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DET
@LAA		3
5
TBD
@BAL		6
5
OAK
@BOS		12
3
KCR
@CLE		0
11
CHW
@MIN		2
1
SEA
@TEX		6
8
NYY
@TOR		5
6
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@ARI		7
1
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@CHC		4
7
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@FLA		6
14
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@HOU		1
6
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@NYM		1
4
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@PIT		7
9
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@SDP		1
2
LAD
@SFG		3
5
Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:20PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,182, Time of Game: 2:28
Cardinals
4
95-56
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
7
74-76
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 20½ GB
W: Carlos Zambrano (14-5)
L: Anthony Reyes (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4 10  1
Cubs            0  4  0   0  0  1   2  0  X    7  9  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .749 10 7 0.042 1.19 0.059 -0.017 0.6 2 2 HBP
   Anthony Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 4 -0.102 2.30 0.000 -0.102 -0.5 GDP
   Cal Eldred P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Einar Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .529 5 5 -0.036 1.28 0.000 -0.036 -0.5
So Taguchi CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .291 .742 15 8 0.028 1.32 0.133 -0.105 -0.2 1 0 2B,GDP
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .336 1.051 17 11 -0.009 1.04 0.064 -0.074 0.0 3 0
   Scott Seabol PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .537 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
John Mabry RF-3B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .720 10 8 -0.163 1.21 0.000 -0.163 -1.6 6 0 GDP
John Rodriguez LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .298 .835 8 3 0.111 0.72 0.139 -0.028 0.9 1 0 HR
Abraham Nunez 3B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .722 15 9 -0.010 1.07 0.059 -0.069 -0.1 0 0 2B
Yadier Molina C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .261 .688 6 5 0.059 1.00 0.074 -0.015 0.6 3 0
   Mike Mahoney PR-C 1 1 0 0 0 0 .159 .443 2 1 -0.052 1.82 0.000 -0.052 -0.3 5 0
   John Gall PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .695 2 1 0.023 0.42 0.023 0.000 0.3
Hector Luna 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .714 14 9 -0.053 1.25 0.047 -0.099 -0.3 1 2
Chris Carpenter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .041 .142 3 2 -0.022 0.85 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 1
   Skip Schumaker PH-RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .607 13 9 0.108 1.66 0.156 -0.048 0.7 2 0
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 1 1 .286 .753 125 82 -0.076 1.18 0.754 -0.830 -0.7 24 7
2B: S Taguchi (20, off C Zambrano); A Nunez (13, off C Zambrano).
HR: J Rodriguez (5, off C Zambrano; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: D Eckstein (13, by C Zambrano).
TB: J Rodriguez 4; A Pujols 2; S Taguchi 2; A Nunez 2; D Eckstein; S Schumaker; H Luna; J Gall; Y Molina.
GIDP: J Mabry (6); S Taguchi (11); C Duncan (1).
RBI: Y Molina (47); S Taguchi (48); D Eckstein (56); J Rodriguez (23).
2-out RBI: S Taguchi.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Eckstein-A Pujols.
E: J Mabry (3).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Neifi Perez SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .687 17 14 0.029 1.01 0.091 -0.063 -0.2 2 6 SF,SH
Todd Walker 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .303 .832 15 9 0.022 0.90 0.098 -0.076 0.1 3 5 HR
Derrek Lee 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .341 1.102 18 6 0.046 0.81 0.056 -0.011 1.1 15 1 2B,IW
Nomar Garciaparra 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .269 .731 12 8 -0.074 1.33 0.040 -0.114 -1.0 0 2
Jeromy Burnitz RF 2 1 0 1 0 1 .265 .781 15 10 -0.042 1.66 0.079 -0.121 -0.6 1 0 HBP,SF,GDP
Matt Murton LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .333 .947 15 10 0.088 0.99 0.162 -0.073 0.1 1 0 HR
Corey Patterson CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .220 .620 13 7 0.212 0.95 0.220 -0.008 2.6 3 0 2·2B,SB
Henry Blanco C 3 1 1 2 0 2 .247 .692 18 12 0.060 0.70 0.106 -0.046 0.4 1 1 SH
Carlos Zambrano P 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 .776 8 7 0.083 0.84 0.126 -0.043 0.3 1 2 2B
Team Totals 29 7 9 7 3 7 .310 1.027 131 83 0.424 1.02 0.978 -0.555 2.8 27 17
2B: C Zambrano (6, off A Reyes); C Patterson 2 (13, 1 off R Flores, 1 off C Carpenter); D Lee (47, off C Eldred).
HR: T Walker (12, off C Eldred; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Murton (5, off A Reyes; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: J Burnitz (5, off R King); N Perez (4, off C Carpenter).
SH: H Blanco (4, off R Flores); N Perez (12, off A Reyes).
IBB: D Lee (22, by A Reyes).
HBP: J Burnitz (2, by C Carpenter).
TB: T Walker 4; C Patterson 4; M Murton 4; C Zambrano 3; D Lee 2; N Garciaparra; H Blanco.
GIDP: J Burnitz (12).
RBI: H Blanco 2 (25); T Walker (38); C Patterson (31); M Murton (10); J Burnitz (83); N Perez (52).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Walker-N Perez-D Lee; C Zambrano-N Perez-D Lee; N Perez-T Walker-D Lee.
E: N Garciaparra (11).
Baserunning
SB: C Patterson (15, 2nd base off A Reyes/M Mahoney).

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
Chris Carpenter 4 4 4 4 1 2 0 2.42 17 60 38 20 7 11 5 8 4 0 39 -0.246 0.92 -1.9
Anthony Reyes, L (1-1) 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 3.24 11 38 22 12 6 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.045 1.67 0.1
Cal Eldred 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.10 3 16 10 7 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.125 0.57 -1.4
Ray King 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.75 2 7 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.014 0.42 -0.0
Randy Flores 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.72 4 10 8 5 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.14 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 3 7 2 7.88 37 131 83 48 17 18 10 16 7 0 39 1 1 -0.423 1.18 -2.8

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
Carlos Zambrano, W (14-5) 9 10 4 2 1 1 1 3.17 37 125 82 59 6 17 23 11 4 0 55 0.077 1.18 0.7
Team Totals 9 10 4 2 1 1 1 2.00 37 125 82 59 6 17 23 11 4 0 55 0.077 1.02 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Zambrano (8; D Eckstein); C Carpenter (3; J Burnitz).
IBB: A Reyes (1; D Lee).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Larry Vanover.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 38,182.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 David Eckstein SS 1 Neifi Perez SS
2 So Taguchi CF 2 Todd Walker 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 John Mabry RF 4 Nomar Garciaparra 3B
5 John Rodriguez LF 5 Jeromy Burnitz RF
6 Abraham Nunez 3B 6 Matt Murton LF
7 Yadier Molina C 7 Corey Patterson CF
8 Hector Luna 2B 8 Henry Blanco C
9 Chris Carpenter P 9 Carlos Zambrano 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
b6 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Murton A. Reyes 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b2 0-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHC C. Patterson C. Carpenter 15% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Garciaparra Scores; Burnitz to 3B
t5 3-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Taguchi C. Zambrano -13% 52% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Schumaker Scores/unER
t5 2-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano -11% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mahoney to 3B; Schumaker to 2B
b2 1-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CHC H. Blanco C. Carpenter 11% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Burnitz Scores; Patterson 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' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL D. Eckstein C. Zambrano -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Taguchi C. Zambrano 3% 50% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano 3% 53% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry C. Zambrano 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC N. Perez C. Carpenter -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC T. Walker C. Carpenter -2% 51% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee C. Carpenter -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Rodriguez C. Zambrano -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Nunez C. Zambrano 2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina C. Zambrano 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL H. Luna C. Zambrano 1% 45% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC N. Garciaparra C. Carpenter 4% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  CHC J. Burnitz C. Carpenter 6% 55% Hit By Pitch; Garciaparra to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Murton C. Carpenter -6% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHC C. Patterson C. Carpenter 15% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Garciaparra Scores; Burnitz to 3B
b2 1-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CHC H. Blanco C. Carpenter 11% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Burnitz Scores; Patterson Scores
b2 3-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC C. Zambrano C. Carpenter 5% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Blanco to 3B
b2 3-1 1 1-3 6,(1-2)  RO CHC N. Perez C. Carpenter 1% 80% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Blanco Scores
b2 4-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. Walker C. Carpenter -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Carpenter C. Zambrano 2% 81% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 1-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL D. Eckstein C. Zambrano -2% 79% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t3 1-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO STL S. Taguchi C. Zambrano 5% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
b3 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee C. Carpenter 2% 85% Walk
b3 4-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC N. Garciaparra C. Carpenter -2% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 4-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC J. Burnitz C. Carpenter -3% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
t4 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano -4% 77% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t4 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL J. Mabry C. Zambrano 8% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 1-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Rodriguez C. Zambrano 1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
b4 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Murton C. Carpenter -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b4 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson C. Carpenter -1% 84% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC H. Blanco C. Carpenter -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
t5 1-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL A. Nunez C. Zambrano -6% 77% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t5 1-4 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  R STL Y. Molina C. Zambrano -7% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF Line); Nunez Scores
Mike Mahoney pinch runs for Yadier Molina (C) batting 7th
t5 2-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL H. Luna C. Zambrano 4% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Chris Carpenter (P) batting 9th
t5 2-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano -11% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mahoney to 3B; Schumaker to 2B
t5 2-4 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO STL D. Eckstein C. Zambrano 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mahoney Scores/unER; Schumaker to 3B
t5 3-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Taguchi C. Zambrano -13% 52% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Schumaker Scores/unER
t5 4-4 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano 5% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 9-1-2
Anthony Reyes replaces David Eckstein (SS) pitching and batting 1st
Mike Mahoney moves from PR to C
John Mabry moves from RF to 3B
Abraham Nunez moves from 3B to SS
Skip Schumaker moves from PH to RF
b5 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Zambrano A. Reyes 8% 65% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b5 4-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHC N. Perez A. Reyes 8% 73% Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Zambrano to 3B; Perez to 1B
b5 4-4 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Walker A. Reyes -5% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Perez to 2B
b5 4-4 1 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC D. Lee A. Reyes 1% 69% Intentional Walk
b5 4-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC N. Garciaparra A. Reyes -9% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-4 2 123 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Burnitz A. Reyes -9% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
t6 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Mabry C. Zambrano 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 4-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Rodriguez C. Zambrano -4% 50% Walk
t6 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Nunez C. Zambrano 3% 52% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Rodriguez to 2B
t6 4-4 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Mahoney C. Zambrano 5% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 6-7-8
b6 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Murton A. Reyes 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b6 5-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC C. Patterson A. Reyes 3% 77% Walk
b6 5-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHC H. Blanco A. Reyes 3% 80% Patterson Steals 2B
b6 5-4 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CHC H. Blanco A. Reyes -4% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano A. Reyes -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC N. Perez A. Reyes -3% 69% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
t7 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL H. Luna C. Zambrano 4% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
t7 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano -5% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Anthony Reyes (P) batting 1st
t7 4-5 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO STL C. Duncan C. Zambrano 10% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
Cal Eldred replaces Chris Duncan (PH) pitching and batting 1st
b7 5-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R CHC T. Walker C. Eldred 10% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 6-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee C. Eldred 3% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b7 6-4 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC N. Garciaparra C. Eldred -0% 91% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Lee to 3B
Ray King replaces Cal Eldred pitching and batting 1st
b7 6-4 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO CHC J. Burnitz R. King 2% 93% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores
b7 7-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Murton R. King -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
t8 4-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL S. Taguchi C. Zambrano 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano -3% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Scott Seabol pinch runs for Albert Pujols (1B) batting 3rd
t8 4-7 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry C. Zambrano 3% 95% Flyball: CF
t8 4-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Rodriguez C. Zambrano 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Randy Flores facing 7-8-9
Randy Flores replaces Ray King pitching and batting 1st
John Mabry moves from 3B to 1B
Scott Seabol moves from PR to 3B
b8 7-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC C. Patterson R. Flores 1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b8 7-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC H. Blanco R. Flores -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Patterson to 3B
b8 7-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Zambrano R. Flores -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 7-4 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O CHC N. Perez R. Flores -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
t9 4-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Nunez C. Zambrano 2% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
John Gall pinch hits for Mike Mahoney (C) batting 7th
t9 4-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Gall C. Zambrano -2% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 4-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL H. Luna C. Zambrano -5% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gall to 2B
t9 4-7 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano 5% 96% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Gall to 3B
Einar Diaz pinch hits for Randy Flores (P) batting 1st
t9 4-7 2 1-3 5,(0-2)  O STL E. Diaz C. Zambrano 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • 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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