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Standings
NYY
@LAA		6
7		 
(10)
KCR
@CHW		3
4
SEA
@MIN		9
4
BOS
@TBD		6
0
OAK
@TOR		6
4
MIL
@ARI		9
0
STL
@CHC		6
4
ATL
@CIN		14
4
PIT
@COL		4
2		 
(11)
SFG
@FLA		8
7
WSN
@HOU		7
0
Monday, August 20, 2007, 1:22PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,141, Time of Game: 2:42
Cardinals
6
59-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
4
63-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Joel Pineiro (4-2)
L: Ted Lilly (13-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  1  0   1  0  0    6  8  0
Cubs            0  2  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    4 10  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brendan Ryan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .337 .915 27 20 -0.024 0.67 0.035 -0.059 -0.5 1 4 SH
Rick Ankiel LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .313 1.121 17 9 0.167 0.87 0.219 -0.052 1.4 4 1 HR,2B
Albert Pujols 1B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .321 .994 15 6 0.073 0.84 0.140 -0.067 0.5 10 0 HR,IW
Juan Encarnacion RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .776 19 14 -0.031 0.92 0.091 -0.122 -0.8 3 0 2B
Scott Rolen 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 .270 .739 16 13 0.263 1.10 0.272 -0.009 2.9 2 1 2·2B
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .245 .700 12 7 -0.008 0.95 0.032 -0.041 -0.3 2 0
Yadier Molina C 2 0 0 0 2 1 .274 .699 20 8 -0.045 0.94 0.037 -0.082 -0.6 4 1 GDP,IW
Joel Pineiro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 6 4 -0.055 1.27 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 0 0 SH
   Ryan Ludwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .774 7 5 -0.019 0.71 0.000 -0.019 -0.3
   Troy Percival P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 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 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .872 4 3 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
David Eckstein SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .695 10 5 -0.054 0.69 0.012 -0.066 -0.4 1 5
Team Totals 33 6 8 6 5 6 .242 .888 153 94 0.259 0.87 0.838 -0.580 1.0 27 12
2B: R Ankiel (2, off T Lilly); S Rolen 2 (22, 2 off T Lilly); J Encarnacion (16, off T Lilly).
HR: R Ankiel (4, off C Pignatiello; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Pujols (28, off T Lilly; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Ryan (2, off M Wuertz); J Pineiro (1, off T Lilly).
IBB: A Pujols (17, by M Wuertz); Y Molina (3, by T Lilly).
TB: R Ankiel 6; S Rolen 5; A Pujols 4; J Encarnacion 2; B Ryan.
GIDP: Y Molina (13).
RBI: S Rolen 3 (56); J Edmonds (34); R Ankiel (7); A Pujols (80).
2-out RBI: S Rolen 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Ryan-D Eckstein-A Pujols; S Rolen-B Ryan-A Pujols.
Outfield Assists: R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Theriot SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 .728 11 8 -0.033 0.99 0.043 -0.076 -0.2 1 1 2B
Jacque Jones CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .726 18 13 -0.090 0.89 0.000 -0.090 -0.8 1 0
Derrek Lee 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 .317 .909 19 10 0.275 1.25 0.285 -0.011 1.9 4 3 HR
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .318 .922 7 6 -0.062 1.91 0.077 -0.138 -0.2 0 1
Daryle Ward RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .329 .951 8 5 0.143 1.65 0.249 -0.106 0.9 5 0 HR,2B,GDP
   Felix Pie PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .610 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark DeRosa 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .290 .790 14 9 -0.165 2.04 0.105 -0.270 -0.6 2 2 HR,GDP
Matt Murton LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .703 13 6 -0.070 1.47 0.022 -0.091 -0.5 4 0
Jason Kendall C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .603 11 9 -0.124 1.35 0.013 -0.137 -0.7 7 0
Ted Lilly P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .138 .290 12 8 -0.058 1.05 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 3 0
   Carmen Pignatiello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Fontenot PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .764 4 3 -0.042 1.59 0.000 -0.042 -0.3
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jake Fox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .673 1 1 -0.017 0.63 0.000 -0.017 -0.1
Team Totals 34 4 10 4 2 5 .294 .951 118 78 -0.243 1.40 0.794 -1.036 -1.0 27 7
2B: D Ward (9, off R Flores); R Theriot (23, off J Pineiro).
HR: M DeRosa (8, off J Pineiro; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Ward (2, off J Pineiro; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D Lee (14, off T Percival; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: D Ward 7; D Lee 5; M DeRosa 4; R Theriot 3; J Kendall; A Ramirez.
GIDP: D Ward (3); M DeRosa (11).
RBI: M DeRosa (59); A Ramirez (74); D Lee (64); D Ward (13).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee.
E: M DeRosa (8).

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
Joel Pineiro, W (4-2) 5 7 3 3 0 3 2 4.34 20 69 49 33 4 12 7 10 4 0 44 -0.003 1.01 -0.2
Troy Percival, H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.82 2 5 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.093 1.48 -0.7
Randy Flores 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.071 1.16 -0.4
Ryan Franklin, H (20) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.75 6 26 14 5 3 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.209 1.83 1.3
Jason Isringhausen, S (23) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.62 7 16 10 7 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0.200 2.19 1.1
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 3 4.00 36 118 78 49 8 21 11 18 7 0 44 1 0 0.242 0.87 1.0
R Flores faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

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
Ted Lilly, L (13-6) 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 3.88 28 112 69 44 8 17 9 13 8 0 38 -0.229 1.02 -1.7
Carmen Pignatiello 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.122 1.03 -1.0
Kerry Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05 3 8 7 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.040 0.51 0.6
Michael Wuertz 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.63 8 32 17 9 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.054 0.47 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 5 6 2 6.00 40 153 94 59 16 19 11 18 9 0 38 0 0 -0.257 1.40 -1.0
C Pignatiello faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Lilly (1; Y Molina); M Wuertz (6; A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 40,141.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 4mph out to Centerfield.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Brendan Ryan 2B 1 Ryan Theriot SS
2 Rick Ankiel LF 2 Jacque Jones CF
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Juan Encarnacion RF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Daryle Ward RF
6 Jim Edmonds CF 6 Mark DeRosa 2B
7 Yadier Molina C 7 Matt Murton LF
8 Joel Pineiro P 8 Jason Kendall C
9 David Eckstein SS 9 Ted Lilly P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC M. DeRosa J. Isringhausen 19% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 -23 7,(2-2)  RR STL S. Rolen T. Lilly 16% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ryan Scores; Ankiel Scores
b6 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC D. Lee T. Percival -13% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel C. Pignatiello 12% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R STL A. Pujols T. Lilly 11% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  STL B. Ryan T. Lilly 3% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Ankiel T. Lilly 10% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ryan to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols T. Lilly -5% 58% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion T. Lilly -7% 51% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t1 0-0 2 -23 7,(2-2)  RR STL S. Rolen T. Lilly 16% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ryan Scores; Ankiel Scores
t1 2-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly -3% 64% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Pineiro 2% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Theriot out at 3B/LF-3B
b1 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Jones J. Pineiro 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Pineiro 1% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina T. Lilly 3% 72% Walk
t2 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Pineiro T. Lilly -1% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Molina to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Eckstein T. Lilly -3% 68% Bunt Popfly: P (Weak 3B)
t2 2-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL B. Ryan T. Lilly -3% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Pineiro 3% 67% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC D. Ward J. Pineiro -10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R CHC M. DeRosa J. Pineiro -11% 47% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Murton J. Pineiro 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Kendall J. Pineiro -1% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 2-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC T. Lilly J. Pineiro 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ankiel T. Lilly -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 2-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols T. Lilly 3% 50% Walk
t3 2-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL J. Encarnacion T. Lilly 9% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Pujols to 3B
t3 2-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Rolen T. Lilly 10% 69% Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
t3 3-2 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly 0% 69% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Encarnacion Scores; Rolen to 3B
t3 4-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  STL Y. Molina T. Lilly 1% 70% Intentional Walk
t3 4-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Pineiro T. Lilly -4% 66% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
b3 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Theriot J. Pineiro -4% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b3 2-4 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC J. Jones J. Pineiro 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee J. Pineiro -7% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Theriot to 3B
b3 2-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Ramirez J. Pineiro -8% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Theriot Scores; Lee to 2B
b3 3-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC D. Ward J. Pineiro 11% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
t4 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Eckstein T. Lilly -2% 59% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Ryan T. Lilly -2% 58% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t4 4-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Ankiel T. Lilly -1% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
b4 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa J. Pineiro 3% 59% Lineout: LF
b4 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Murton J. Pineiro 2% 62% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Kendall J. Pineiro 1% 63% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
t5 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R STL A. Pujols T. Lilly 11% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion T. Lilly -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Rolen T. Lilly 2% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 5-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly 3% 77% Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Rolen to 2B; Edmonds to 1B
t5 5-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO STL Y. Molina T. Lilly -7% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 9-1-2
b5 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC T. Lilly J. Pineiro 3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 3-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Pineiro 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 3-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Jones J. Pineiro 1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Joel Pineiro (P) batting 8th
t6 5-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Lilly -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Eckstein T. Lilly -1% 74% Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
t6 5-3 2 --- 12,(3-2)  O STL B. Ryan T. Lilly -1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Troy Percival facing 3-4-5
Troy Percival replaces Ryan Ludwick (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b6 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC D. Lee T. Percival -13% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez T. Percival 4% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Randy Flores replaces Troy Percival pitching and batting 8th
b6 4-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Ward R. Flores -7% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
Ryan Franklin replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 8th
b6 4-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. DeRosa R. Franklin 5% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ward to 3B
b6 4-5 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Murton R. Franklin -2% 59% Walk
b6 4-5 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Kendall R. Franklin 9% 68% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Carmen Pignatiello facing 2-3-4
Carmen Pignatiello replaces Ted Lilly pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel C. Pignatiello 12% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Kerry Wood replaces Carmen Pignatiello pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols K. Wood -2% 79% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 6-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion K. Wood -1% 78% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 6-4 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL S. Rolen K. Wood -1% 77% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 9-1-2
Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
b7 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot R. Franklin 4% 81% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b7 4-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Theriot R. Franklin 3% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 4-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Jones R. Franklin 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 6-7-8
Michael Wuertz replaces Mike Fontenot (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Wuertz -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t8 6-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Wuertz -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Ryan Franklin (P) batting 8th
t8 6-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan M. Wuertz -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 3-4-5
Jason Isringhausen replaces Chris Duncan (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 4-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee J. Isringhausen -8% 74% Walk
b8 4-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Isringhausen 7% 81% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b8 4-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Ward J. Isringhausen -8% 73% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Lee to 2B
Felix Pie pinch runs for Daryle Ward (RF) batting 5th
b8 4-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC M. DeRosa J. Isringhausen 19% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 9-1-2
Felix Pie moves from PR to CF
Jacque Jones moves from CF to RF
t9 6-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL D. Eckstein M. Wuertz 1% 93% Walk
t9 6-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Ryan M. Wuertz -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Eckstein to 2B
t9 6-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel M. Wuertz -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols M. Wuertz 0% 91% Intentional Walk
t9 6-4 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion M. Wuertz -2% 90% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
b9 4-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Murton J. Isringhausen 5% 95% Flyball: LF
b9 4-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Kendall J. Isringhausen 3% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
Jake Fox pinch hits for Michael Wuertz (P) batting 9th
b9 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Fox J. Isringhausen 2% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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