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

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

<h3>Wainwright, Cardinals look to bounce back vs. Cubs</h3>

<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (52-46) at St Louis (45-51) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The defending World Series champion St.Louis Cardinals aim to rebound against the Chicago Cubs in thesecond their three-game series on Wednesday.


Aramis Ramirez had four hits and snapped a late tie and DerrekLee added an RBI single in the ninth as Chicago posted a 4-3victory in Tuesday's series opener.


Trying to even the series, the Cardinals turn to Adam Wainwright(9-7, 4.18 ERA), who will try to pick up his fourth straightwinning decision after limiting Atlanta to just one run and sixhits in seven inning of a 4-2 win.


The 25-year-old reliever turned starter struggled in his lastappearance against the Cubs, getting tagged for six runs andseven hits in just 4 1/3 frames on April 28.


Chicago will counter with Ted Lilly (10-4, 3.58), who in 6-0 inhis last seven starts. The lefthander also is looking to win sixstraight starts for the first time since August 25-September21, 2003 while with Oakland.


Last time out, Lilly allowed three runs and six hits in fiveinnings to defeat the San Francisco Giants, 9-8, on Thursday. Heis 1-1 in two starts against the Cardinals.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

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

CHICAGO CUBS ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .295 16 37 David Eckstein SS .304 2 14
Ryan Theriot SS .277 2 26 So Taguchi CF .297 2 17
Derrek Lee 1B .339 8 49 Albert Pujols 1B .317 22 60
Aramis Ramirez 3B .321 16 65 Juan Encarnacion RF .279 7 35
Cliff Floyd RF .285 4 31 Scott Rolen 3B .265 5 42
Mike Fontenot 2B .328 3 18 Chris Duncan LF .293 19 55
Jacque Jones CF .247 2 27 Yadier Molina C .249 1 15
Koyie Hill C .171 2 12 Brendan Ryan 2B .322 2 5
Ted Lilly LHP .159 0 3 Adam Wainwright RHP .265 0 4
(10-4, 3.58) (9-7, 4.18)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: CHN - TED LILLY (10-4, 3.58)
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (9-7, 4.18)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY MEALS
1B - SCOTT BARRY
2B - GARY DARLING
3B - LARRY PONCINO

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: CHN - TED LILLY AND KOYIE HILL
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.295, 16 HR, 37 RBI)
R THERIOT (.277, 2 HR, 26 RBI)
D LEE (.339, 8 HR, 49 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 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.304, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.297, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.317, 22 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright
0-1. Batters faced: A Wainwright 4.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT</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 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.285, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.328, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
J JONES (.247, 2 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 8-6; A Wainwright 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lilly 1-2; A Wainwright 0-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; A Wainwright 4.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 0 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.279, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
S ROLEN (.265, 5 HR, 42 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.293, 19 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 8-6; A Wainwright 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lilly 1-2; A Wainwright 2-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; A Wainwright 7.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 0 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.171, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
T LILLY (.159, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
A SORIANO (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 1.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 22-15; A Wainwright 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lilly 3-2; A Wainwright 2-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 7; A Wainwright 7.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 0 0 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.322, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
A WAINWRIGHT (.265, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .169
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 6 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 1.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 22-15; A Wainwright 45-29. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lilly 3-2; A Wainwright 2-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 7; A Wainwright 10.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 0 0 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.279, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.338, 0-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .169
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 6 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee, M Fontenot-D Lee).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
B Ryan 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257

Totals 10 0 3 0 0 2 4

BATTING: GIDP - S Rolen, D Eckstein. Team LOB - 1.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.50

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 36-24; A Wainwright 45-29. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lilly 5-2; A Wainwright 2-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 10; A Wainwright 10.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE FONTENOT SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M FONTENOT ON FIRST, C FLOYD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED CLIFF FLOYD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M FONTENOT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.169, 0-FOR-1)</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 0 2 2 4 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.295, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.316, 0-FOR-1)
J ENCARNACION (.283, 1-FOR-1)</div>