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LAA  7
OAK  6

BAL  6
TBD  1

DET 13
@CHW  9

CLE  1
BOS  0

NYY  7
@KCR  1

TEX  7
SEA  6

TOR 13
MIN  1

ARI  7
FLA  0

CIN  7
MIL  3

COL 10
SDP  2

HOU  2
LAD  1

NYM  6
PIT  3

PHI  7
WSN  5

(14)
SFG  2
ATL  1

CHC  7
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 45,316

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 7:12PM
Time of Game: 2:35
Cubs
7
53-46
Won 2
2nd, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   2  4  0   0  1  0    7 14  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
W: T Lilly (11-4), L: A Wainwright (9-8)
Cardinals
1
45-52
Lost 2
3rd, 9 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   1   3   0    0   2  .299  .858   16    1   0   3B,2B
R Theriot SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .279  .701   12    1   4   
D Lee 1B                      4   2   0   0    1   2  .335  .918   20   12   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .323  .921   19    1   2   2·2B
C Floyd RF                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .290  .749   15    0   0   2B
  A Pagan RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .793    5    1   0   
M Fontenot 2B                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .331  .872   21    5   7   
J Jones CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .251  .661   12    4   0   2B
K Hill C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .535   12    2   0   
T Lilly P                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .167  .334   17    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       41   7  14   7    1   8              149   27  13
BATTING
2B: C Floyd (7, off A Wainwright); A Ramirez 2 (20, off A Wainwright, off K Jimenez); J Jones (16, off T Percival); A Soriano (29, off K Jimenez).
3B: A Soriano (5, off A Wainwright).
TB: A Soriano 6; A Ramirez 4; C Floyd 3; J Jones 3; M Fontenot 2; R Theriot 2; T Lilly.
RBI: M Fontenot 2 (20); C Floyd 2 (33); J Jones (28); R Theriot (27); T Lilly (4).
2-out RBI: C Floyd 2; M Fontenot 2; J Jones.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 4. R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee 2; A Ramirez-M Fontenot-D Lee; M Fontenot-D Lee.
E: T Lilly (2).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .704   14    0   3   GDP
S Taguchi CF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .735   13    2   0   SB
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .972   11   12   0   GDP
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   4   1    0   0  .293  .800   16    1   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .712    9    0   3   GDP
C Duncan LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .940    9    3   0   
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .605   14    8   0   
B Ryan 2B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .339  .840   13    1   3   GDP
A Wainwright P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .640    5    0   0   
  S Schumaker PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .818    1    0   0   
  K Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Ludwick PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .779    5    0   0   
  T Percival P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   8   1    4   2              110   27  10
BATTING
TB: J Encarnacion 4; B Ryan 2; C Duncan; S Taguchi.
GIDP: S Rolen (11); D Eckstein (5); B Ryan (1); A Pujols (17).
RBI: J Encarnacion (36).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
BASERUNNING
SB: S Taguchi (6, 2nd base off T Lilly/K Hill).

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
T Lilly, W (11-4)              7     6   1   1    3   2   0   3.46   28   89-56   36· 2·18   10· 8· 5· 0     60    -     0.82   0.18
M Wuertz                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.80    4   10-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
S Eyre                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.06    3    8-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   1    4   2   0          35  107-68   42· 4·22   12·10· 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 (9-8)          5     9   6   6    1   7   0   4.45   25   92-57   36·10·11   10· 2· 5· 0     31    -     0.98  -0.32
K Jimenez                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   9.47    8   27-17   13· 2· 2    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
T Percival                     2     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.55    9   30-20   11· 3· 6    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    14   7   7    1   8   0          42  149-94   60·15·19   18· 7· 8· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - , 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 45,316.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Soriano            LF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. S Taguchi            CF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. J Encarnacion        RF 
5. C Floyd              RF    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. M Fontenot           2B    6. C Duncan             LF 
7. J Jones              CF    7. Y Molina             C  
8. K Hill               C     8. B Ryan               2B 
9. T Lilly              P     9. A Wainwright         P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-3  -23  2   13%  89% C Floyd         A Wainwright    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  12-  3   13%  62% M Fontenot      A Wainwright    Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lee Scores; Floyd to 3B
   t 4   2  0-1  1-3  3   11%  73% J Jones         A Wainwright    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Floyd Scores; Fontenot to 3B
   t 5   1  1-2  ---  1    8%  69% A Soriano       A Wainwright    Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  49% S Rolen         T Lilly         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   47%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   45%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  D Eckstein      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   49%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Flyball: 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 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   45%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   41%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  1   49%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   48%  C Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  K Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   46%  T Lilly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   44%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   40%  B Ryan          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   44%  A Wainwright    Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  4   50%  D Eckstein      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   50%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  A Ramirez       Lineout: LF
          1--  4   49%  C Floyd         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee to 2B
   R      12-  3   62%  M Fontenot      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lee Scores; Floyd to 3B
   R      1-3  3   73%  J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Floyd Scores; Fontenot to 3B
   O      1-3  3   69%  K Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   64%  S Taguchi       Walk
   O      1--  3   68%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--      64%  J Encarnacion   Taguchi Steals 2B; Taguchi to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   R      --3  4   57%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Taguchi Scores
   O      1--  5   61%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   64%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   61%  T Lilly         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   69%  A Soriano       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   R      --3  2   75%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Line Drive); Soriano Scores
   O      1--  3   73%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  5   76%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lee to 3B
   RR     -23  2   89%  C Floyd         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores
   R      -2-  5   93%  M Fontenot      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Floyd Scores; Fontenot to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   92%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Ted Lilly facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   92%  B Ryan          Walk
                  Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Adam Wainwright batting 9th
   O      1--  1   94%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ryan to 2B
   O      -2-  2   95%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Kelvin Jimenez facing 8-9-1
                  Kelvin Jimenez replaces Skip Schumaker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  K Hill          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   94%  T Lilly         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   95%  A Soriano       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   94%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   96%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   96%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   96%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   97%  S Rolen         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Kelvin Jimenez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   96%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   97%  A Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   97%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  4   96%  M Fontenot      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
                  Angel Pagan replaces Cliff Floyd playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   97%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  Y Molina        Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   97%  B Ryan          Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
                  Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Kelvin Jimenez batting 9th
          1--  5   96%  R Ludwick       Walk; Ryan to 2B
   O      12-  6   98%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Troy Percival facing 7-8-9
                  Troy Percival replaces Ryan Ludwick pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  J Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  K Hill          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Jones to 3B
   R      --3  1   99%  T Lilly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Jones Scores
          1--  2   99%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lilly to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5   99%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Ted Lilly pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   98%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3  100%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   99%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  2  100%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Troy Percival facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Pagan         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Fontenot      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Scott Eyre facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Eyre replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Duncan        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  Y Molina        Walk
   OO     1--  2  100%  B Ryan          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

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