GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (69-71) at CHICAGO CUBS (72-70)

NL: ST LOUIS (69-71) at CHICAGO CUBS (72-70)

<h3>Cardinals visit Cubs for key makeup game</h3>



<div class="pre">St Louis (69-71) at Chicago Cubs (72-70) 3:20 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs areonly playing one game, but it's a meaningful one.


With both teams in the thick of the National League Centraldivision race, the Cardinals visit Wrigley Field on Monday tomake up an August 19th rainout.


The Cubs are just one game behind first-place Milwaukee (73-69)in the NL East, while the Cardinals have fallen three games offthe pace after dropping three straight.


The Cubs, who played at Pittsburgh over the weekend and head toHouston after this game, will send Ted Lilly (14-7, 3.85 ERA) tothe mound. The lefthander comes in one win shy of matching hiscareer-high win total of 15 - accomplished last season withToronto.


Lilly has pitched well in day games this season, posting a 7-3record to go along with a 3.05 ERA.


Cardinals starter Joel Pineiro (5-3, 4.28) has been a pleasantsurprise since being acquired from the Boston Red Sox at thetrade deadline. The 28-year-old righthander is 4-2 with a 3.63ERA in seven starts for St. Louis. Pineiro picked up a win hereon August 20, allowing three runs in five innings during a 6-4triumph.


The Cubs own a 7-4 lead the season series, which concludes witha four-game set beginning Friday at Busch Stadium.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS

ST LOUIS CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brendan Ryan 3B .336 4 11 Alfonso Soriano LF .295 24 53
So Taguchi LF .293 2 22 Ryan Theriot SS .278 3 42
Albert Pujols 1B .321 30 89 Derrek Lee 1B .312 17 73
Rick Ankiel RF .330 9 29 Cliff Floyd RF .281 5 39
Yadier Molina C .276 6 36 Aramis Ramirez 3B .315 20 84
Jim Edmonds CF .245 10 43 Mark Derosa 2B .287 8 65
Aaron Miles 2B .307 2 29 Jacque Jones CF .266 5 54
Joel Pineiro RHP .091 0 0 Jason Kendall C .287 1 17
(4-2, 3.63) Ted Lilly LHP .138 0 4
David Eckstein SS .295 2 27 (14-7, 3.85)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (4-2, 3.63)
CHN - TED LILLY (14-7, 3.85)

UMPIRES: HP - ED RAPUANO
1B - ED HICKOX
2B - C.B. BUCKNOR
3B - JOE WEST

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO AND YADIER MOLINA
CHN - TED LILLY AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.336, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.293, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.321, 30 HR, 89 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.295, 24 HR, 53 RBI)
R THERIOT (.278, 3 HR, 42 RBI)
D LEE (.312, 17 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.63

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.83

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 0-2. Batters
faced: T Lilly 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CLIFF FLOYD SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C FLOYD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.315, 20 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.276, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
J EDMONDS (.245, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
A MILES (.307, 2 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro). RBI - C Floyd (40). 2-out RBI - C Floyd.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.76

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.83

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 17-12; T Lilly 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-1; T Lilly 0-2. Batters faced: J Pineiro 5; T Lilly 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM EDMONDS (11) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF TED LILLY.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.307, 2 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.287, 8 HR, 65 RBI)
J JONES (.266, 5 HR, 54 RBI)
J KENDALL (.287, 1 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro). RBI - C Floyd (40). 2-out RBI - C Floyd.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.76

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.86

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 17-12; T Lilly 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-1; T Lilly 0-3. Batters faced: J Pineiro 5; T Lilly 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.295, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
B RYAN (.333, 0-FOR-1)
S TAGUCHI (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro). RBI - C Floyd (40). 2-out RBI - C Floyd.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.67

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.86

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 27-18; T Lilly 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-3; T Lilly 0-3. Batters faced: J Pineiro 8; T Lilly 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: T LILLY (.138, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
A SORIANO (.294, 0-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
S Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro). RBI - C Floyd (40). 2-out RBI - C Floyd.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.67

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.84

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 27-18; T Lilly 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-3; T Lilly 2-4. Batters faced: J Pineiro 8; T Lilly 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.322, 1-FOR-1)
R ANKIEL (.326, 0-FOR-1)
Y MOLINA (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
S Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136

Totals 11 1 2 1 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro). RBI - C Floyd (40). 2-out RBI - C Floyd.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.59

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.84

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 40-26; T Lilly 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-5; T Lilly 2-4. Batters faced: J Pineiro 11; T Lilly 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 1 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.313, 1-FOR-1)
C FLOYD (.284, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>