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@LAA		5
6
TBR
@BOS		3
7
KCR
@CLE		2
0
DET
@MIN		6
7
SEA
@NYY		2
8
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@OAK		1
3
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@TOR		3
4
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@ARI		5
2
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@ATL		7
14
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@COL		2
7
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@FLA		3
10
MIL
@HOU		6
8		 
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SFG
@PHI		5
6
CHC
@STL		3
5
PIT
@WSN		2
5
Sunday, May 4, 2008, 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 44,969, Time of Game: 2:52
Cubs
3
18-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
20-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 
                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

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .173 .542 15 14 -0.025 1.38 0.076 -0.101 -0.3 1 0 SF
Ryan Theriot SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 .316 .800 27 14 0.077 1.29 0.179 -0.102 0.6 2 5 CS
Derrek Lee 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .339 1.032 16 11 -0.140 1.65 0.036 -0.175 -1.1 12 0
Kosuke Fukudome RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .342 .928 19 11 -0.083 1.70 0.028 -0.111 -0.5 0 0 SF
Mark DeRosa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .794 13 10 -0.169 1.67 0.000 -0.169 -1.4 1 1
   Sean Gallagher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Geovany Soto C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1.047 17 10 0.083 1.03 0.130 -0.047 0.6 5 1 2B
Mike Fontenot 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .294 .870 22 8 0.065 1.37 0.124 -0.059 0.8 2 1 2B
Reed Johnson CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .277 .677 23 14 0.009 1.62 0.137 -0.129 0.5 0 0 2B
Jason Marquis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .429 7 5 -0.089 1.40 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 0 1
   Sean Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ronny Cedeno PH-3B 1 1 0 0 0 1 .383 1.047 7 5 0.007 1.07 0.042 -0.035 0.2 0 1 HBP
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 6 7 .167 .574 166 102 -0.265 1.44 0.752 -1.017 -1.5 24 11
2B: M Fontenot (4, off T Wellemeyer); R Johnson (4, off T Wellemeyer); G Soto (12, off T Wellemeyer).
SF: A Soriano (1, off T Wellemeyer); K Fukudome (1, off R Flores).
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker RF-LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .298 .805 10 8 0.070 1.07 0.134 -0.064 0.4 4 0
Adam Kennedy 2B 2 1 2 2 2 0 .329 .760 15 6 0.173 1.25 0.173 0.000 2.0 0 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 .358 1.122 12 6 0.115 1.37 0.233 -0.118 0.9 8 0 2B,GDP
Rick Ankiel CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .847 12 7 -0.044 0.80 0.019 -0.064 -0.8 3 0
Troy Glaus 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .684 14 7 -0.013 0.83 0.029 -0.042 -0.3 1 3
Chris Duncan LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .802 11 4 -0.068 1.23 0.014 -0.082 -0.8 0 0
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Miles 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .708 2 1 -0.008 0.42 0.011 -0.019 -0.2 0 0 CS
Yadier Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .741 17 10 -0.064 0.60 0.000 -0.064 -0.7 7 1
Todd Wellemeyer P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .368 4 4 0.000 0.87 0.027 -0.027 0.0 0 1
   Ryan Ludwick RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 1.002 10 4 0.013 0.36 0.019 -0.006 0.1 1 0
Cesar Izturis SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .630 10 8 0.059 0.76 0.071 -0.012 0.3 3 3
Team Totals 31 5 9 5 6 4 .290 .728 117 65 0.233 0.92 0.730 -0.498 1.0 27 8
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).

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
Jason Marquis, L (1-2) 5.1 7 5 5 5 4 0 5.08 27 89 50 26 6 18 12 6 5 0 33 -0.235 1.12 -1.7
Sean Marshall 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 4 9 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 -0.037 0.61 -0.3
Sean Gallagher 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 19 10 7 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.037 0.29 1.0
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 6 4 0 5.62 37 117 65 37 7 21 16 11 7 0 33 1 1 -0.235 1.44 -1.0

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
Todd Wellemeyer, W (3-1) 5 3 2 2 4 4 0 4.07 22 95 57 32 9 16 6 8 2 0 53 0.060 1.24 0.5
Kyle McClellan, H (9) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.08 8 28 16 7 1 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.062 1.58 -0.6
Randy 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 0.055 3.69 0.1
Ryan 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 0.138 1.95 0.9
Jason Isringhausen, S (10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.59 3 12 9 4 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.074 0.96 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 6 7 0 3.00 39 166 102 57 12 33 10 15 3 0 53 5 1 0.265 0.92 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K McClellan (2; R Cedeno).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 44,969.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Alfonso Soriano LF 1 Skip Schumaker RF
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 Adam Kennedy 2B
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Kosuke Fukudome RF 4 Rick Ankiel CF
5 Mark DeRosa 3B 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Geovany Soto C 6 Chris Duncan LF
7 Mike Fontenot 2B 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Reed Johnson CF 8 Todd Wellemeyer P
9 Jason Marquis P 9 Cesar Izturis SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols J. Marquis 23% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Izturis Scores; Kennedy Scores
t2 0-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  R CHC R. Johnson T. Wellemeyer -14% 27% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soto Scores; Fontenot to 3B
b2 0-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Schumaker J. Marquis 13% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wellemeyer Scores; Izturis to 3B
t7 2-5 0 12- 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot K. McClellan -11% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno to 3B; Soriano to 2B
t7 2-5 0 123 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Lee K. McClellan 9% 77% Flyball: RF

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' Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano T. Wellemeyer 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot T. Wellemeyer -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC D. Lee T. Wellemeyer -4% 46% Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Theriot to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome T. Wellemeyer 4% 51% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa T. Wellemeyer 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Marquis -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Kennedy J. Marquis 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Marquis -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ankiel J. Marquis 2% 54% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Glaus J. Marquis 3% 57% Walk; Kennedy to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Duncan J. Marquis -7% 50% 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, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Soto T. Wellemeyer -6% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Fontenot T. Wellemeyer -3% 40% Walk
t2 0-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  R CHC R. Johnson T. Wellemeyer -14% 27% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soto Scores; Fontenot to 3B
t2 1-0 0 -23 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Marquis T. Wellemeyer 5% 31% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t2 1-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO CHC A. Soriano T. Wellemeyer -0% 31% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Fontenot Scores
t2 2-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Theriot T. Wellemeyer 3% 34% 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, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Marquis -2% 31% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Wellemeyer J. Marquis 3% 34% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  STL C. Izturis J. Marquis 4% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wellemeyer to 2B
b2 0-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Schumaker J. Marquis 13% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wellemeyer Scores; Izturis to 3B
b2 1-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Kennedy J. Marquis 8% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Izturis Scores; Schumaker to 2B
b2 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO STL A. Pujols J. Marquis -9% 50% 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, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
t3 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee T. Wellemeyer 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 2-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC K. Fukudome T. Wellemeyer -3% 50% Walk
t3 2-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa T. Wellemeyer 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 2-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto T. Wellemeyer 3% 55% 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, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
b3 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Marquis -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Glaus J. Marquis -2% 51% Lineout: LF
b3 2-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Duncan J. Marquis 1% 53% Walk
b3 2-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Marquis -3% 50% 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, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
t4 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Fontenot T. Wellemeyer -7% 43% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t4 2-2 0 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CHC R. Johnson T. Wellemeyer 5% 48% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4 2-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Marquis T. Wellemeyer 4% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano T. Wellemeyer 4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
b4 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Wellemeyer J. Marquis -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL C. Izturis J. Marquis 3% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Marquis -2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Izturis to 2B
b4 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Kennedy J. Marquis 1% 55% Walk
b4 2-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols J. Marquis 23% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Izturis Scores; Kennedy Scores
b4 4-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Marquis -2% 75% 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, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
t5 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot T. Wellemeyer -5% 71% Walk
t5 2-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee T. Wellemeyer 4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome T. Wellemeyer 5% 80% Theriot Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome T. Wellemeyer 1% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b5 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Glaus J. Marquis -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Duncan J. Marquis -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Marquis -1% 78% 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, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 5-6-7
Kyle McClellan replaces Chris Duncan (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Skip Schumaker moves from RF to LF
Ryan Ludwick replaces Todd Wellemeyer (P) playing RF batting 8th
t6 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. DeRosa K. McClellan 3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto K. McClellan 2% 84% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Fontenot K. McClellan -2% 82% Walk
t6 2-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Johnson K. McClellan 3% 85% 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, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
b6 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ludwick J. Marquis 2% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 4-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Izturis J. Marquis -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Ludwick to 2B
Sean Marshall replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Marshall -2% 84% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Ludwick to 3B
b6 4-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Kennedy S. Marshall 6% 90% Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ludwick Scores
b6 5-2 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols S. Marshall 1% 91% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
b6 5-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Marshall -1% 90% 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, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 9-1-2
Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Sean Marshall (P) batting 9th
t7 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Cedeno K. McClellan -4% 85% Hit By Pitch
t7 2-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan -7% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
t7 2-5 0 12- 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot K. McClellan -11% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno to 3B; Soriano to 2B
t7 2-5 0 123 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Lee K. McClellan 9% 77% Flyball: RF
Randy Flores replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 6th
t7 2-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO CHC K. Fukudome R. Flores 6% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
Ryan Franklin replaces Adam Kennedy (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Aaron Miles replaces Randy Flores (P) playing 2B batting 6th
t7 3-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. DeRosa R. Franklin 6% 89% 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, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 5-6-7
Sean Gallagher replaces Mark DeRosa (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Ronny Cedeno moves from PH to 3B
b7 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Glaus S. Gallagher -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 5-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Miles S. Gallagher 1% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 5-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL Y. Molina S. Gallagher -2% 87% Miles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 5-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL Y. Molina S. Gallagher -1% 87% 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, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
t8 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC G. Soto R. Franklin -7% 80% Walk
t8 3-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot R. Franklin 6% 86% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t8 3-5 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O CHC R. Johnson R. Franklin 5% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t8 3-5 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno R. Franklin 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 8-9-1
b8 5-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Ludwick S. Gallagher -1% 93% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b8 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Izturis S. Gallagher -0% 93% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b8 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Gallagher -0% 93% 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, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
Jason Isringhausen replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 2nd
t9 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Isringhausen 4% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Isringhausen 2% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Isringhausen 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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