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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 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 26, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 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 26, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Harden |
Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Wellemeyer |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 44,742 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Laz Diaz 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Scott Barry |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
Mike Fontenot | Third Baseman |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Aaron Miles | Second Baseman |
Rich Harden | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skip Schumaker | Second Baseman |
Colby Rasmus | Left Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Khalil Greene | Shortstop |
Joseph Thurston | Third Baseman |
Todd Wellemeyer | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 2009
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wellemeyer
Soriano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Wellemeyer
Theriot bunts in front of the plate. Molina fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Fukudome vs. Wellemeyer
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Soriano scores. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Wellemeyer
Lee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Lee reaches second base with a double. Theriot scores. Fukudome moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Wellemeyer
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Molina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Fontenot vs. Wellemeyer
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fukudome scores. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Soto vs. Wellemeyer
Soto hits a popup towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Harden
Micah Hoffpauir now playing first base.
Schumaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Harden
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Harden
Pujols takes first base on ball four. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ludwick vs. Harden
Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ankiel vs. Harden
Ankiel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoffpauir settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Wellemeyer
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Harden vs. Wellemeyer
Harden bunts in front of the plate. Molina fields it and throws to first for the out. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Wellemeyer
Soriano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Theriot vs. Wellemeyer
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fukudome vs. Wellemeyer
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. Miles moves to third. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hoffpauir vs. Wellemeyer
Hoffpauir takes first base on ball four. Miles scores. Soriano moves to third. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Wellemeyer
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, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Harden
Molina hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Harden
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Harden
Thurston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Soto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wellemeyer vs. Harden
Wellemeyer hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Wellemeyer
Fontenot hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Wellemeyer
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Wellemeyer
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Harden
Schumaker hits a line drive into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Harden
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Harden
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Harden
Ludwick strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harden vs. Wellemeyer
Harden hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thurston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wellemeyer
Soriano hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Wellemeyer
There goes Soriano. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Soriano steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Theriot vs. Wellemeyer
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Greene. Soriano scores. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Wellemeyer
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Theriot scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Wellemeyer
Hoffpauir hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wellemeyer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fontenot vs. Wellemeyer
Fontenot strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Harden
Ankiel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Harden
Molina strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Harden
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Harden
Thurston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wellemeyer vs. Harden
Wellemeyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Wellemeyer
Soto hits a line drive towards short. Greene reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Wellemeyer
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harden vs. Wellemeyer
Harden strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Harden
Schumaker strikes out. Soto drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schumaker out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Harden
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Harden
Pujols is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Harden
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Walters
P.J. Walters now pitching.
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Walters
Theriot hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Walters
Fukudome hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thurston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Harden
Ankiel hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Harden
Molina strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Harden
Greene hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Walters
Hoffpauir hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Walters
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Walters
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Thurston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Cotts
Brendan Ryan pinch hits for P.J. Walters.
There goes Thurston. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Thurston steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Cotts
Ryan hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Thurston scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Schumaker vs. Cotts
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Cotts
Rasmus hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching. Koyie Hill now catching.
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ludwick vs. Heilman
Ludwick hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Miles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Boyer
Hill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Boyer
Soriano hits a line drive into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Theriot vs. Boyer
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene fields it and throws to second for the out. Miles moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fukudome vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Fukudome hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Miller
Hoffpauir hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thurston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Heilman
Ankiel hits a line drive into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Heilman
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heilman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Heilman
Greene hits a line drive into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurston vs. Heilman
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Thurston vs. Heilman
Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Miller
Jason LaRue now catching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Miller
Fontenot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Miller
Joey Gathright pinch hits for Aaron Heilman.
Gathright strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Miller
Miles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Miles reaches second base with a double. Fontenot moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Gregg
Kevin Gregg now pitching. Chris Duncan pinch hits for Dennys Reyes.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Fukudome. Duncan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Schumaker vs. Gregg
Schumaker hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Gregg
Rasmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Gregg
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/2009 -- Chicago at St. Louis (D) Chicago AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Soriano A, lf 4 2 2 0 Schumaker S, 2b 5 0 1 0 Theriot R, ss 5 3 1 0 Rasmus C, lf 5 0 1 0 Fukudome K, rf 4 2 3 5 Pujols A, 1b 1 0 0 0 Lee D, 1b 1 0 1 1 Ludwick R, rf 4 0 0 0 Hoffpauir M, 1b 3 1 2 2 Ankiel R, cf 4 1 1 1 Johnson R, cf 5 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 4 1 2 1 Fontenot M, 3b 4 0 1 1 LaRue J, c 0 0 0 0 Soto G, c 4 0 0 0 Greene K, ss 4 0 0 0 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Thurston J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Gathright J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wellemeyer T, p 2 0 0 0 Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0 Walters P, p 0 0 0 0 Miles A, 2b 5 2 3 0 Ryan B, ph 1 0 1 1 Harden R, p 2 0 0 0 Boyer B, p 0 0 0 0 Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0 Hill K, c 2 0 1 0 Reyes D, p 0 0 0 0 Duncan C, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 10 14 9 34 3 8 3 Chicago 310 200 130 -- 10 St. Louis 010 100 100 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Harden R (W) 6.0 4 2 2 2 9 Cotts N 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 Heilman A 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Gregg K 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wellemeyer T (L) 5.0 8 6 5 2 5 Walters P 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 Boyer B 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 Miller T 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Reyes D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Greene K DP -- Chicago 1, St. Louis 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, St. Louis 9 2B -- Lee D, Soriano A, Ryan B, Miles A, Duncan C HR -- Molina Y, Ankiel R, Hoffpauir M, Fukudome K SB -- Soriano A, Thurston J SH -- Harden R HBP -- by Wellemeyer T (Soriano A), by Harden R (Pujols A) T -- 2:57 A -- 44742
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