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BAL  9
OAK  0

BOS  5
@CHW  4

(10)
DET  6
CLE  5

(11)
MIN  6
ANA  5

TBD  7
SEA  0

KCR  3
@TEX  1

TOR  4
NYY  3

CHC  8
STL  7

FLA  3
PIT  0

HOU  8
@LAD  2

MIL  9
CIN  6

NYM  9
ATL  3

PHI  8
MON  3

SDP 12
ARI  0

SFG  7
COL  6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 32,710

Wednesday, September 3, 2003, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 3:25
Cardinals
7
73-67
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  4   1  0  0    7 13  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  3   3  2  X    8 13  0
W: J Borowski (2-2), L: W Williams (14-8)
Cubs
8
72-67
Won 1
3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   2   2   0    2   0  .270  .768   16    3   1   3B,GDP
J Drew CF                     5   2   3   4    0   0  .288  .875   19    2   0   HR,2B
A Pujols LF-1B                3   0   1   0    2   0  .361 1.106   17    4   1   IW
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   1   2    1   0  .276  .785   16    5   1   
  W Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .655         0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .913   13    1   1   2B
O Palmeiro RF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .271  .674   33    3   0   
E Renteria SS                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .326  .861   19    3   2   
M Matheny C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .646   13    2   1   GDP
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .285 1.029    4    0   0   
D Haren P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .321    9    0   0   HBP,SH
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Springer P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .348  .940         1   0   
Totals                       36   7  13   7    6   4              164   24   7
BATTING
2B: S Rolen (42, off A Alfonseca); J Drew (10, off M Clement).
3B: F Vina (4, off M Guthrie).
HR: J Drew (13, off F Sanchez; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: D Haren (1, off M Clement).
IBB: A Pujols (9, by M Guthrie).
HBP: D Haren (1, by M Clement).
TB: J Drew 7; F Vina 4; M Matheny 2; O Palmeiro 2; S Rolen 2; E Renteria; A Pujols; T Martinez.
GIDP: F Vina (4); M Matheny (11).
RBI: J Drew 4 (34); T Martinez 2 (64); E Renteria (82).
2-out RBI: J Drew 4.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Martinez-E Renteria.
E: S Rolen (11).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .782   18    1   1   SH,GDP
R Martinez 2B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .737    9    5   2   2B
  D Glanville PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .605    1    0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Grudzielanek 2B           1   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .775    2    0   0   3B
  A Ojeda SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .170         0   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .293  .943   20    3   0   2B
M Alou LF                     5   2   5   4    0   0  .287  .834   17    4   0   HR
R Simon 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .720   17    7   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .268  .773   15    1   2   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .229  .704   15    1   3   HR
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Miller C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .695   13    4   0   2B
M Clement P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .349    4    0   1   HBP
  F Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Karros PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .806    5    0   0   
  T Womack 2B-SS-2B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .572    4    1   0   
Totals                       35   8  13   8    4   2              140   27  10
BATTING
2B: R Martinez (16, off D Haren); D Miller (18, off J Fassero); S Sosa (21, off D Haren).
3B: M Grudzielanek (1, off W Williams).
HR: A Ramirez (21, off J Fassero; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); A Gonzalez (18, off R Springer; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Alou (20, off R Springer; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: K Lofton (6, off S Kline).
HBP: M Clement (1, by D Haren).
TB: M Alou 8; A Gonzalez 4; A Ramirez 4; R Martinez 3; M Grudzielanek 3; S Sosa 2; D Miller 2; T Womack.
GIDP: K Lofton (4).
RBI: M Alou 4 (83); A Ramirez 2 (87); A Gonzalez (53); M Grudzielanek (23).
2-out RBI: A Gonzalez; M Alou.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Martinez-R Simon; A Ramirez-R Martinez-R Simon.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Haren                        5     6   2   2    1   1   0   4.50   22   67-41   28· 6· 7    6· 7· 6· 0     47    -     1.00   0.24
J Fassero                      0.2   2   1   1    2   1   1   6.04    6   24-13    9· 3· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    1.41  -0.12
R Springer, H (4)              1.1   2   3   3    1   0   2   7.36    7   31-17   11· 4· 2    2· 4· 0· 0          3-0    1.45  -0.09
S Kline, H (16)                0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.20    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.17  -0.05
W Williams, BS (1), L (14-8)   0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.68    4   12-8     5· 2· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          1-1    2.65  -0.47
Totals                         8    13   8   8    4   2   3          41  140-83   55·16·12   10·15· 9· 0          5-2 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Clement                      5.2   9   4   4    3   1   0   4.12   27  107-64   42· 7·15    9· 7· 6· 0     33    -     1.04   0.01
F Sanchez                      0.1   1   2   2    2   0   1  54.00    4   17-6     2· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.98  -0.19
A Alfonseca                    1     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.25    5   17-10    7· 2· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.03
M Guthrie                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.91    4   10-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.36   0.00
J Borowski, W (2-2)            1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.90    4   13-10    3· 3· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    2.16   0.22
Totals                         9    13   7   7    6   4   1          44  164-95   57·14·24   12·12· 9· 0          4-2 
D Haren faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: M Guthrie (4; A Pujols).
HBP: M Clement (13; D Haren); D Haren (3; M Clement).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Tim Timmons.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 32,710.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Vina               2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. J Drew               CF    2. R Martinez           2B 
3. A Pujols             LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. T Martinez           1B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. R Simon              1B 
6. O Palmeiro           RF    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. M Matheny            C     8. D Miller             C  
9. D Haren              P     9. M Clement            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  7-6  -2-  2   37%  74% M Grudzielanek  W Williams      Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Womack Scores
   b 8   2  7-7  --3  3   25%  85% M Alou          W Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores
   t 6   2  0-2  123  4  -18%   3% J Drew          F Sanchez       Home Run (Fly Ball); Palmeiro Scores; Matheny Scores; Vina Scores
   b 8   1  7-7  --3  2  -14%  59% S Sosa          W Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   b 7   2  7-5  ---  3   13%  28% A Gonzalez      R Springer      Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  F Vina          Walk
          1--  5   37%  J Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Vina to 3B
   O      -23  3   42%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   RR     -23  1   31%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Vina Scores; Drew Scores
   O      1--  2   34%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF
          1--  7   32%  O Palmeiro      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  4   35%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   33%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   36%  R Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   33%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  3   35%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   30%  R Simon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   28%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   24%  D Haren         Hit By Pitch; Matheny to 2B
   OO     12-  2   31%  F Vina          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Matheny to 3B
   O      --3  7   34%  J Drew          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Haren facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   32%  A Ramirez       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   30%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   29%  D Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   31%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   32%  T Martinez      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   33%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Haren facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   37%  M Clement       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   28%  K Lofton        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
          ---  3   31%  R Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   32%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      12-  1   27%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez out at Hm/LF-C; Sosa to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   25%  O Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   27%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  2   31%  M Matheny       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Haren facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   28%  R Simon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   26%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   25%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   27%  D Haren         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   25%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   22%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
   O      12-  4   25%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B; Drew out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
          1-3  6   24%  T Martinez      Walk; Pujols to 2B
   O      123  3   29%  S Rolen         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Haren facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   26%  D Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   30%  M Clement       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Clement to 1B
   O      1--  3   25%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   22%  R Martinez      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 6-7-8
          --- 11   20%  O Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  6   22%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  5   20%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  3   22%  D Haren         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Palmeiro to 3B; Matheny to 2B
                  Felix Sanchez replaces Matt Clement pitching and batting 9th
          -23  4   21%  F Vina          Walk
   RRRR   123  4    3%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball); Palmeiro Scores; Matheny Scores; Vina Scores
          ---  5    3%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  4    3%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Danny Haren facing 3-4-5
          ---  2    5%  S Sosa          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  5    8%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Sosa Scores
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Danny Haren pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2    6%  R Simon         Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  1   14%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball); Alou Scores
          ---  5   17%  A Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  3   27%  D Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gonzalez to 3B
                  Eric Karros pinch hits for Felix Sanchez batting 9th
   O      -23  5   18%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  8   20%  K Lofton        Walk
                  Russ Springer replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 9th; Doug Glanville pinch hits for Ramon Martinez batting 2nd
   O      123  1   11%  D Glanville     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 5-6-7
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Doug Glanville pitching and batting 2nd; Tony Womack replaces Eric Karros playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  3    8%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4    9%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B; Rolen to 3B
   R      --3  3    6%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Rolen Scores
   O      1--  2    7%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5    7%  R Springer      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   11%  S Sosa          Walk
   RR     1--  5   22%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball); Sosa Scores
   O      ---  6   18%  R Simon         Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   16%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   R      ---  3   28%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   26%  D Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  3   16%  F Vina          Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   20%  J Drew          Flyball: LF
          --3  4   19%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  1   26%  T Martinez      Lineout: 1B
                  Joe Borowski replaces Alex Gonzalez pitching and batting 7th; Mark Grudzielanek replaces Mark Guthrie playing 2B batting 2nd; Tony Womack moves to SS
   O      1-3  1   31%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Kline replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   41%  T Womack        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   37%  K Lofton        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Womack to 2B
                  Woody Williams replaces Tino Martinez pitching and batting 4th; Albert Pujols moves to 1B; So Taguchi replaces Steve Kline playing LF batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   74%  M Grudzielanek  Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Womack Scores
   O      --3  2   59%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      --3  3   85%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      1--  5   83%  R Simon         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-8, Joe Borowski facing 6-7-8
                  Tony Womack moves to 2B; Augie Ojeda replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   91%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   96%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 8.

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