GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (51-46) at ST LOUIS (45-50)

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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BOBBY HOWRY
STL - RUSS SPRINGER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A PAGAN (.286, 4 HR, 19 RBI)
A SORIANO (.296, 0-FOR-4)
R THERIOT (.277, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
R Theriot ss-2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277
D Lee 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .337
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .319
C Floyd rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .285
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Cedeno ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .118
J Jones cf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067
C Zambrano p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 32 3 8 3 3 3 10

BATTING: RBI - J Jones (27), R Cedeno (5), A Ramirez (65). 2-out RBI - J Jones,
R Cedeno, A Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 2, C
Floyd 1, A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Theriot (3, 2nd base by K Wells/Y Molina).

FIELDING: E - R Cedeno (2, ground ball).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .224
a-D Eckstein ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
S Schumaker rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .315
b-J Encarnacion ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .318
C Duncan lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .232
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
A Miles ss-2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272
Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
K Wells p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Taguchi ph-rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298

Totals 31 2 6 2 3 5 11

a-flied out to center for A Kennedy in the 7th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop for S Schumaker in the 7th; c-walked for R Flores in the
7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Miles (10, C Zambrano). 3B - S Schumaker (1, C Zambrano). RBI -
S Schumaker 2 (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 2, C
Duncan 1, A Kennedy 1, A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - S Rolen (4, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 010 001 10 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 000 020 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 6 1/3 5 2 2 3 5 0 3.65
W Ohman 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28
C Marmol 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
B Howry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 6 2/3 8 3 2 3 2 0 5.57
R Flores 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 117-65; W Ohman 4-4; C Marmol 7-5; B Howry 17-11;
K Wells 109-67; R Flores 2-1; R Springer 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 5-9; W Ohman 0-1; C Marmol 2-0; B Howry 1-2; K Wells 11-6; R Flores
0-1; R Springer 2-0. Batters faced: C Zambrano 27; W Ohman 1; C Marmol 2; B
Howry 4; K Wells 31; R Flores 1; R Springer 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.319, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: KELVIN JIMENEZ (1-0, 10.41) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: A RAMIREZ (.319, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Jimenez relieved R Springer.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Ramirez (.319, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Fontenot hit for B Howry.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RAMIREZ ON FIRST, D LEE ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M Fontenot (.331, 3 HR, 18 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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BOBBY HOWRY (OUT)
STL - KELVIN JIMENEZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.245, 0-FOR-3)
S TAGUCHI (.298, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D ECKSTEIN (.305, 0-FOR-1)</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 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
R Theriot ss-2b 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .277
D Lee 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .339
A Ramirez 3b 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .321
C Floyd rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .285
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Cedeno ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .118
J Jones cf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067
C Zambrano p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283

Totals 37 4 10 4 4 5 12

a-grounded to second for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: RBI - J Jones (27), R Cedeno (5), A Ramirez (65), D Lee (49). 2-out
RBI - J Jones, R Cedeno, A Ramirez, D Lee. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Kendall 2, C Floyd 1, A Soriano 1, M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (17, 2nd base off R Springer/Y Molina). CS - R
Theriot (3, 2nd base by K Wells/Y Molina).

FIELDING: E - R Cedeno (2, ground ball).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .224
a-D Eckstein ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
S Schumaker rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .315
b-J Encarnacion ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .318
C Duncan lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .232
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
A Miles ss-2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272
Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
K Wells p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Taguchi ph-rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298

Totals 31 2 6 2 3 5 11

a-flied out to center for A Kennedy in the 7th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop for S Schumaker in the 7th; c-walked for R Flores in the
7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Miles (10, C Zambrano). 3B - S Schumaker (1, C Zambrano). RBI -
S Schumaker 2 (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 2, C
Duncan 1, A Kennedy 1, A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - S Rolen (4, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 010 001 101 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 000 020 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 6 1/3 5 2 2 3 5 0 3.65
W Ohman 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28
C Marmol 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
B Howry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 6 2/3 8 3 2 3 2 0 5.57
R Flores 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63
R Springer 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 3 0 2.92
K Jimenez 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.27

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 117-65; W Ohman 4-4; C Marmol 7-5; B Howry 17-11;
K Wells 109-67; R Flores 2-1; R Springer 38-24; K Jimenez 2-2. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Zambrano 5-9; W Ohman 0-1; C Marmol 2-0; B Howry 1-2; K Wells 11-6; R
Flores 0-1; R Springer 2-0; K Jimenez 1-0. Batters faced: C Zambrano 27; W
Ohman 1; C Marmol 2; B Howry 4; K Wells 31; R Flores 1; R Springer 7; K Jimenez
2.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: RYAN DEMPSTER (1-3, 3.28) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: Y MOLINA (.245, 0-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: Y Molina (.245, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Ryan ran for Y Molina.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B RYAN ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Taguchi (.298, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ludwick hit for K Jimenez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B RYAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ludwick (.246, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY ALFONSO SORIANO ALLOWED BRENDAN RYAN TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.318, 0-FOR-4)</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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 2
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, WILL OHMAN (7TH), CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY
HOWRY (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

STL - KIP WELLS, RANDY FLORES (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER
(8TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

STL - NONE</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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 2
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, WILL OHMAN (7TH), CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY
HOWRY (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

STL - KIP WELLS, RANDY FLORES (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER
(8TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (13-7)
LP - KIP WELLS (4-13)
SAVE - RYAN DEMPSTER (17)

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

STL - NONE


TIME: 3:20 ATT: 45,436

PROBABLES: CHN - TED LILLY (10-4, 3.58)
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (9-7, 4.18)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ST LOUIS (3) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
R Theriot ss-2b 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .277
D Lee 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .339
A Ramirez 3b 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .321
C Floyd rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .285
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Cedeno ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .118
J Jones cf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067
C Zambrano p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283

Totals 37 4 10 4 4 5 12

a-grounded to second for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: RBI - J Jones (27), R Cedeno (5), A Ramirez (65), D Lee (49). 2-out
RBI - J Jones, R Cedeno, A Ramirez, D Lee. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Kendall 2, C Floyd 1, A Soriano 1, M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (17, 2nd base off R Springer/Y Molina). CS - R
Theriot (3, 2nd base by K Wells/Y Molina).

FIELDING: E - R Cedeno (2, ground ball); A Soriano (4, bobble).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .224
a-D Eckstein ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
S Schumaker rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .315
b-J Encarnacion ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-R Ludwick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
A Pujols 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .317
C Duncan lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .232
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
A Miles ss-2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249
B Ryan pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322
K Wells p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Taguchi ph-rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .297

Totals 36 3 8 2 3 5 13

a-flied out to center for A Kennedy in the 7th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop for S Schumaker in the 7th; c-walked for R Flores in the
7th; d-singled to left for K Jimenez in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Miles (10, C Zambrano). 3B - S Schumaker (1, C Zambrano). RBI -
S Schumaker 2 (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 2, C
Duncan 1, A Kennedy 1, A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - S Rolen (4, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 010 001 101 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 000 020 001 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano (W, 13-7) 6 1/3 5 2 2 3 5 0 3.65
W Ohman (H, 15) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28
C Marmol (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
B Howry (H, 11) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
R Dempster (S, 17) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.44

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells (L, 4-13) 6 2/3 8 3 2 3 2 0 5.57
R Flores 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63
R Springer 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 3 0 2.92
K Jimenez 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.27

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 117-65; W Ohman 4-4; C Marmol 7-5; B Howry 17-11;
R Dempster 19-14; K Wells 109-67; R Flores 2-1; R Springer 38-24; K Jimenez
2-2. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 5-9; W Ohman 0-1; C Marmol 2-0; B Howry
1-2; R Dempster 2-1; K Wells 11-6; R Flores 0-1; R Springer 2-0; K Jimenez 1-0.
Batters faced: C Zambrano 27; W Ohman 1; C Marmol 2; B Howry 4; R Dempster 5; K
Wells 31; R Flores 1; R Springer 7; K Jimenez 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gary
Darling.

T--3:20. Att--45,436.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 4
ST LOUIS 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT ST LOUIS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez singled to center. C Floyd grounded into
fielder's choice to second, A Ramirez out at second. M DeRosa grounded out to
second, C Floyd to second. J Jones singled to right, C Floyd scored.
J Kendall grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: Y Molina fouled out to first. K Wells singled to center.
A Kennedy singled to right, K Wells to third, A Kennedy to second advancing on
throw. S Schumaker tripled to left center, K Wells and A Kennedy scored.
A Pujols popped out to second. C Duncan struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: R Theriot reached on infield single to second. R Theriot
caught stealing second, catcher to second. D Lee reached on infield single to
shortstop. A Ramirez singled to right, D Lee to second. C Floyd grounded out
to first, D Lee to third, A Ramirez to second. R Cedeno singled to left, D Lee
scored, A Ramirez to third. J Jones walked, R Cedeno to second. J Kendall
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: C Zambrano grounded out to second. A Soriano grounded
out to third. R Theriot safe at first on error by third baseman S Rolen.
D Lee walked, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez singled to left, R Theriot scored,
D Lee to second. R Flores relieved K Wells. C Floyd fouled out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 3, ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: A Pagan struck out swinging. A Soriano struck out
swinging. R Theriot walked. R Theriot stole second. D Lee singled to left,
R Theriot scored. K Jimenez relieved R Springer. A Ramirez singled to center,
D Lee to second. M Fontenot hit for B Howry. M Fontenot grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 9TH: R Dempster relieved B Howry. Y Molina singled to left.
B Ryan ran for Y Molina. S Taguchi flied out to center. D Eckstein grounded out
to second, B Ryan to second. R Ludwick hit for K Jimenez. R Ludwick singled to
left, B Ryan scored on error by left fielder A Soriano. A Pujols grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 3.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT ST LOUIS (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, J Kendall C,
C Zambrano RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Kennedy 2B, S Schumaker RF, A Pujols 1B,
C Duncan LF, J Edmonds CF, S Rolen 3B, A Miles SS, Y Molina C, K Wells RHP.

Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Scott Barry (2B),
Gary Darling (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 7 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano popped out to shortstop. R Theriot grounded
out to shortstop. D Lee flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: A Kennedy lined out to center. S Schumaker grounded out to
second. A Pujols grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez singled to center. C Floyd grounded into
fielder's choice to second, A Ramirez out at second. M DeRosa grounded out to
second, C Floyd to second. J Jones singled to right, C Floyd scored.
J Kendall grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: C Duncan struck out swinging. J Edmonds struck out looking.
S Rolen flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: C Zambrano struck out swinging. A Soriano grounded out
to shortstop. R Theriot struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: R Theriot at second base. R Cedeno at shortstop. A Miles
doubled to deep right center. Y Molina grounded out to second, A Miles to
third. K Wells struck out swinging. A Kennedy flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: D Lee grounded out to third. A Ramirez flied out to
center. C Floyd flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Schumaker grounded out to second. A Pujols flied out to
right. C Duncan singled to center. J Edmonds walked, C Duncan to second.
S Rolen walked, C Duncan to third, J Edmonds to second. A Miles flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: R Cedeno flied out to right. J Jones walked. J Kendall
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Jones out at second. C Zambrano
singled to center, J Kendall to second. A Soriano popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: Y Molina fouled out to first. K Wells singled to center.
A Kennedy singled to right, K Wells to third, A Kennedy to second advancing on
throw. S Schumaker tripled to left center, K Wells and A Kennedy scored.
A Pujols popped out to second. C Duncan struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: R Theriot reached on infield single to second. R Theriot
caught stealing second, catcher to second. D Lee reached on infield single to
shortstop. A Ramirez singled to right, D Lee to second. C Floyd grounded out
to first, D Lee to third, A Ramirez to second. R Cedeno singled to left, D Lee
scored, A Ramirez to third. J Jones walked, R Cedeno to second. J Kendall
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 6TH: J Edmonds flied out to center. S Rolen fouled out to first.
A Miles grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2,
ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: C Zambrano grounded out to second. A Soriano grounded
out to third. R Theriot safe at first on error by third baseman S Rolen.
D Lee walked, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez singled to left, R Theriot scored,
D Lee to second. R Flores relieved K Wells. C Floyd fouled out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 3, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 7TH: Y Molina struck out looking. S Taguchi hit for R Flores.
S Taguchi walked. W Ohman relieved C Zambrano. D Eckstein hit for A Kennedy.
D Eckstein flied out to center. J Encarnacion hit for S Schumaker. C Marmol
relieved W Ohman. J Encarnacion safe at first on error by shortstop R Cedeno,
S Taguchi to second. A Pujols grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: D Eckstein at shortstop. R Springer relieved R Flores.
A Miles at second base. S Taguchi in right field. R Cedeno grounded out to
second. J Jones grounded out to second. J Kendall struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 8TH: B Howry relieved C Marmol. A Pagan in right field. C Duncan
grounded out to first. J Edmonds lined out to right. S Rolen singled to
center. A Miles lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
ST LOUIS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: A Pagan struck out swinging. A Soriano struck out
swinging. R Theriot walked. R Theriot stole second. D Lee singled to left,
R Theriot scored. K Jimenez relieved R Springer. A Ramirez singled to center,
D Lee to second. M Fontenot hit for B Howry. M Fontenot grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 9TH: R Dempster relieved B Howry. Y Molina singled to left.
B Ryan ran for Y Molina. S Taguchi flied out to center. D Eckstein grounded out
to second, B Ryan to second. R Ludwick hit for K Jimenez. R Ludwick singled to
left, B Ryan scored on error by left fielder A Soriano. A Pujols grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 3.</div>

 

Ramirez comes through as Cubs edge Cardinals

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 4, ST LOUIS 3</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Aramis Ramirez had four hits and snappeda late tie as the Chicago Cubs posted a 4-3 victory over the St.Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.


Ramirez went 4-for-5 and singled in the seventh to drive in RyanTheriot to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead.


Derrek Lee added an RBI single in the ninth, also scoringTheriot to give Chicago a two-run cushion.


The extra run came in handy as Ryan Dempster allowed a run andtwo hits in the ninth but managed to pick up his 17th save ofthe season.


Albert Pujols came to the plate in the ninth with a chance tomake up for a lost night, but this time Dempster got the betterof the slugging first baseman.


Pujols homered off of Dempster on April 22 in Chicago, but onTuesday he capped an 0-for-5 night with a groundout to secondwith a runner on first.


Carlos Zambrano (13-7) notched his National League-leading 13thwin of the season. Zambrano allowed two runs on five hits withthree walks and five strikeouts.


Thirteen proved to be unlucky for Kip Wells, who pitched wellbut still lost his 13th decision of the season. Wells (4-13)allowed three runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Theriot reached on an error by Cardinals third baseman ScottRolen, his fourth of the season, in the seventh. Lee followedwith a walk and Ramirez then singled to left to make it 3-2.

Zambrano's 20-inning scoreless streak came to a halt in thebottom of the fifth inning when Skip Schumaker tripled homeWells and Adam Kennedy to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.

Zambrano retired Pujols and Chris Duncan to end the inning,stranding Schumaker at third.