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@BAL		5
8
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@KCR		8
9
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@MIN		2
9
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@NYY		10
3
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@OAK		1
0
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@TBD		3
4
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@TEX		3
7
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@ATL		6
8
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@CIN		7
2
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@LAD		3
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@MIL		8
6
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1
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@PIT		2
3
SFG
@SDP		8
6
Friday, July 4, 2003 2:20PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 39,756, Time of Game: 3:04
Cardinals
11
45-40
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
8
43-42
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Brett Tomko (5-5)
L: Kerry Wood (8-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  3  1   1  0  0   0  2  2   11 14  0
Cubs            0  1  0   1  0  1   2  0  3    8 12  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bo Hart 2B 4 2 3 2 1 0 .412 1.040 19 13 0.087 0.55 0.112 -0.025 2.5 1 2 2B,SH
Jim Edmonds CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .303 1.073 19 11 0.095 0.50 0.117 -0.022 -0.0 2 0 HR,SF,GDP
Albert Pujols LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 .377 1.142 21 8 0.093 0.58 0.114 -0.021 1.3 1 0 HR,IW
Tino Martinez 1B 4 1 3 4 0 0 .293 .847 21 13 0.131 0.62 0.147 -0.016 2.5 11 0 HR,SF
Scott Rolen 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .927 13 9 -0.042 0.30 0.000 -0.042 -2.0 0 5 GDP
Edgar Renteria SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 .331 .875 19 10 0.040 0.25 0.046 -0.005 1.5 0 4 2·SB
Kerry Robinson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .460 11 6 -0.047 0.52 0.000 -0.047 -1.6 2 0 SH,GDP
   Esteban Yan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .816 6 3 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.5
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Matheny C 3 2 1 1 2 0 .274 .716 21 10 0.009 0.39 0.025 -0.016 0.7 9 0
Brett Tomko P 3 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .742 8 6 0.067 0.71 0.080 -0.014 0.9 0 0
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Palmeiro RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .723 8 6 0.016 0.23 0.016 0.000 0.9 1 0
Team Totals 36 11 14 11 7 3 .389 1.133 166 95 0.446 0.45 0.657 -0.211 6.3 27 11
2B: B Hart (5, off K Wood).
HR: A Pujols (25, off K Wood; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); J Edmonds (26, off K Wood; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); T Martinez (10, off K Wood; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: J Edmonds (1, off K Wood); T Martinez (4, off D Veres).
SH: B Hart (2, off K Farnsworth); K Robinson (1, off K Wood).
IBB: A Pujols (6, by M Guthrie).
TB: T Martinez 6; B Hart 4; A Pujols 4; J Edmonds 4; O Palmeiro 2; B Tomko 2; M Matheny; E Renteria.
GIDP: S Rolen (11); J Edmonds (8); K Robinson (2).
RBI: T Martinez 4 (43); B Hart 2 (9); J Edmonds 2 (61); M Matheny (27); A Pujols (77); B Tomko (5).
2-out RBI: T Martinez 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria 2 (20, 2nd base off J Borowski/P Bako, 3rd base off J Borowski/P Bako).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .294 .732 14 7 0.031 0.55 0.065 -0.033 1.1 2 5 2·2B
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247 .718 17 10 -0.058 0.68 0.012 -0.070 -0.8 1 3 2B
   Mark Guthrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Bako C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .554 4 3 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.4 1 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 2 1 2 1 0 .294 .926 22 12 0.054 0.49 0.102 -0.048 1.1 1 0 HR
Moises Alou LF 5 3 3 5 0 1 .292 .840 11 8 0.060 0.46 0.094 -0.034 4.2 1 0 3·HR
Eric Karros 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .315 .889 14 9 -0.014 0.53 0.042 -0.056 0.2 12 0 HR
Corey Patterson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .296 .840 16 10 -0.018 0.51 0.024 -0.042 -0.2 6 0 2B
Ramon Martinez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .723 11 6 -0.023 0.52 0.010 -0.033 -0.4 0 2
   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Hernandez SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .673 6 3 0.007 0.17 0.007 0.000 0.1 1 1
Damian Miller C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 .688 14 8 -0.026 0.48 0.010 -0.036 -0.4 2 1
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kerry Wood P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .471 1 1 -0.015 0.59 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Troy O'Leary PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .607 5 3 -0.029 1.04 0.000 -0.029 -0.5
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Lenny Harris 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .448 6 5 -0.021 0.41 0.000 -0.021 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 39 8 12 8 2 9 .308 1.136 141 85 -0.055 0.52 0.366 -0.420 3.3 27 14
2B: A Gonzalez (23, off B Tomko); C Patterson (17, off B Tomko); M Grudzielanek 2 (22, 1 off S Kline, 1 off B Tomko).
HR: S Sosa (12, off E Yan; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); E Karros (8, off B Tomko; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Alou 3 (13, 1 off S Kline, 2 off B Tomko; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: M Alou 12; M Grudzielanek 5; E Karros 4; S Sosa 4; C Patterson 2; A Gonzalez 2; J Hernandez; R Martinez.
RBI: M Alou 5 (55); S Sosa 2 (39); E Karros (19).
2-out RBI: M Alou 3; S Sosa 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Grudzielanek-A Gonzalez-E Karros; R Martinez-M Grudzielanek-E Karros; M Grudzielanek-J Hernandez-E Karros.
E: L Harris 2 (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
Brett Tomko, W (5-5) 6 7 3 3 1 5 3 5.63 26 84 50 32 8 10 11 9 4 0 50 0.087 0.59 0.1
Jeff Fassero 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.12 2 9 5 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.002 0.59 -0.0
Esteban Yan 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 7.07 7 28 18 10 4 4 1 4 0 0 1 1 -0.034 0.59 -0.9
Steve Kline 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.15 6 20 12 7 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.08 -2.5
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 2 9 5 8.00 41 141 85 50 13 22 12 18 6 0 50 1 1 0.054 0.45 -3.3

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, L (8-6) 3 6 7 7 6 1 3 3.36 21 80 38 25 8 5 2 12 5 0 14 -0.393 0.59 -6.3
Dave Veres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 2 7 6 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0.019 0.38 1.4
Kyle Farnsworth 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.23 7 19 13 8 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.20 1.0
Antonio Alfonseca 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.64 7 20 15 10 2 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 -0.007 0.41 0.1
Mark Guthrie 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.61 4 12 5 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 -0.074 1.01 -1.1
Joe Borowski 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2.66 6 28 18 9 6 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 -0.012 0.09 -1.5
Team Totals 9 14 11 10 7 3 3 10.00 47 166 95 61 16 18 16 21 10 0 14 5 3 -0.445 0.52 -6.3
K Wood faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: E Yan (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Guthrie (2; A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Jay Klemm.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 39,756.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 89° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Bo Hart 2B 1 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
2 Jim Edmonds CF 2 Alex Gonzalez SS
3 Albert Pujols LF 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Tino Martinez 1B 4 Moises Alou LF
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Eric Karros 1B
6 Edgar Renteria SS 6 Corey Patterson CF
7 Kerry Robinson RF 7 Ramon Martinez 3B
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Damian Miller C
9 Brett Tomko P 9 Kerry Wood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-7 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR CHC S. Sosa E. Yan -10% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Edmonds K. Wood 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols K. Wood 9% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 7-5 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR STL T. Martinez M. Guthrie 9% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Hart Scores; Pujols to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL B. Hart K. Wood 8% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Matheny Scores; Tomko to 3B

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 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Hart K. Wood -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Edmonds K. Wood 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols K. Wood 9% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t1 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Martinez K. Wood -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen K. Wood -1% 65% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko 2% 69% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko 1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Renteria K. Wood 3% 72% Walk
t2 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL K. Robinson K. Wood -1% 71% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Renteria to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  STL M. Matheny K. Wood 1% 72% Walk
t2 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL B. Tomko K. Wood 7% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Matheny to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL B. Hart K. Wood 8% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Matheny Scores; Tomko to 3B
t2 4-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO STL J. Edmonds K. Wood 1% 89% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tomko Scores; Hart to 3B
t2 5-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols K. Wood -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Alou B. Tomko -6% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 1-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC E. Karros B. Tomko 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC C. Patterson B. Tomko 1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Martinez B. Tomko -1% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Miller B. Tomko 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
t3 5-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL T. Martinez K. Wood 5% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t3 6-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL S. Rolen K. Wood -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t3 6-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  STL E. Renteria K. Wood 1% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 6-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL K. Robinson K. Wood -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t3 6-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Matheny K. Wood 1% 90% Walk; Renteria to 2B
t3 6-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Tomko K. Wood -1% 89% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
b3 1-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Wood B. Tomko 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko -1% 90% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
b3 1-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
t4 6-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL B. Hart K. Wood 1% 93% Walk
t4 6-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds K. Wood 1% 94% Walk; Hart to 2B
t4 6-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols K. Wood 2% 96% Walk; Hart to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
Dave Veres replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
t4 6-1 0 123 3,(0-2)  RO STL T. Martinez D. Veres -0% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hart Scores
t4 7-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO STL S. Rolen D. Veres -2% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
b4 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Alou B. Tomko -4% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 2-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC E. Karros B. Tomko 2% 92% Flyball: LF
b4 2-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC C. Patterson B. Tomko -2% 90% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b4 2-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHC R. Martinez B. Tomko 2% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Patterson to 3B
b4 2-7 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Miller B. Tomko -1% 91% Walk
Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Dave Veres (P) batting 9th
b4 2-7 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. O'Leary B. Tomko 3% 94% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 6-7-8
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Troy O'Leary (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 7-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria K. Farnsworth -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t5 7-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL K. Robinson K. Farnsworth -0% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 7-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Matheny K. Farnsworth -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
b5 2-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko -3% 89% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b5 2-7 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko 3% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-7 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko 2% 93% Flyball: RF; Grudzielanek to 3B
b5 2-7 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alou B. Tomko 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
t6 7-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Tomko K. Farnsworth 1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 7-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Hart K. Farnsworth -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tomko to 2B
t6 7-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Edmonds K. Farnsworth -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tomko to 3B
t6 7-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols K. Farnsworth -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
b6 2-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC E. Karros B. Tomko -4% 90% Home Run (Line Drive)
b6 3-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC C. Patterson B. Tomko 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Martinez B. Tomko 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Miller B. Tomko 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 4-5-6
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Ramon Martinez (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Lenny Harris replaces Kyle Farnsworth (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t7 7-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL T. Martinez A. Alfonseca 1% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
t7 7-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen A. Alfonseca -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B; Martinez to 2B
t7 7-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  STL E. Renteria A. Alfonseca 0% 95% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Renteria to 1B
t7 7-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO STL K. Robinson A. Alfonseca -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Jeff Fassero facing 9-1-2
Jeff Fassero replaces Brett Tomko pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. Harris J. Fassero 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grudzielanek J. Fassero -2% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Esteban Yan replaces Kerry Robinson (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Orlando Palmeiro replaces Jeff Fassero (P) playing RF batting 9th
b7 3-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC A. Gonzalez E. Yan -1% 92% Wild Pitch; Grudzielanek to 2B
b7 3-7 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez E. Yan 3% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-7 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR CHC S. Sosa E. Yan -10% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
b7 5-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Alou E. Yan 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
t8 7-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Matheny A. Alfonseca -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 7-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL O. Palmeiro A. Alfonseca 1% 86% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t8 7-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Hart A. Alfonseca 2% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
Mark Guthrie replaces Alex Gonzalez (SS) pitching and batting 2nd
Jose Hernandez replaces Antonio Alfonseca (P) playing SS batting 7th
t8 7-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Guthrie -2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Palmeiro to 3B; Hart to 2B
t8 7-5 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols M. Guthrie 1% 87% Intentional Walk
t8 7-5 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR STL T. Martinez M. Guthrie 9% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Hart Scores; Pujols to 2B
t8 9-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen M. Guthrie -1% 95% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-9, Cardinals' Esteban Yan facing 5-6-7
b8 5-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC E. Karros E. Yan 2% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 5-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson E. Yan 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Hernandez E. Yan -1% 97% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b8 5-9 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Miller E. Yan 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 6-7-8
Joe Borowski replaces Damian Miller (C) pitching and batting 8th
Paul Bako replaces Mark Guthrie (P) playing C batting 2nd
t9 9-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria J. Borowski 0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Renteria to 1B
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Esteban Yan (P) batting 7th
t9 9-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Perez J. Borowski 0% 99% Renteria Steals 2B
t9 9-5 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Perez J. Borowski -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Matheny J. Borowski 0% 99% Renteria Steals 3B
t9 9-5 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R STL M. Matheny J. Borowski 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Renteria Scores/unER
t9 10-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL O. Palmeiro J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Matheny to 3B
t9 10-5 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  R STL B. Hart J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
t9 11-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO STL J. Edmonds J. Borowski -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-11, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
Steve Kline replaces Eduardo Perez (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b9 5-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Harris S. Kline 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b9 5-11 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Grudzielanek S. Kline -0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b9 5-11 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC P. Bako S. Kline 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-11 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa S. Kline -0% 100% Walk
b9 5-11 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CHC M. Alou S. Kline -0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores; Sosa Scores
b9 8-11 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC E. Karros S. Kline 0% 100% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 8.

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