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Standings
OAK
@LAA		3
1
KCR
@CHW		11
1
MIN
@CLE		5
6
BAL
@DET		3
4		 
(11)
TOR
@TBR		5
1
SEA
@TEX		3
5
SFG
@ARI		1
3
COL
@HOU		2
11
FLA
@MIL		1
4
CIN
@PIT		3
4
LAD
@SDP		2
0
CHC
@STL		5
1
ATL
@WSN		7
4
Friday, September 23, 2011, 7:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 40,355, Time of Game: 2:51
Cubs
5
70-87
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
1
86-71
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
L: Kyle McClellan (12-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  1    5  9  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Starlin Castro SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .307 .777 13 9 -0.122 1.24 0.050 -0.172 0.1 1 2 GDP
Darwin Barney 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .279 .672 15 8 0.254 1.07 0.285 -0.031 0.5 1 2 3B,GDP
Bryan LaHair RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .341 1.070 11 8 -0.210 1.73 0.000 -0.210 -1.3 0 0
   Reed Johnson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .829 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos Pena 1B 1 1 1 1 3 0 .231 .834 19 7 0.263 1.86 0.263 0.000 1.7 9 0 2B,IW
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .244 .756 11 7 0.154 2.35 0.284 -0.130 1.1 1 0 HR
   Sean Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Marlon Byrd CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .728 13 9 -0.052 1.00 0.026 -0.078 -0.5 1 0
DJ LeMahieu 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .559 16 12 0.040 1.12 0.113 -0.073 -0.0 3 3
Koyie Hill C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .191 .542 12 10 -0.048 0.96 0.004 -0.052 -0.1 9 3 SH
Ryan Dempster P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .088 .191 7 5 0.022 0.97 0.044 -0.022 0.2 2 0
   Blake DeWitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .713 4 2 -0.115 2.81 0.000 -0.115 -0.6
   Jeff Samardzija P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Campana LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .614 2 1 -0.001 0.15 0.003 -0.004 -0.2 0 0 SB
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 3 6 .265 .766 123 78 0.185 1.35 1.072 -0.887 1.0 27 11
2B: C Pena (27, off C Carpenter).
3B: D Barney (6, off K McClellan).
HR: A Soriano (25, off K McClellan; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: K Hill (4, off C Carpenter).
IBB: C Pena (6, by K McClellan).
TB: A Soriano 4; D Barney 4; S Castro 2; C Pena 2; M Byrd; K Hill; R Dempster.
GIDP: D Barney (13); S Castro (20).
RBI: A Soriano 3 (84); C Pena (80); S Castro (64).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. S Castro-D Barney-C Pena; D LeMahieu-K Hill-C Pena; D LeMahieu-C Pena.
Baserunning
SB: T Campana (23, 2nd base off M Boggs/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jon Jay CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .300 .777 16 10 -0.047 1.02 0.076 -0.123 -0.6 5 0 CS
Nick Punto SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .258 .752 30 19 -0.026 0.72 0.032 -0.057 -0.6 1 3
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .926 13 8 -0.039 0.99 0.038 -0.078 -0.2 10 0 2B
Lance Berkman RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 .301 .966 19 9 0.038 1.14 0.070 -0.032 0.5 1 0
David Freese 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 .782 18 9 -0.123 1.56 0.036 -0.159 -1.4 1 3 GDP
Yadier Molina C 4 0 3 0 0 0 .305 .805 10 7 0.175 1.19 0.194 -0.020 1.2 6 1
Skip Schumaker LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .285 .686 9 5 0.131 1.72 0.145 -0.014 1.3 0 0 2B
   Allen Craig PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .884 3 3 -0.101 2.61 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Ryan Theriot 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .658 14 8 -0.307 1.52 0.000 -0.307 -2.6 3 4 GDP
Chris Carpenter P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .149 .368 6 3 0.009 1.44 0.029 -0.020 -0.0 0 2 SH
   Adron Chambers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 3 1 -0.037 1.50 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .338 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daniel Descalso PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .687 4 0 0.012 0.37 0.012 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 30 1 8 1 7 8 .267 .739 145 82 -0.315 1.21 0.632 -0.948 -3.0 27 13
2B: S Schumaker (18, off R Dempster); A Pujols (28, off R Dempster).
SH: C Carpenter (9, off R Dempster).
TB: Y Molina 3; A Pujols 2; S Schumaker 2; N Punto; J Jay; L Berkman.
GIDP: D Freese (17); R Theriot (14); A Craig (7).
RBI: C Carpenter (4).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Freese-R Theriot-A Pujols; C Carpenter-R Theriot-A Pujols.
E: D Freese (12).
Baserunning
CS: J Jay (7, 2nd base by J Samardzija/K Hill).

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 4 1 1 6 5 0 4.53 26 106 57 32 8 17 8 7 4 0 59 0.173 1.26 1.7
Jeff Samardzija, W (8-4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.98 4 13 7 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.083 1.37 0.4
Sean Marshall, H (32) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 4 10 9 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.044 1.68 0.4
Carlos Marmol 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 4 16 9 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.36 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 7 8 0 1.00 38 145 82 44 14 24 12 11 6 0 59 0 0 0.315 1.35 3.0

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
Chris Carpenter 7 5 1 1 2 5 0 3.59 28 93 62 36 11 15 11 10 5 0 66 0.256 1.43 2.1
Kyle McClellan, L (12-7) 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.22 6 19 9 6 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.428 1.97 -2.6
Mitchell Boggs 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.66 4 11 7 6 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.17 -0.6
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 6 1 5.00 38 123 78 48 12 18 16 13 5 0 66 0 0 -0.186 1.21 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K McClellan (3; C Pena).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 40,355.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 4mph out to Rightfield.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Starlin Castro SS 1 Jon Jay CF
2 Darwin Barney 2B 2 Nick Punto SS
3 Bryan LaHair RF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Carlos Pena 1B 4 Lance Berkman RF
5 Alfonso Soriano LF 5 David Freese 3B
6 Marlon Byrd CF 6 Yadier Molina C
7 DJ LeMahieu 3B 7 Skip Schumaker LF
8 Koyie Hill C 8 Ryan Theriot 2B
9 Ryan Dempster P 9 Chris Carpenter P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RRR CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan 28% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Barney Scores; Pena Scores
t8 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Barney K. McClellan 22% 72% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO STL R. Theriot R. Dempster 21% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
t6 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  R CHC C. Pena C. Carpenter 20% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Barney Scores
t7 1-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC B. DeWitt C. Carpenter -12% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)

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 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Castro C. Carpenter 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Barney C. Carpenter -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Castro to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Carpenter -3% 49% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC C. Pena C. Carpenter 1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Carpenter -4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
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 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Jay R. Dempster -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL N. Punto R. Dempster 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Jay to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL L. Berkman R. Dempster -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Freese R. Dempster 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 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 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Byrd C. Carpenter -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. LeMahieu C. Carpenter -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC K. Hill C. Carpenter -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -4% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster -11% 30% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Molina to 3B
b2 0-0 0 -23 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Theriot R. Dempster 8% 38% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Molina out at Hm/P; Schumaker to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO STL C. Carpenter R. Dempster -3% 35% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Schumaker Scores; Theriot to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Jay R. Dempster 3% 38% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC R. Dempster C. Carpenter 4% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC S. Castro C. Carpenter -9% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Barney C. Carpenter -1% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL N. Punto R. Dempster 2% 34% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Pujols R. Dempster -4% 30% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  STL L. Berkman R. Dempster -2% 29% Walk
b3 1-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO STL D. Freese R. Dempster 8% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Carpenter -3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC C. Pena C. Carpenter 3% 37% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Carpenter -4% 33% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Byrd C. Carpenter 3% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena to 2B
t4 0-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC D. LeMahieu C. Carpenter -5% 31% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina R. Dempster 2% 32% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster 1% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Theriot R. Dempster 1% 35% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 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 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Hill C. Carpenter -3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Dempster C. Carpenter -2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Castro C. Carpenter -1% 28% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
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 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Carpenter R. Dempster 2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Jay R. Dempster 1% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  STL N. Punto R. Dempster -1% 30% Walk
b5 1-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols R. Dempster 2% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Barney C. Carpenter 6% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Carpenter -6% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  R CHC C. Pena C. Carpenter 20% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Barney Scores
t6 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Carpenter -5% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 1-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Byrd C. Carpenter -5% 43% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL L. Berkman R. Dempster 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Freese R. Dempster -4% 43% Walk
b6 1-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina R. Dempster -10% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Freese to 3B
b6 1-1 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  STL S. Schumaker R. Dempster -3% 29% Walk; Molina to 2B
b6 1-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO STL R. Theriot R. Dempster 21% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
t7 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. LeMahieu C. Carpenter 11% 61% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF Line); LeMahieu to 2B
t7 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Hill C. Carpenter -1% 60% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); LeMahieu to 3B
Blake DeWitt pinch hits for Ryan Dempster (P) batting 9th
t7 1-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC B. DeWitt C. Carpenter -12% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t7 1-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Castro C. Carpenter -7% 42% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 9-1-2
Jeff Samardzija replaces Blake DeWitt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Adron Chambers pinch hits for Chris Carpenter (P) batting 9th
b7 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Chambers J. Samardzija 4% 45% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b7 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Jay J. Samardzija -4% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL N. Punto J. Samardzija 7% 48% Jay Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 1-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL N. Punto J. Samardzija -2% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols J. Samardzija 4% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B (Behind Home)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 2-3-4
Kyle McClellan replaces Adron Chambers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Barney K. McClellan 22% 72% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 1-1 0 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. LaHair K. McClellan -9% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1-1 1 --3 4,(3-0)  CHC C. Pena K. McClellan 2% 65% Intentional Walk
t8 1-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RRR CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan 28% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Barney Scores; Pena Scores
t8 4-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Byrd K. McClellan -0% 93% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t8 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. LeMahieu K. McClellan -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
Sean Marshall replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Tony Campana replaces Jeff Samardzija (P) playing LF batting 9th
Reed Johnson replaces Bryan LaHair playing RF batting 3rd
b8 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL L. Berkman S. Marshall -5% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 1-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese S. Marshall 4% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina S. Marshall -5% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Berkman to 2B
Allen Craig pinch hits for Skip Schumaker (LF) batting 7th
b8 1-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO STL A. Craig S. Marshall 10% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 8-9-1
Mitchell Boggs replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 9th
Allen Craig moves from PH to LF
t9 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC K. Hill M. Boggs 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 4-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Campana M. Boggs -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t9 4-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Castro M. Boggs 0% 97% Campana Steals 2B
t9 4-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC S. Castro M. Boggs 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Campana Scores
t9 5-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC D. Barney M. Boggs -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 8-9-1
Carlos Marmol replaces Sean Marshall pitching and batting 5th
b9 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Theriot C. Marmol 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Daniel Descalso pinch hits for Mitchell Boggs (P) batting 9th
b9 1-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL D. Descalso C. Marmol -1% 98% Walk
b9 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Jay C. Marmol -0% 98% Defensive Indifference; Descalso to 2B
b9 1-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay C. Marmol 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL N. Punto C. Marmol 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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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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