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SEA
@LAA		8
3
TEX
@BAL		5
4
NYY
@BOS		4
5		 
(11)
TOR
@CHW		14
0
MIN
@CLE		5
1
DET
@KCR		1
6
TBR
@OAK		8
2
SFG
@ARI		5
1
ATL
@CIN		4
3
LAD
@COL		6
5
PHI
@FLA		7
3
MIL
@HOU		5
2
WSN
@NYM		3
4
PIT
@SDP		3
4		 
(11)
CHC
@STL		3
4
Friday, April 24, 2009, 7:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 45,812, Time of Game: 2:34
Cubs
3
8-7
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Cardinals
4
12-5
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
L: Carlos Marmol (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  8  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  X    4  9  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Theriot SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .812 22 16 -0.320 2.14 0.000 -0.320 -2.1 1 2 GDP
Kosuke Fukudome RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .340 1.085 18 12 -0.065 1.30 0.043 -0.109 -0.4 4 0
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 1.022 7 6 0.109 1.16 0.160 -0.051 0.4 1 0 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .358 .978 7 4 0.030 1.19 0.064 -0.034 0.3 0 0 2B
   Aaron Miles 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .269 6 4 -0.058 1.75 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 0 3 SH,GDP
Derrek Lee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .210 .578 12 8 -0.172 1.64 0.042 -0.213 -0.9 7 1
Mike Fontenot 2B-3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .213 .691 15 11 -0.033 1.86 0.122 -0.155 0.3 1 2 2B
Geovany Soto C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .125 .425 21 10 -0.005 1.75 0.101 -0.106 0.1 6 0
Reed Johnson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .750 11 9 0.098 2.01 0.175 -0.077 0.8 3 0
Ryan Dempster P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.054 1.66 0.000 -0.054 -0.5 1 1 SH
   Micah Hoffpauir PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .919 3 2 0.155 4.25 0.155 0.000 1.0
   Aaron Heilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Angel Guzman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Milton Bradley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .043 .464 5 1 0.042 1.39 0.042 0.000 0.1
   Joey Gathright PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 33 3 8 1 2 9 .242 .619 129 85 -0.273 1.74 0.904 -1.177 -1.4 24 10
2B: A Soriano (5, off K McClellan); M Fontenot (3, off A Wainwright); A Ramirez (3, off A Wainwright).
SH: R Dempster (1, off A Wainwright); A Miles (1, off K McClellan).
TB: R Johnson 2; A Ramirez 2; M Fontenot 2; A Soriano 2; D Lee; G Soto; K Fukudome.
GIDP: A Miles (2); R Theriot (1).
RBI: M Fontenot (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee; A Miles-R Theriot-D Lee.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B-LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .308 .768 12 8 0.049 0.72 0.081 -0.032 0.9 3 0
Rick Ankiel CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .681 12 9 -0.119 1.20 0.000 -0.119 -1.2 3 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .355 1.171 8 6 0.057 1.24 0.121 -0.064 -0.2 7 2 SB,GDP
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .364 1.081 9 6 0.216 1.30 0.257 -0.041 0.7 0 0
Chris Duncan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .971 9 6 -0.068 0.91 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 1 0
   Brian Barden 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 1.134 2 1 0.019 0.68 0.019 0.000 0.4 1 0 HBP
Yadier Molina C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .340 .938 16 10 -0.013 0.89 0.054 -0.068 -0.5 9 2 2B,GDP
Khalil Greene SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .226 .708 17 11 0.023 1.18 0.069 -0.046 -0.0 2 4
Joe Thurston 3B-2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .308 .874 12 7 0.137 1.60 0.200 -0.063 1.5 0 2 2B
Adam Wainwright P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .429 11 7 -0.074 0.82 0.000 -0.074 -0.8 1 0
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 9 4 1 6 .290 .688 108 71 0.227 1.07 0.801 -0.575 0.1 27 10
2B: Y Molina (4, off R Dempster); J Thurston (5, off R Dempster).
HBP: B Barden (1, by C Marmol).
TB: A Pujols 2; Y Molina 2; S Schumaker 2; R Ludwick 2; J Thurston 2; K Greene.
GIDP: A Pujols (2); Y Molina (4).
RBI: J Thurston 2 (10); S Schumaker (8); R Ludwick (19).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Greene-A Pujols; A Pujols-K Greene-A Pujols.
E: K Greene (4); S Schumaker (2).
Baserunning
SB: A Pujols (3, 2nd base off C Marmol/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
Ryan Dempster 6 7 3 3 1 6 0 4.88 25 80 53 30 10 13 6 12 7 0 51 -0.076 0.93 -0.1
Aaron Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.93 3 12 6 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.087 1.15 0.5
Carlos Marmol, L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.35 4 11 7 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.285 1.76 -1.4
Angel Guzman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 1 5 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.049 1.06 0.9
Team Totals 8 9 4 4 1 6 0 4.50 33 108 71 41 10 20 11 14 7 0 51 2 0 -0.225 1.74 -0.1

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
Adam Wainwright 7 7 3 1 1 6 0 2.70 29 99 67 36 8 23 12 10 4 0 60 0.010 1.54 0.4
Kyle McClellan, W (1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 4 13 8 6 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.105 2.69 0.5
Ryan Franklin, S (5) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 4 17 10 4 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.159 2.28 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 1 2 9 0 1.00 37 129 85 46 10 29 13 13 7 0 60 0 0 0.274 1.07 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: R Dempster (2).
HBP: C Marmol (3; B Barden).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 45,812.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Ryan Theriot SS 1 Skip Schumaker 2B
2 Kosuke Fukudome RF 2 Rick Ankiel CF
3 Alfonso Soriano LF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Ryan Ludwick RF
5 Derrek Lee 1B 5 Chris Duncan LF
6 Mike Fontenot 2B 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Geovany Soto C 7 Khalil Greene SS
8 Reed Johnson CF 8 Joe Thurston 3B
9 Ryan Dempster P 9 Adam Wainwright P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL R. Ludwick C. Marmol 22% 87% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Pujols Scores
b5 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Thurston R. Dempster 20% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Molina Scores; Greene Scores; Thurston to 3B/Adv on throw
t7 1-3 0 123 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir A. Wainwright -15% 39% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fontenot Scores/unER/No RBI; Soto to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t8 3-3 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Lee K. McClellan 14% 52% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan -13% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

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' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Theriot A. Wainwright 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome A. Wainwright 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster 4% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ankiel R. Dempster -3% 55% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL A. Pujols R. Dempster -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC A. Ramirez A. Wainwright -6% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee A. Wainwright 4% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot A. Wainwright 4% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright 3% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Ludwick R. Dempster 4% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan R. Dempster -3% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B); Ludwick to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O STL K. Greene R. Dempster -3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Johnson A. Wainwright 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Dempster A. Wainwright 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Theriot A. Wainwright 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Thurston R. Dempster -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Wainwright R. Dempster -2% 51% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC K. Fukudome A. Wainwright -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright 4% 50% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez A. Wainwright 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee A. Wainwright 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ankiel R. Dempster -3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Ludwick R. Dempster -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Duncan R. Dempster -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot A. Wainwright 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Johnson A. Wainwright -5% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Dempster A. Wainwright 4% 49% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Soto to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t5 0-0 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot A. Wainwright 8% 57% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
Aaron Miles replaces Aramis Ramirez (3B) playing 2B batting 4th
Mike Fontenot moves from 2B to 3B
b5 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina R. Dempster 5% 61% Walk
b5 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL K. Greene R. Dempster 7% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Molina to 2B
b5 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Thurston R. Dempster 20% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Molina Scores; Greene Scores; Thurston to 3B/Adv on throw
b5 2-0 0 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Wainwright R. Dempster -3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster 4% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive); Thurston Scores
b5 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Ankiel R. Dempster 1% 90% Wild Pitch; Schumaker to 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel R. Dempster -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols R. Dempster -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome A. Wainwright 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright -3% 87% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC A. Miles A. Wainwright 5% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
b6 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick R. Dempster -1% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 3-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL C. Duncan R. Dempster -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina R. Dempster 1% 91% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
b6 3-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL K. Greene R. Dempster -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
Joe Thurston moves from 3B to 2B
Brian Barden replaces Chris Duncan (LF) playing 3B batting 5th
Skip Schumaker moves from 2B to LF
t7 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Lee A. Wainwright -4% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R CHC M. Fontenot A. Wainwright -12% 74% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lee Scores
t7 1-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright -7% 67% Walk
t7 1-3 0 12- 3,(0-2)  CHC R. Johnson A. Wainwright -13% 54% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF); Fontenot to 3B; Soto to 2B
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Ryan Dempster (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 0 123 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir A. Wainwright -15% 39% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fontenot Scores/unER/No RBI; Soto to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t7 2-3 0 123 4,(1-2)  ROO CHC R. Theriot A. Wainwright 13% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Soto Scores/unER; Johnson to 3B
t7 3-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome A. Wainwright 7% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Aaron Heilman facing 8-9-1
Aaron Heilman replaces Micah Hoffpauir (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Thurston A. Heilman -4% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Wainwright A. Heilman -3% 52% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b7 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Schumaker A. Heilman -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 3-4-5
Kyle McClellan replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan -13% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t8 3-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Miles K. McClellan 1% 38% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Soriano to 3B
t8 3-3 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Lee K. McClellan 14% 52% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 3-3 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot K. McClellan 9% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
Carlos Marmol replaces Aaron Heilman pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ankiel C. Marmol -5% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols C. Marmol 5% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Ludwick C. Marmol 5% 65% Pujols Steals 2B
b8 3-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL R. Ludwick C. Marmol 22% 87% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Pujols Scores
b8 4-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Barden C. Marmol 2% 89% Hit By Pitch; Ludwick to 2B
Angel Guzman replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-3 1 12- 5,(0-2)  OO STL Y. Molina A. Guzman -5% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 7-8-9
Ryan Franklin replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto R. Franklin 7% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson R. Franklin 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
Milton Bradley pinch hits for Angel Guzman (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Bradley R. Franklin -4% 92% Walk
Joey Gathright pinch runs for Milton Bradley (PH) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot R. Franklin 8% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 4.

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  • 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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