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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 25, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 25, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 25, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sean Marshall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mitchell Boggs |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 46,707 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scott Barry 1B: Laz Diaz 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Eric Cooper |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Mike Fontenot | Third Baseman |
Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Aaron Miles | Second Baseman |
Sean Marshall | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brendan Ryan | Second Baseman |
Colby Rasmus | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Chris Duncan | Left Fielder |
Khalil Greene | Shortstop |
Brian Barden | Third Baseman |
Mitchell Boggs | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 25, 2009
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Boggs
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Boggs
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Boggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fukudome for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Boggs
Soriano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Marshall
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Marshall
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rasmus for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Boggs
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Boggs
Fontenot hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Boggs
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Marshall
Ludwick strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Marshall
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Marshall
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Marshall
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Boggs
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Boggs
Miles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Boggs
Marshall bunts towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Boggs
Theriot hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Molina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barden vs. Marshall
Barden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Marshall
Boggs bunts towards the mound. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out. Barden moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Marshall
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Marshall
Rasmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barden moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Boggs
Fukudome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Boggs
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Boggs
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Boggs
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Boggs
Johnson hits a line drive towards the mound. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Marshall
Ludwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ludwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Molina vs. Marshall
Molina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ludwick moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Marshall
Duncan hits a line drive towards the mound. Marshall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Greene vs. Marshall
Greene hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Greene reaches second base with a double. Ludwick scores. Molina moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Barden vs. Marshall
Barden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Molina scores. Greene scores. Barden moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Marshall
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Marshall
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Boggs
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Boggs
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Boggs
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barden fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Barden. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Boggs
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Boggs
Fukudome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Boggs
There's a wild pitch. Theriot moves to third. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Soriano vs. Boggs
Soriano strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Soriano out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Marshall
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Marshall
Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Boggs
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Boggs
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Boggs
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Boggs
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Boggs
Soto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Motte
Jason Motte now pitching.
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Marshall
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Marshall
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Marshall
Greene hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Motte
Joey Gathright pinch hits for Sean Marshall.
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Motte
Motte fires to first and picks off Gathright. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Motte
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Motte
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ryan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barden vs. Patton
David Patton now pitching.
Barden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Patton
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Jason Motte.
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. Barden moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Patton
Ryan bunts towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. Barden moves to third. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Rasmus vs. Patton
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pujols vs. Patton
Pujols hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Patton
Ludwick strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Patton
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Perez
Chris Perez now pitching.
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Perez
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Perez
Fontenot hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perez
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Patton
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Patton
Greene hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Barden vs. Patton
Barden takes first base on ball four. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thurston vs. Patton
Joseph Thurston pinch hits for Chris Perez.
Thurston hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Greene scores. Barden moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Patton
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patton fields it and throws to first for the out. Barden moves to third. Thurston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rasmus vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Rasmus hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Soto hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Soto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Boyer
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hoffpauir vs. Boyer
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Neal Cotts.
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Boyer
Theriot hits a line drive into center field. Rasmus picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rasmus. Soto scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Boyer
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Boyer
Fukudome strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/2009 -- Chicago at St. Louis (D) Chicago AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Theriot R, ss 4 0 2 1 Ryan B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fukudome K, rf 5 0 2 0 Rasmus C, cf 4 1 1 0 Soriano A, lf 4 0 0 0 Pujols A, 1b 4 1 1 4 Lee D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ludwick R, rf 4 1 1 0 Fontenot M, 3b 4 0 2 0 Molina Y, c 4 1 1 0 Johnson R, cf 4 0 1 0 Duncan C, lf 3 0 0 0 Soto G, c 3 1 1 0 Greene K, ss 4 2 2 1 Miles A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Barden B, 3b 3 1 3 2 Marshall S, p 2 1 0 0 Boggs M, p 1 0 0 0 Gathright J, ph 1 0 1 0 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0 Patton D, p 0 0 0 0 Ankiel R, ph 0 1 0 0 Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0 Perez C, p 0 0 0 0 Hoffpauir M, ph 1 0 0 0 Thurston J, ph 1 0 1 1 Boyer B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 10 1 32 8 10 8 Chicago 000 010 001 -- 2 St. Louis 000 300 41x -- 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Marshall S (L) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 Patton D 1.2 4 5 5 3 2 Cotts N 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Boggs M (W) 5.2 6 1 0 1 3 Motte J 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Perez C 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Boyer B 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 E -- Barden B, Rasmus C DP -- St. Louis 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, St. Louis 6 2B -- Ludwick R, Greene K, Soto G HR -- Pujols A CS -- Gathright J SH -- Boggs M, Ryan B WP -- Boggs M 2 T -- 2:50 A -- 46707
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