GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (52-46) at ST LOUIS (45-51)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

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CHICAGO CUBS 7
ST LOUIS 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

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CHICAGO CUBS (7) AT ST LOUIS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: R Theriot grounded out to third. D Lee walked.
A Ramirez lined out to left. C Floyd singled to right, D Lee to second.
M Fontenot singled to center, D Lee scored, C Floyd to third. J Jones singled to
left, C Floyd scored, M Fontenot to third. K Hill grounded out to second.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Taguchi walked. A Pujols fouled out to first. S Taguchi
stole second, S Taguchi safe at third on throwing error by pitcher T Lilly.
J Encarnacion singled to left, S Taguchi scored. S Rolen flied out to left.
C Duncan grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: T Lilly struck out swinging. A Soriano tripled to right.
R Theriot singled to left, A Soriano scored. D Lee grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Theriot out at second. A Ramirez doubled to deep left,
D Lee to third. C Floyd doubled to deep center, D Lee and A Ramirez scored.
M Fontenot singled to center, C Floyd scored, M Fontenot to second advancing on
throw. J Jones grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6,
ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Percival relieved K Jimenez. J Jones doubled to deep
left. K Hill grounded out to first, J Jones to third. T Lilly singled to
center, J Jones scored. A Soriano singled to center, T Lilly to second.
R Theriot flied out to right. D Lee struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

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CHICAGO CUBS (7) AT ST LOUIS (1) - EVENT LOG
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Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M Fontenot 2B, J Jones CF, K Hill C, T Lilly LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi CF, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, C Duncan LF, Y Molina C, B Ryan 2B,
A Wainwright RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 5 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano struck out swinging. R Theriot singled to
center. D Lee struck out swinging. A Ramirez flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein popped out to shortstop. S Taguchi grounded out
to shortstop. A Pujols flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Floyd struck out swinging. M Fontenot grounded out to
third. J Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Encarnacion singled to left. S Rolen grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, J Encarnacion out at second. C Duncan
singled to left. Y Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: K Hill struck out looking. T Lilly struck out swinging.
A Soriano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: B Ryan singled to left. A Wainwright struck out looking.
D Eckstein grounded into double play, second to first, B Ryan out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: R Theriot grounded out to third. D Lee walked.
A Ramirez lined out to left. C Floyd singled to right, D Lee to second.
M Fontenot singled to center, D Lee scored, C Floyd to third. J Jones singled to
left, C Floyd scored, M Fontenot to third. K Hill grounded out to second.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Taguchi walked. A Pujols fouled out to first. S Taguchi
stole second, S Taguchi safe at third on throwing error by pitcher T Lilly.
J Encarnacion singled to left, S Taguchi scored. S Rolen flied out to left.
C Duncan grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: T Lilly struck out swinging. A Soriano tripled to right.
R Theriot singled to left, A Soriano scored. D Lee grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Theriot out at second. A Ramirez doubled to deep left,
D Lee to third. C Floyd doubled to deep center, D Lee and A Ramirez scored.
M Fontenot singled to center, C Floyd scored, M Fontenot to second advancing on
throw. J Jones grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 5TH: Y Molina flied out to center. B Ryan walked. S Schumaker
hit for A Wainwright. S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop. D Eckstein popped
out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: K Jimenez relieved A Wainwright. K Hill flied out to
center. T Lilly flied out to left. A Soriano doubled to deep left center.
R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Taguchi grounded out to third. A Pujols flied out to
center. J Encarnacion singled to right center. S Rolen fouled out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: D Lee grounded out to second. A Ramirez doubled to
center. C Floyd grounded out to second, A Ramirez to third. M Fontenot
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: A Pagan in right field. C Duncan grounded out to second.
Y Molina lined out to second. B Ryan reached on bunt single to pitcher.
R Ludwick hit for K Jimenez. R Ludwick walked, B Ryan to second. D Eckstein
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Percival relieved K Jimenez. J Jones doubled to deep
left. K Hill grounded out to first, J Jones to third. T Lilly singled to
center, J Jones scored. A Soriano singled to center, T Lilly to second.
R Theriot flied out to right. D Lee struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M Wuertz relieved T Lilly. S Taguchi singled to center.
A Pujols grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Taguchi out at
second. J Encarnacion singled to left. S Rolen flied out to center. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: A Ramirez grounded out to third. A Pagan flied out to
left. M Fontenot grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 9TH: S Eyre relieved M Wuertz. C Duncan flied out to right.
Y Molina walked. B Ryan grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
Y Molina out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1.</div>

 

Lilly keeps on winning as Cubs topple Cards

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1</h3>By Jim Walsh
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Ted Lilly matched a career best by winninghis sixth straight start and the bats came back to life for the<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs in a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on</div>Wednesday.


Lilly, who won six straight starts from August 25-September 21,2003 with Oakland, was in control throughout the game. Hescattered six singles in seven innings while improving to 5-0with a 1.63 ERA in July.


Lilly improved to 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA in three career startsversus St. Louis. The lefthander needed only 89 pitches inholding the Cardinals to one run, with three walks and twostrikeouts.


After scoring only six runs in their previous three games, theCubs erupted for 14 hits with five players having a multi-hitgame. The outburst was nothing new for Lilly, who had beensupported by nearly seven runs a game over his last seven startsentering Wednesday.


Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright came into the game riding hisown streak, winning a career-high three straight starts. Thecloser on last year's championship team had his best stuffearly, retiring 10 of the first 11 batters he faced, six bystrikeout.


Things changed quickly for Wainwright and the Cubs in thefourth. With Derrick Lee on first after a one-out walk, AramisRamirez was retired on a lineout but Cliff Floyd broke a0-for-12 slump with a single to right to keep the inning alive.

Mike Fontenot and Jacque Jones followed with two-out singles togive Chicago a 2-0 lead.


The Cubs added four more runs off Wainwright in the fifth withRBI singles by Ryan Theriot and Fontenot, and a two-run doubleby Floyd.


Wainwright, who had surrendered 13 runs in 9 2/3 innings in twoearlier starts this season against the Cubs, was lifted in thesixth after surrendering six runs, nine hits and a walk.

Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion had three singles and isnow 7-for-14 in his career against Lilly.

 

Lilly keeps on winning as Cubs topple Cards

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 7, ST LOUIS 1</h3>By Jim Walsh
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Ted Lilly matched a career best by winninghis sixth straight start and the bats came back to life for theChicago Cubs in a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals onWednesday.


Lilly, who won six straight starts from August 25-September 21,2003 with Oakland, was in control throughout the game. Hescattered six singles in seven innings while improving to 5-0with a 1.85 ERA in July.


It was also the seventh straight winning decision in Lilly'slast eight starts, the most by a Cubs lefty since Ken Holtzmanwon eight straight in 1969.


"Lilly has been on a nice roll here," Cubs manager Lou Piniellasaid. "Seven wins in a row, that's impressive."


"(These days) I want those four days (between starts) to go byas fast as possible and get back out there," Lilly said. "I'mlooking forward to every fifth day."


Lilly (11-4) improved to 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA in three careerstarts against St. Louis. The lefthander needed only 89 pitchesin holding the Cardinals to one run, with three walks and twostrikeouts.


"(Lilly) looked like he was spotting the fastball in," Cardinalssecond baseman Brendan Ryan said. "Mixing the slow breakingball in with a few changeups here and there. He's a goodpitcher and he did his thing tonight."


After scoring only six runs in their previous three games, theCubs erupted for 14 hits with five players having a multi-hitgame. The outburst was nothing new for Lilly, who had beensupported by nearly seven runs a game over his last seven startsentering Wednesday.


"In one facet or another we've been finding a way to win," Lillysaid. "Especially when I've been pitching, we're scoring a tonof runs, so that's been a lot of fun."


Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright came into the game riding hisown streak, winning a career-high three straight starts. Thecloser on last year's championship team had his best stuffearly, retiring 10 of the first 11 batters he faced, six bystrikeout.


Things changed quickly for Wainwright and the Cubs in thefourth. With Derrick Lee on first after a one-out walk, AramisRamirez was retired on a lineout but Cliff Floyd broke a0-for-12 slump with a single to right to keep the inning alive.

Mike Fontenot and Jacque Jones followed with two-out singles togive Chicago a 2-0 lead.


The Cubs added four more runs off Wainwright in the fifth withRBI singles by Ryan Theriot and Fontenot, and a two-run doubleby Floyd.


"We have a lot of great hitters here," said Alfonso Soriano, whosparked the fifth inning rally with a one-out triple. "Wefigured out how we could get to (Wainwright), we madeadjustments and were able to put the ball in play."

On the night, Chicago scored five runs and had seven hits withtwo outs.


"For whatever reason about the fourth inning I just lost thekiller instinct," Wainwright said. "It seems like they scoredall their runs with two outs. That just means I'm one pitchaway from no runs there. Just poor selection a few times andpoor execution others."


"Hitting is really contagious," Fontenot said. "You get upthere, everybody in front of you is getting hits, you don't wantto be the one to make the out."


Wainwright, who had surrendered 13 runs in 9 2/3 innings in twoearlier starts this season against the Cubs, was lifted in thesixth after surrendering six runs, nine hits and a walk.

Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion had four hits, includingthree against Lilly and is now 7-for-14 in his career againstthe Cubs starter.