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Standings
MIN
@CHW		2
4
KCR
@CLE		2
6
TEX
@OAK		7
4		 
(10)
PHI
@ATL		3
2
FLA
@MON		5
7
HOU
@PIT		6
3
LAD
@SDP		2
5
CHC
@STL		7
4
Monday, May 8, 1995, 7:06
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 22,213, Time of Game: 3:14
Cubs
7
7-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
4
6-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Jim Bullinger (2-0)
L: Allen Watson (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  4  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    7  8  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4  8  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 4 0 0 1 1 2 .229 .684 20 11 0.060 0.64 0.076 -0.016 -0.2 5 0 SB
Rey Sanchez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .708 10 8 -0.044 0.43 0.014 -0.057 -0.6 2 3
Mark Grace 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .713 18 9 -0.051 0.48 0.000 -0.051 -1.1 6 0
Sammy Sosa RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .726 22 15 -0.048 0.46 0.010 -0.057 -0.2 6 0
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .333 .895 25 12 0.096 0.41 0.107 -0.012 0.5 1 2 HR
Rick Wilkins C 1 3 1 0 4 0 .259 .858 24 7 0.114 0.67 0.114 0.000 2.2 3 0
Jose Hernandez SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .545 1.492 20 10 0.059 0.72 0.094 -0.035 1.0 1 1
Ozzie Timmons LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .567 3 3 0.064 1.68 0.064 0.000 0.8 0 0
   Tuffy Rhodes PH-LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .191 9 7 -0.017 0.39 0.005 -0.022 -1.1 3 0 SF,GDP
Jim Bullinger P 2 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .533 15 9 0.015 0.47 0.018 -0.003 0.8 0 0 SF
   Mike Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bryan Hickerson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3 2 0.007 0.17 0.007 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Mike Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 8 5 7 3 .235 .672 169 93 0.255 0.55 0.509 -0.253 2.4 27 6
HR: S Buechele (1, off A Watson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: J Bullinger (2, off A Watson); T Rhodes (1, off J Parrett).
TB: S Buechele 4; J Hernandez 2; J Bullinger; B Hickerson; S Sosa; O Timmons; R Wilkins.
GIDP: T Rhodes (1).
RBI: J Bullinger 2 (3); T Rhodes (2); S Buechele (4); B McRae (3).
2-out RBI: J Bullinger.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
E: S Buechele (3); M Walker (1).
Baserunning
SB: B McRae (4, 2nd base off A Watson/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bernard Gilkey LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .795 9 4 0.040 0.83 0.100 -0.060 1.3 2 0
Tim Hulett 2B-SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 23 15 -0.102 0.82 0.000 -0.102 -1.2 1 8
Ray Lankford CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .859 15 9 -0.083 0.64 0.000 -0.083 -1.0 2 0
Scott Cooper 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 .408 1.031 12 7 0.047 0.56 0.065 -0.018 1.0 0 3
Brian Jordan RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .313 .936 19 10 -0.046 0.76 0.016 -0.063 -0.2 2 0
John Mabry 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .675 12 6 0.037 0.85 0.079 -0.042 0.6 12 2
Tom Pagnozzi C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .581 12 9 -0.077 1.03 0.013 -0.090 -1.2 3 0
Tripp Cromer SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .530 10 4 0.005 0.86 0.024 -0.019 0.1 1 2
   Darnell Coles PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .639 7 6 -0.015 0.85 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 SF
   Vicente Palacios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ozzie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .545 4 3 -0.034 1.39 0.000 -0.034 -0.3
   John Habyan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Allen Watson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 1.667 1 1 0.032 0.51 0.032 0.000 0.4 2 0 2B
   John Frascatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerald Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 5 2 -0.050 1.92 0.000 -0.050 -0.8
   Jeff Parrett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Scott Hemond PH-2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .167 .452 12 9 0.001 0.62 0.023 -0.022 0.8 1 2
Team Totals 36 4 8 2 2 3 .222 .506 141 85 -0.245 0.82 0.352 -0.598 -0.6 27 18
2B: A Watson (2, off J Bullinger).
SF: D Coles (1, off J Bullinger).
TB: S Cooper 3; A Watson 2; J Mabry 2; T Pagnozzi; S Hemond.
RBI: S Hemond (1); D Coles (4).
2-out RBI: S Hemond.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Hulett-T Cromer-J Mabry.
E: S Cooper (2); T Hulett (1).

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
Jim Bullinger, W (2-0) 5.2 7 4 0 2 2 0 0.51 27 96 54 37 4 13 9 14 9 0 47 0.147 0.79 0.6
Mike Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 2 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.052 0.84 -1.6
Bryan Hickerson, H (3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 15 9 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.81 0.1
Mike Perez, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 3 14 11 8 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0.102 1.38 0.9
Randy Myers, S (4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 3 11 7 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.042 0.54 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 0 2 3 0 0.00 39 141 85 57 7 21 13 21 12 0 47 3 2 0.244 0.55 0.6
B Hickerson faced 1 batter 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
Allen Watson, L (1-1) 3 4 5 5 3 0 1 10.95 16 60 32 20 4 8 9 4 2 0 28 -0.300 0.91 -3.8
John Frascatore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 2 13 8 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0.018 0.31 0.9
Jeff Parrett 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 8.59 10 39 23 16 2 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 -0.018 0.21 -1.0
Vicente Palacios 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.70 10 38 22 16 2 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.036 0.48 1.0
John Habyan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.35 5 19 8 7 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.15 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 7 7 7 3 1 7.00 43 169 93 65 8 20 24 9 3 0 28 2 1 -0.256 0.82 -2.4
A Watson faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: A Watson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 22,213.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Brian McRae CF 1 Bernard Gilkey LF
2 Rey Sanchez 2B 2 Tim Hulett 2B
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Ray Lankford CF
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Scott Cooper 3B
5 Steve Buechele 3B 5 Brian Jordan RF
6 Rick Wilkins C 6 John Mabry 1B
7 Jose Hernandez SS 7 Tom Pagnozzi C
8 Ozzie Timmons LF 8 Tripp Cromer SS
9 Jim Bullinger P 9 Allen Watson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHC S. Buechele A. Watson 10% 60% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 2-7 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR STL B. Gilkey M. Walker -8% 87% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Mabry Scores/No RBI/unER; Hemond Scores/No RBI/unER; Gilkey to 1B
t2 1-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  CHC O. Timmons A. Watson 6% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilkins to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
t2 1-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Bullinger A. Watson 5% 80% Wild Pitch; Wilkins Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Timmons to 2B
t2 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Hernandez A. Watson 5% 69% Walk; Wilkins 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' Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC B. McRae A. Watson 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Sanchez A. Watson 2% 56% McRae Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sanchez A. Watson -4% 52% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace A. Watson -3% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Watson -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Gilkey J. Bullinger 2% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Hulett J. Bullinger 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford J. Bullinger 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Allen Watson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHC S. Buechele A. Watson 10% 60% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Wilkins A. Watson 3% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Hernandez A. Watson 5% 69% Walk; Wilkins to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  CHC O. Timmons A. Watson 6% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilkins to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
t2 1-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Bullinger A. Watson 5% 80% Wild Pitch; Wilkins Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Timmons to 2B
t2 2-0 0 -23 4,(2-1)  RO CHC J. Bullinger A. Watson 1% 81% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores; Timmons to 3B
t2 3-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO CHC B. McRae A. Watson 2% 83% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B); Timmons Scores
t2 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sanchez A. Watson -1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Cooper J. Bullinger -3% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b2 0-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL B. Jordan J. Bullinger 3% 82% Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
b2 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry J. Bullinger 2% 84% Lineout: RF
b2 0-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Bullinger 2% 86% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Allen Watson facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Grace A. Watson -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Watson -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t3 4-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Buechele A. Watson -0% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Cromer J. Bullinger 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Watson J. Bullinger -3% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b3 0-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL B. Gilkey J. Bullinger -2% 80% Walk
b3 0-4 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O STL T. Hulett J. Bullinger 4% 84% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford J. Bullinger 4% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Allen Watson facing 6-7-8
t4 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Wilkins A. Watson 1% 89% Walk
t4 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Hernandez A. Watson 3% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wilkins to 3B
John Frascatore replaces Allen Watson pitching and batting 9th
Tuffy Rhodes pinch hits for Ozzie Timmons (LF) batting 8th
t4 4-0 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  ROO CHC T. Rhodes J. Frascatore -1% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Wilkins Scores
t4 5-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Bullinger J. Frascatore -0% 91% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 4-5-6
Tuffy Rhodes moves from PH to LF
b4 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Cooper J. Bullinger -3% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O STL B. Jordan J. Bullinger 2% 91% Lineout: CF
b4 0-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Mabry J. Bullinger 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b4 0-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Pagnozzi J. Bullinger -1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cooper to 2B
b4 0-5 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL T. Cromer J. Bullinger -2% 89% Walk; Cooper to 3B; Pagnozzi to 2B
Gerald Perry pinch hits for John Frascatore (P) batting 9th
b4 0-5 2 123 5,(3-1)  O STL G. Perry J. Bullinger 5% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Jeff Parrett facing 1-2-3
Jeff Parrett replaces Gerald Perry (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. McRae J. Parrett -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sanchez J. Parrett -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Parrett -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
b5 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Gilkey J. Bullinger 1% 94% Lineout: SS
b5 0-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Hulett J. Bullinger 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Lankford J. Bullinger 0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Jeff Parrett facing 4-5-6
t6 5-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Sosa J. Parrett 1% 96% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 5-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Buechele J. Parrett -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sosa to 2B
t6 5-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Wilkins J. Parrett 0% 96% Walk
t6 5-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  CHC J. Hernandez J. Parrett 1% 97% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sosa to 3B; Wilkins to 2B
t6 5-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO CHC T. Rhodes J. Parrett 0% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Sosa Scores; Wilkins to 3B
t6 6-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R CHC J. Bullinger J. Parrett 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilkins Scores; Hernandez to 2B
t6 7-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. McRae J. Parrett -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 4-5-6
b6 0-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL S. Cooper J. Bullinger -1% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 0-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL B. Jordan J. Bullinger -2% 96% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Cooper to 2B; Jordan to 1B
b6 0-7 0 12- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Mabry J. Bullinger -3% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cooper to 3B; Jordan to 2B
b6 0-7 0 123 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Bullinger 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Darnell Coles pinch hits for Tripp Cromer (SS) batting 8th
b6 0-7 1 123 7,(1-2)  RO STL D. Coles J. Bullinger 1% 97% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cooper Scores/unER
Scott Hemond pinch hits for Jeff Parrett (P) batting 9th
b6 1-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Hemond J. Bullinger -2% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jordan Scores/unER; Mabry to 2B
Mike Walker replaces Jim Bullinger pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-7 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR STL B. Gilkey M. Walker -8% 87% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Mabry Scores/No RBI/unER; Hemond Scores/No RBI/unER; Gilkey to 1B
b6 4-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Hulett M. Walker 2% 90% Popfly: LF
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Vicente Palacios facing 2-3-4
Vicente Palacios replaces Darnell Coles (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Scott Hemond moves from PH to 2B
Tim Hulett moves from 2B to SS
t7 7-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Sanchez V. Palacios 1% 91% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 1B
t7 7-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Grace V. Palacios -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B; Sanchez to 2B
t7 7-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa V. Palacios -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 7-4 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC S. Buechele V. Palacios 0% 89% Walk
t7 7-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Wilkins V. Palacios 1% 90% Walk; Sanchez to 3B; Buechele to 2B
t7 7-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez V. Palacios -3% 87% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Bryan Hickerson facing 3-4-5
Bryan Hickerson replaces Mike Walker pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford B. Hickerson 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 4-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Cooper B. Hickerson 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Jordan B. Hickerson 1% 93% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Vicente Palacios facing 8-9-1
t8 7-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Rhodes V. Palacios -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 7-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC B. Hickerson V. Palacios 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t8 7-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. McRae V. Palacios -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sanchez V. Palacios -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Bryan Hickerson facing 6-7-8
b8 4-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Mabry B. Hickerson -5% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Mike Perez replaces Bryan Hickerson pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi M. Perez 5% 91% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Vicente Palacios (P) batting 8th
b8 4-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith M. Perez 3% 94% Lineout: CF (Short LF-CF)
b8 4-7 2 1-- 9,(2-2)  O STL S. Hemond M. Perez 2% 97% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' John Habyan facing 3-4-5
John Habyan replaces Ozzie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 7-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace J. Habyan -0% 96% Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
t9 7-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Sosa J. Habyan 0% 97% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sosa to 1B
t9 7-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Buechele J. Habyan -0% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buechele to 1B
t9 7-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Wilkins J. Habyan 0% 97% Walk; Buechele to 2B
t9 7-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Habyan -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Randy Myers facing 1-2-3
Randy Myers replaces Mike Perez pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Gilkey R. Myers 2% 98% Lineout: RF
b9 4-7 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL T. Hulett R. Myers 1% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b9 4-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Lankford R. Myers 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.

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