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LAA  3
@CHW  0

BAL  7
@CLE  4

MIN 11
@DET  3

NYY  3
BOS  1

OAK 12
TBD  5

KCR  8
@SEA  3

TEX  9
@TOR  8

(10)
ARI  5
SFG  4

ATL  6
@COL  2

HOU 10
MIL  1

FLA 11
@PHI  5

CIN  8
@PIT  1

SDP  3
LAD  2

CHC  8
@STL  1

NYM  6
@WSN  2

(12)
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 45,015

Saturday, April 28, 2007, 2:56PM
Time of Game: 2:45
Cubs
8
10-13
Won 3
4th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  7  0   1  0  0    8 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0
W: C Zambrano (2-2), L: A Wainwright (1-2)
Cardinals
1
10-13
Lost 2
4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .692   18    2   0   2B
R Theriot SS                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .666   15    4   1   
D Lee 1B                      4   2   2   1    1   1  .391 1.037   20    9   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .905   21    2   3   IW
C Floyd RF                    3   1   0   1    0   0  .281  .691   10    0   0   
  F Pie CF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .686    6    2   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .282  .912   17    2   3   
J Jones CF-RF                 4   1   3   4    0   0  .284  .687   16    3   0   3B,2B,GDP
H Blanco C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .267  .694   25    3   0   2B
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .769    5    0   1   SH
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .097  .444    2    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cherry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       36   8  11   8    4   5              155   27   9
BATTING
2B: H Blanco (2, off A Wainwright); J Jones (3, off A Wainwright); A Soriano (9, off A Wainwright); D Lee (13, off A Wainwright).
3B: J Jones (1, off T Johnson).
SH: C Zambrano (1, off A Wainwright).
IBB: A Ramirez (1, by A Wainwright).
TB: J Jones 6; D Lee 3; H Blanco 3; M DeRosa 2; A Soriano 2; R Theriot.
GIDP: J Jones (3).
RBI: J Jones 4 (7); D Lee (16); C Floyd (9); R Theriot (7); H Blanco (2).
2-out RBI: J Jones 4.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Ramirez-M DeRosa.
PB: H Blanco (2).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Miles SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .612   14    2   3   
C Duncan LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .922   14    2   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .831   22    9   2   HR
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .738   12    2   1   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .649   22    3   0   
S Spiezio RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .669    9    2   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .600   14    3   4   
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .689   14    4   1   
A Wainwright P                1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .777   11    0   1   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hancock P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  P Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .547    2    0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    0   3              140   27  12
BATTING
HR: A Pujols (6, off C Zambrano; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Pujols 4; J Edmonds 2; A Kennedy 2; S Spiezio; A Wainwright.
RBI: A Pujols (15).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols.
BASERUNNING
PO: A Kennedy (2nd base by C Zambrano).

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
C Zambrano, W (2-2)            7     7   1   1    0   2   1   5.77   26  113-72   46· 7·19    8·10· 6· 0     61    -     0.57   0.24
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.70    3    8-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
R Cherry                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   3   1          32  133-85   53· 9·23    9·13· 7· 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
A Wainwright, L (1-2)          4.1   7   6   6    3   2   0   6.14   22   87-51   32· 8·11    9· 6· 2· 0     24    -     1.12  -0.17
T Johnson                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   1.00    4   15-7     4· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          3-3    0.81  -0.09
J Hancock                      3     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.55   12   43-30   17· 6· 7    3· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Thompson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.60    3   10-8     3· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   8   8    4   5   0          41  155-96   56·16·24   16·13· 3· 0          3-3 
Balks: None.
WP: C Zambrano (3).
IBB: A Wainwright (1; A Ramirez).
PO: C Zambrano (1; A Kennedy, 2nd base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - , 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 45,015.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 78° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Soriano            LF    1. A Miles              SS 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. C Duncan             LF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. C Floyd              RF    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. M DeRosa             2B    6. S Spiezio            RF 
7. J Jones              CF    7. A Kennedy            2B 
8. H Blanco             C     8. Y Molina             C  
9. C Zambrano           P     9. A Wainwright         P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  -2-  9   12%  70% H Blanco        A Wainwright    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jones Scores
   t 5   1  0-2  12-  3   10%  88% D Lee           A Wainwright    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soriano Scores; Theriot to 3B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  2    8%  58% J Jones         A Wainwright    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  5   -8%  46% J Jones         A Wainwright    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   2  0-4  123  4    8%  98% J Jones         T Johnson       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lee Scores; Floyd Scores; DeRosa Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Theriot       Fielder's Choice 1B; Soriano out at 3B/1B-3B
          1--  2   54%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Theriot to 2B
   O      12-  5   49%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
   O      12-  6   45%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   49%  C Duncan        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   54%  M DeRosa        Walk
   OO     1--  5   46%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  7   47%  H Blanco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   45%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  S Rolen         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   49%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  R Theriot       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   44%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   40%  A Kennedy       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   44%  Y Molina        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          1--      42%  A Wainwright    Passed Ball; Kennedy to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Kennedy Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          ---  5   47%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  A Miles         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   45%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   44%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  C Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   49%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  S Rolen         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   58%  J Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  9   70%  H Blanco        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jones Scores
   O      -2-  1   69%  C Zambrano      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Blanco to 3B
          --3  5   71%  A Soriano       Walk
   R      1-3  1   78%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Blanco Scores; Soriano to 2B
   R      12-  3   88%  D Lee           Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soriano Scores; Theriot to 3B
          -23  4   88%  A Ramirez       Intentional Walk
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   90%  C Floyd         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B
          1-3  5   90%  M DeRosa        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lee stays at 3B; Floyd to 2B
   RRR    123  4   98%  J Jones         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lee Scores; Floyd Scores; DeRosa Scores
   O      --3  5   97%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   96%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   97%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          1--  6   96%  A Kennedy       Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Edmonds to 2B
   OO     12-  6   98%  Y Molina        Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Edmonds out at 2B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Josh Hancock facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Hancock replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  C Zambrano      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  R Theriot       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
                  Felix Pie replaces Cliff Floyd playing CF batting 5th; Jacque Jones moves to RF
   O      ---  6   99%  J Hancock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   99%  A Miles         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   99%  C Duncan        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Josh Hancock facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   99%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  F Pie           Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  3   99%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
   R      12-  5  100%  J Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lee Scores; DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  H Blanco        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  7   99%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   99%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  J Edmonds       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   98%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  A Kennedy       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
          12-      99%  Y Molina        Wild Pitch; Edmonds to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Josh Hancock facing 9-1-2
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   99%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Will Ohman facing 9-1-2
                  Will Ohman replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th; Preston Wilson pinch hits for Josh Hancock batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  P Wilson        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Brad Thompson facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Thompson replaces Preston Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Rocky Cherry facing 3-4-5
                  Rocky Cherry replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Pujols        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Edmonds       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

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