May 4, 2008 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
BAL 5 BOS 7
TBR 3 KCR 2
@CLE 0 MIN 7
DET 6 NYY 8
SEA 2 OAK 3
TEX 1 TOR 4
CHW 3 NYM 5
@ARI 2 ATL 14
CIN 7 COL 7
LAD 2 FLA 10
SDP 3 HOU 8
MIL 6
(12) PHI 6
SFG 5 STL 5
CHC 3 WSN 5
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 44,969

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Cubs

18-13

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Lou Piniella

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

W: T Wellemeyer (3-1), L: J Marquis (1-2), S: J Isringhausen (10)

Cardinals

20-12

Won 1

1st

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .173  .542   15    1   0   SF
R Theriot SS                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .316  .799   27    2   5   CS
D Lee 1B                      5   0   0   0    0   2  .339 1.032   16   12   0   
K Fukudome RF                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .342  .928   24    0   0   SF
M DeRosa 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .795   13    1   1   
  S Gallagher P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
G Soto C                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.048   17    5   1   2B
M Fontenot 2B                 2   1   1   0    2   0  .294  .869   22    2   1   2B
R Johnson CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .677   23    0   0   2B
J Marquis P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    7    0   1   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Cedeno PH-3B              1   1   0   0    0   1  .383 1.047    7    0   1   HBP
Totals                       30   3   5   3    6   7              171   24  11

BATTING

2B: M Fontenot (4, off T Wellemeyer); R Johnson (4, off T Wellemeyer); G Soto (12, off T Wellemeyer).

SF: K Fukudome (1, off R Flores); A Soriano (1, off T Wellemeyer).

HBP: R Cedeno (1, by K McClellan).

TB: R Johnson 2; G Soto 2; M Fontenot 2; A Soriano; R Theriot.

RBI: K Fukudome (13); A Soriano (10); R Johnson (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Theriot (6, 2nd base by T Wellemeyer/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF-LF             5   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .805   10    4   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  2   1   2   2    2   0  .329  .760   15    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   1   2    1   1  .358 1.122   12    8   0   2B,GDP
R Ankiel CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .847   12    3   0   
T Glaus 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .684   14    1   3   
C Duncan LF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .802   11    0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Miles 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .708    2    0   0   CS
Y Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .741   20    7   1   
T Wellemeyer P                2   1   1   0    0   0  .154  .368    4    0   1   
  R Ludwick RF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .308 1.001   10    1   0   
C Izturis SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .231  .630   10    3   3   
Totals                       31   5   9   5    6   4              120   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (8, off J Marquis).

TB: A Pujols 2; C Izturis 2; A Kennedy 2; A Miles; T Wellemeyer; S Schumaker; R Ludwick.

GIDP: A Pujols (3).

RBI: A Kennedy 2 (11); A Pujols 2 (23); S Schumaker (11).

2-out RBI: A Pujols 2; A Kennedy.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: C Izturis (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Miles (1, 2nd base by S Gallagher/G Soto).

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
J Marquis, L (1-2)             5.1   7   5   5    5   4   0   5.08   27   89-50   26· 6·18   12· 1· 5· 0     33    -     1.11  -0.22
S Marshall                     0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.00    4    9-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.66  -0.04
S Gallagher                    2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   19-10    7· 1· 2    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.32   0.04
Totals                         8     9   5   5    6   4   0          37  117-65   37· 7·21   16· 4· 7· 0          1-1

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
T Wellemeyer, W (3-1)          5     3   2   2    4   4   0   4.07   22   95-57   32· 9·16    6· 6· 2· 0     53    -     1.21   0.07
K McClellan, H (9)             1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   2.08    8   28-16    7· 1· 8    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.57  -0.06
R Flores, H (5)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.63   0.05
R Franklin, H (11)             1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.65    5   30-19   13· 2· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.98   0.14
J Isringhausen, S (10)         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.59    3   12-9     4· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     5   3   3    6   7   0          39  166-102  57·12·33   10·12· 3· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: K McClellan (2; R Cedeno).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 44,969.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Soriano            LF    1. S Schumaker          RF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. A Kennedy            2B 
3. D Lee                1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. K Fukudome           RF    4. R Ankiel             CF 
5. M DeRosa             3B    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. G Soto               C     6. C Duncan             LF 
7. M Fontenot           2B    7. Y Molina             C  
8. R Johnson            CF    8. T Wellemeyer         P  
9. J Marquis            P     9. C Izturis            SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-2  12-  3   22%  77% A Pujols        J Marquis       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Izturis Scores; Kennedy Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  5  -14%  27% R Johnson       T Wellemeyer    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soto Scores; Fontenot to 3B
   b 2   1  2-0  12-  3   13%  52% S Schumaker     J Marquis       Single to CF (Line Drive); Wellemeyer Scores; Izturis to 3B
   t 7   0  5-2  12-  7  -10%  67% R Theriot       K McClellan     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   t 7   0  5-2  123  2    9%  77% D Lee           K McClellan     Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--  4   46%  D Lee           Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Theriot to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  K Fukudome      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      12-  4   55%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   55%  A Kennedy       Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   54%  R Ankiel        Walk; Kennedy to 2B
          12-  4   57%  T Glaus         Walk; Kennedy to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  C Duncan        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   44%  G Soto          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   41%  M Fontenot      Walk
   R      12-  5   27%  R Johnson       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soto Scores; Fontenot to 3B
   O      -23  2   32%  J Marquis       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   RO     -23  2   32%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Fontenot Scores
   O      -2-  2   34%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   32%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   34%  T Wellemeyer    Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   39%  C Izturis       Single to RF (Line Drive); Wellemeyer to 2B
   R      12-  3   52%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Line Drive); Wellemeyer Scores; Izturis to 3B
   R      1-3  3   59%  A Kennedy       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Izturis Scores; Schumaker to 2B
   OO     12-  1   50%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  8   50%  K Fukudome      Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   56%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  T Glaus         Lineout: LF
          ---  4   53%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   43%  M Fontenot      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   48%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   52%  J Marquis       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  3   56%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  T Wellemeyer    Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   56%  C Izturis       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   54%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Izturis to 2B
          -2-  5   55%  A Kennedy       Walk
   RR     12-  3   77%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Izturis Scores; Kennedy Scores
   O      -2-  2   75%  R Ankiel        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   70%  R Theriot       Walk
   O      1--  5   75%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      80%  K Fukudome      Theriot Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   80%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   78%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Kyle McClellan facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 6th; Skip Schumaker moves to LF; Ryan Ludwick replaces Todd Wellemeyer playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  2   81%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   83%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   81%  M Fontenot      Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   86%  R Ludwick       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   86%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Ludwick to 2B
                  Sean Marshall replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   84%  S Schumaker     Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Ludwick to 3B
   R      --3  2   90%  A Kennedy       Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ludwick Scores
          1--  4   91%  A Pujols        Walk; Kennedy to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  R Ankiel        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Kyle McClellan facing 9-1-2
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Sean Marshall batting 9th
          ---  1   85%  R Cedeno        Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   78%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
          12-  7   67%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   O      123  2   77%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
                  Randy Flores replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 6th
   RO     123  1   82%  K Fukudome      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 2nd; Aaron Miles replaces Randy Flores playing 2B batting 6th
   O      12-  2   89%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Sean Gallagher facing 5-6-7
                  Sean Gallagher replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 5th; Ronny Cedeno moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   88%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   89%  A Miles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      87%  Y Molina        Miles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   86%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   79%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  7   85%  M Fontenot      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  8   90%  R Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  6   94%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Sean Gallagher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   93%  R Ludwick       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   93%  C Izturis       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   92%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   96%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   99%  R Theriot       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation