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ANA
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5
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5
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2
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@KCR		4
3
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1
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3
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@SFG		5
1
CHC
@STL		3
6
Sunday, May 18, 2003, 1:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 45,773, Time of Game: 2:44
Cubs
3
25-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
6
21-20
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Juan Cruz (1-2)
S: Cal Eldred (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  5  2
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    6  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 3 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .733 16 11 -0.034 0.73 0.026 -0.060 -0.3 2 1 HBP
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .735 6 4 -0.068 0.67 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 0 0
Corey Patterson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .319 .898 7 7 0.032 0.84 0.086 -0.055 0.1 2 0 2B
Moises Alou LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .821 10 5 0.050 1.09 0.108 -0.058 0.1 1 0
Troy O'Leary RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .237 .684 15 6 0.138 1.06 0.150 -0.011 1.0 5 0
Hee-Seop Choi 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .266 1.021 10 5 0.200 1.92 0.229 -0.029 1.8 9 0 2B
   Eric Karros PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .921 2 2 -0.024 0.95 0.000 -0.024 -0.3
Ramon Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .681 10 6 -0.185 1.95 0.000 -0.185 -1.5 0 2 GDP
   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Mark Bellhorn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .679 3 3 -0.012 0.39 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Damian Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .753 10 7 -0.114 1.39 0.000 -0.114 -0.8 4 0
Shawn Estes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .353 3 2 -0.025 0.97 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 2
   Tom Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .313 4 3 -0.031 1.23 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Juan Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Phil Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Lenny Harris 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .592 2 1 -0.023 0.88 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 5 2 2 4 .161 .461 98 62 -0.096 1.11 0.599 -0.695 -1.5 24 8
2B: H Choi (10, off J Simontacchi); C Patterson (8, off J Simontacchi).
HBP: M Grudzielanek (3, by D Hermanson).
TB: C Patterson 2; T O'Leary 2; H Choi 2; M Alou.
GIDP: R Martinez (1).
RBI: M Alou (26); H Choi (21).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: C Patterson (3); A Alfonseca (1).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Cairo LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .794 18 12 0.048 0.99 0.076 -0.028 0.6 2 0 SH
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .982 14 10 -0.098 1.18 0.000 -0.098 -1.0 2 0
Albert Pujols 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 .328 1.030 19 8 0.229 1.25 0.245 -0.016 1.3 13 2
Scott Rolen 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 .294 1.021 18 10 0.252 1.12 0.286 -0.034 2.7 0 4 HR,2B
Eduardo Perez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .326 1.067 10 7 -0.007 0.62 0.029 -0.036 -0.1 2 0 2B
   Orlando Palmeiro PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .671 4 2 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 1 0
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cal Eldred P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Edgar Renteria SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .348 .927 25 15 -0.032 0.61 0.008 -0.040 -0.7 0 6
Mike Matheny C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .272 .681 15 10 0.034 0.64 0.069 -0.035 0.3 4 0
Wilson Delgado 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .393 12 8 -0.045 0.58 0.000 -0.045 -0.8 0 3
   Dustin Hermanson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Robinson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .420 3 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 0
Jason Simontacchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063 .125 9 6 -0.027 0.53 0.000 -0.027 -0.4 2 1
   Fernando Vina 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 .693 4 0 0.056 1.51 0.056 0.000 0.4 1 1
Team Totals 30 6 7 6 4 4 .233 .724 151 91 0.405 0.84 0.769 -0.364 2.0 27 17
2B: E Perez (5, off S Estes); S Rolen (16, off S Estes).
HR: S Rolen (9, off A Alfonseca; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: M Cairo (2, off J Cruz).
TB: S Rolen 6; M Cairo 2; E Perez 2; M Matheny; A Pujols.
RBI: S Rolen 4 (34); M Matheny (19); A Pujols (29).
2-out RBI: S Rolen 2; M Matheny; A Pujols.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Renteria-F Vina-A Pujols.

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
Shawn Estes 5 5 3 3 3 3 0 5.11 23 105 60 41 6 13 6 11 4 0 45 -0.097 0.78 -0.5
Juan Cruz, L (1-2) 1.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.66 5 16 10 6 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 -0.007 0.99 0.3
Phil Norton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.050 2.13 0.3
Antonio Alfonseca 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.00 6 27 18 11 3 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 -0.351 0.72 -2.1
Team Totals 8 7 6 6 4 4 1 6.75 35 151 91 59 10 22 13 14 6 0 45 2 1 -0.405 1.11 -2.0

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
Jason Simontacchi 6 4 3 3 2 3 0 6.98 24 73 43 25 5 13 11 8 5 0 53 -0.182 1.07 -0.8
Dustin Hermanson, BS (4), W (1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 5 13 9 7 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0.227 1.79 1.6
Jeff Fassero, H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.07 3 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0.015 0.58 0.2
Cal Eldred, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 2 5 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.036 0.67 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 2 4 0 3.00 34 98 62 36 8 18 15 12 8 0 53 5 1 0.096 0.84 1.5
J Simontacchi faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Hermanson (1; M Grudzielanek).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Matt Hollowell.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 45,773.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 1 Miguel Cairo LF
2 Alex Gonzalez SS 2 Jim Edmonds CF
3 Corey Patterson CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Moises Alou LF 4 Scott Rolen 3B
5 Troy O'Leary RF 5 Eduardo Perez RF
6 Hee-Seop Choi 1B 6 Edgar Renteria SS
7 Ramon Martinez 3B 7 Mike Matheny C
8 Damian Miller C 8 Wilson Delgado 2B
9 Shawn Estes P 9 Jason Simontacchi P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols A. Alfonseca 21% 78% Single to P (Ground Ball); Vina Scores; Pujols to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b7 4-3 2 --3 3,(2-0)  RR STL S. Rolen A. Alfonseca 15% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Pujols Scores
b1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RR STL S. Rolen S. Estes 14% 75% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cairo Scores; Pujols Scores
t7 2-3 0 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC H. Choi J. Simontacchi -13% 39% Walk; Alou to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
t7 2-3 0 123 3,(1-1)  ROO CHC R. Martinez D. Hermanson 13% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alou Scores; O'Leary 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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek J. Simontacchi 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Simontacchi 2% 54% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Simontacchi 1% 55% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  STL M. Cairo S. Estes 6% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cairo to 2B/Adv on E8
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Estes -1% 59% Flyball: CF; Cairo to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols S. Estes 2% 61% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RR STL S. Rolen S. Estes 14% 75% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cairo Scores; Pujols Scores
b1 2-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Perez S. Estes -2% 73% Flyball: RF; Rolen to 3B
b1 2-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria S. Estes 1% 74% Walk
b1 2-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R STL M. Matheny S. Estes 7% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores; Renteria to 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL W. Delgado S. Estes -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Alou J. Simontacchi 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC T. O'Leary J. Simontacchi -2% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  R CHC H. Choi J. Simontacchi -10% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); O'Leary Scores
t2 1-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Martinez J. Simontacchi 4% 72% Flyball: CF
t2 1-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Miller J. Simontacchi 3% 75% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Shawn Estes facing 9-1-2
b2 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Simontacchi S. Estes -2% 73% Flyball: CF
b2 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL M. Cairo S. Estes 2% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Estes -2% 73% Flyball: LF
b2 3-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols S. Estes -2% 71% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Estes J. Simontacchi 2% 74% Flyball: RF
t3 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek J. Simontacchi 2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Simontacchi 1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Shawn Estes facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen S. Estes -2% 75% Flyball: RF
b3 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL E. Perez S. Estes 3% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
b3 3-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria S. Estes -2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Matheny S. Estes -2% 73% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Simontacchi 3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Alou J. Simontacchi 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC T. O'Leary J. Simontacchi 1% 79% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Shawn Estes facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL W. Delgado S. Estes -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Simontacchi S. Estes -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Cairo S. Estes -1% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC H. Choi J. Simontacchi 3% 78% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Martinez J. Simontacchi 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Miller J. Simontacchi 1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Shawn Estes facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Estes -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols S. Estes 2% 82% Walk
b5 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen S. Estes -2% 80% Flyball: RF
b5 3-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Perez S. Estes -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 9-1-2
Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Shawn Estes (P) batting 9th
t6 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Goodwin J. Simontacchi 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek J. Simontacchi 2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Simontacchi 1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Juan Cruz facing 6-7-8
Juan Cruz replaces Tom Goodwin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Cruz -1% 83% Lineout: RF
b6 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Matheny J. Cruz -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. Delgado J. Cruz -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 3-4-5
t7 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Patterson J. Simontacchi -9% 73% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t7 1-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Alou J. Simontacchi -11% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Patterson Scores
t7 2-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC T. O'Leary J. Simontacchi -11% 52% Walk; Alou to 2B
t7 2-3 0 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC H. Choi J. Simontacchi -13% 39% Walk; Alou to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
Dustin Hermanson replaces Wilson Delgado (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Fernando Vina replaces Jason Simontacchi (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 123 3,(1-1)  ROO CHC R. Martinez D. Hermanson 13% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alou Scores; O'Leary to 3B
t7 3-3 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Miller D. Hermanson 7% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Juan Cruz facing 9-1-2
b7 3-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Vina J. Cruz 6% 64% Walk
b7 3-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Cairo J. Cruz -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Vina to 2B
Phil Norton replaces Juan Cruz pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds P. Norton -5% 57% Groundout: P unassisted; Vina to 3B
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Ramon Martinez (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Lenny Harris replaces Phil Norton (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b7 3-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols A. Alfonseca 21% 78% Single to P (Ground Ball); Vina Scores; Pujols to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b7 4-3 2 --3 3,(2-0)  RR STL S. Rolen A. Alfonseca 15% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Pujols Scores
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Eduardo Perez (RF) batting 5th
b7 6-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL O. Palmeiro A. Alfonseca -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Dustin Hermanson facing 9-1-2
Orlando Palmeiro moves from PH to RF
t8 3-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC L. Harris D. Hermanson 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  CHC M. Grudzielanek D. Hermanson -3% 93% Hit By Pitch
t8 3-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez D. Hermanson 3% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Jeff Fassero replaces Orlando Palmeiro (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Kerry Robinson replaces Dustin Hermanson (P) playing RF batting 8th
t8 3-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Fassero 2% 97% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 6-7-8
b8 6-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria A. Alfonseca -0% 97% Lineout: RF
b8 6-3 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL M. Matheny A. Alfonseca -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Robinson A. Alfonseca -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Jeff Fassero facing 4-5-6
t9 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou J. Fassero 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC T. O'Leary J. Fassero -2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Cal Eldred replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 5th
Eric Karros pinch hits for Hee-Seop Choi (1B) batting 6th
t9 3-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Karros C. Eldred 2% 99% Lineout: CF
Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca (P) batting 7th
t9 3-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn C. Eldred 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

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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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