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MIL
@BOS		3
1
TEX
@CAL		2
0
CLE
@CHW		2
8
DET
@NYY		2
9
KCR
@OAK		6
1
MIN
@SEA		1
2		 
(10)
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@TOR		3
4
HOU
@CIN		9
2
MON
@PHI		3
6
NYM
@PIT		7
2		 
(11)
SFG
@SDP		5
11
CHC
@STL		6
4
Saturday, September 30, 1989 1:36
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 43,570, Time of Game: 3:10
Cubs
6
92-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
4
86-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
W: Jeff Pico (3-1)
L: John Costello (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  2    6 12  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    4 11  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerome Walton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .726 14 10 -0.054 0.72 0.000 -0.054 -0.6 1 0
   Doug Dascenzo CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .165 .423 7 4 0.079 1.40 0.086 -0.007 0.5 0 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .850 4 3 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 1 1
   Curt Wilkerson PH-2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .602 10 6 -0.035 0.60 0.018 -0.053 -0.7 4 2
Dwight Smith LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .324 .873 10 5 0.031 0.53 0.038 -0.008 0.4 3 0
   Andre Dawson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .779 1 1 0.022 0.33 0.022 0.000 0.4 2B
   Gary Varsho PR-RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .184 .496 4 2 -0.027 1.23 0.000 -0.027 -0.4 1 0
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .314 .862 15 10 -0.027 0.95 0.020 -0.047 -0.5 6 1
   Lloyd McClendon PH-1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .851 7 3 0.093 0.88 0.093 0.000 1.2 1 1 IW
Marvell Wynne RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .244 .631 11 6 0.156 1.12 0.199 -0.042 1.4 1 0 3B
   Mitch Webster PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .695 9 6 -0.033 0.71 0.000 -0.033 -0.9 0 0
Vance Law 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .235 .651 9 5 0.111 0.70 0.154 -0.044 1.4 0 2 HR
   Jeff Pico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Les Lancaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .455 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Shawon Dunston SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .724 12 8 -0.028 0.56 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 1 1
   Domingo Ramos SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .656 6 5 -0.015 0.30 0.000 -0.015 -0.5 0 3
Joe Girardi C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248 .635 9 8 0.166 0.89 0.191 -0.025 0.5 6 1 2·2B
Scott Sanderson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .047 .192 4 3 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 1 0
   Paul Kilgus P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .073 .168 4 2 -0.035 0.66 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 0 0
   Dean Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitch Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Salazar 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .735 6 4 0.144 2.70 0.144 0.000 0.7 0 0
Team Totals 39 6 12 5 2 7 .308 .854 142 91 0.525 0.80 0.965 -0.441 1.9 27 12
2B: A Dawson (18, off F DiPino); J Girardi 2 (10, 1 off J DeLeon, 1 off J Costello).
3B: M Wynne (2, off J DeLeon).
HR: V Law (7, off J DeLeon; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: L McClendon (3, by F DiPino).
TB: V Law 5; J Girardi 4; M Wynne 3; A Dawson 2; D Smith; L McClendon; C Wilkerson; D Dascenzo; M Grace; L Salazar.
RBI: V Law 2 (42); M Wynne 2 (39); D Dascenzo (12).
2-out RBI: M Wynne 2; V Law 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Ramos-C Wilkerson-L McClendon; V Law-C Wilkerson-M Grace.
E: P Kilgus (2); V Law (13).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .256 .654 18 14 0.139 2.08 0.239 -0.100 0.6 4 0
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .275 .701 24 10 0.153 1.88 0.234 -0.081 0.7 1 1 SB
Milt Thompson CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .290 .734 19 14 -0.116 1.41 0.057 -0.173 -0.7 2 0
Pedro Guerrero 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .311 .871 19 9 -0.224 2.04 0.091 -0.315 -1.1 8 0 GDP
   Scott Terry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .503 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 .706 12 8 -0.134 1.99 0.045 -0.179 -1.0 0 2
   John Costello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Dayley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Lindeman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .297 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .726 3 3 -0.042 1.69 0.000 -0.042 -0.2
Jose Oquendo 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 .291 .748 18 8 0.136 1.55 0.213 -0.077 0.7 2 3
John Morris RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .606 7 5 -0.059 1.24 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 3 0
   Tom Brunansky PH-RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .239 .722 11 5 -0.107 2.37 0.087 -0.195 -0.8 1 0 GDP
Tony Pena C 5 1 3 0 0 0 .260 .657 10 8 0.242 1.51 0.283 -0.040 2.2 6 1 2B
Jose DeLeon P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .096 .214 8 6 -0.098 1.82 0.000 -0.098 -0.8 0 0
   Todd Zeile PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .704 6 3 -0.033 1.18 0.000 -0.033 -0.2
   Ted Power P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank DiPino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Walling 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .814 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Craig Wilson PH-3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .650 7 4 0.169 4.88 0.169 0.000 1.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 4 11 2 6 6 .289 .702 162 97 0.026 1.85 1.418 -1.392 -0.1 27 7
2B: T Pena (17, off S Sanderson).
TB: T Pena 4; J Oquendo 2; M Thompson 2; O Smith; T Pendleton; C Wilson; V Coleman.
GIDP: T Brunansky (10); P Guerrero (17).
RBI: O Smith (50); C Wilson (1).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
Fielding
E: C Wilson (1).
Baserunning
SB: O Smith (29, 2nd base off P Kilgus/J Girardi).

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
Scott Sanderson 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 3.94 10 26 15 12 2 1 2 6 2 0 50 0.097 1.61 0.9
Paul Kilgus 4.2 5 1 0 1 3 0 4.39 20 78 47 31 5 11 8 8 1 0 0 0 0.176 1.29 1.0
Dean Wilkins, H (2) 0.1 0 2 1 3 1 0 4.60 4 19 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.086 1.85 -0.7
Mitch Williams, BS (11) 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.76 5 20 13 7 1 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 -0.568 4.20 -3.1
Jeff Pico, W (3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81 1 4 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.274 4.86 1.5
Les Lancaster, S (8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.36 4 15 12 7 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.080 1.66 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 2 6 6 0 2.00 44 162 97 63 11 23 13 19 5 0 50 6 2 -0.027 0.80 0.1
D Wilkins faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Jose DeLeon 6 6 3 3 1 5 1 3.05 25 93 59 36 15 8 5 14 2 0 52 -0.088 0.67 -0.3
Ted Power 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.72 3 7 5 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.030 0.40 0.5
Frank DiPino 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.48 3 7 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.017 0.46 -0.4
John Costello, L (5-4) 0.2 3 2 1 0 0 0 3.32 5 16 11 8 0 3 2 3 2 0 2 1 -0.349 1.43 -1.5
Ken Dayley 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.88 3 11 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 -0.027 1.60 0.4
Scott Terry 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.57 2 8 7 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 -0.075 0.82 -0.6
Team Totals 9 12 6 5 2 7 1 5.00 41 142 91 59 17 15 11 21 5 0 52 6 3 -0.526 1.85 -1.9
J Costello faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: F DiPino (7; L McClendon).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 43,570.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jerome Walton CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Ryne Sandberg 2B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Dwight Smith LF 3 Milt Thompson CF
4 Mark Grace 1B 4 Pedro Guerrero 1B
5 Marvell Wynne RF 5 Terry Pendleton 3B
6 Vance Law 3B 6 Jose Oquendo 2B
7 Shawon Dunston SS 7 John Morris RF
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Tony Pena C
9 Scott Sanderson P 9 Jose DeLeon 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
b8 4-4 1 123 4,(0-2)  OO STL P. Guerrero J. Pico 27% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
b8 2-4 0 123 3,(0-2)  R STL V. Coleman M. Williams -20% 30% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Brunansky Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 3B; Wilson to 2B; Coleman to 1B
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC M. Wynne J. DeLeon 20% 69% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores; Grace Scores
t9 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Girardi J. Costello 17% 67% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b8 1-4 0 123 7,(3-2)  R STL C. Wilson M. Williams -17% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Oquendo Scores; Brunansky to 3B; Pena 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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Walton J. DeLeon -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg J. DeLeon -1% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Smith J. DeLeon 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace J. DeLeon 2% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Smith to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC M. Wynne J. DeLeon 20% 69% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores; Grace Scores
t1 2-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O CHC V. Law J. DeLeon -3% 67% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL V. Coleman S. Sanderson -4% 63% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL O. Smith S. Sanderson 4% 66% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL M. Thompson S. Sanderson -4% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Coleman to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- 4,(3-0)  STL P. Guerrero S. Sanderson -7% 56% Walk; Coleman to 3B; Thompson to 2B
b1 0-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton S. Sanderson 8% 64% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Oquendo S. Sanderson 8% 71% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC S. Dunston J. DeLeon -2% 70% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi J. DeLeon -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sanderson J. DeLeon -1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Morris S. Sanderson 2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pena S. Sanderson -4% 66% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b2 0-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. DeLeon S. Sanderson 4% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL V. Coleman S. Sanderson 3% 73% Lineout: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Walton J. DeLeon -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
Curt Wilkerson pinch hits for Ryne Sandberg (2B) batting 2nd
t3 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC C. Wilkerson J. DeLeon 2% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Smith J. DeLeon 3% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilkerson to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 9,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. DeLeon -3% 72% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Wynne J. DeLeon -3% 69% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 2-3-4
Paul Kilgus replaces Scott Sanderson pitching and batting 9th
Curt Wilkerson moves from PH to 2B
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL O. Smith P. Kilgus 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus 2% 74% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b3 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC V. Law J. DeLeon -2% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 2-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Dunston J. DeLeon -1% 72% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t4 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Girardi J. DeLeon 2% 74% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC P. Kilgus J. DeLeon -3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus 3% 74% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus -3% 71% Walk
b4 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Morris P. Kilgus 4% 74% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b4 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Pena P. Kilgus -3% 71% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Oquendo to 3B
b4 0-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O STL J. DeLeon P. Kilgus 6% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC J. Walton J. DeLeon -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC C. Wilkerson J. DeLeon -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t5 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Smith J. DeLeon -1% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
Domingo Ramos replaces Shawon Dunston playing SS batting 7th
Doug Dascenzo replaces Jerome Walton playing CF batting 1st
b5 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus 3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL O. Smith P. Kilgus 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b5 0-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus -2% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL P. Guerrero P. Kilgus 3% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. DeLeon -1% 78% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Wynne J. DeLeon -1% 77% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t6 2-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHC V. Law J. DeLeon 9% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Ramos J. DeLeon -0% 86% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
b6 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL T. Pendleton P. Kilgus -5% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b6 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Oquendo P. Kilgus -8% 74% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Pendleton to 2B
Tom Brunansky pinch hits for John Morris (RF) batting 7th
b6 0-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO STL T. Brunansky P. Kilgus 14% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Pendleton to 3B
b6 0-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R STL T. Pena P. Kilgus -8% 80% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Pendleton Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 1B
Todd Zeile pinch hits for Jose DeLeon (P) batting 9th
b6 1-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Zeile P. Kilgus 3% 83% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ted Power facing 8-9-1
Ted Power replaces Todd Zeile (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tom Brunansky moves from PH to RF
t7 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi T. Power -1% 82% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC P. Kilgus T. Power -1% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
t7 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Dascenzo T. Power -1% 80% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
b7 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman P. Kilgus 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL O. Smith P. Kilgus -4% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-2)  STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus -2% 77% Smith Steals 2B
b7 1-3 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O STL M. Thompson P. Kilgus 6% 83% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
Dean Wilkins replaces Paul Kilgus pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL P. Guerrero D. Wilkins -2% 81% Walk
b7 1-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Pendleton D. Wilkins 7% 88% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Frank DiPino facing 2-3-4
Frank DiPino replaces Ted Power pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Wilkerson F. DiPino -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
Andre Dawson pinch hits for Dwight Smith (LF) batting 3rd
t8 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Dawson F. DiPino 2% 89% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Mark Grace (1B) batting 4th
Gary Varsho pinch runs for Andre Dawson (PH) batting 3rd
t8 3-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC L. McClendon F. DiPino 1% 90% Intentional Walk
John Costello replaces Terry Pendleton (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Denny Walling replaces Frank DiPino (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Mitch Webster pinch hits for Marvell Wynne (RF) batting 5th
t8 3-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Webster J. Costello -2% 88% Lineout: LF
t8 3-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHC V. Law J. Costello 6% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive); Varsho Scores; McClendon to 2B
t8 4-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Ramos J. Costello -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Dean Wilkins facing 6-7-8
Lloyd McClendon moves from PH to 1B
Mitch Webster moves from PH to LF
Gary Varsho moves from PR to RF
b8 1-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Oquendo D. Wilkins -5% 88% Walk
b8 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL T. Brunansky D. Wilkins -9% 79% Walk; Oquendo to 2B
Mitch Williams replaces Dean Wilkins pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pena M. Williams -13% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Oquendo to 3B; Brunansky to 2B
Craig Wilson pinch hits for Denny Walling (3B) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 123 7,(3-2)  R STL C. Wilson M. Williams -17% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Oquendo Scores; Brunansky to 3B; Pena to 2B
b8 2-4 0 123 3,(0-2)  R STL V. Coleman M. Williams -20% 30% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Brunansky Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 3B; Wilson to 2B; Coleman to 1B
b8 3-4 0 123 5,(3-1)  R STL O. Smith M. Williams -17% 13% Walk; Pena Scores; Wilson to 3B; Coleman to 2B
b8 4-4 0 123 4,(0-2)  O STL M. Thompson M. Williams 10% 23% Strikeout Swinging
Jeff Pico replaces Vance Law (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Luis Salazar replaces Mitch Williams (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 4-4 1 123 4,(0-2)  OO STL P. Guerrero J. Pico 27% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' John Costello facing 8-9-1
Craig Wilson moves from PH to 3B
t9 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Girardi J. Costello 17% 67% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t9 4-4 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  CHC L. Salazar J. Costello 14% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Girardi to 3B
Ken Dayley replaces John Costello pitching and batting 5th
t9 4-4 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  R CHC D. Dascenzo K. Dayley 9% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Girardi Scores; Salazar to 2B
t9 5-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Wilkerson K. Dayley -3% 87% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC G. Varsho K. Dayley -3% 84% Lineout: CF (Short CF)
Scott Terry replaces Pedro Guerrero (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Jim Lindeman replaces Ken Dayley (P) playing 1B batting 5th
t9 5-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R CHC L. McClendon S. Terry 9% 93% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Salazar Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Dascenzo to 2B
t9 6-4 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Webster S. Terry -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 5-6-7
Les Lancaster replaces Jeff Pico pitching and batting 6th
Tim Jones pinch hits for Jim Lindeman (1B) batting 5th
b9 4-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Jones L. Lancaster 4% 96% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b9 4-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL J. Oquendo L. Lancaster -6% 90% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
b9 4-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Brunansky L. Lancaster 6% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b9 4-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pena L. Lancaster 4% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 4.

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