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Standings
TBR
@BOS		2
12
DET
@CHW		2
5
CLE
@KCR		8
3
TEX
@MIN		4
1
LAA
@NYY		0
5
OAK
@SEA		4
0
BAL
@TOR		7
5
MIL
@ATL		8
10
ARI
@COL		6
7
SDP
@LAD		8
9
HOU
@MIA		4
5		 
(11)
NYM
@PHI		5
2
PIT
@SFG		0
5
CHC
@STL		9
5
CIN
@WSN		1
2		 
(13)
Friday, April 13, 2012, 3:59PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 46,882, Time of Game: 2:42
Cubs
9
3-5
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
5-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            4  0  4   1  0  0   0  0  0    9 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0  0    5 12  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .308 .822 21 11 0.053 0.26 0.063 -0.010 0.6 4 0 2B
Darwin Barney 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .281 .749 15 11 0.057 0.37 0.070 -0.013 0.8 1 2
Starlin Castro SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 .355 .819 15 8 0.080 0.41 0.081 -0.001 2.2 1 0 SB
Alfonso Soriano LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .608 10 7 -0.004 0.49 0.027 -0.030 -1.1 4 0 GDP
Ian Stewart 3B 2 2 1 3 2 0 .308 .918 16 4 0.180 0.69 0.181 -0.001 2.4 0 2 HR
Bryan LaHair 1B 4 1 1 4 0 3 .350 1.159 14 10 0.055 0.41 0.070 -0.015 1.9 7 0 HR
Geovany Soto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .598 10 8 -0.015 0.14 0.000 -0.015 -0.8 8 0
Marlon Byrd CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .269 9 7 -0.004 0.14 0.005 -0.009 0.2 0 0 HBP
Jeff Samardzija P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 9 7 -0.008 0.17 0.000 -0.008 -0.4 2 0
   Joe Mather PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 5 4 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Rafael Dolis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blake DeWitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.7 GDP
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Wood 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 0
Team Totals 35 9 10 8 4 8 .286 .861 125 78 0.379 0.35 0.497 -0.117 4.8 27 4
2B: D DeJesus (2, off A Wainwright).
HR: B LaHair (2, off A Wainwright; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF-CF); I Stewart (1, off A Wainwright; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: M Byrd (1, by K McClellan).
TB: I Stewart 4; B LaHair 4; S Castro 3; D DeJesus 2; D Barney 2; M Byrd; A Soriano.
GIDP: B DeWitt (1); A Soriano (2).
RBI: B LaHair 4 (5); I Stewart 3 (5); S Castro (5).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: S Castro (6, 2nd base off K McClellan/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .900 16 10 -0.046 0.36 0.000 -0.046 -1.1 2 6
Jon Jay CF 5 1 3 1 0 2 .357 .936 21 12 0.002 0.27 0.023 -0.021 0.9 1 0 2B
Matt Holliday LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .680 13 8 -0.023 0.30 0.009 -0.033 -0.9 0 0
Carlos Beltran RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .345 1.079 21 11 0.010 0.29 0.027 -0.017 0.4 4 0
David Freese 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .406 1.112 18 13 -0.044 0.56 0.009 -0.053 -0.0 0 2
Yadier Molina C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .296 1.033 10 8 -0.010 0.33 0.015 -0.025 0.4 7 1
Matt Carpenter 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .286 .813 16 11 0.065 0.40 0.080 -0.015 1.8 11 1 3B
Daniel Descalso 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .208 .546 18 11 -0.019 0.53 0.020 -0.040 -0.2 1 3 2B
Adam Wainwright P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.022 0.81 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 0 0
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Shane Robinson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .556 1.444 2 1 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.4
   J.C. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Erik Komatsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 2 1 -0.017 0.69 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Greene PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .593 4 3 -0.020 0.73 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 1 8 .308 .735 145 92 -0.121 0.39 0.186 -0.309 0.8 27 14
2B: J Jay (2, off R Dolis); D Descalso (1, off J Russell).
3B: M Carpenter (1, off J Samardzija).
TB: M Carpenter 4; J Jay 4; C Beltran 2; D Descalso 2; S Robinson; Y Molina; D Freese; M Holliday.
RBI: M Carpenter 2 (5); Y Molina (5); J Jay (3); D Freese (11).
2-out RBI: M Carpenter 2; Y Molina; D Freese.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Descalso-R Furcal-M Carpenter; R Furcal-D Descalso-M Carpenter.

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
Jeff Samardzija, W (2-0) 5 10 5 5 1 5 0 3.95 26 103 64 40 12 12 9 11 5 0 31 0.018 0.37 -2.7
Rafael Dolis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 7 16 10 7 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0.064 0.46 0.9
James Russell 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 7 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.013 0.53 0.2
Kerry Wood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.57 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.012 0.41 0.3
Carlos Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 3 14 9 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 1 8 0 5.00 40 145 92 60 16 16 14 17 8 0 31 1 0 0.123 0.35 -0.8

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, L (0-2) 3 7 8 8 2 3 2 11.42 18 58 37 22 3 12 5 8 3 0 14 -0.406 0.63 -6.6
Victor Marte 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.86 8 25 14 8 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 -0.004 0.04 -0.1
J.C. Romero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 9 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.013 0.17 0.5
Kyle McClellan 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.40 8 22 14 5 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.25 0.9
Fernando Salas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 3 9 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 9 9 4 8 2 9.00 40 125 78 44 12 22 13 14 4 0 14 0 0 -0.378 0.39 -4.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K McClellan (2; M Byrd).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Vic Carapazza, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 46,882.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 David DeJesus RF 1 Rafael Furcal SS
2 Darwin Barney 2B 2 Jon Jay CF
3 Starlin Castro SS 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 Alfonso Soriano LF 4 Carlos Beltran RF
5 Ian Stewart 3B 5 David Freese 3B
6 Bryan LaHair 1B 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Geovany Soto C 7 Matt Carpenter 1B
8 Marlon Byrd CF 8 Daniel Descalso 2B
9 Jeff Samardzija P 9 Adam Wainwright P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR CHC I. Stewart A. Wainwright 17% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Barney Scores; Castro Scores
t3 4-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR CHC B. LaHair A. Wainwright 7% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Castro Scores; Soriano Scores; Stewart Scores
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  CHC D. Barney A. Wainwright 7% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeJesus to 3B
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. DeJesus A. Wainwright 6% 56% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
b5 3-9 2 12- 4,(1-2)  RR STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija -6% 91% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Freese Scores; Molina Scores

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 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. DeJesus A. Wainwright 6% 56% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  CHC D. Barney A. Wainwright 7% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeJesus to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC S. Castro A. Wainwright 6% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeJesus Scores; Barney to 2B
t1 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright -2% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Barney to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR CHC I. Stewart A. Wainwright 17% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Barney Scores; Castro Scores
t1 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. LaHair A. Wainwright -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t1 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright -0% 82% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Furcal J. Samardzija 2% 84% Lineout: P
b1 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay J. Samardzija 1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Samardzija -1% 84% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Beltran J. Samardzija -2% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Holliday to 3B
b1 0-4 2 1-3 9,(3-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Samardzija 4% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
t2 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Byrd A. Wainwright -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 4-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Samardzija A. Wainwright -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 4-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus A. Wainwright -0% 84% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 6-7-8
b2 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Samardzija 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija -2% 83% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL D. Descalso J. Samardzija 2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Carpenter to 2B
b2 0-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Samardzija 2% 87% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
t3 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney A. Wainwright -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 4-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Castro A. Wainwright 1% 87% Walk
t3 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano A. Wainwright 3% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Castro to 3B
t3 4-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  CHC I. Stewart A. Wainwright 1% 91% Walk; Soriano to 2B
t3 4-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR CHC B. LaHair A. Wainwright 7% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Castro Scores; Soriano Scores; Stewart Scores
t3 8-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC G. Soto A. Wainwright -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t3 8-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Byrd A. Wainwright 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t3 8-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC J. Samardzija A. Wainwright -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 1-2-3
b3 0-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Samardzija 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Jay J. Samardzija -0% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 0-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday J. Samardzija 1% 98% Lineout: LF
b3 0-8 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL C. Beltran J. Samardzija -0% 98% Walk; Jay to 2B
b3 0-8 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Samardzija 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Cardinals' Victor Marte facing 1-2-3
Victor Marte replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
t4 8-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC D. DeJesus V. Marte 0% 99% Walk
t4 8-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Barney V. Marte 0% 99% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B); DeJesus to 2B
t4 8-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Castro V. Marte 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 3B; Barney to 2B
t4 8-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  ROO CHC A. Soriano V. Marte -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); DeJesus Scores/No RBI; Barney to 3B
t4 9-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O CHC I. Stewart V. Marte -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 6-7-8
b4 0-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Samardzija 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b4 0-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b4 0-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Samardzija 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-0, Cardinals' Victor Marte facing 6-7-8
t5 9-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair V. Marte -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t5 9-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Soto V. Marte -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 9-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Byrd V. Marte -0% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 9-1-2
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Victor Marte (P) batting 9th
b5 0-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL S. Robinson J. Samardzija -0% 99% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b5 0-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Samardzija 0% 99% Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line); Robinson to 2B
b5 0-9 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Jay J. Samardzija -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Robinson Scores
b5 1-9 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL M. Holliday J. Samardzija 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 1-9 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL C. Beltran J. Samardzija -0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jay to 3B
b5 1-9 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL D. Freese J. Samardzija -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jay Scores; Beltran to 3B
b5 2-9 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R STL Y. Molina J. Samardzija -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Freese to 2B
b5 3-9 2 12- 4,(1-2)  RR STL M. Carpenter J. Samardzija -6% 91% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Freese Scores; Molina Scores
b5 5-9 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Samardzija 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cardinals' J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
J.C. Romero replaces Shane Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Joe Mather pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija (P) batting 9th
t6 9-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather J. Romero -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t6 9-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Romero -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 9-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Barney J. Romero -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Cubs' Rafael Dolis facing 9-1-2
Rafael Dolis replaces Joe Mather (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Erik Komatsu pinch hits for J.C. Romero (P) batting 9th
b6 5-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Komatsu R. Dolis 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Furcal R. Dolis 1% 94% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b6 5-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Jay R. Dolis -1% 93% Double to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b6 5-9 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Holliday R. Dolis 2% 95% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 3-4-5
Kyle McClellan replaces Erik Komatsu (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 9-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro K. McClellan 1% 96% Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t7 9-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan 1% 96% Castro Steals 2B
t7 9-5 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano K. McClellan -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t7 9-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC I. Stewart K. McClellan 0% 96% Walk
t7 9-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair K. McClellan -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
t7 9-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Soto K. McClellan -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Cubs' Rafael Dolis facing 4-5-6
b7 5-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Beltran R. Dolis 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Freese R. Dolis 1% 96% Lineout: LF
b7 5-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina R. Dolis 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 8-9-1
t8 9-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Byrd K. McClellan 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
Blake DeWitt pinch hits for Rafael Dolis (P) batting 9th
t8 9-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC B. DeWitt K. McClellan -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 9-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus K. McClellan -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Cubs' James Russell facing 7-8-9
James Russell replaces Blake DeWitt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Russell 1% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b8 5-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL D. Descalso J. Russell -2% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Tyler Greene pinch hits for Kyle McClellan (P) batting 9th
b8 5-9 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Greene J. Russell 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Kerry Wood replaces James Russell pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-9 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Furcal K. Wood 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 2-3-4
Fernando Salas replaces Tyler Greene (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Barney F. Salas -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 9-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Castro F. Salas -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 9-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Soriano F. Salas -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
Carlos Marmol replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
b9 5-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay C. Marmol 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday C. Marmol 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b9 5-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL C. Beltran C. Marmol 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Cardinals 5.

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