Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Bere
  
  Vina hits a line drive towards third. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Bere
  
  Polanco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Bere
  
  Pujols strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Bere
  
  McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Kile
  
  Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vina reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeShields vs. Kile
  
  DeShields hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Kile
  
  Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Kile
  
  Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Edmonds vs. Bere
  
  Edmonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Renteria vs. Bere
  
  Renteria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Lankford vs. Bere
  
  There goes Renteria. The throw from Machado and he is safe. Renteria steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Lankford vs. Bere
  
  Lankford hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Renteria moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  Matheny vs. Bere
  
  Matheny bunts towards the mound. Bere fields it and throws to first for the out. Renteria scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Bere
  
  Kile is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Kile
  
  Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Kile
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Coomer vs. Kile
  
  Coomer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Machado vs. Kile
  
  Machado hits a line drive towards short. Renteria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Bere
  
  Vina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Bere
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Bere
  
  Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. DeShields settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bere vs. Kile
  
  Bere hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Kile
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeShields vs. Kile
  
  DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Bere
  
  McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edmonds vs. Bere
  
  Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Renteria vs. Bere
  
  Renteria strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Kile
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Kile
  
  Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Kile covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Kile
  
  Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire juggles the ball. That's an error on McGwire. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Gutierrez vs. Kile
  
  There goes Tucker. The throw from Matheny and he is safe. Tucker steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Gutierrez vs. Kile
  
  Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Coomer vs. Kile
  
  Coomer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pujols. Coomer reaches second base with a double. Tucker scores. Gutierrez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
  Machado vs. Kile
  
  Machado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Bere
  
  Lankford strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Matheny vs. Bere
  
  Matheny hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Bere
  
  Kile strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bere vs. Kile
  
  Bere hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Kile
  
  Young bunts in front of the plate. Matheny fields it and throws to first for the out. Bere moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  DeShields vs. Kile
  
  DeShields is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Sosa vs. Kile
  
  Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Pujols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Bere
  
  Vina hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Vina reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Polanco vs. Bere
  
  Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Pujols vs. Bere
  
  Pujols strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  McGwire vs. Bere
  
  McGwire strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Edmonds vs. Heredia
  
  Felix Heredia now pitching.
  
  Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Kile
  
  Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Tucker vs. Kile
  
  Tucker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vina reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gutierrez vs. Stechschulte
  
  Gene Stechschulte now pitching.
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stechschulte fields it and throws to first for the out. Stairs moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Coomer vs. Stechschulte
  
  Coomer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Coomer reaches second base with a double. Stairs scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Machado vs. Stechschulte
  
  Machado hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Renteria vs. Farnsworth
  
  Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
  
  Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Farnsworth
  
  Lankford is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matheny vs. Farnsworth
  
  Matheny hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Christiansen
  
  Gary Matthews pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth. Stubby Clapp now playing left field. Jason Christiansen now pitching.
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Christiansen
  
  Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  DeShields vs. Christiansen
  
  DeShields hits a line drive into left field. Clapp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Sosa vs. Christiansen
  
  Sosa takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Cairo vs. Christiansen
  
  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Matt Stairs.
  
  Cairo hits a line drive towards third. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bonilla vs. Fassero
  
  Michael Tucker now playing left field. Ron Coomer now playing first base. Miguel Cairo now playing third base. Gary Matthews now playing center fi
  
  Bonilla hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Fassero
  
  Vina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Fassero
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cairo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Christiansen
  
  Bobby Bonilla now playing left field.
  
  Tucker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Veres
  
  Kerry Robinson now playing left field. Dave Veres now pitching.
  
  Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Pujols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Coomer vs. Veres
  
  Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Machado vs. Veres
  
  Machado strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Gordon
  
  Tom Gordon now pitching.
  
  Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Gordon
  
  McGwire strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Edmonds vs. Gordon
  
  Edmonds strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/27/2001 -- St. Louis at Chicago (D)

  St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Vina F, 2b            4  0  1  0   Young E, 2b           3  0  1  0   
Polanco P, 3b         3  1  1  1   DeShields D, lf       4  1  1  1   
Pujols A, rf          4  0  0  0   Fassero J, p          0  0  0  0   
McGwire M, 1b         4  0  0  0   Gordon T, p           0  0  0  0   
Edmonds J, cf         4  1  1  1   Sosa S, rf            3  0  0  0   
Renteria E, ss        3  1  1  0   Stairs M, 1b          3  1  1  0   
Lankford R, lf        3  0  0  0   Cairo M, ph-3b        1  0  0  0   
Christiansen J, p     0  0  0  0   Tucker M, cf-lf       4  2  1  1   
Robinson K, lf        0  0  0  0   Gutierrez R, ss       3  0  0  0   
Matheny M, c          2  0  0  1   Coomer R, 3b-1b       3  0  2  2   
Kile D, p             2  0  0  0   Machado R, c          4  0  0  0   
Stechschulte G, p     0  0  0  0   Bere J, p             2  0  1  0   
Clapp S, lf           0  0  0  0   Heredia F, p          0  0  0  0   
Bonilla B, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   Farnsworth K, p       0  0  0  0   
Veres D, p            0  0  0  0   Matthews G, ph-cf     1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  3  4  3                        31  4  7  4

St. Louis        120 000 000 --  3
Chicago          100 101 01x --  4

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kile D                5.1  4  3  2  2  1
Stechschulte G        0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Christiansen J (L)*   1.0  2  1  1  1  0
Veres D               1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bere J                5.2  4  3  3  1  7
Heredia F             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Farnsworth K          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Fassero J (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Gordon T (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- McGwire M
LOB -- St. Louis 2, Chicago 7
2B -- Coomer R 2, Vina F
HR -- Polanco P, DeShields D, Edmonds J, Tucker M
SB -- Renteria E, Tucker M
SH -- Matheny M, Young E
T -- 2:41
A -- 40125

    

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