September 6, 2005 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
TOR 0 BOS 3
LAA 2 CHW 6
KCR 5 CLE 6
@DET 1 TEX 10
@MIN 7 TBD 4
@NYY 3 SEA 3
@OAK 2 ATL 3
NYM 1 CIN 2
MIL 1
(10) LAD 4
SFG 2
(10) HOU 2
@PHI 1 ARI 4
@PIT 2
(12) COL 6
@SDP 5 CHC 5
@STL 2 FLA 4
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 47,292

Tuesday, September 6, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Cubs

67-71

Won 1

4th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    5 13  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  6  2

W: G Rusch (6-8), L: M Morris (14-7), S: R Dempster (23)

Cardinals

88-51

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston LF                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .263  .717   14    3   0   2·2B,GDP
N Perez SS                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .286  .713   22    2   4   2B,CS
D Lee 1B                      5   2   2   2    0   0  .343 1.098   26   11   0   HR
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   2   0    1   2  .266  .786   40    3   0   
N Garciaparra 3B              4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .775   11    0   5   
T Walker 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .827   14    1   1   
M Barrett C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .834   13    3   0   
C Patterson CF                3   1   1   1    1   0  .223  .625   17    4   0   HR
G Rusch P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .121  .329    8    0   1   
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  13   5    2   4              165   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Hairston 2 (24, 2 off M Morris); N Perez (27, off M Morris).

HR: C Patterson (13, off R Flores; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); D Lee (40, off M Morris; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: D Lee 5; C Patterson 4; N Perez 4; J Hairston 4; J Burnitz 2; N Garciaparra; M Barrett; T Walker.

GIDP: J Hairston (5).

RBI: D Lee 2 (97); C Patterson (29); N Garciaparra (17); N Perez (48).

2-out RBI: N Perez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Perez-D Lee.

BASERUNNING

CS: N Perez (3, 2nd base by C Eldred/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .749   24    1   4   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .926   11    4   0   GDP
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .334 1.047   18   13   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .675   18    4   1   
M Grudzielanek 2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .743   12    1   3   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Seabol PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .555    8    0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .764    1    0   0   
S Taguchi LF-RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .754   10    1   0   
A Nunez 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .749    9    0   1   
H Luna RF-2B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .766    9    3   2   2B
M Morris P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .212    5    0   3   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Gall LF                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .636    8    0   0   
  S Schumaker PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   SB
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   3              133   27  14

BATTING

2B: H Luna (6, off G Rusch).

TB: D Eckstein 2; H Luna 2; A Nunez; J Gall; J Mabry.

GIDP: J Edmonds (3).

RBI: H Luna (10); J Gall (3).

2-out RBI: J Gall; H Luna.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Eckstein-H Luna-A Pujols.

E: H Luna 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Schumaker (1, 2nd base off S Williamson/M Barrett).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Rusch, W (6-8)               7.2   4   2   2    1   3   0   4.67   27  109-78   49· 4·25   12·10· 1· 0     65    -     0.51   0.24
S Williamson                   0     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.84    1    6-3     1· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.90  -0.03
W Ohman, H (12)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.41    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.03   0.05
R Dempster, S (23)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.62    4   12-8     7· 0· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.59   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   3   0          33  128-90   58· 4·28   16·12· 1· 0          3-0

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morris, L (14-7)             4.1   9   4   3    1   0   1   3.97   23   94-69   49· 7·13   10· 6· 6· 0     30    -     0.77  -0.20
R Flores                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.89    4   12-9     7· 1· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.32  -0.01
B Thompson                     1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.83    7   29-20   10· 5· 5    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
T Johnson                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.14   0.01
C Eldred                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.78    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9    13   5   4    2   4   2          40  159-111  73·16·22   16·10· 8· 0          2-0

S Williamson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
B Thompson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 47,292.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Hairston           LF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. N Perez              SS    2. J Edmonds            CF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. J Burnitz            RF    4. Y Molina             C  
5. N Garciaparra        3B    5. M Grudzielanek       2B 
6. T Walker             2B    6. S Taguchi            LF 
7. M Barrett            C     7. A Nunez              3B 
8. C Patterson          CF    8. H Luna               RF 
9. G Rusch              P     9. M Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-2  ---  7    9%  78% D Lee           M Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  5    8%  71% N Garciaparra   M Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Burnitz to 2B
   t 4   2  0-3  -2-  5    7%  87% N Perez         M Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hairston Scores/unER; Perez to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  1    6%  56% J Hairston      M Morris        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  7    5%  60% D Lee           M Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   56%  J Hairston      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  9   54%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B; Hairston to 3B
   R      --3  7   60%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston Scores
          1-- 10   63%  J Burnitz       Walk; Lee to 2B
   R      12-  5   71%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Burnitz to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  1   65%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   67%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   69%  J Edmonds       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   70%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   68%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   67%  G Rusch         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   68%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   71%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   69%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  7   78%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   80%  J Burnitz       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   78%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
          1--  3   79%  T Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Burnitz to 2B
   O      12-  1   77%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   79%  A Nunez         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  H Luna          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   81%  M Morris        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   80%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   79%  G Rusch         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   81%  J Hairston      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      81%  N Perez         E9 on Foul Ball
   R      -2-  5   87%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hairston Scores/unER; Perez to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  2   86%  D Lee           Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   90%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   91%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   90%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Randy Flores replaces Matt Morris pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   89%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   88%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   90%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   91%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  S Taguchi       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Randy Flores facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   95%  C Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   95%  G Rusch         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Brad Thompson replaces Mark Grudzielanek pitching and batting 5th; Hector Luna moves to 2B; John Gall replaces Randy Flores playing LF batting 9th; So Taguchi moves to RF
   O      ---  2   95%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   95%  N Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   94%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   96%  A Nunez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  H Luna          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   97%  J Gall          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   97%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   96%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   94%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   98%  J Edmonds       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  7   97%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Thompson facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   99%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 5th
          1--  5   99%  C Patterson     Walk; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  G Rusch         Strikeout (missed bunt)
   OO     12-  3   98%  J Hairston      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Seabol pinch hits for Tyler Johnson batting 5th
   O      ---  8   99%  S Seabol        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   99%  S Taguchi       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  7   99%  A Nunez         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   97%  H Luna          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nunez Scores
   R      -2-  4   94%  J Gall          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Luna Scores
                  Scott Williamson replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th; Skip Schumaker pinch runs for John Gall batting 9th
          1--      94%  D Eckstein      Schumaker Steals 2B
          -2-  6   91%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Schumaker to 3B
                  Will Ohman replaces Scott Williamson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   97%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
                  Cal Eldred replaces Scott Seabol pitching and batting 5th; Skip Schumaker moves to LF
          ---  2   97%  N Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   97%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  J Burnitz       Perez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Cal Eldred batting 5th
          ---  1   98%  J Mabry         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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