August 9, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 11
NYY 4 BAL 9
TEX 0 BOS 6
@CHW 2 DET 10
OAK 2 MIN 7
@KCR 3 TBR 8
@SEA 7
(11) CLE 4
@TOR 2 ATL 11
@ARI 4 STL 12
@CHC 3 HOU 3
@CIN 1 SDP 8
@COL 3 MIL 6
WSN 0 NYM 8
FLA 6 PHI 4
PIT 2 SFG 3
LAD 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,436

Saturday, August 9, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 3:03

Cardinals

65-54

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  2   2  4  0   0  0  3   12 16  0
Cubs            0  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  8  0

W: T Wellemeyer (9-4), L: C Zambrano (12-5)

Cubs

70-47

Lost 1

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                5   2   2   1    0   0  .302  .785   22    2   0   HR,2B,GDP
A Kennedy 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .652    8    1   3   
  C Izturis SS                2   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .623   11    0   3   
A Pujols 1B                   4   3   2   1    1   1  .350 1.079   20   11   1   HR
R Ludwick RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .307  .999   15    3   0   SF
F Lopez LF                    4   2   2   1    0   2  .236  .619   16    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ankiel PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .890    1    0   0   
  J Pineiro PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .108  .337         0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   1   
T Glaus 3B                    5   2   3   5    0   0  .271  .861   17    0   4   2·HR
Y Molina C                    4   0   2   2    1   0  .305  .732   16    9   0   
T Wellemeyer P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .317   10    1   0   SH
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mather LF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .767   11    0   0   
A Miles SS-2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .748   13    0   1   
Totals                       40  12  16  12    2   6              160   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Schumaker (19, off C Zambrano).

HR: S Schumaker (7, off C Zambrano; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); T Glaus 2 (21, 2 off C Zambrano; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); A Pujols (24, off C Zambrano; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: R Ludwick (6, off C Gaudin).

SH: T Wellemeyer (9, off C Zambrano).

TB: T Glaus 9; S Schumaker 6; A Pujols 5; Y Molina 2; R Ludwick 2; F Lopez 2; A Miles; C Izturis; R Ankiel.

GIDP: S Schumaker (12).

RBI: T Glaus 5 (79); R Ludwick 2 (84); Y Molina 2 (44); F Lopez (26); A Pujols (74); S Schumaker (35).

2-out RBI: Y Molina 2; R Ludwick; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Glaus-A Kennedy-A Pujols.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   2   1    0   2  .296  .913   19    1   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .315  .763   19    1   3   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .834   18   10   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .865   20    1   1   GDP
  R Cedeno 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .709         0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .243  .818   21    3   0   
M DeRosa 2B-RF-2B             4   1   1   1    0   1  .275  .813   12    2   2   HR
K Fukudome RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .775    5    0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  R Johnson PH-RF             2   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .808    7    1   0   
G Soto C                      2   1   0   0    1   0  .278  .844   14    6   0   
  C Gaudin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .720    4    0   0   
C Zambrano P                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .364  .955    5    0   2   HR
  M Fontenot 2B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .914    3    1   1   
  H Blanco PH-C               1   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .732   13    1   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   9              160   27   9

BATTING

HR: M DeRosa (13, off T Wellemeyer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); C Zambrano (3, off T Wellemeyer; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: C Zambrano 4; M DeRosa 4; A Soriano 2; D Lee; R Theriot; M Fontenot; R Johnson.

GIDP: A Ramirez (11).

RBI: A Soriano (56); M DeRosa (64); C Zambrano (11).

2-out RBI: A Soriano.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee.

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
T Wellemeyer, W (9-4)          6.2   6   3   3    1   5   2   4.01   26  112-69   40·11·18   11· 7· 2· 0     54    -     0.68   0.03
R Villone                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.26    1    9-5     5· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.09  -0.00
R Springer                     1.1   1   0   0    0   4   0   2.17    5   25-15    7· 4· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.20   0.01
B Thompson                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.09    4   14-9     5· 2· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   9   2          36  160-98   57·17·24   15· 8· 2· 0          3-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, L (12-5)           4.1  10   9   9    1   3   4   3.22   24   88-57   36· 5·16    7· 9· 4· 0      9    -     0.78  -0.47
S Marshall                     2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.65    8   28-17   11· 2· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
C Gaudin                       2     5   3   3    1   1   0   3.52   12   44-28   17· 3· 8    2· 3· 5· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    16  12  12    2   6   4          44  160-102  64·10·28   11·15·10· 0           -

R Villone faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 41,436.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. S Schumaker          CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. A Kennedy            2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. R Ludwick            RF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. F Lopez              LF    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. T Glaus              3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. Y Molina             C     7. K Fukudome           RF 
8. T Wellemeyer         P     8. G Soto               C  
9. A Miles              SS    9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-3  1--  2   15%  81% T Glaus         C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
   b 3   1  3-2  1-3  1   14%  62% A Ramirez       T Wellemeyer    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 3   1  1-1  ---  6   11%  59% S Schumaker     C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 2   1  1-0  ---  3  -11%  47% M DeRosa        T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 3   0  3-1  ---  5  -11%  56% C Zambrano      T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   56%  S Schumaker     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   52%  A Kennedy       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  6   48%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   57%  R Ludwick       Single to CF (Line Drive); Schumaker Scores
   O      1--  5   55%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   51%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   53%  R Theriot       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Soriano to 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  8   60%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   58%  T Glaus         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   57%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   56%  T Wellemeyer    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   47%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   49%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  G Soto          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  A Miles         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   R      ---  6   59%  S Schumaker     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   57%  A Kennedy       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   R      ---  1   68%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   67%  R Ludwick       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  5   56%  C Zambrano      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   59%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   56%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   48%  D Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Theriot to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   62%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   66%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  2   81%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
          ---  3   83%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   82%  T Wellemeyer    Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Molina to 2B
   O      -2-  3   80%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Molina to 3B
   O      --3  5   78%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   81%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   82%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   83%  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  7   85%  R Ludwick       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pujols to 2B
   R      12-  4   91%  F Lopez         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Pujols Scores; Ludwick to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   98%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ludwick Scores; Lopez Scores
                  Sean Marshall replaces Kosuke Fukudome pitching and batting 7th; Mike Fontenot replaces Carlos Zambrano playing 2B batting 9th; Mark DeRosa moves to RF
   O      ---  2   97%  Y Molina        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   97%  T Wellemeyer    Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
                  Aaron Miles moves to 2B; Cesar Izturis replaces Adam Kennedy playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   98%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   97%  M Fontenot      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   98%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   98%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Sean Marshall facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   99%  A Miles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  5   98%  S Schumaker     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   98%  C Izturis       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   99%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   99%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Sean Marshall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   99%  R Ludwick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Reed Johnson pinch hits for Sean Marshall batting 7th
   O      ---  4   99%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  4   99%  G Soto          Walk
                  Ron Villone replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching and batting 8th; Henry Blanco pinch hits for Mike Fontenot batting 9th
          1--  9   99%  H Blanco        Walk; Soto to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Felipe Lopez pitching and batting 5th; Joe Mather replaces Ron Villone playing LF batting 8th
   R      12-  3   98%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Soto Scores; Blanco to 2B
   O      12-  7   99%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Chad Gaudin facing 6-7-8
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Geovany Soto pitching and batting 8th; Henry Blanco moves to C; Mark DeRosa moves to 2B; Reed Johnson moves to RF
   O      ---  2   99%  T Glaus         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   99%  Y Molina        Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  J Mather        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Chad Gaudin facing 1-2-3
                  Ronny Cedeno replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6  100%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6  100%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Izturis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1  100%  R Ludwick       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Izturis Scores
                  Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 5th
          1--  1  100%  R Ankiel        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pujols to 2B
                  Joel Pineiro pinch runs for Rick Ankiel batting 5th
          12-  2  100%  T Glaus         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B; Pineiro to 2B
   RR     123  3  100%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pujols Scores; Pineiro Scores; Glaus to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  J Mather        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-12, Brad Thompson facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Thompson replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3  100%  R Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Chad Gaudin batting 8th
   O      1--  4  100%  D Ward          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  H Blanco        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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