Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Furcal vs. Garza
  
  Furcal hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Schumaker vs. Garza
  
  Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Holliday vs. Garza
  
  Holliday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Beltran vs. Garza
  
  Beltran strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Garcia
  
  DeJesus hits a popup towards short. Furcal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Barney vs. Garcia
  
  Barney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castro vs. Garcia
  
  There's a wild pitch. Barney moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Castro vs. Garcia
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barney moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Soriano vs. Garcia
  
  Soriano hits a fly ball into left field. Holliday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barney tags and scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Garcia
  
  Garcia fires to first and has Castro trapped. There's the throw to Greene who tags Castro for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Garza
  
  Freese strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Molina vs. Garza
  
  Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Garza, and towards Castro, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Garza
  
  Carpenter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Greene vs. Garza
  
  There goes Carpenter. The throw from Soto and he is out, Barney applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Garcia
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Soto vs. Garcia
  
  Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Garcia
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Garza
  
  Greene strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Garza
  
  Garcia hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Furcal vs. Garza
  
  Furcal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Mather vs. Garcia
  
  Mather hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Garza vs. Garcia
  
  Garza bunts towards first. Carpenter scoops it up and throws to first, with Greene covering, for the out. Mather moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  DeJesus vs. Garcia
  
  DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mather moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Barney vs. Garcia
  
  Barney hits a fly ball into center field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Schumaker vs. Garza
  
  Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker fields the ball and throws to Garza covering. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Holliday vs. Garza
  
  Holliday hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Holliday reaches second base with a double. Schumaker moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Beltran vs. Garza
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schumaker scores. Holliday moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Freese vs. Garza
  
  Freese is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Molina vs. Garza
  
  Molina hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holliday tags and scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Carpenter vs. Garza
  
  Carpenter takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Greene vs. Garza
  
  There's a wild pitch. Freese moves to third. Carpenter moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Greene vs. Garza
  
  Greene takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Garcia vs. Garza
  
  Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Garcia
  
  Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Garcia
  
  Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Garcia
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Furcal vs. Garza
  
  Furcal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Schumaker vs. Garza
  
  Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Holliday vs. Garza
  
  There goes Schumaker. The throw from Garza to Barney and they have Schumaker trapped. The throw over to Baker, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Holliday vs. Garza
  
  Holliday hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Soto vs. Garcia
  
  Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal misplays the ball. That's an error on Furcal. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Garcia
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Mather vs. Garcia
  
  Mather takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Garza vs. Garcia
  
  Garza hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mather moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  DeJesus vs. Garcia
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Garza
  
  Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Garza
  
  Freese strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Molina vs. Garza
  
  Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Barney vs. Garcia
  
  Barney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Castro vs. Garcia
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Garcia
  
  Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Garza
  
  Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Garza
  
  Greene hits a line drive into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Garza
  
  Garcia strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Garcia
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Soto vs. Garcia
  
  Soto strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Garcia
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Furcal vs. Russell
  
  James Russell now pitching.
  
  Furcal strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Russell
  
  Shane Robinson pinch hits for Skip Schumaker.
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Holliday vs. Russell
  
  Holliday takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Beltran vs. Dolis
  
  Rafael Dolis now pitching. Tony Campana now playing center field.
  
  Beltran hits a line drive towards short. Castro catches it and throws to second to double up Robinson. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Mather vs. Garcia
  
  Shane Robinson now playing center field.
  
  Mather hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Campana vs. Garcia
  
  Campana hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Garcia
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Barney vs. Boggs
  
  Mitchell Boggs now pitching.
  
  There goes Campana. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Campana steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Barney vs. Boggs
  
  There goes Campana. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Campana steals third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Barney vs. Boggs
  
  Barney takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Castro vs. Boggs
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Dolis
  
  Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mather fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Molina vs. Dolis
  
  Molina hits a line drive towards right. DeJesus catches it and throws to first to double up Freese. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Dolis
  
  Carpenter hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Motte
  
  Jason Motte now pitching. Daniel Descalso now playing first base.
  
  Soriano strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  LaHair vs. Motte
  
  Bryan LaHair pinch hits for Jeff Baker.
  
  LaHair takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Soto vs. Motte
  
  Soto takes first base on ball four. LaHair moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Clevenger vs. Motte
  
  Steve Clevenger pinch hits for Rafael Dolis.
  
  Clevenger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Descalso scoops it up and throws to first, with Motte covering, for the out. LaHair moves to third. Soto moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Mather vs. Motte
  
  Mather hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. LaHair scores. Soto scores. View Play 

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         Game of 4/23/2012 -- St. Louis at Chicago (N)

  St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Furcal R, ss          4  0  1  0   DeJesus D, rf         4  0  0  0   
Schumaker S, cf       3  1  1  0   Barney D, 2b          3  1  2  0   
Robinson S, ph-cf     0  0  0  0   Castro S, ss          4  0  1  0   
Holliday M, lf        3  1  2  0   Soriano A, lf         3  0  0  1   
Beltran C, rf         4  0  0  1   Baker J, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Freese D, 3b          3  0  1  0   LaHair B, ph          0  1  0  0   
Molina Y, c           3  0  0  1   Soto G, c             3  1  0  0   
Carpenter M, 1b       2  0  0  0   Johnson R, cf         3  0  0  0   
Motte J, p            0  0  0  0   Dolis R, p            0  0  0  0   
Greene T, 2b          2  0  0  0   Clevenger S, ph       1  0  0  0   
Garcia J, p           3  0  0  0   Mather J, 3b          3  0  2  2   
Boggs M, p            0  0  0  0   Garza M, p            1  0  1  0   
Descalso D, 1b        0  0  0  0   Russell J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Campana T, cf         1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     27  2  5  2                        29  3  7  3

St. Louis        000 200 000 --  2
Chicago          100 000 002 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garcia J              7.2  6  1  1  1  4
Boggs M               0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Motte J (L)           0.2  1  2  2  2  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garza M               7.0  4  2  2  3  5
Russell J             0.1  0  0  0  2  1
Dolis R (W)           1.2  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Furcal R
DP -- St. Louis 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- St. Louis 5, Chicago 6
2B -- Holliday M
SB -- Campana T 2
CS -- Castro S, Schumaker S
SH -- Garza M
SF -- Soriano A, Molina Y
HBP -- by Garza M (Freese D)
WP -- Garcia J, Garza M
T -- 2:54
A -- 37794

    

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