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Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 7:08PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,894, Time of Game: 3:21
Cardinals
2
11-7
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
3
6-12
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: James Russell (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0   0    2  6  2
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    3 10  1
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 3 1 0 0 2 1 .347 .899 20 10 -0.028 1.20 0.077 -0.106 -0.3 1 2 GDP
Skip Schumaker 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 20 13 -0.136 1.44 0.021 -0.157 -1.3 2 2
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Holliday LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .215 .667 18 14 0.416 1.37 0.539 -0.123 1.2 2 0 HR
Carlos Beltran RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .262 .861 21 13 -0.092 1.03 0.030 -0.122 -0.4 2 0
David Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .328 .881 11 8 -0.075 1.17 0.027 -0.102 -0.5 0 2
   Marc Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tyler Greene 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .631 7 4 -0.032 1.26 0.000 -0.032 -0.1 0 0
Yadier Molina C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 .925 18 9 0.045 1.05 0.090 -0.045 0.1 10 3 2B,SB
Matt Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .781 20 13 -0.046 1.19 0.039 -0.085 -0.5 12 0
Shane Robinson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .385 1.025 16 8 -0.074 1.65 0.061 -0.135 -0.2 0 0 2B
Adam Wainwright P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 5 -0.076 1.62 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 0 1
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Daniel Descalso PH-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .655 11 4 -0.049 1.53 0.004 -0.053 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 35 2 6 2 6 12 .171 .607 167 101 -0.147 1.28 0.888 -1.036 -2.7 29 13
2B: Y Molina (8, off J Samardzija); S Robinson (2, off M Bowden).
HR: M Holliday (4, off C Marmol; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: M Holliday 4; Y Molina 3; S Robinson 2; S Schumaker; D Freese.
GIDP: R Furcal (1).
RBI: M Holliday 2 (10).
2-out RBI: M Holliday 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: Y Molina (1); R Furcal (3).
Baserunning
SB: Y Molina (2, 3rd base off J Samardzija/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 5 1 2 0 0 1 .259 .704 27 17 -0.089 1.34 0.120 -0.209 -0.2 2 0 2·2B
Tony Campana CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .556 1.156 17 11 0.072 1.34 0.143 -0.071 0.2 2 0 2·SB,SH
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 0 1 0 3 .338 .814 17 11 -0.140 1.50 0.024 -0.164 -0.7 2 4 SF
Bryan LaHair 1B 4 1 2 1 1 2 .375 1.180 19 9 0.449 1.82 0.478 -0.029 1.2 8 0 HR,IW
Alfonso Soriano LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .233 .500 19 10 0.449 1.84 0.518 -0.070 2.1 3 0 2B
Ian Stewart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .529 16 10 -0.111 1.16 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 0 1
Darwin Barney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .743 14 11 -0.088 1.14 0.028 -0.116 -1.2 1 3
Geovany Soto C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .140 .464 11 4 0.035 2.15 0.083 -0.048 0.0 12 0 IW
Jeff Samardzija P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 11 8 -0.085 1.71 0.000 -0.085 -1.0 0 1
   Shawn Camp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blake DeWitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .245 1 1 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Rafael Dolis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Michael Bowden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Mather PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .733 4 3 -0.131 4.60 0.000 -0.131 -0.6
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 3 10 3 2 10 .270 .732 156 95 0.352 1.59 1.394 -1.043 -1.2 30 10
2B: A Soriano (1, off A Wainwright); D DeJesus 2 (4, 2 off A Wainwright).
HR: B LaHair (3, off M Rzepczynski; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: S Castro (2, off A Wainwright).
SH: T Campana (2, off A Wainwright).
IBB: B LaHair (1, by F Salas); G Soto (1, by A Wainwright).
TB: B LaHair 5; A Soriano 4; D DeJesus 4; T Campana 2; G Soto.
RBI: S Castro (9); B LaHair (10); A Soriano (10).
2-out RBI: A Soriano.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Barney-S Castro-B LaHair.
E: C Marmol (1).
Baserunning
SB: T Campana 2 (4, 2nd base off F Salas/Y Molina, 2nd base off A Wainwright/Y Molina).
Pickoffs: D DeJesus (2nd base by Y Molina).

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
Adam Wainwright 6 6 1 1 1 7 0 7.32 24 93 57 33 9 15 10 6 3 0 62 0.155 1.00 1.8
Victor Marte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.12 3 6 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.54 0.5
Marc Rzepczynski, BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.60 8 30 19 13 2 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 -0.309 2.04 -0.5
Fernando Salas, L (0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.14 6 27 13 6 3 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 -0.237 3.45 -0.5
Team Totals 9.2 10 3 3 2 10 1 2.79 41 156 95 56 14 25 18 11 5 0 62 2 0 -0.351 1.28 1.2

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
Jeff Samardzija 6.2 4 0 0 2 9 0 4.13 25 90 63 34 14 15 10 4 1 0 73 0.369 1.15 2.8
Shawn Camp, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.083 3.31 0.4
Rafael Dolis, H (2) 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.35 3 14 5 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.060 2.19 0.2
Carlos Marmol, BS (2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 6.35 3 13 7 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 -0.528 1.20 -1.8
Michael Bowden 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.25 6 29 13 10 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.034 0.89 0.5
James Russell, W (1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 17 11 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.130 1.75 0.5
Team Totals 10 6 2 2 6 12 1 1.80 41 167 101 58 20 23 12 11 4 0 73 3 1 0.148 1.59 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: F Salas (1; B LaHair); A Wainwright (1; G Soto).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Conroy, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 38,894.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 David DeJesus RF
2 Skip Schumaker 2B 2 Tony Campana CF
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Starlin Castro SS
4 Carlos Beltran RF 4 Bryan LaHair 1B
5 David Freese 3B 5 Alfonso Soriano LF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Ian Stewart 3B
7 Matt Carpenter 1B 7 Darwin Barney 2B
8 Shane Robinson CF 8 Geovany Soto C
9 Adam Wainwright P 9 Jeff Samardzija P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR STL M. Holliday C. Marmol -54% 28% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Furcal Scores
b9 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC B. LaHair M. Rzepczynski 44% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b10 2-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R CHC A. Soriano F. Salas 39% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Campana Scores; LaHair to 2B
b9 2-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather F. Salas -13% 50% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright 9% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); LaHair to 3B

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' Jeff Samardzija facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Samardzija 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Samardzija 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Samardzija 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. DeJesus A. Wainwright 6% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Campana A. Wainwright -1% 60% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); DeJesus to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO CHC S. Castro A. Wainwright 2% 62% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; DeJesus Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. LaHair A. Wainwright -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Samardzija 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Freese J. Samardzija -3% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Samardzija 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright 3% 69% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC I. Stewart A. Wainwright -1% 68% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Soriano to 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Barney A. Wainwright -3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Soriano to 3B
b2 1-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright -3% 62% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Robinson J. Samardzija -4% 58% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Samardzija 4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL R. Furcal J. Samardzija 6% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC J. Samardzija A. Wainwright -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus A. Wainwright -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC T. Campana A. Wainwright 1% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro A. Wainwright 1% 67% Campana Steals 2B; Campana to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 1-0 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O CHC S. Castro A. Wainwright -3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Samardzija 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday J. Samardzija 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Samardzija 1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC B. LaHair A. Wainwright 3% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright 9% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); LaHair to 3B
b4 1-0 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O CHC I. Stewart A. Wainwright -5% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Barney A. Wainwright -7% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b4 1-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Samardzija A. Wainwright -6% 65% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Samardzija 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Samardzija -6% 62% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija 5% 67% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Robinson J. Samardzija -1% 66% Molina Steals 3B
t5 0-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Robinson J. Samardzija 5% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC D. DeJesus A. Wainwright 6% 77% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-0 0 -2- 2,(0-2)  O CHC T. Campana A. Wainwright -8% 70% DeJesus Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b5 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Campana A. Wainwright -1% 68% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Castro A. Wainwright -1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Samardzija 4% 71% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
t6 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Furcal J. Samardzija 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker J. Samardzija -2% 71% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t6 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Samardzija 4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair A. Wainwright -2% 73% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright -1% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b6 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC I. Stewart A. Wainwright -1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Beltran J. Samardzija 4% 75% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t7 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Samardzija 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Samardzija -2% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t7 0-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija -4% 71% Walk; Molina to 2B
Shawn Camp replaces Jeff Samardzija pitching and batting 9th
t7 0-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Robinson S. Camp 8% 80% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Victor Marte facing 7-8-9
Victor Marte replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC D. Barney V. Marte -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
b7 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Soto V. Marte -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Blake DeWitt pinch hits for Shawn Camp (P) batting 9th
b7 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. DeWitt V. Marte -1% 76% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rafael Dolis facing 9-1-2
Rafael Dolis replaces Blake DeWitt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Daniel Descalso pinch hits for Victor Marte (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Descalso R. Dolis 5% 81% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t8 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Furcal R. Dolis -6% 75% Walk
t8 0-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Dolis 7% 82% Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
Carlos Marmol replaces Rafael Dolis pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR STL M. Holliday C. Marmol -54% 28% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Furcal Scores
t8 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Beltran C. Marmol -1% 27% Walk
t8 2-1 2 1-- STL D. Freese C. Marmol -2% 25% Beltran Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Beltran to 3B
t8 2-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Freese C. Marmol 4% 29% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Marc Rzepczynski facing 1-2-3
Marc Rzepczynski replaces David Freese (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Daniel Descalso moves from PH to 3B
b8 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus M. Rzepczynski -6% 23% Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
b8 1-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC T. Campana M. Rzepczynski -4% 18% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b8 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Castro M. Rzepczynski -3% 15% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Michael Bowden facing 6-7-8
Michael Bowden replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina M. Bowden 2% 17% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Carpenter M. Bowden 1% 18% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Robinson M. Bowden -2% 16% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t9 2-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Descalso M. Bowden -0% 16% Walk
t9 2-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Furcal M. Bowden -2% 14% Walk; Robinson to 3B; Descalso to 2B
t9 2-1 2 123 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Bowden 5% 19% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Marc Rzepczynski facing 4-5-6
b9 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC B. LaHair M. Rzepczynski 44% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b9 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano M. Rzepczynski -6% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC I. Stewart M. Rzepczynski -4% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Barney M. Rzepczynski 3% 56% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Barney to 1B
b9 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC G. Soto M. Rzepczynski 7% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Barney to 3B
Fernando Salas replaces Skip Schumaker (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Tyler Greene replaces Marc Rzepczynski (P) playing 2B batting 5th
Joe Mather pinch hits for Michael Bowden (P) batting 9th
b9 2-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Mather F. Salas -0% 63% Defensive Indifference; Soto to 2B
b9 2-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather F. Salas -13% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' James Russell facing 3-4-5
James Russell replaces Joe Mather (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t10 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Russell 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t10 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Russell 4% 60% Flyball: CF
t10 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Greene J. Russell 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 1-2-3
b10 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus F. Salas -6% 57% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b10 2-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC T. Campana F. Salas 5% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b10 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Castro F. Salas 6% 69% Campana Steals 2B
b10 2-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Castro F. Salas -9% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b10 2-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC B. LaHair F. Salas 0% 61% Intentional Walk
b10 2-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R CHC A. Soriano F. Salas 39% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Campana Scores; LaHair to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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