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Saturday, May 17, 2003, 12:20PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 45,385, Time of Game: 2:56
Cubs
2
25-17
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
1
20-20
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Steve Kline (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2 11  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .743 16 11 0.092 1.29 0.122 -0.031 0.7 1 2
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .752 20 11 -0.235 1.87 0.017 -0.253 -1.6 1 3
Troy O'Leary RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .214 .641 21 9 -0.063 1.74 0.056 -0.119 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Moises Alou LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .293 .829 22 11 0.070 1.93 0.217 -0.147 0.1 4 0 2B
Eric Karros 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .328 .935 13 6 -0.124 1.24 0.026 -0.150 -1.2 6 0
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Corey Patterson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321 .901 12 9 -0.050 0.92 0.027 -0.077 -0.5 1 0 SB
Lenny Harris 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .606 9 7 -0.046 0.98 0.019 -0.064 -0.4 0 1
   Ramon Martinez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .714 4 3 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 1 0
Damian Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .774 18 9 -0.103 0.98 0.000 -0.103 -0.8 9 1
Mark Prior P 3 1 3 0 0 0 .346 .923 6 4 0.169 1.04 0.169 0.000 1.1 0 1 2B
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Bellhorn PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .215 .685 9 6 0.337 2.32 0.337 0.000 1.0 HR
   Hee-Seop Choi 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1.006 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 37 2 11 2 4 5 .297 .798 150 86 0.030 1.38 0.990 -0.961 -2.5 27 8
2B: M Alou (12, off B Tomko); M Prior (3, off B Tomko).
HR: M Bellhorn (2, off S Kline; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: M Bellhorn 4; M Prior 4; M Alou 3; M Grudzielanek 3; L Harris; C Patterson.
GIDP: T O'Leary (3).
RBI: M Alou (25); M Bellhorn (22).
2-out RBI: M Alou.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Miller-M Grudzielanek-D Miller.
E: L Harris (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Patterson (8, 2nd base off B Tomko/C Widger).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .688 8 6 -0.057 1.35 0.051 -0.108 -0.4 3 2
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .837 11 8 -0.142 1.68 0.000 -0.142 -1.0 4 0 SH
Albert Pujols LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .326 1.022 15 9 0.240 1.48 0.362 -0.122 0.4 1 0 HR,CS
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .313 1.011 21 11 0.060 1.48 0.118 -0.058 0.7 2 0
Scott Rolen 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .288 .994 19 11 -0.030 1.48 0.065 -0.095 -0.2 1 2
Edgar Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .354 .941 18 12 0.030 3.29 0.243 -0.213 -1.1 2 3 SB
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .732 12 8 -0.135 2.07 0.000 -0.135 -0.9 9 0
Chris Widger C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 14 11 -0.017 1.09 0.040 -0.057 0.1 5 0
   Miguel Cairo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .767 3 3 -0.250 5.88 0.000 -0.250 -0.6
Brett Tomko P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .686 7 4 -0.033 1.09 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 0 1 SH
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .678 1 1 0.028 0.94 0.028 0.000 0.1
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Crudale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326 1.070 4 2 -0.163 5.92 0.000 -0.163 -0.4
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 2 8 .219 .577 133 86 -0.469 1.95 0.907 -1.376 -3.5 27 8
HR: A Pujols (10, off M Prior; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: J Drew (1, off M Prior); B Tomko (5, off M Prior).
TB: A Pujols 5; O Palmeiro; E Renteria; S Rolen; J Edmonds; F Vina.
RBI: A Pujols (28).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Renteria-F Vina-T Martinez.
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria (4, 2nd base off J Borowski/D Miller).
CS: A Pujols (1, Home by M Prior/D Miller).

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
Mark Prior 7.1 6 1 1 2 6 1 2.02 30 107 68 39 10 19 11 11 6 0 66 0.207 1.49 2.8
Mike Remlinger, W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 2 12 8 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.061 1.21 0.3
Joe Borowski, S (7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.14 4 14 10 8 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.201 5.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 8 1 1.00 36 133 86 50 14 22 12 14 7 0 66 0 0 0.469 1.38 3.5

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
Brett Tomko 7 9 1 1 3 4 0 3.88 32 112 63 46 6 11 8 17 8 0 56 0.216 1.50 2.5
Steve Kline, L (1-4) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.67 7 32 19 11 4 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 -0.266 0.91 -0.2
Mike Crudale 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 6 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.018 0.94 0.2
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 4 5 1 2.00 41 150 86 60 10 16 10 22 10 0 56 1 0 -0.032 1.95 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Matt Hollowell, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 45,385.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Alex Gonzalez SS 2 J.D. Drew RF
3 Troy O'Leary RF 3 Albert Pujols LF
4 Moises Alou LF 4 Jim Edmonds CF
5 Eric Karros 1B 5 Scott Rolen 3B
6 Corey Patterson CF 6 Edgar Renteria SS
7 Lenny Harris 3B 7 Tino Martinez 1B
8 Damian Miller C 8 Chris Widger C
9 Mark Prior P 9 Brett Tomko P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  R CHC M. Bellhorn S. Kline 34% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols M. Prior -32% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b9 1-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Cairo J. Borowski 25% 84% Popfly: 3B
t7 0-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R CHC M. Alou B. Tomko 20% 70% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Prior Scores; O'Leary to 3B
b9 1-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Perez J. Borowski 16% 100% Flyball: RF

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' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC T. O'Leary B. Tomko -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Vina M. Prior 2% 47% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Drew M. Prior 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Prior 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Alou B. Tomko -2% 48% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC E. Karros B. Tomko 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson B. Tomko -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Harris B. Tomko -2% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Prior 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Rolen M. Prior -3% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Renteria M. Prior 3% 48% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Martinez M. Prior 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. Miller B. Tomko -3% 47% Lineout: SS
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Prior B. Tomko 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive); Prior to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko -5% 49% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. O'Leary B. Tomko -5% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL C. Widger M. Prior -4% 41% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Tomko M. Prior 2% 42% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Widger to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina M. Prior 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B; Widger to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Drew M. Prior 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Alou B. Tomko -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC E. Karros B. Tomko -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC C. Patterson B. Tomko 2% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC L. Harris B. Tomko 1% 48% Patterson Steals 2B
t4 0-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CHC L. Harris B. Tomko -4% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols M. Prior -4% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Edmonds M. Prior -11% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pujols to 3B
b4 0-0 0 1-3 6,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen M. Prior 7% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-0 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  OO STL E. Renteria M. Prior 14% 50% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Pujols Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Miller B. Tomko -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t5 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Prior B. Tomko 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko 5% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Prior to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko -6% 49% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC T. O'Leary B. Tomko 4% 53% Walk; Prior to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
t5 0-0 2 123 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Alou B. Tomko -10% 43% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Martinez M. Prior 3% 46% Lineout: RF
b5 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Widger M. Prior 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Tomko M. Prior 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
t6 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC E. Karros B. Tomko -3% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Patterson B. Tomko -2% 44% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC L. Harris B. Tomko 2% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
t6 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Miller B. Tomko -4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL F. Vina M. Prior -5% 37% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
b6 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew M. Prior 2% 39% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Vina to 2B
b6 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols M. Prior 5% 45% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b6 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds M. Prior -1% 44% Walk
b6 0-0 2 12- 4,(3-0)  STL S. Rolen M. Prior -4% 40% Walk; Vina to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
b6 0-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria M. Prior 10% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
t7 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Prior B. Tomko 11% 61% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t7 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Tomko -1% 59% Flyball: RF; Prior to 3B
t7 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Tomko -11% 48% Lineout: 3B
t7 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC T. O'Leary B. Tomko 2% 50% Walk
t7 0-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R CHC M. Alou B. Tomko 20% 70% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Prior Scores; O'Leary to 3B
t7 1-0 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O CHC E. Karros B. Tomko -6% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
b7 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Martinez M. Prior 5% 69% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL C. Widger M. Prior 4% 72% Lineout: LF
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brett Tomko (P) batting 9th
b7 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL O. Palmeiro M. Prior -3% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b7 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina M. Prior 5% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
Steve Kline replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson S. Kline -2% 72% Lineout: RF
Ramon Martinez pinch hits for Lenny Harris (3B) batting 7th
t8 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Martinez S. Kline -2% 71% Popfly: SS
t8 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. Miller S. Kline -1% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
Ramon Martinez moves from PH to 3B
b8 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Drew M. Prior 6% 76% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
b8 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols M. Prior -32% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball)
Mike Remlinger replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Remlinger 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen M. Remlinger 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Mike Remlinger (P) batting 9th
t9 1-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  R CHC M. Bellhorn S. Kline 34% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek S. Kline -2% 82% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Gonzalez S. Kline 2% 84% Walk
t9 2-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. O'Leary S. Kline -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
Mike Crudale replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Alou M. Crudale 1% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 2B
t9 2-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Karros M. Crudale -3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 6-7-8
Joe Borowski replaces Eric Karros (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Hee-Seop Choi replaces Mark Bellhorn (PH) playing 1B batting 9th
b9 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL E. Renteria J. Borowski -13% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b9 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Martinez J. Borowski -11% 56% Renteria Steals 2B
b9 1-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Martinez J. Borowski 3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B; Renteria to 3B
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Chris Widger (C) batting 8th
b9 1-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Cairo J. Borowski 25% 84% Popfly: 3B
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Mike Crudale (P) batting 9th
b9 1-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Perez J. Borowski 16% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

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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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