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TOR
@KCR		4
1
BOS
@MIN		6
5
CHW
@OAK		4
0
NYY
@TEX		7
4
PHI
@ARI		5
9
STL
@CHC		2
3
ATL
@LAD		2
7
HOU
@MIL		5
6
SFG
@NYM		6
1
SFG
@NYM		7
2
Monday, April 23, 2012, 7:10PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 37,794, Time of Game: 2:54
Cardinals
2
11-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
3
5-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Rafael Dolis (1-1)
L: Jason Motte (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  7  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .362 .921 21 12 -0.018 0.77 0.036 -0.054 -0.2 1 5
Skip Schumaker CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 17 10 -0.042 1.12 0.048 -0.090 -0.5 2 0 CS
   Shane Robinson PH-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .391 1.005 6 2 0.023 0.63 0.023 0.000 0.2 1 0
Matt Holliday LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .216 .644 17 9 0.173 0.98 0.184 -0.011 1.5 1 0 2B
Carlos Beltran RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .279 .905 14 9 -0.120 1.40 0.006 -0.126 -1.3 1 0
David Freese 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .908 15 9 0.021 1.15 0.062 -0.041 0.4 0 3 HBP
Yadier Molina C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .902 12 10 -0.055 1.11 0.022 -0.077 -0.9 5 0 SF
Matt Carpenter 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .268 .821 15 6 -0.022 0.67 0.033 -0.055 -0.2 10 2
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tyler Greene 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .212 .649 11 7 -0.030 1.25 0.013 -0.043 -0.2 4 3
Jaime Garcia P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .744 9 7 -0.101 1.36 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 0 2
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daniel Descalso 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .655 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 27 2 5 2 5 6 .185 .546 137 81 -0.171 1.06 0.427 -0.598 -2.2 26 16
2B: M Holliday (3, off M Garza).
SF: Y Molina (1, off M Garza).
HBP: D Freese (1, by M Garza).
TB: M Holliday 3; R Furcal; S Schumaker; D Freese.
RBI: C Beltran (9); Y Molina (12).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Furcal-T Greene-M Carpenter 2.
E: R Furcal (2).
Baserunning
CS: S Schumaker (1, 2nd base by M Garza/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .658 13 10 -0.191 1.99 0.000 -0.191 -1.2 4 1
Darwin Barney 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .311 .790 14 9 0.101 1.75 0.135 -0.035 0.6 2 3
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .358 .867 15 9 -0.271 2.18 0.049 -0.320 -1.2 3 5 CS,GDP
Alfonso Soriano LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .420 15 10 -0.108 1.71 0.015 -0.123 -0.4 1 0 SF
Jeff Baker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .518 7 6 -0.080 1.07 0.000 -0.080 -0.5 8 0
   Bryan LaHair PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .361 1.106 12 8 0.095 2.51 0.095 0.000 0.2
Geovany Soto C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .128 .435 15 8 0.134 1.97 0.181 -0.047 0.5 6 1
Reed Johnson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .568 8 8 -0.145 1.19 0.000 -0.145 -0.9 3 0 GDP
   Rafael Dolis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Clevenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .526 1.287 4 3 -0.089 7.12 0.000 -0.089 -0.3
Joe Mather 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 .300 .767 15 7 0.755 3.02 0.817 -0.061 1.9 0 0
Matt Garza P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .222 5 4 0.017 1.29 0.031 -0.013 0.0 0 3 SH
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Campana CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 1.267 2 2 0.113 2.57 0.113 0.000 0.4 0 0 2·SB
Team Totals 29 3 7 3 4 5 .241 .565 125 84 0.331 2.08 1.436 -1.104 -1.0 27 13
SF: A Soriano (2, off J Garcia).
SH: M Garza (1, off J Garcia).
TB: D Barney 2; J Mather 2; T Campana; M Garza; S Castro.
GIDP: S Castro (2); R Johnson (3).
RBI: J Mather 2 (4); A Soriano (9).
2-out RBI: J Mather 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Castro-D Barney; D DeJesus-J Baker.
Outfield Assists: D DeJesus (D Freese at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: T Campana 2 (2, 3rd base off M Boggs/Y Molina, 2nd base off M Boggs/Y Molina).
CS: S Castro (1, 2nd base by J Garcia POCS).

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 7.2 6 1 1 1 4 0 2.49 28 85 61 36 8 17 17 6 0 0 66 0.418 1.34 2.5
Mitchell Boggs, H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.96 2 10 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.066 3.78 0.2
Jason Motte, BS (1), L (1-1) 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 4.05 5 31 18 12 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.812 5.15 -1.8
Team Totals 8.2 7 3 3 4 5 0 3.12 35 126 84 51 11 22 20 6 0 0 66 1 0 -0.328 1.06 1.0

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
Matt Garza 7 4 2 2 3 5 0 3.38 27 108 65 43 6 16 8 10 5 0 63 0.090 1.09 1.3
James Russell 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 3 21 10 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.033 0.87 -0.4
Rafael Dolis, W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.72 4 12 8 6 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0.115 0.92 1.3
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 5 6 0 2.00 34 141 83 53 8 22 9 13 7 0 63 2 0 0.172 2.08 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Garcia (1); M Garza (1).
HBP: M Garza (1; D Freese).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Garcia (1; S Castro, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 37,794.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 44° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 David DeJesus RF
2 Skip Schumaker CF 2 Darwin Barney 2B
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Starlin Castro SS
4 Carlos Beltran RF 4 Alfonso Soriano LF
5 David Freese 3B 5 Jeff Baker 1B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Geovany Soto C
7 Matt Carpenter 1B 7 Reed Johnson CF
8 Tyler Greene 2B 8 Joe Mather 3B
9 Jaime Garcia P 9 Matt Garza P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR CHC J. Mather J. Motte 77% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaHair Scores; Soto Scores
t4 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Holliday M. Garza -14% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Schumaker to 3B
b8 1-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Castro M. Boggs -14% 15% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC S. Castro J. Garcia -13% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b9 1-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC G. Soto J. Motte 12% 32% Walk; LaHair to 2B

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' Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL R. Furcal M. Garza 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Garza 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL M. Holliday M. Garza -1% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran M. Garza 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Garcia -2% 52% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC D. Barney J. Garcia 2% 55% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro J. Garcia 2% 57% Wild Pitch; Barney to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  CHC S. Castro J. Garcia 5% 61% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Barney to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO CHC A. Soriano J. Garcia 2% 63% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Barney Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 1,(1-0)  O CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -2% 61% Castro Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Matt Garza facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese M. Garza 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Garza 2% 65% Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Carpenter M. Garza -1% 64% Walk
t2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Greene M. Garza 2% 66% Baserunner Out Advancing; Carpenter out at 2B/C-2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto J. Garcia -1% 63% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson J. Garcia -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Matt Garza facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Greene M. Garza 3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Garcia M. Garza 2% 66% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Furcal M. Garza 1% 68% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC J. Mather J. Garcia 3% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Garza J. Garcia -1% 69% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Mather to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Garcia -3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mather to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Barney J. Garcia -3% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Matt Garza facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker M. Garza -5% 58% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t4 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Holliday M. Garza -14% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Schumaker to 3B
t4 0-1 0 -23 3,(0-2)  RO STL C. Beltran M. Garza -1% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B; Schumaker Scores; Holliday to 3B
t4 1-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  STL D. Freese M. Garza -2% 42% Hit By Pitch
t4 1-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO STL Y. Molina M. Garza -2% 39% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Holliday Scores
t4 2-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Carpenter M. Garza -2% 37% Walk; Freese to 2B
t4 2-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Greene M. Garza -2% 36% Wild Pitch; Freese to 3B; Carpenter to 2B
t4 2-1 2 -23 6,(3-2)  STL T. Greene M. Garza -1% 35% Walk
t4 2-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Garcia M. Garza 7% 42% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Castro J. Garcia -3% 39% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Garcia -2% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -1% 35% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Furcal M. Garza -4% 32% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 2-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Garza 3% 35% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t5 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Holliday M. Garza 4% 39% Schumaker Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B-1B)
t5 2-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Holliday M. Garza 1% 40% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC G. Soto J. Garcia 6% 46% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b5 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC R. Johnson J. Garcia -11% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 1-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Mather J. Garcia 2% 36% Walk
b5 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Garza J. Garcia 3% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mather to 2B
b5 1-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Garcia -7% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Matt Garza facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Beltran M. Garza 2% 35% Flyball: CF
t6 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese M. Garza 2% 37% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Garza 1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Barney J. Garcia 6% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 1-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC S. Castro J. Garcia -13% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Garcia -2% 30% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Matt Garza facing 7-8-9
t7 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Carpenter M. Garza 2% 32% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Greene M. Garza 2% 34% Lineout: RF
t7 2-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Garcia M. Garza 1% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 5-6-7
b7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Baker J. Garcia -5% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto J. Garcia -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson J. Garcia -2% 24% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' James Russell facing 1-2-3
James Russell replaces Matt Garza pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL R. Furcal J. Russell 2% 26% Strikeout Swinging
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Skip Schumaker (CF) batting 2nd
t8 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Robinson J. Russell -2% 24% Walk
t8 2-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Russell -3% 21% Walk; Robinson to 2B
Rafael Dolis replaces Reed Johnson (CF) pitching and batting 7th
Tony Campana replaces James Russell (P) playing CF batting 9th
t8 2-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO STL C. Beltran R. Dolis 8% 29% Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Robinson out at 2B/SS-2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 8-9-1
Shane Robinson moves from PH to CF
b8 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Mather J. Garcia -6% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC T. Campana J. Garcia 7% 30% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b8 1-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Garcia -8% 22% Strikeout Swinging
Mitchell Boggs replaces Jaime Garcia pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHC D. Barney M. Boggs 3% 25% Campana Steals 2B
b8 1-2 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  CHC D. Barney M. Boggs 1% 26% Campana Steals 3B
b8 1-2 2 --3 7,(3-2)  CHC D. Barney M. Boggs 3% 29% Walk
b8 1-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Castro M. Boggs -14% 15% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Rafael Dolis facing 5-6-7
t9 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL D. Freese R. Dolis -2% 13% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t9 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL Y. Molina R. Dolis 5% 18% Line Drive Double Play: RF; Freese out at 1B/RF-1B
t9 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter R. Dolis 1% 19% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 4-5-6
Jason Motte replaces Matt Carpenter (1B) pitching and batting 7th
Daniel Descalso replaces Mitchell Boggs (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b9 1-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Motte -8% 10% Strikeout Swinging
Bryan LaHair pinch hits for Jeff Baker (1B) batting 5th
b9 1-2 1 --- 12,(3-2)  CHC B. LaHair J. Motte 9% 20% Walk
b9 1-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC G. Soto J. Motte 12% 32% Walk; LaHair to 2B
Steve Clevenger pinch hits for Rafael Dolis (P) batting 7th
b9 1-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Clevenger J. Motte -9% 23% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); LaHair to 3B; Soto to 2B
b9 1-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR CHC J. Mather J. Motte 77% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaHair Scores; Soto Scores
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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  • 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.

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