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Standings
NYY
@BOS		1
10
LAA
@CHW		2
1
KCR
@CLE		0
6
DET
@MIN		4
3
TEX
@OAK		3
7
TBD
@SEA		6
2
BAL
@TOR		3
8
FLA
@COL		10
2
PIT
@HOU		7
9
ARI
@LAD		2
6
CIN
@MIL		3
5
PHI
@NYM		5
3
SFG
@SDP		0
6
CHC
@STL		3
2
CHC
@STL		3
4
ATL
@WSN		4
7
Saturday, September 15, 2007 12:12PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 45,918, Time of Game: 2:47
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
3
77-71
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
2
69-77
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
3rd, 6 GB
W: Kerry Wood (1-1)
L: Ryan Franklin (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  5  2
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .289 .850 19 12 0.361 1.52 0.417 -0.057 1.2 3 0 HR
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .683 10 7 -0.099 0.93 0.000 -0.099 -0.9 1 3
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .886 12 7 -0.062 0.82 0.012 -0.074 -0.5 7 0
Daryle Ward RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .337 .983 18 8 -0.032 0.69 0.019 -0.051 -0.2 3 0
   Felix Pie CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .612 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jacque Jones CF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .717 19 12 -0.106 1.03 0.025 -0.131 -1.0 2 0 CS
Mark DeRosa 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .776 21 12 -0.040 1.00 0.038 -0.078 -0.2 1 2
Geovany Soto C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .988 20 12 0.053 0.92 0.108 -0.055 0.7 7 1 2B
Mike Fontenot 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .288 .764 14 6 -0.087 1.25 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 2 1 SF
Ted Lilly P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .312 8 6 -0.060 1.11 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 0 1
   Kerry Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cliff Floyd PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .792 6 2 0.087 2.16 0.087 0.000 0.4
   Sam Fuld PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 3 6 .167 .535 147 84 0.015 1.05 0.706 -0.692 -1.7 27 8
2B: G Soto (2, off B Looper).
HR: A Soriano (26, off R Franklin; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: M Fontenot (3, off B Looper).
TB: A Soriano 5; G Soto 2; J Jones; D Lee.
RBI: A Soriano 2 (56); M Fontenot (29).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: A Soriano (6); D Lee (5).
Baserunning
CS: J Jones (3, 2nd base by R Springer/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Miles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 .693 18 11 -0.093 0.88 0.000 -0.093 -1.0 1 4
So Taguchi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .725 11 7 -0.063 0.62 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 2 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .321 .984 20 9 -0.056 0.98 0.024 -0.080 -0.2 9 0
Ryan Ludwick RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .253 .793 17 10 -0.014 0.67 0.019 -0.033 -0.1 3 0
   Rick Ankiel PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .910 4 3 -0.047 1.88 0.000 -0.047 -0.2 0 0
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 .251 .730 17 9 0.253 1.14 0.274 -0.022 2.4 4 0 2B
Yadier Molina C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .721 15 12 -0.079 1.23 0.023 -0.102 -0.5 6 1 SH
Miguel Cairo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .584 9 6 -0.052 1.09 0.035 -0.087 -0.5 1 2 SB
   Russell Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .748 3 3 -0.091 3.52 0.000 -0.091 -0.2
Braden Looper P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .204 .523 13 8 -0.035 1.15 0.018 -0.054 -0.4 0 0 SH
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Skip Schumaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .754 8 5 -0.068 2.69 0.000 -0.068 -0.2
Brendan Ryan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .799 11 9 -0.092 1.14 0.000 -0.092 -1.1 1 0
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .834 5 3 -0.049 1.86 0.000 -0.049 -0.1
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 3 8 .129 .367 151 95 -0.486 1.15 0.393 -0.881 -2.7 27 7
2B: J Edmonds (15, off T Lilly).
SH: Y Molina (2, off T Lilly); B Looper (5, off T Lilly).
TB: J Edmonds 2; B Looper; Y Molina; A Pujols.
RBI: J Edmonds 2 (48).
2-out RBI: J Edmonds 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: M Cairo (9, 3rd base off T Lilly/G Soto).

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
Ted Lilly 6 4 2 2 2 4 0 3.82 26 107 66 37 7 22 9 11 1 0 58 0.089 0.92 1.1
Kerry Wood, W (1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86 3 16 12 10 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.045 0.58 0.5
Carlos Marmol, H (17) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.29 4 12 6 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.145 2.02 0.5
Ryan Dempster, S (27) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.15 3 16 11 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.207 2.69 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 3 8 0 2.00 36 151 95 54 16 25 9 16 3 0 58 0 0 0.486 1.05 2.7

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
Braden Looper 7 3 1 1 2 5 0 4.55 26 114 65 36 11 18 6 13 2 0 70 0.377 1.02 2.6
Ryan Franklin, BS (5), L (4-4) 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2.55 5 20 11 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.432 1.55 -1.5
Randy Flores 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.65 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.025 0.69 -0.4
Russ Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.26 2 11 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.065 0.64 0.9
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 3 6 1 3.00 34 147 84 46 16 22 9 16 3 0 70 1 0 -0.015 1.15 1.7
R Flores faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Adam Dowdy, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 45,918.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Alfonso Soriano LF 1 Aaron Miles 2B
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 So Taguchi LF
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Daryle Ward RF 4 Ryan Ludwick RF
5 Jacque Jones CF 5 Jim Edmonds CF
6 Mark DeRosa 3B 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Geovany Soto C 7 Miguel Cairo 3B
8 Mike Fontenot 2B 8 Braden Looper P
9 Ted Lilly P 9 Brendan Ryan SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR CHC A. Soriano R. Franklin 40% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fuld Scores
b1 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  RR STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly -18% 28% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pujols Scores; Ludwick Scores
t2 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC G. Soto B. Looper 11% 45% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeRosa to 3B
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Branyan R. Dempster 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC C. Floyd R. Franklin 9% 34% Walk

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' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Looper -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot B. Looper -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Lee B. Looper 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC D. Ward B. Looper 2% 49% Walk; Lee to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Jones B. Looper -4% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Miles T. Lilly 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Taguchi T. Lilly 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols T. Lilly -1% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Ludwick T. Lilly -2% 46% Walk; Pujols to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  RR STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly -18% 28% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pujols Scores; Ludwick Scores
b1 2-0 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina T. Lilly 2% 30% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC M. DeRosa B. Looper 4% 34% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC G. Soto B. Looper 11% 45% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeRosa to 3B
t2 0-2 0 -23 3,(2-0)  RO CHC M. Fontenot B. Looper -3% 42% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); DeRosa Scores
t2 1-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Lilly B. Looper -4% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Looper -3% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Cairo T. Lilly -3% 31% Reached on E3 (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Cairo to 1B
b2 2-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL B. Looper T. Lilly 1% 33% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Cairo to 2B
b2 2-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Ryan T. Lilly 3% 36% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  STL A. Miles T. Lilly -0% 35% Cairo Steals 3B
b2 2-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O STL A. Miles T. Lilly 3% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
t3 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Theriot B. Looper -3% 36% Flyball: LF
t3 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC D. Lee B. Looper -2% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Ward B. Looper -1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Taguchi T. Lilly 2% 35% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b3 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Lilly 2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 2-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Lilly 1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Jones B. Looper -3% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t4 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa B. Looper -2% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto B. Looper -1% 31% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly 2% 34% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL Y. Molina T. Lilly -2% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 2-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Cairo T. Lilly 3% 34% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 2-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL B. Looper T. Lilly -2% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molina to 2B
b4 2-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Ryan T. Lilly 4% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Fontenot B. Looper -3% 33% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Lilly B. Looper -2% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC A. Soriano B. Looper 2% 33% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Theriot B. Looper -3% 29% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles T. Lilly 2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Taguchi T. Lilly 2% 33% Flyball: RF
b5 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols T. Lilly -1% 32% Walk
b5 2-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Lilly 2% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
t6 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee B. Looper -4% 30% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Ward B. Looper -3% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Jones B. Looper -2% 26% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
b6 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Edmonds T. Lilly -6% 20% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Edmonds to 2B
b6 2-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina T. Lilly 1% 21% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Edmonds to 3B
b6 2-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Cairo T. Lilly 6% 27% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b6 2-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Looper T. Lilly 4% 31% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. DeRosa B. Looper -4% 26% Flyball: RF
t7 1-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC G. Soto B. Looper -3% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot B. Looper -2% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
Kerry Wood replaces Ted Lilly pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O STL B. Ryan K. Wood 2% 23% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b7 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles K. Wood 1% 25% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Taguchi K. Wood 1% 26% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 9-1-2
Ryan Franklin replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 8th
Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC C. Floyd R. Franklin 9% 34% Walk
Sam Fuld pinch runs for Cliff Floyd (PH) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR CHC A. Soriano R. Franklin 40% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fuld Scores
t8 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot R. Franklin -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee R. Franklin -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Ward R. Franklin -1% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 3-4-5
Carlos Marmol replaces Sam Fuld (PR) pitching and batting 9th
Felix Pie replaces Daryle Ward (RF) playing CF batting 4th
Jacque Jones moves from CF to RF
b8 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols C. Marmol 6% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Ryan Ludwick (RF) batting 4th
b8 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel C. Marmol 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b8 2-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds C. Marmol -4% 76% Walk
b8 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina C. Marmol 7% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Randy Flores facing 5-6-7
Randy Flores replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 8th
Rick Ankiel moves from PH to RF
t9 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Jones R. Flores 2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Russ Springer replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 8th
t9 3-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. DeRosa R. Springer -4% 82% Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 3-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa R. Springer -1% 80% Popfly: 2B
t9 3-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto R. Springer -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
Ryan Dempster replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
Russell Branyan pinch hits for Miguel Cairo (3B) batting 7th
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Branyan R. Dempster 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Russ Springer (P) batting 8th
b9 2-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster 7% 95% Lineout: LF
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Brendan Ryan (SS) batting 9th
b9 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Duncan R. Dempster 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

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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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