Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 2009 > Jul 12, 2009, Cardinals at Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

News: s-r blog:See League Trends with League Splits in Team Split Finders – Baseball-Reference.com

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
NYY
@LAA		4
5
TOR
@BAL		2
4
KCR
@BOS		0
6
CLE
@DET		1
10
CHW
@MIN		7
13
TEX
@SEA		3
5
OAK
@TBR		7
3
FLA
@ARI		8
1
STL
@CHC		3
7
STL
@CHC		4
2
ATL
@COL		7
8
WSN
@HOU		0
5
LAD
@MIL		7
4
CIN
@NYM		7
9
PIT
@PHI		2
5
SDP
@SFG		10
4
Sunday, July 12, 2009, 12:07PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,701, Time of Game: 2:43
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
3
48-42
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
7
43-42
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Kyle Lohse (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  6  2
Cubs            3  0  0   1  0  0   3  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
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .301 .757 16 10 -0.033 0.70 0.024 -0.058 -0.2 1 1
Colby Rasmus CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .277 .803 21 11 -0.026 0.88 0.036 -0.062 -0.3 6 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .337 1.193 14 9 0.120 0.89 0.162 -0.042 1.3 7 2 2B
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .256 .790 14 10 -0.014 0.73 0.042 -0.056 0.1 3 0 2B
Chris Duncan LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .234 .705 17 6 -0.047 1.12 0.022 -0.070 -0.4 1 0
Joe Thurston 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .227 .673 12 9 0.096 1.21 0.144 -0.048 0.8 0 1
Jason LaRue C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 .606 13 9 -0.118 1.18 0.000 -0.118 -1.3 3 0
Kyle Lohse P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .596 6 4 -0.066 1.27 0.000 -0.066 -0.7 2 0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Ankiel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .647 6 3 -0.045 1.72 0.000 -0.045 -0.2
   Todd Wellemeyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 .242 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   P.J. Walters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nick Stavinoha PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .599 4 3 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
Brendan Ryan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .708 13 10 -0.075 0.74 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 1 1
Team Totals 33 3 6 3 3 10 .182 .492 136 84 -0.213 0.95 0.430 -0.645 -1.8 24 5
2B: A Pujols (22, off C Zambrano); R Ludwick (9, off C Marmol).
TB: R Ludwick 3; A Pujols 2; J Thurston 2; S Schumaker.
RBI: A Pujols 2 (87); J Thurston (22).
2-out RBI: J Thurston.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: A Pujols (7); S Schumaker (7).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kosuke Fukudome CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .790 19 11 -0.062 0.55 0.002 -0.064 -0.5 1 0
Ryan Theriot SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .299 .778 17 11 0.020 0.42 0.052 -0.032 -0.4 1 2 2·2B
Alfonso Soriano LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .236 .720 18 10 0.062 0.87 0.081 -0.019 0.7 2 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Fontenot PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .665 4 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Micah Hoffpauir 1B 4 2 1 3 1 0 .245 .741 12 7 0.187 1.08 0.245 -0.058 2.2 4 2 HR
Jake Fox 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .917 19 13 0.026 0.72 0.078 -0.052 -0.1 0 3 2B
   Kevin Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Milton Bradley RF 1 1 0 0 3 0 .237 .745 19 6 0.072 1.24 0.106 -0.034 1.1 5 0
Jeff Baker 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .487 15 10 -0.100 1.40 0.011 -0.111 -1.0 2 0
   Sam Fuld PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .862 5 3 0.065 1.97 0.065 0.000 1.0 0 0
Koyie Hill C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .628 8 6 -0.068 1.43 0.052 -0.120 0.1 10 0
Carlos Zambrano P 3 1 1 1 0 0 .225 .719 6 4 0.094 0.71 0.128 -0.035 0.5 1 0 HR
   Sean Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .462 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Andres Blanco PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .547 1 1 -0.009 0.25 0.000 -0.009 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 9 4 6 3 .257 .880 143 85 0.286 0.89 0.820 -0.535 2.7 27 7
2B: R Theriot 2 (16, 2 off K Lohse); J Fox (7, off K Lohse).
HR: M Hoffpauir (8, off K Lohse; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); C Zambrano (3, off K Lohse; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
TB: R Theriot 4; C Zambrano 4; M Hoffpauir 4; J Fox 3; A Soriano 2; J Baker.
RBI: M Hoffpauir 3 (25); C Zambrano (5).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
E: R Theriot (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
Kyle Lohse, L (4-5) 5 8 4 4 3 2 2 4.26 26 96 60 39 8 13 8 13 1 0 34 -0.164 0.99 -1.3
Jason Motte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.59 3 6 5 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.050 0.64 0.5
Todd Wellemeyer 0.1 1 3 0 2 0 0 5.56 4 12 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.075 1.22 -1.1
P.J. Walters 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.71 8 29 18 10 3 5 4 2 0 0 3 3 -0.098 0.50 -0.9
Team Totals 8 9 7 4 6 3 2 4.50 41 143 85 55 11 19 15 17 1 0 34 3 3 -0.287 0.95 -2.7

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 (5-4) 6 5 3 3 2 7 0 3.53 25 94 56 29 11 16 4 12 2 0 55 0.074 1.11 0.2
Sean Marshall, H (4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 3 14 10 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.098 1.26 0.5
Carlos Marmol 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.64 5 17 11 4 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.42 0.5
Kevin Gregg 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.32 3 11 7 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 3 10 0 3.00 36 136 84 42 15 27 7 16 2 0 55 0 0 0.213 0.89 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 40,701.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Skip Schumaker 2B 1 Kosuke Fukudome CF
2 Colby Rasmus CF 2 Ryan Theriot SS
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Alfonso Soriano LF
4 Ryan Ludwick RF 4 Micah Hoffpauir 1B
5 Chris Duncan LF 5 Jake Fox 3B
6 Joe Thurston 3B 6 Milton Bradley RF
7 Jason LaRue C 7 Jeff Baker 2B
8 Kyle Lohse P 8 Koyie Hill C
9 Brendan Ryan SS 9 Carlos Zambrano P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Lohse 20% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Theriot Scores; Soriano Scores
t3 0-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano -16% 59% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Schumaker Scores; Rasmus Scores
b4 3-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC C. Zambrano K. Lohse 13% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t3 2-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL J. Thurston C. Zambrano -11% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pujols Scores; Duncan to 2B
b5 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Hill K. Lohse -7% 66% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
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,(1-0)  O STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Rasmus C. Zambrano 2% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome K. Lohse -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Theriot K. Lohse 4% 57% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  CHC A. Soriano K. Lohse 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Lohse 20% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Theriot Scores; Soriano Scores
b1 3-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC J. Fox K. Lohse -1% 78% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 3-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Bradley K. Lohse 1% 79% Walk
b1 3-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC J. Baker K. Lohse 1% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bradley to 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Hill K. Lohse -2% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL R. Ludwick C. Zambrano -3% 74% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t2 0-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL C. Duncan C. Zambrano 3% 77% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t2 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Thurston C. Zambrano -3% 74% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ludwick to 2B
t2 0-3 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL J. LaRue C. Zambrano 4% 78% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t2 0-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL K. Lohse C. Zambrano 4% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
b2 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Zambrano K. Lohse -1% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome K. Lohse -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Theriot K. Lohse 1% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b2 3-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC A. Soriano K. Lohse -2% 79% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Ryan C. Zambrano 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano -2% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL C. Rasmus C. Zambrano -4% 75% Walk; Schumaker to 2B
t3 0-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano -16% 59% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Schumaker Scores; Rasmus Scores
t3 2-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ludwick C. Zambrano 4% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 2-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL C. Duncan C. Zambrano -1% 62% Walk
t3 2-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL J. Thurston C. Zambrano -11% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pujols Scores; Duncan to 2B
t3 3-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. LaRue C. Zambrano 5% 56% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
b3 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Lohse -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b3 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Fox K. Lohse 5% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 3-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Bradley K. Lohse -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Fox to 3B
b3 3-3 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O CHC J. Baker K. Lohse -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
t4 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL K. Lohse C. Zambrano 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t4 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Ryan C. Zambrano 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 3-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker C. Zambrano 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
b4 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC K. Hill K. Lohse -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 3-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC C. Zambrano K. Lohse 13% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome K. Lohse -2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 4-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot K. Lohse -1% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
t5 3-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL C. Rasmus C. Zambrano 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols C. Zambrano 2% 69% Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Weak SS); Pujols out at 2B/2B
t5 3-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ludwick C. Zambrano 2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
b5 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano K. Lohse 3% 74% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b5 4-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Lohse -3% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 4-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Fox K. Lohse 3% 74% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Soriano to 2B
b5 4-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Bradley K. Lohse 5% 79% Walk; Soriano to 3B; Fox to 2B
b5 4-3 1 123 6,(2-2)  O CHC J. Baker K. Lohse -7% 72% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b5 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Hill K. Lohse -7% 66% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
t6 3-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan C. Zambrano 4% 69% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Thurston C. Zambrano 3% 72% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t6 3-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. LaRue C. Zambrano 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 9-1-2
Jason Motte replaces Kyle Lohse pitching and batting 8th
b6 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Zambrano J. Motte -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome J. Motte -2% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b6 4-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Motte -1% 69% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
Sean Marshall replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Jason Motte (P) batting 8th
t7 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Marshall 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL B. Ryan S. Marshall 3% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Marshall 2% 79% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
Todd Wellemeyer replaces Rick Ankiel (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b7 4-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC A. Soriano T. Wellemeyer 3% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 4-3 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Hoffpauir T. Wellemeyer 4% 86% Walk; Soriano to 2B
b7 4-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Fox T. Wellemeyer -4% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 4-3 1 12- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Bradley T. Wellemeyer 5% 86% Walk; Soriano to 3B; Hoffpauir to 2B
P.J. Walters replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching and batting 8th
Sam Fuld pinch hits for Jeff Baker (2B) batting 7th
b7 4-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  R CHC S. Fuld P. Walters 6% 93% Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Soriano Scores/unER/No RBI; Hoffpauir to 3B; Bradley to 2B
b7 5-3 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR CHC K. Hill P. Walters 5% 98% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Short RF); Hoffpauir Scores/unER/No RBI; Bradley Scores/unER/No RBI; Fuld to 3B
Andres Blanco pinch hits for Sean Marshall (P) batting 9th
b7 7-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Blanco P. Walters -1% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 7-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  CHC K. Fukudome P. Walters 0% 97% Walk; Hill to 2B
b7 7-3 2 123 3,(2-0)  O CHC R. Theriot P. Walters -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
Carlos Marmol replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) pitching and batting 3rd
Andres Blanco moves from PH to 2B
Sam Fuld moves from PH to LF
t8 3-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Rasmus C. Marmol 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 3-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols C. Marmol 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 3-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Ludwick C. Marmol -1% 98% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 3-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Duncan C. Marmol -1% 97% Walk
t8 3-7 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Thurston C. Marmol 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cardinals' P.J. Walters facing 3-4-5
Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Carlos Marmol (P) batting 3rd
b8 7-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot P. Walters -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Hoffpauir P. Walters -0% 98% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b8 7-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Fox P. Walters -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Cubs' Kevin Gregg facing 7-8-9
Kevin Gregg replaces Jake Fox (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Mike Fontenot moves from PH to 3B
t9 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. LaRue K. Gregg 1% 99% Flyball: RF
Nick Stavinoha pinch hits for P.J. Walters (P) batting 8th
t9 3-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL N. Stavinoha K. Gregg 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL B. Ryan K. Gregg 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN200907121
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.