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SEA
@LAA		0
3
TOR
@BAL		2
7
NYY
@BOS		12
4
NYY
@BOS		14
11
TEX
@DET		2
1
OAK
@KCR		1
7
OAK
@KCR		3
5
CHW
@MIN		3
7
CLE
@TBD		5
6
STL
@CHC		11
3
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@CIN		7
3
ATL
@FLA		6
1
HOU
@MIL		2
3
COL
@NYM		3
6
WSN
@PHI		6
4
ARI
@SDP		2
8
LAD
@SFG		3
7
Friday, August 18, 2006 1:22PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,346, Time of Game: 2:52
Cardinals
11
65-56
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
3
52-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 13 GB
W: Jason Marquis (13-11)
L: Carlos Marmol (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  3   0  0  2   5  0  0   11 15  1
Cubs            1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  3

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 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .678 12 8 0.071 1.22 0.094 -0.023 0.7 0 0
   Aaron Miles SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .676 7 5 -0.025 0.33 0.000 -0.025 -0.7 3 3
Chris Duncan LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .342 1.030 16 10 0.083 0.64 0.109 -0.025 0.8 6 0 HR,SF
Albert Pujols 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 .330 1.121 21 13 0.182 0.79 0.222 -0.040 3.0 9 0 HR
Scott Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .320 .957 16 8 0.002 0.47 0.031 -0.029 0.7 0 1 HR,HBP
Juan Encarnacion CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .766 19 14 -0.006 0.45 0.032 -0.037 0.3 0 0
   So Taguchi CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .687 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Preston Wilson RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .271 .723 21 13 0.114 0.69 0.158 -0.044 0.2 1 0 HR,SB
Ronnie Belliard 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .286 .744 16 12 -0.074 0.64 0.014 -0.087 0.4 1 5 HR
Gary Bennett C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .197 .508 9 5 0.077 0.57 0.112 -0.035 0.9 6 0 HR
Jason Marquis P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .176 .476 6 5 0.019 0.92 0.039 -0.020 0.0 0 0
   Timo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .565 4 3 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Adam Wainwright P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.400 2 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
   Braden Looper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Hancock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 11 15 10 0 2 .366 1.177 149 98 0.434 0.62 0.811 -0.374 6.0 27 9
HR: P Wilson (10, off R Novoa; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); G Bennett (1, off R Novoa; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); C Duncan (12, off C Marmol; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); R Belliard (9, off D Aardsma; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); A Pujols (36, off D Aardsma; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); S Rolen (18, off D Aardsma; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: C Duncan (2, off C Marmol).
HBP: S Rolen (8, by C Marmol).
TB: A Pujols 6; C Duncan 5; P Wilson 5; G Bennett 5; R Belliard 4; S Rolen 4; J Encarnacion 2; D Eckstein; J Marquis.
RBI: A Pujols 3 (97); R Belliard 2 (51); C Duncan 2 (27); S Rolen (76); P Wilson (56); G Bennett (14).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: A Miles (11).
Baserunning
SB: P Wilson (7, 2nd base off C Marmol/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Pierre CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .713 21 15 0.003 0.51 0.039 -0.037 -0.4 1 0 3B
Cesar Izturis SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .644 12 9 -0.100 1.22 0.000 -0.100 -0.8 3 6
   Neifi Perez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .606 2 2 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 1 2
Michael Barrett C 3 2 2 1 1 0 .328 .941 17 8 0.098 0.56 0.128 -0.029 1.4 3 0 HR,2B
   Henry Blanco C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .762 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .279 .885 15 7 0.142 0.64 0.174 -0.032 1.0 0 0 HR
   Will Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jacque Jones RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .798 20 12 -0.032 0.56 0.015 -0.047 -0.7 0 0
Angel Pagan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .769 14 8 -0.028 0.72 0.017 -0.044 -0.3 2 0
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Theriot 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .906 2 2 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
John Mabry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .665 19 12 -0.045 0.40 0.000 -0.046 -0.2 14 0 2B
Ronny Cedeno 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .613 12 8 -0.062 0.59 0.000 -0.062 -1.1 2 2
Carlos Marmol P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .500 4 4 -0.017 0.66 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 1 0
   Roberto Novoa P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .600 4 3 -0.025 0.98 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 1
   David Aardsma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Murton LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .785 9 8 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 7 3 1 5 .200 .708 151 98 -0.067 0.57 0.374 -0.441 -2.0 27 11
2B: J Mabry (8, off J Hancock); M Barrett (23, off B Looper).
3B: J Pierre (11, off J Marquis).
HR: A Ramirez (29, off J Marquis; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); M Barrett (15, off J Marquis; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Barrett 6; A Ramirez 4; J Pierre 3; J Mabry 2; J Jones; M Murton.
RBI: A Ramirez 2 (83); M Barrett (46).
2-out RBI: M Barrett.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: A Ramirez (9); C Marmol 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
Jason Marquis, W (13-11) 5 3 3 3 1 4 2 5.70 20 87 56 36 7 13 6 9 4 0 52 -0.002 0.84 -0.2
Adam Wainwright, H (12) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.05 4 19 11 7 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.061 0.80 0.6
Braden Looper 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.81 7 31 21 14 0 7 2 5 3 0 0 0 0.006 0.05 0.8
Tyler Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.26 1 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.02 0.3
Josh Hancock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 4 9 8 7 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 1 5 2 3.00 36 151 98 65 8 25 10 20 9 0 52 1 0 0.067 0.62 2.0

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 Marmol, L (5-6) 3 6 4 3 0 0 1 5.65 16 61 37 25 4 8 4 11 3 0 33 -0.242 1.03 -2.3
Roberto Novoa 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 2 4.62 10 32 21 16 0 5 7 3 1 0 0 0 -0.099 0.71 -0.6
David Aardsma 1 5 5 5 0 0 3 5.97 8 25 18 12 1 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 -0.094 0.25 -4.4
Michael Wuertz 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.00 6 18 13 6 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.9
Will Ohman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.94 3 13 9 8 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 11 10 0 2 6 10.00 43 149 98 67 10 21 19 22 6 0 33 0 0 -0.434 0.57 -6.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Marmol (4; S Rolen).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 40,346.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 4mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

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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
b4 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHC A. Ramirez J. Marquis -17% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Barrett Scores
t3 2-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R STL A. Pujols C. Marmol 12% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores; Pujols to 3B/Adv on throw/Adv on E1 (throw)
t6 4-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL P. Wilson R. Novoa 12% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC M. Barrett J. Marquis -10% 49% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL D. Eckstein C. Marmol 9% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Marquis 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' Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckstein C. Marmol -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL C. Duncan C. Marmol 9% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols C. Marmol -1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Rolen C. Marmol -1% 55% Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Pierre J. Marquis 2% 57% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Izturis J. Marquis 2% 59% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC M. Barrett J. Marquis -10% 49% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Marquis 1% 50% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion C. Marmol -2% 48% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t2 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL P. Wilson C. Marmol 3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Belliard C. Marmol 2% 52% Wilson Steals 2B
t2 1-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Belliard C. Marmol -4% 48% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 1-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Bennett C. Marmol -3% 45% Popfly: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC J. Jones J. Marquis 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Pagan J. Marquis 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Mabry J. Marquis 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Marquis C. Marmol 4% 54% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL D. Eckstein C. Marmol 9% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Marquis to 3B
t3 1-1 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO STL C. Duncan C. Marmol -1% 62% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Marquis Scores; Eckstein to 2B/Adv on E5
t3 2-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R STL A. Pujols C. Marmol 12% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores; Pujols to 3B/Adv on throw/Adv on E1 (throw)
t3 3-1 1 --3 3,(2-0)  STL S. Rolen C. Marmol 1% 75% Hit By Pitch
t3 3-1 1 1-3 4,(2-2)  R STL J. Encarnacion C. Marmol 4% 79% Rolen Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Pujols Scores/unER; Rolen to 2B
t3 4-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Encarnacion C. Marmol 3% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rolen to 3B
t3 4-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Wilson C. Marmol -4% 78% Lineout: SS
t3 4-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Belliard C. Marmol -3% 75% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
Aaron Miles replaces David Eckstein playing SS batting 1st
b3 1-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Marquis 2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC C. Marmol J. Marquis 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Pierre J. Marquis 1% 80% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Roberto Novoa facing 8-9-1
Roberto Novoa replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL G. Bennett R. Novoa 2% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
t4 4-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Marquis R. Novoa -2% 80% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t4 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Miles R. Novoa -2% 79% Popfly: SS
t4 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan R. Novoa -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
b4 1-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC C. Izturis J. Marquis 3% 80% Flyball: LF
b4 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Barrett J. Marquis -3% 77% Walk
b4 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHC A. Ramirez J. Marquis -17% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Barrett Scores
b4 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Jones J. Marquis 2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC A. Pagan J. Marquis -2% 60% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pagan to 1B
b4 3-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Mabry J. Marquis 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Roberto Novoa facing 3-4-5
t5 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols R. Novoa -3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL S. Rolen R. Novoa -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Novoa -1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
b5 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Marquis 4% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Novoa J. Marquis 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-4 2 --- 11,(3-2)  CHC J. Pierre J. Marquis -4% 59% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 3-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Izturis J. Marquis 6% 65% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Roberto Novoa facing 6-7-8
t6 4-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL P. Wilson R. Novoa 12% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Belliard R. Novoa -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t6 5-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL G. Bennett R. Novoa 9% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
David Aardsma replaces Roberto Novoa pitching and batting 9th
Timo Perez pinch hits for Jason Marquis (P) batting 9th
t6 6-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Perez D. Aardsma -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Miles D. Aardsma -1% 82% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
Adam Wainwright replaces Timo Perez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Barrett A. Wainwright 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez A. Wainwright 2% 87% Flyball: RF
b6 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC J. Jones A. Wainwright -2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Pagan A. Wainwright 3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' David Aardsma facing 2-3-4
t7 6-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL C. Duncan D. Aardsma 2% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 6-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols D. Aardsma 6% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball); Duncan Scores
t7 8-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R STL S. Rolen D. Aardsma 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 9-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Encarnacion D. Aardsma 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 9-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL P. Wilson D. Aardsma -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
t7 9-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR STL R. Belliard D. Aardsma 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Encarnacion Scores
Michael Wuertz replaces Angel Pagan (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Matt Murton replaces David Aardsma (P) playing LF batting 9th
t7 11-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Bennett M. Wuertz -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 11-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Wainwright M. Wuertz -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
Braden Looper replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-11 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC J. Mabry B. Looper 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 3-11 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Cedeno B. Looper 0% 100% Lineout: SS
b7 3-11 2 --- 6,(1-2)  CHC M. Murton B. Looper -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 3-11 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Pierre B. Looper 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-3, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
Neifi Perez replaces Cesar Izturis playing SS batting 2nd
t8 11-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles M. Wuertz -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 11-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Duncan M. Wuertz -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 11-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Pujols M. Wuertz 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 11-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Rolen M. Wuertz -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
b8 3-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC N. Perez B. Looper 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Barrett B. Looper -0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b8 3-11 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez B. Looper 0% 100% Popfly: SS
Tyler Johnson replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-11 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHC J. Jones T. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-3, Cubs' Will Ohman facing 5-6-7
Will Ohman replaces Aramis Ramirez (3B) pitching and batting 4th
Henry Blanco replaces Michael Barrett playing C batting 3rd
Ryan Theriot replaces Michael Wuertz (P) playing 3B batting 6th
t9 11-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion W. Ohman 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 11-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL P. Wilson W. Ohman -0% 100% Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
t9 11-3 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL R. Belliard W. Ohman 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Cardinals' Josh Hancock facing 6-7-8
Josh Hancock replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 9th
So Taguchi replaces Juan Encarnacion playing CF batting 5th
b9 3-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Hancock 0% 100% Lineout: CF
b9 3-11 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Mabry J. Hancock -0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 3-11 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Hancock 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
b9 3-11 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Murton J. Hancock 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Cubs 3.

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