brown LF
7 Eli Marrero RF 7 Alex Gonzalez SS
8 Mike Difelice C 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Luther Hackman P 9 Mark Prior P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols M. Prior 13% 73% Home Run (LF-CF)
t3 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL S. Rolen M. Prior 12% 62% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Vina Scores; Pujols to 3B
b1 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Brown L. Hackman 7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen M. Prior -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 2 12- 6,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi L. Hackman 6% 64% Flyball: 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' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL F. Vina M. Prior -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Cairo M. Prior -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds M. Prior 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols M. Prior 4% 51% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Edmonds to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen M. Prior -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Bellhorn L. Hackman -4% 42% Single (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson L. Hackman 3% 45% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alou L. Hackman -4% 42% Walk; Bellhorn to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC F. McGriff L. Hackman 4% 46% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  CHC C. Stynes L. Hackman -3% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive); Bellhorn to 3B; Alou to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Brown L. Hackman 7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Martinez M. Prior -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL E. Marrero M. Prior 4% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Difelice M. Prior -4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL L. Hackman M. Prior -3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez L. Hackman 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Girardi L. Hackman 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Prior L. Hackman 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina M. Prior 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Cairo M. Prior -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Prior -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  STL A. Pujols M. Prior 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL S. Rolen M. Prior 12% 62% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Vina Scores; Pujols to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Martinez M. Prior -5% 57% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Bellhorn L. Hackman 3% 60% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Patterson L. Hackman 2% 62% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Alou L. Hackman 1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
t4 1-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero M. Prior -2% 61% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Difelice M. Prior 2% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL L. Hackman M. Prior -2% 61% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hackman to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t4 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina M. Prior -3% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC F. McGriff L. Hackman 3% 61% Popfly: SS
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Stynes L. Hackman 2% 63% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Brown L. Hackman -2% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC A. Gonzalez L. Hackman -3% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive); Brown to 2B
b4 0-1 2 12- 6,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi L. Hackman 6% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
t5 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Cairo M. Prior -2% 62% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Prior -2% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols M. Prior 13% 73% Home Run (LF-CF)
t5 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Rolen M. Prior -1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Luther Hackman facing 9-1-2
b5 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Prior L. Hackman -5% 67% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Prior to 1B
b5 0-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn L. Hackman 5% 72% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson L. Hackman 4% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Alou L. Hackman 3% 79% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 6-7-8
Joe Borowski replaces Corey Patterson (CF) pitching and batting 2nd
Moises Alou moves from RF to LF
Roosevelt Brown moves from LF to CF
Angel Echevarria replaces Mark Prior (P) playing RF batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL T. Martinez J. Borowski 5% 83% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t6 2-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  STL E. Marrero J. Borowski 4% 88% Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Martinez to 3B
t6 2-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  STL M. Difelice J. Borowski 1% 88% Marrero Steals 2B
t6 2-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RO STL M. Difelice J. Borowski 1% 90% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores; Marrero to 3B
J.D. Drew pinch hits for Luther Hackman (P) batting 9th
t6 3-0 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew J. Borowski -3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R STL F. Vina J. Borowski 5% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Marrero Scores/unER
t6 4-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Cairo J. Borowski -1% 91% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Jeff Fassero facing 4-5-6
Jeff Fassero replaces J.D. Drew (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC F. McGriff J. Fassero -3% 88% Walk
b6 0-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  CHC C. Stynes J. Fassero -6% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff to 2B
b6 0-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Brown J. Fassero 5% 87% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Fassero 4% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi J. Fassero 3% 95% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 3-4-5
t7 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Borowski -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols J. Borowski -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen J. Borowski -0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Jeff Fassero facing 9-1-2
b7 0-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Echevarria J. Fassero 2% 95% Flyball: CF
b7 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Bellhorn J. Fassero -4% 91% Home Run (LF-CF)
Bobby Hill pinch hits for Joe Borowski (P) batting 2nd
b7 1-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Hill J. Fassero -3% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 1-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Alou J. Fassero 3% 91% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-4 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC F. McGriff J. Fassero -3% 88% Walk; Alou to 2B
Rick White replaces Albert Pujols (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Kerry Robinson replaces Jeff Fassero (P) playing LF batting 9th
b7 1-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Stynes R. White 5% 93% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Francis Beltran facing 6-7-8
Francis Beltran replaces Bobby Hill (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
t8 4-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Martinez F. Beltran -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL E. Marrero F. Beltran 4% 96% Home Run (LF-CF)
t8 5-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL M. Difelice F. Beltran -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Robinson F. Beltran -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Rick White facing 6-7-8
b8 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Brown R. White 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez R. White 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Girardi R. White 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Francis Beltran facing 1-2-3
t9 5-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL F. Vina F. Beltran 0% 99% Walk
t9 5-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Cairo F. Beltran -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vina to 2B
t9 5-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Edmonds F. Beltran 0% 99% Intentional Walk
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Rick White (P) batting 4th
t9 5-1 1 12- 10,(3-2)  RRR STL E. Perez F. Beltran 1% 100% Home Run; Vina Scores; Edmonds Scores
t9 8-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Rolen F. Beltran 0% 100% Walk
t9 8-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Martinez F. Beltran -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero F. Beltran -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 9-1-2
Dave Veres replaces Eduardo Perez (PH) pitching and batting 4th
b9 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Echevarria D. Veres 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Bellhorn D. Veres -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
Chad Hermansen pinch hits for Francis Beltran (P) batting 2nd
b9 1-8 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC C. Hermansen D. Veres -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Bellhorn to 2B
b9 1-8 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Alou D. Veres 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-8 2 12- 10,(3-2)  O CHC F. McGriff D. Veres 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

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