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Standings
SEA
@BAL		1
2		 
(12)
TBR
@CLE		7
4
KCR
@NYY		11
5
WSN
@ATL		5
6		 
(10)
STL
@CHC		9
1
NYM
@COL		9
5
ARI
@SFG		2
3
Thursday, May 12, 2011, 1:22PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 32,559, Time of Game: 2:48
Cardinals
9
22-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
1
16-20
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Jaime Garcia (5-0)
L: Casey Coleman (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  5  0   0  1  0   3  0  0    9 16  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  9  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jon Jay RF 6 1 3 3 0 1 .286 .864 16 10 0.099 0.45 0.123 -0.024 2.5 3 0 2B
Allen Craig 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .289 .800 16 8 0.037 0.42 0.038 -0.001 0.4 0 1 SF
   Nick Punto 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .778 7 4 0.003 0.05 0.003 0.000 1.0 1 1 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .769 17 10 -0.076 0.45 0.001 -0.077 -1.8 12 1
Matt Holliday LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .390 1.088 25 12 0.117 0.27 0.122 -0.004 1.1 0 0 HR
Colby Rasmus CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .313 .873 14 8 0.029 0.29 0.042 -0.012 0.4 3 0 2·2B
Yadier Molina C 5 2 3 1 0 0 .294 .767 18 14 0.109 0.40 0.123 -0.013 1.7 5 0 2·2B,GDP
Daniel Descalso 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .639 21 13 -0.057 0.34 0.000 -0.057 -1.5 1 3
Tyler Greene SS 3 2 1 1 2 1 .250 .704 15 5 0.015 0.36 0.019 -0.004 0.7 2 3 2B,IW
Jaime Garcia P 3 1 1 1 1 0 .105 .255 14 9 0.078 0.68 0.084 -0.007 0.4 0 1
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .593 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 40 9 16 9 5 4 .400 1.107 169 96 0.354 0.39 0.555 -0.199 4.8 27 10
2B: N Punto (3, off J Grabow); T Greene (2, off J Berg); C Rasmus 2 (9, 1 off C Coleman, 1 off J Grabow); Y Molina 2 (9, 1 off C Coleman, 1 off J Berg); J Jay (1, off C Coleman).
HR: M Holliday (5, off C Coleman; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: A Craig (1, off C Coleman).
IBB: T Greene (1, by C Coleman).
TB: C Rasmus 5; Y Molina 5; M Holliday 5; J Jay 4; N Punto 2; T Greene 2; J Garcia; A Craig; A Pujols.
GIDP: Y Molina (7).
RBI: J Jay 3 (5); N Punto (8); T Greene (6); A Craig (9); Y Molina (16); M Holliday (26); J Garcia (1).
2-out RBI: J Jay; N Punto.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Craig-T Greene-A Pujols.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .322 .776 10 8 -0.008 0.39 0.023 -0.031 -0.5 2 2 2B
Darwin Barney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .740 9 8 -0.042 0.42 0.000 -0.042 -1.0 1 6
Marlon Byrd CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 .721 11 8 -0.021 0.32 0.007 -0.029 -0.5 5 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .725 18 12 -0.014 0.35 0.013 -0.027 -0.3 1 0
Jeff Baker RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .357 .846 13 8 0.061 0.35 0.061 0.000 1.3 2 0
Carlos Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .687 13 7 -0.002 0.64 0.042 -0.045 -0.2 10 0 GDP
Alfonso Soriano LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .260 .837 6 4 -0.019 0.92 0.027 -0.046 -0.2 1 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blake DeWitt LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .739 2 2 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Welington Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 11 9 -0.079 0.79 0.000 -0.079 -1.6 5 0
Casey Coleman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 3 3 -0.013 0.54 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 1
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Colvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .456 4 2 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
   Justin Berg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reed Johnson LF-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 1.041 4 4 0.004 0.03 0.004 0.000 0.5 0 0 2B
Team Totals 35 1 9 1 1 4 .257 .592 104 75 -0.143 0.47 0.177 -0.322 -3.2 27 9
2B: S Castro (7, off J Garcia); R Johnson (4, off J Garcia).
TB: J Baker 3; R Johnson 2; S Castro 2; A Soriano 2; M Byrd; A Ramirez.
GIDP: C Pena (2).
RBI: J Baker (10).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Barney-C Pena; D Barney-S Castro-C Pena.

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
Jaime Garcia, W (5-0) 7 9 1 1 1 4 0 1.89 30 84 61 37 6 18 14 11 4 0 58 0.142 0.56 2.2
Mitchell Boggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 3 15 9 5 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Fernando Salas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.32 3 5 5 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 36 104 75 45 9 21 16 15 5 0 58 0 0 0.143 0.39 3.2

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
Casey Coleman, L (1-3) 4.1 9 6 6 4 0 1 7.22 24 82 41 29 2 10 7 13 7 0 17 -0.344 0.70 -4.2
James Russell 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.45 3 15 9 6 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.006 0.13 0.5
Justin Berg 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.09 9 31 20 14 1 5 4 5 2 0 0 0 -0.008 0.07 -0.4
John Grabow 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.30 7 27 17 11 4 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 -0.010 0.04 -1.2
Carlos Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.62 3 14 9 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 16 9 9 5 4 1 9.00 46 169 96 61 11 24 13 24 13 0 17 2 1 -0.356 0.47 -4.8
Balks: None.
WP: J Grabow (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Coleman (2; T Greene).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 32,559.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Jon Jay RF 1 Starlin Castro SS
2 Allen Craig 2B 2 Darwin Barney 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Marlon Byrd CF
4 Matt Holliday LF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Colby Rasmus CF 5 Jeff Baker RF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Carlos Pena 1B
7 Daniel Descalso 3B 7 Alfonso Soriano LF
8 Tyler Greene SS 8 Welington Castillo C
9 Jaime Garcia P 9 Casey Coleman 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
t2 2-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR STL J. Jay C. Coleman 11% 89% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Molina Scores; Greene Scores; Garcia to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. Holliday C. Coleman 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina C. Coleman 10% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Rasmus to 3B
t2 1-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  R STL J. Garcia C. Coleman 8% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Rasmus Scores; Molina to 3B; Greene to 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO STL A. Pujols C. Coleman -5% 45% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Craig out at 1B/2B-1B

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' Casey Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Jay C. Coleman -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Craig C. Coleman 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO STL A. Pujols C. Coleman -5% 45% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Craig out at 1B/2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro J. Garcia 2% 48% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Barney J. Garcia 1% 49% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Byrd J. Garcia 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Casey Coleman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. Holliday C. Coleman 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Rasmus C. Coleman 3% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina C. Coleman 10% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Rasmus to 3B
t2 1-0 0 -23 5,(3-1)  O STL D. Descalso C. Coleman -5% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t2 1-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL T. Greene C. Coleman 1% 70% Intentional Walk
t2 1-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  R STL J. Garcia C. Coleman 8% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Rasmus Scores; Molina to 3B; Greene to 2B
t2 2-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR STL J. Jay C. Coleman 11% 89% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Molina Scores; Greene Scores; Garcia to 3B
t2 4-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO STL A. Craig C. Coleman 1% 90% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Garcia Scores; Jay to 3B
t2 5-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols C. Coleman -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Garcia 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -2% 89% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b2 0-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Pena J. Garcia 2% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC A. Soriano J. Garcia -1% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Baker to 2B
b2 0-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC W. Castillo J. Garcia 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Casey Coleman facing 4-5-6
t3 5-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Holliday C. Coleman 1% 93% Walk
t3 5-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL C. Rasmus C. Coleman -1% 92% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t3 5-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO STL Y. Molina C. Coleman -1% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 9-1-2
b3 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Coleman J. Garcia 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b3 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro J. Garcia -2% 90% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney J. Garcia 2% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Castro to 3B
b3 0-5 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Byrd J. Garcia 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Casey Coleman facing 7-8-9
t4 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Descalso C. Coleman -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 5-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Greene C. Coleman -0% 92% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t4 5-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Garcia C. Coleman 0% 93% Walk
t4 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Jay C. Coleman 0% 93% Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Garcia to 2B
t4 5-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Craig C. Coleman 1% 94% Walk; Garcia to 3B; Jay to 2B
t4 5-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols C. Coleman -2% 92% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 4-5-6
b4 0-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Garcia 1% 93% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b4 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC C. Pena J. Garcia 3% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Casey Coleman facing 4-5-6
t5 5-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday C. Coleman -0% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL C. Rasmus C. Coleman 1% 95% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 5-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R STL Y. Molina C. Coleman 2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rasmus Scores
James Russell replaces Casey Coleman pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-0 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Russell -0% 97% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t5 6-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Greene J. Russell 0% 97% Walk; Molina to 2B
t5 6-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Garcia J. Russell -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC A. Soriano J. Garcia -1% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 0-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC W. Castillo J. Garcia 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
Tyler Colvin pinch hits for James Russell (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC T. Colvin J. Garcia 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 0-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Castro J. Garcia 1% 98% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cubs' Justin Berg facing 1-2-3
Justin Berg replaces Tyler Colvin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Jay J. Berg -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 6-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Craig J. Berg -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 6-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL A. Pujols J. Berg 0% 98% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t6 6-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Holliday J. Berg 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pujols to 2B
t6 6-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Rasmus J. Berg -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 2-3-4
Nick Punto replaces Allen Craig playing 2B batting 2nd
b6 0-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney J. Garcia 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Byrd J. Garcia -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 0-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC A. Ramirez J. Garcia -1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Byrd to 2B
b6 0-6 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -3% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Byrd Scores; Ramirez to 2B
b6 1-6 1 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC C. Pena J. Garcia -4% 89% Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Baker to 2B
b6 1-6 1 123 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Garcia 5% 93% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-6 2 123 3,(0-2)  O CHC W. Castillo J. Garcia 4% 97% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cubs' Justin Berg facing 6-7-8
t7 6-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  STL Y. Molina J. Berg 1% 98% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 6-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Descalso J. Berg -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Molina to 3B
t7 6-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL T. Greene J. Berg 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Molina Scores
t7 7-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Garcia J. Berg -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep SS)
John Grabow replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Reed Johnson replaces Justin Berg (P) playing LF batting 9th
t7 7-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R STL J. Jay J. Grabow 1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Greene Scores; Jay to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 8-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  STL N. Punto J. Grabow 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Jay to 3B
t7 8-1 2 --3 7,(3-2)  R STL N. Punto J. Grabow 0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Jay Scores
t7 9-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols J. Grabow -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 9-1-2
b7 1-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Johnson J. Garcia -0% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-9 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Castro J. Garcia 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-9 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Barney J. Garcia 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-9 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Byrd J. Garcia 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Cubs' John Grabow facing 4-5-6
t8 9-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Grabow -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL C. Rasmus J. Grabow 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 9-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Grabow -0% 100% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t8 9-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O STL D. Descalso J. Grabow -0% 100% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 4-5-6
Mitchell Boggs replaces Jaime Garcia pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez M. Boggs 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 1-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Baker M. Boggs 0% 100% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b8 1-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Pena M. Boggs 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 8-9-1
Carlos Marmol replaces Marlon Byrd (CF) pitching and batting 3rd
Blake DeWitt replaces John Grabow (P) playing LF batting 7th
Reed Johnson moves from LF to CF
t9 9-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Greene C. Marmol -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Mark Hamilton pinch hits for Mitchell Boggs (P) batting 9th
t9 9-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Hamilton C. Marmol 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay C. Marmol -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 7-8-9
Fernando Salas replaces Mark Hamilton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. DeWitt F. Salas 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 1-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC W. Castillo F. Salas 0% 100% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b9 1-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Johnson F. Salas 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.

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