GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (77-72) at ST LOUIS (70-77)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BOBBY HOWRY
STL - TROY PERCIVAL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: G SOTO (.440, 4-FOR-4)
R CEDENO (.153, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
B HOWRY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .290
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .284
D Lee 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .315
M Murton rf 4 1 2 3 1 0 5 .273
S Fuld pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Monroe cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
G Soto c 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .440
R Cedeno ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .153
J Marquis p 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .130
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 4 13 4 7 4 21

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (39, M Mulder); G Soto 2 (4, M Mulder, K Jimenez); A
Soriano 2 (36, M Mulder, K Jimenez); C Monroe (4, M Mulder). HR - M Murton (7,
3rd inning off M Mulder 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Murton 3 (20), R Cedeno (8).
2-out RBI - M Murton 3, R Cedeno. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Monroe 1, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Marquis 2, F Pie 1, M Murton 1. GIDP - D
Lee, M Murton. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (10, ground ball). DP: 1 (R Cedeno-M DeRosa-D Lee).



ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles 2b-ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .295
R Ankiel rf-cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .318
J Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .249
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ludwick lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .247
S Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-B Barden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Cairo ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167
B Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
d-S Schumaker ph-rf 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .305

Totals 32 2 8 2 5 5 20

a-lined out to second for M Mulder in the 3rd; b-walked for K Jimenez in the
5th; c-doubled to left for B Falkenborg in the 7th; d-singled to right for B
Ryan in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cairo (1, J Marquis). RBI - S Schumaker 2 (13). 2-out RBI - S
Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Spiezio 2, J
Edmonds 2. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (S Spiezio-A Miles-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Miles-A Pujols).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 004 000 00 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 000 000 11 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 6 1/3 5 1 1 2 4 0 4.07
C Marmol 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.29
B Howry 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.46

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 3 7 4 4 3 0 1 12.27
K Jimenez 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 7.28
B Falkenborg 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 5.11
T Percival 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.12

WP - C Marmol, T Percival. Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 88-58; C Marmol 19-9; B
Howry 20-15; M Mulder 58-34; K Jimenez 39-22; B Falkenborg 37-18; T Percival
14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 11-4; C Marmol 0-0; B Howry 0-4; M
Mulder 4-5; K Jimenez 4-1; B Falkenborg 3-0; T Percival 1-2. Batters faced: J
Marquis 26; C Marmol 4; B Howry 7; M Mulder 18; K Jimenez 10; B Falkenborg 10;
T Percival 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ward hit for B Howry.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Ward (.333, 3 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BOBBY HOWRY (OUT)
STL - TROY PERCIVAL

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.292, 2-FOR-3, BB)
A PUJOLS (.318, 0-FOR-3, BB)
T PERCIVAL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .290
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .284
D Lee 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .315
M Murton rf 4 1 2 3 1 0 5 .273
S Fuld pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Monroe cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
G Soto c 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .423
R Cedeno ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .150
J Marquis p 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .130
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330

Totals 38 4 13 4 7 4 21

a-fouled out to catcher for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (39, M Mulder); G Soto 2 (4, M Mulder, K Jimenez); A
Soriano 2 (36, M Mulder, K Jimenez); C Monroe (4, M Mulder). HR - M Murton (7,
3rd inning off M Mulder 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Murton 3 (20), R Cedeno (8).
2-out RBI - M Murton 3, R Cedeno. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Monroe 1, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Marquis 2, F Pie 1, M Murton 1. GIDP - D
Lee, M Murton. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (10, ground ball). DP: 1 (R Cedeno-M DeRosa-D Lee).



ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles 2b-ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .295
R Ankiel rf-cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .318
J Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .249
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ludwick lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .247
S Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-B Barden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Cairo ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167
B Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
d-S Schumaker ph-rf 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .305

Totals 32 2 8 2 5 5 20

a-lined out to second for M Mulder in the 3rd; b-walked for K Jimenez in the
5th; c-doubled to left for B Falkenborg in the 7th; d-singled to right for B
Ryan in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cairo (1, J Marquis). RBI - S Schumaker 2 (13). 2-out RBI - S
Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Spiezio 2, J
Edmonds 2. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (S Spiezio-A Miles-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Miles-A Pujols).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 004 000 000 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 000 000 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 6 1/3 5 1 1 2 4 0 4.07
C Marmol 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.29
B Howry 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.46

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 3 7 4 4 3 0 1 12.27
K Jimenez 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 7.28
B Falkenborg 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 5.11
T Percival 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.06

WP - C Marmol, T Percival. Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 88-58; C Marmol 19-9; B
Howry 20-15; M Mulder 58-34; K Jimenez 39-22; B Falkenborg 37-18; T Percival
26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 11-4; C Marmol 0-0; B Howry 0-4; M
Mulder 4-5; K Jimenez 4-1; B Falkenborg 3-0; T Percival 1-5. Batters faced: J
Marquis 26; C Marmol 4; B Howry 7; M Mulder 18; K Jimenez 10; B Falkenborg 10;
T Percival 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: RYAN DEMPSTER (2-6, 4.15) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: R ANKIEL (.292, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Dempster relieved B Howry.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ankiel (.292, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi hit for T Percival.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Taguchi (.291, 3 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (7TH), RYAN
DEMPSTER (9TH) AND GEOVANY SOTO

STL - MARK MULDER, KELVIN JIMENEZ (4TH), BRIAN
FALKENBORG (6TH), TROY PERCIVAL (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: CHN - MATT MURTON (7) OFF MARK MULDER IN THE 3RD, 2 ON

STL - NONE</div>

 

Marquis beats former team again, keeps Cubs in first place

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Jason Marquis beat his former team forthe third time this season and Matt Murton homered, leading theChicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals onSunday.


The Cubs' (78-72) win kept Milwaukee (76-72) a game behind inthe National League Central and pushed the defending WorldSeries champion Cardinals (70-78) seven games back in thedivision race.


Marquis (12-8), who played for St. Louis from 2004-2006, yieldedjust one run and five hits over 6 1/3 innings. The righthanderfaced no more than four hitters in any of his first fiveinnings to improve to 3-1 with a 3.56 ERA.


The Cubs put the Cardinals away in the third after threateningin each of the first two frames, when Murton hit a three-runhomer to left off Mark Mulder (0-2) for a 3-0 lead. RogerCedeno added an RBI single three batters later to increase thelead to 4-0.


Relievers Carlos Marmol and Bob Howry bridged the 1 2/3-inninggap to closer Ryan Dempster, who worked around a one-out singleto Albert Pujols in the ninth for his 28th save in 31 chances.

Mulder went just three innings, surrendering four runs and sevenhits.


Geovany Soto finished with four hits for the Cubs, who won forthe fifth time in six contests.


Rick Ankiel had two hits and Skip Schumaker added two RBI forthe Cardinals, who have dropped 10 out of their last 11 games.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (7TH), RYAN
DEMPSTER (9TH) AND GEOVANY SOTO

STL - MARK MULDER, KELVIN JIMENEZ (4TH), BRIAN
FALKENBORG (6TH), TROY PERCIVAL (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - JASON MARQUIS (12-8)
LP - MARK MULDER (0-3)
SAVE - RYAN DEMPSTER (28)

HOME RUNS: CHN - MATT MURTON (7) OFF MARK MULDER IN THE 3RD, 2 ON

STL - NONE


TIME: 2:59 ATT: 45,735

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (8-4, 4.02)
STL - ANTHONY REYES (2-14, 5.69)

PROBABLES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (9-14, 4.31)
CHN - RICH HILL (9-8, 3.91)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ST LOUIS (2) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .290
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .284
D Lee 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .315
M Murton rf 4 1 2 3 1 0 5 .273
S Fuld pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Monroe cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
G Soto c 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .423
R Cedeno ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .150
J Marquis p 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .130
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 4 13 4 7 4 21

a-fouled out to catcher for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (39, M Mulder); G Soto 2 (4, M Mulder, K Jimenez); A
Soriano 2 (36, M Mulder, K Jimenez); C Monroe (4, M Mulder). HR - M Murton (7,
3rd inning off M Mulder 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Murton 3 (20), R Cedeno (8).
2-out RBI - M Murton 3, R Cedeno. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Monroe 1, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Marquis 2, F Pie 1, M Murton 1. GIDP - D
Lee, M Murton. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (10, ground ball). DP: 2 (R Cedeno-M DeRosa-D Lee 2).



ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles 2b-ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .295
R Ankiel rf-cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289
A Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .320
J Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .249
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-S Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
R Ludwick lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .247
S Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-B Barden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Cairo ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167
B Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
d-S Schumaker ph-rf 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .305

Totals 35 2 9 2 5 5 21

a-lined out to second for M Mulder in the 3rd; b-walked for K Jimenez in the
5th; c-doubled to left for B Falkenborg in the 7th; d-singled to right for B
Ryan in the 7th; e-grounded to second for T Percival in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cairo (1, J Marquis). RBI - S Schumaker 2 (13). 2-out RBI - S
Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Spiezio 2, J
Edmonds 2. GIDP - A Pujols, S Taguchi. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (S Spiezio-A Miles-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Miles-A Pujols).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 004 000 000 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 000 000 110 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis (W, 12-8) 6 1/3 5 1 1 2 4 0 4.07
C Marmol 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.29
B Howry (H, 23) 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.46
R Dempster (S, 28) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder (L, 0-3) 3 7 4 4 3 0 1 12.27
K Jimenez 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 7.28
B Falkenborg 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 5.11
T Percival 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.06

WP - C Marmol, T Percival. Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 88-58; C Marmol 19-9; B
Howry 20-15; R Dempster 6-5; M Mulder 58-34; K Jimenez 39-22; B Falkenborg
37-18; T Percival 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 11-4; C Marmol 0-0;
B Howry 0-4; R Dempster 3-0; M Mulder 4-5; K Jimenez 4-1; B Falkenborg 3-0; T
Percival 1-5. Batters faced: J Marquis 26; C Marmol 4; B Howry 7; R Dempster 3;
M Mulder 18; K Jimenez 10; B Falkenborg 10; T Percival 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

T--2:59. Att--45,735.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT ST LOUIS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: A Soriano doubled to deep center. M DeRosa walked.
D Lee grounded into double play, third to second to first, M DeRosa out at
second, A Soriano to third. A Ramirez walked. M Murton homered to left,
A Soriano and A Ramirez scored. C Monroe hit a ground rule double to right.
G Soto reached on infield single to catcher, C Monroe to third. R Cedeno singled
to center, C Monroe scored, G Soto to second. J Marquis grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, R Cedeno out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 7TH: F Pie in center field. Y Molina flied out to left. M Cairo
hit for B Falkenborg. M Cairo doubled to left. C Marmol relieved J Marquis.
S Schumaker hit for B Ryan. M Cairo to third on wild pitch by C Marmol.
S Schumaker singled to right, M Cairo scored. A Miles struck out swinging.
R Ankiel walked, S Schumaker to second. A Pujols walked, S Schumaker to third,
R Ankiel to second. B Howry relieved C Marmol. J Edmonds popped out to first.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: S Fuld in right field. R Ludwick walked. S Spiezio fouled
out to right. Y Molina singled to right, R Ludwick to second. M Cairo flied
out to left. S Schumaker singled to center, R Ludwick scored, Y Molina to
second. A Miles flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT ST LOUIS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, M DeRosa 2B, D Lee 1B, A Ramirez 3B,
M Murton RF, C Monroe CF, G Soto C, R Cedeno SS, J Marquis RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Miles 2B, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF,
R Ludwick LF, S Spiezio 3B, Y Molina C, B Ryan SS, M Mulder LHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Tim Mcclelland (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 6 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano flied out to right. M DeRosa flied out to
center. D Lee doubled to left. A Ramirez walked. M Murton fouled out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: A Miles grounded out to first. R Ankiel reached on infield
single to pitcher. A Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, R Ankiel out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Monroe flied out to right. G Soto doubled to left.
R Cedeno grounded out to first, G Soto to third. J Marquis flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds struck out looking. R Ludwick grounded out to
second. S Spiezio struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: A Soriano doubled to deep center. M DeRosa walked.
D Lee grounded into double play, third to second to first, M DeRosa out at
second, A Soriano to third. A Ramirez walked. M Murton homered to left,
A Soriano and A Ramirez scored. C Monroe hit a ground rule double to right.
G Soto reached on infield single to catcher, C Monroe to third. R Cedeno singled
to center, C Monroe scored, G Soto to second. J Marquis grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, R Cedeno out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. B Barden hit for
M Mulder. B Barden lined out to second. B Ryan safe at first on error by third
baseman A Ramirez. A Miles flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: K Jimenez relieved M Mulder. A Soriano doubled to deep
left. M DeRosa walked. D Lee singled to left, A Soriano to third, M DeRosa to
second. A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Soriano out
at home, M DeRosa to third, D Lee to second. M Murton grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, A Ramirez out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: R Ankiel grounded out to second. A Pujols grounded out to
shortstop. J Edmonds singled to left. R Ludwick grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: C Monroe grounded out to third. G Soto doubled to deep
right center. R Cedeno singled to left, G Soto to third. J Marquis struck out
swinging. A Soriano flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Spiezio struck out looking. Y Molina grounded out to
third. R Branyan hit for K Jimenez. R Branyan walked. B Ryan grounded into
fielder's choice to third, R Branyan out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: B Falkenborg relieved K Jimenez. M DeRosa grounded out to
pitcher. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez walked. M Murton singled
to right, A Ramirez to second. C Monroe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles singled to left. R Ankiel singled to right, A Miles
to second. A Pujols flied out to left. J Edmonds struck out looking.
R Ludwick walked, A Miles to third, R Ankiel to second. S Spiezio grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: G Soto singled to left. R Cedeno struck out swinging.
J Marquis struck out bunting foul. A Soriano walked, G Soto to second. M DeRosa
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Soriano out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 7TH: F Pie in center field. Y Molina flied out to left. M Cairo
hit for B Falkenborg. M Cairo doubled to left. C Marmol relieved J Marquis.
S Schumaker hit for B Ryan. M Cairo to third on wild pitch by C Marmol.
S Schumaker singled to right, M Cairo scored. A Miles struck out swinging.
R Ankiel walked, S Schumaker to second. A Pujols walked, S Schumaker to third,
R Ankiel to second. B Howry relieved C Marmol. J Edmonds popped out to first.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: A Miles at shortstop. R Ankiel in center field.
T Percival relieved B Falkenborg. M Cairo at second base. S Schumaker in right
field. D Lee grounded out to first. A Ramirez popped out to shortstop.
M Murton walked. S Fuld ran for M Murton. S Fuld to second on wild pitch by
T Percival. F Pie fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: S Fuld in right field. R Ludwick walked. S Spiezio fouled
out to right. Y Molina singled to right, R Ludwick to second. M Cairo flied
out to left. S Schumaker singled to center, R Ludwick scored, Y Molina to
second. A Miles flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: G Soto flied out to right. R Cedeno fouled out to third.
D Ward hit for B Howry. D Ward fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 9TH: R Dempster relieved B Howry. R Ankiel grounded out to first.
A Pujols singled to center. S Taguchi hit for T Percival. S Taguchi grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Pujols out at second.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ST LOUIS (2) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .290
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .284
D Lee 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .315
M Murton rf 4 1 2 3 1 0 5 .273
S Fuld pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Monroe cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
G Soto c 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .423
R Cedeno ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .150
J Marquis p 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .130
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 4 13 4 7 4 21

a-fouled out to catcher for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (39, M Mulder); G Soto 2 (4, M Mulder, K Jimenez); A
Soriano 2 (36, M Mulder, K Jimenez); C Monroe (4, M Mulder). HR - M Murton (7,
3rd inning off M Mulder 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Murton 3 (20), R Cedeno (8).
2-out RBI - M Murton 3, R Cedeno. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Monroe 1, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Marquis 2, F Pie 1, M Murton 1. GIDP - D
Lee, M Murton. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (10, ground ball). DP: 2 (R Cedeno-M DeRosa-D Lee 2).



ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles 2b-ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .295
R Ankiel rf-cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289
A Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .320
J Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .249
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-S Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
R Ludwick lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .247
S Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-B Barden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Cairo ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167
B Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
d-S Schumaker ph-rf 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .305

Totals 35 2 9 2 5 5 21

a-lined out to second for M Mulder in the 3rd; b-walked for K Jimenez in the
5th; c-doubled to left for B Falkenborg in the 7th; d-singled to right for B
Ryan in the 7th; e-grounded to second for T Percival in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cairo (1, J Marquis). RBI - S Schumaker 2 (13). 2-out RBI - S
Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Spiezio 2, J
Edmonds 2. GIDP - A Pujols, S Taguchi. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (S Spiezio-A Miles-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Miles-A Pujols).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 004 000 000 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 000 000 110 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis (W, 12-8) 6 1/3 5 1 1 2 4 0 4.07
C Marmol 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.29
B Howry (H, 23) 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.46
R Dempster (S, 28) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder (L, 0-3) 3 7 4 4 3 0 1 12.27
K Jimenez 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 7.28
B Falkenborg 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 5.11
T Percival 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.06

WP - C Marmol, T Percival. Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 88-58; C Marmol 19-9; B
Howry 20-15; R Dempster 6-5; M Mulder 58-34; K Jimenez 39-22; B Falkenborg
37-18; T Percival 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 11-4; C Marmol 0-0;
B Howry 0-4; R Dempster 3-0; M Mulder 4-5; K Jimenez 4-1; B Falkenborg 3-0; T
Percival 1-5. Batters faced: J Marquis 26; C Marmol 4; B Howry 7; R Dempster 3;
M Mulder 18; K Jimenez 10; B Falkenborg 10; T Percival 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.
EJECTIONS: ST LOUIS' Edmonds by Schrieber (8th).
T--2:59. Att--45,735.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT ST LOUIS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, M DeRosa 2B, D Lee 1B, A Ramirez 3B,
M Murton RF, C Monroe CF, G Soto C, R Cedeno SS, J Marquis RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Miles 2B, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF,
R Ludwick LF, S Spiezio 3B, Y Molina C, B Ryan SS, M Mulder LHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Tim Mcclelland (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 6 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano flied out to right. M DeRosa flied out to
center. D Lee doubled to left. A Ramirez walked. M Murton fouled out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: A Miles grounded out to first. R Ankiel reached on infield
single to pitcher. A Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, R Ankiel out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Monroe flied out to right. G Soto doubled to left.
R Cedeno grounded out to first, G Soto to third. J Marquis flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds struck out looking. R Ludwick grounded out to
second. S Spiezio struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: A Soriano doubled to deep center. M DeRosa walked.
D Lee grounded into double play, third to second to first, M DeRosa out at
second, A Soriano to third. A Ramirez walked. M Murton homered to left,
A Soriano and A Ramirez scored. C Monroe hit a ground rule double to right.
G Soto reached on infield single to catcher, C Monroe to third. R Cedeno singled
to center, C Monroe scored, G Soto to second. J Marquis grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, R Cedeno out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. B Barden hit for
M Mulder. B Barden lined out to second. B Ryan safe at first on error by third
baseman A Ramirez. A Miles flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: K Jimenez relieved M Mulder. A Soriano doubled to deep
left. M DeRosa walked. D Lee singled to left, A Soriano to third, M DeRosa to
second. A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Soriano out
at home, M DeRosa to third, D Lee to second. M Murton grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, A Ramirez out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: R Ankiel grounded out to second. A Pujols grounded out to
shortstop. J Edmonds singled to left. R Ludwick grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: C Monroe grounded out to third. G Soto doubled to deep
right center. R Cedeno singled to left, G Soto to third. J Marquis struck out
swinging. A Soriano flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Spiezio struck out looking. Y Molina grounded out to
third. R Branyan hit for K Jimenez. R Branyan walked. B Ryan grounded into
fielder's choice to third, R Branyan out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: B Falkenborg relieved K Jimenez. M DeRosa grounded out to
pitcher. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez walked. M Murton singled
to right, A Ramirez to second. C Monroe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles singled to left. R Ankiel singled to right, A Miles
to second. A Pujols flied out to left. J Edmonds struck out looking.
R Ludwick walked, A Miles to third, R Ankiel to second. S Spiezio grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: G Soto singled to left. R Cedeno struck out swinging.
J Marquis struck out bunting foul. A Soriano walked, G Soto to second. M DeRosa
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Soriano out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 7TH: F Pie in center field. Y Molina flied out to left. M Cairo
hit for B Falkenborg. M Cairo doubled to left. C Marmol relieved J Marquis.
S Schumaker hit for B Ryan. M Cairo to third on wild pitch by C Marmol.
S Schumaker singled to right, M Cairo scored. A Miles struck out swinging.
R Ankiel walked, S Schumaker to second. A Pujols walked, S Schumaker to third,
R Ankiel to second. B Howry relieved C Marmol. J Edmonds popped out to first.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: St Louis's J Edmonds ejected by P Schrieber. A Miles at
shortstop. R Ankiel in center field. T Percival relieved B Falkenborg. M Cairo
at second base. S Schumaker in right field. D Lee grounded out to first.
A Ramirez popped out to shortstop. M Murton walked. S Fuld ran for M Murton.
S Fuld to second on wild pitch by T Percival. F Pie fouled out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: S Fuld in right field. R Ludwick walked. S Spiezio fouled
out to right. Y Molina singled to right, R Ludwick to second. M Cairo flied
out to left. S Schumaker singled to center, R Ludwick scored, Y Molina to
second. A Miles flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: G Soto flied out to right. R Cedeno fouled out to third.
D Ward hit for B Howry. D Ward fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 9TH: R Dempster relieved B Howry. R Ankiel grounded out to first.
A Pujols singled to center. S Taguchi hit for T Percival. S Taguchi grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Pujols out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

Marquis beats former team again, keeps Cubs in first place

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Jason Marquis beat his former team forthe third time this season and Matt Murton homered, leading theChicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals onSunday.


The Cubs' (78-72) win kept Milwaukee (76-72) a game behind inthe National League Central and pushed the defending WorldSeries champion Cardinals (70-78) seven games back in thedivision race.


Marquis (12-8), who played for St. Louis from 2004-2006, yieldedjust one run and five hits over 6 1/3 innings. The righthanderfaced no more than four hitters in any of his first fiveinnings to improve to 3-1 with a 3.56 ERA.


"It's big because it slowly takes them out of the equation,"Marquis said. "But if it was any other opponent - a win is awin - it doesn't matter who you face. Hopefully, we can keep itrolling at home for the Wrigley (Field) fans."


The Cubs put the Cardinals away in the third after threateningin each of the first two frames, when Murton hit a three-runhomer to left off Mark Mulder (0-2) for a 3-0 lead. RogerCedeno added an RBI single three batters later to increase thelead to 4-0.


"I wasn't sure; I knew it had enough distance," Murton said."It was just whether it was going to stay fair or not. You wantto be able to come through in tight ball games. We've done areally good job of that.


"We've come back and we've been able to close games out late.Any type of win is big and giving the team that sense ofconfidence going down the stretch."


Relievers Carlos Marmol and Bob Howry bridged the 1 2/3-inninggap to closer Ryan Dempster, who worked around a one-out singleto Albert Pujols in the ninth for his 28th save in 31 chances.

"We didn't make it easy but we got it done and that's whatcounts," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "Marquis pitched well,Murton had the three-run homer and our relievers came in andreally did a nice job."


Mulder went just three innings, surrendering four runs and sevenhits.


"I had one bad inning," Mulder said. "My arm kind of droppedthere in the second inning. It wasn't bad. It just got alittle lower in the third and it just didn't feel very good."

Geovany Soto finished with four hits for the Cubs, who won forthe fifth time in six contests.


Rick Ankiel had two hits and Skip Schumaker added two RBI forthe Cardinals, who have dropped 10 out of their last 11 games.