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TOR
@BOS		3
8
MIN
@CHW		4
7
TEX
@DET		3
5
CLE
@KCR		6
5
BAL
@NYY		4
11
LAA
@SEA		0
1
OAK
@TBR		7
6
COL
@ATL		4
12
PHI
@CIN		1
5
ARI
@FLA		6
8
ARI
@FLA		11
9		 
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MIL
@HOU		4
6
NYM
@LAD		1
2
SFG
@SDP		1
2
CHC
@STL		1
2
PIT
@WSN		2
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 41,703, Time of Game: 2:28
Cubs
1
21-17
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
 at Cardinals
2
23-17
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
L: Ryan Dempster (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  X    2  6  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 0 0 0 0 3 .272 .890 17 14 -0.120 1.26 0.000 -0.120 -0.9 0 0
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .832 8 6 -0.052 1.19 0.046 -0.098 -0.3 2 5 2B
Kosuke Fukudome CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .319 .959 11 6 -0.020 1.01 0.053 -0.073 -0.2 1 0 HBP
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .230 .689 20 11 -0.094 1.38 0.026 -0.120 -0.6 11 1
Milton Bradley RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .193 .691 16 9 0.017 1.27 0.102 -0.086 0.1 1 0 2B
Mike Fontenot 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .672 17 10 -0.213 1.63 0.000 -0.213 -1.6 0 1
Geovany Soto C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .202 .585 13 7 0.018 0.92 0.061 -0.044 0.1 5 1
   Ryan Freel PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .433 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Bobby Scales 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .922 11 6 -0.072 1.10 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 2 2
   Micah Hoffpauir PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .314 .929 1 1 0.090 2.83 0.090 0.000 1.1
Ryan Dempster P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .279 3 2 -0.056 1.06 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 2 3
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .556 5 3 0.067 1.43 0.067 0.000 0.4
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reed Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .598 7 6 -0.162 5.87 0.000 -0.162 -0.5
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 3 9 .188 .528 129 81 -0.597 1.39 0.445 -1.044 -3.4 24 13
2B: M Bradley (2, off R Franklin); R Theriot (8, off C Carpenter).
HBP: K Fukudome (2, by K McClellan).
TB: M Bradley 2; R Theriot 2; A Miles; D Lee; G Soto; M Hoffpauir.
RBI: M Hoffpauir (14).
2-out RBI: M Hoffpauir.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Scales-R Theriot-D Lee; R Theriot-B Scales-D Lee.
E: M Fontenot (3).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .773 14 10 -0.035 0.59 0.014 -0.048 -0.6 3 1
Colby Rasmus CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .741 21 14 -0.006 0.58 0.040 -0.045 -0.1 1 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .326 1.090 13 6 0.097 0.69 0.100 -0.003 0.9 9 1 2B,IW
Yadier Molina C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .771 7 5 -0.114 1.33 0.000 -0.114 -1.3 9 0 SH,GDP
Chris Duncan LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .262 .810 12 9 0.100 1.14 0.124 -0.023 1.0 4 1 2B
Nick Stavinoha RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 8 6 -0.064 0.89 0.000 -0.064 -0.7 0 0 GDP
   Brian Barden PH-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .739 3 2 -0.005 0.92 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0 SH
Joseph Thurston 3B-2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .703 10 4 -0.017 0.74 0.015 -0.032 0.0 0 1 SB,IW
Chris Carpenter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 1 0
   Adam Wainwright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .429 3 3 -0.015 0.62 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Khalil Greene PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 .584 6 3 0.029 1.61 0.029 0.000 0.1 SF
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennys Reyes 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
Brendan Ryan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .709 16 11 -0.044 0.57 0.000 -0.044 -0.6 0 3
Team Totals 25 2 6 2 2 4 .240 .646 115 75 -0.099 0.82 0.322 -0.418 -1.9 27 8
2B: C Duncan (12, off R Dempster); A Pujols (8, off R Dempster); C Rasmus (6, off R Dempster).
SF: K Greene (3, off R Dempster).
SH: B Barden (1, off R Dempster); Y Molina (3, off R Dempster).
IBB: A Pujols (7, by R Dempster); J Thurston (1, by R Dempster).
TB: A Pujols 3; C Duncan 3; C Rasmus 2; S Schumaker.
GIDP: Y Molina (5); N Stavinoha (1).
RBI: K Greene (12); C Duncan (24).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Duncan-B Ryan-A Pujols.
Outfield Assists: C Duncan (M Bradley at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: J Thurston (2, 2nd base off R Dempster/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, L (3-3) 7 6 2 2 2 3 0 4.40 27 103 67 39 16 12 17 5 2 0 58 0.085 0.89 1.4
Carlos Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.79 3 12 8 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 2 2 2 4 0 2.25 30 115 75 41 19 15 18 6 2 0 58 0 0 0.099 1.39 1.9

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
Chris Carpenter, W (2-0) 5 3 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 19 67 41 22 6 13 8 5 2 0 63 0.280 1.00 2.4
Kyle McClellan, H (6) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.33 7 26 15 9 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.174 1.36 1.0
Jason Motte, H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.11 3 12 8 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.038 2.00 0.3
Dennys Reyes, H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.55 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.034 1.21 0.2
Ryan Franklin, S (10) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1.56 6 21 14 7 4 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0.072 2.41 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 9 0 1.00 36 129 81 42 15 24 10 13 7 0 63 1 0 0.598 0.82 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K McClellan (1; K Fukudome).
IBB: R Dempster 2 (3; A Pujols, J Thurston).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 41,703.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-2 2 1-3 7,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson R. Franklin 16% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CHC M. Fontenot C. Carpenter 9% 55% Fly Ball Double Play: LF (Deep LF-CF); Bradley out at 1B/LF-SS-1B
t9 0-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir R. Franklin -9% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Bradley Scores; Freel to 3B
b6 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -8% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 7% 63% Double to LF (Ground Ball)

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' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Carpenter 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot C. Carpenter 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC K. Fukudome C. Carpenter -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee C. Carpenter -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fukudome to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Bradley C. Carpenter 5% 55% 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' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Rasmus R. Dempster -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 1% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -2% 50% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot C. Carpenter 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC G. Soto C. Carpenter -3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. Scales C. Carpenter 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Soto to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Dempster C. Carpenter 3% 55% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
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 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL C. Duncan R. Dempster 0% 55% E5 on Foul Ball
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Duncan R. Dempster -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL N. Stavinoha R. Dempster -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Thurston R. Dempster -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Carpenter 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Theriot C. Carpenter -5% 48% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome C. Carpenter 4% 52% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee C. Carpenter 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Carpenter R. Dempster -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL B. Ryan R. Dempster -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster 1% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Rasmus R. Dempster -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Bradley C. Carpenter -4% 46% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CHC M. Fontenot C. Carpenter 9% 55% Fly Ball Double Play: LF (Deep LF-CF); Bradley out at 1B/LF-SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Soto C. Carpenter 1% 56% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 7% 63% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -1% 62% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (P's Left); Pujols to 3B
b4 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R STL C. Duncan R. Dempster 7% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pujols Scores
b4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO STL N. Stavinoha R. Dempster -5% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Scales C. Carpenter 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Dempster C. Carpenter 2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t5 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Carpenter 1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Thurston R. Dempster -2% 69% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
Adam Wainwright pinch hits for Chris Carpenter (P) batting 8th
b5 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Wainwright R. Dempster -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Ryan R. Dempster -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 2-3-4
Kyle McClellan replaces Adam Wainwright (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t6 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot K. McClellan 4% 70% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
t6 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC K. Fukudome K. McClellan -4% 66% Hit By Pitch
t6 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee K. McClellan 5% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Bradley K. McClellan 4% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  STL C. Rasmus R. Dempster 4% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b6 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 1% 78% Intentional Walk
b6 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -8% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 6-7-8
t7 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot K. McClellan 4% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC G. Soto K. McClellan 3% 77% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t7 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC B. Scales K. McClellan 2% 79% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
b7 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL C. Duncan R. Dempster 5% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
Brian Barden pinch hits for Nick Stavinoha (RF) batting 6th
b7 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Barden R. Dempster -0% 84% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Duncan to 3B
b7 1-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  STL J. Thurston R. Dempster 1% 85% Intentional Walk
Khalil Greene pinch hits for Kyle McClellan (P) batting 8th
b7 1-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO STL K. Greene R. Dempster 3% 88% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Duncan Scores
b7 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL B. Ryan R. Dempster 1% 89% Thurston Steals 2B
b7 2-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Ryan R. Dempster -2% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 9-1-2
Jason Motte replaces Khalil Greene (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Joseph Thurston moves from 3B to 2B
Brian Barden moves from PH to 3B
Skip Schumaker moves from 2B to RF
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Ryan Dempster (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC A. Miles J. Motte -7% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Motte 6% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Motte 5% 91% Flyball: RF
Dennys Reyes replaces Jason Motte pitching and batting 8th
t8 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome D. Reyes 3% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
Carlos Marmol replaces Aaron Miles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker C. Marmol -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Rasmus C. Marmol -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols C. Marmol -0% 93% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 4-5-6
Ryan Franklin replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 8th
t9 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee R. Franklin 4% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Bradley R. Franklin -6% 91% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t9 0-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Fontenot R. Franklin 6% 96% Lineout: CF
t9 0-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC G. Soto R. Franklin -4% 93% Walk
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Bobby Scales (2B) batting 8th
Ryan Freel pinch runs for Geovany Soto (C) batting 7th
t9 0-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir R. Franklin -9% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Bradley Scores; Freel to 3B
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Carlos Marmol (P) batting 9th
t9 1-2 2 1-3 7,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson R. Franklin 16% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

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  • 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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