GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (53-46) at ST LOUIS (45-52)

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 0 2 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.250, 0-FOR-1)
J KENDALL (.125, 1-FOR-1)
J MARQUIS (.156, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156

Totals 14 0 2 0 1 3 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 3.


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


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
S Rolen 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 14 1 3 1 2 1 5

BATTING: HR - S Rolen (6, 4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Rolen
(43). 2-out RBI - S Rolen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan
1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - J Encarnacion. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 3.87

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.90

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 58-38; B Looper 57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 7-4; B Looper 3-6. Batters faced: J Marquis 16; B Looper 15.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</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 0 0 3 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.270, 0-FOR-1)
B LOOPER (.138, 0-FOR-1)
D ECKSTEIN (.304, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .176
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152

Totals 18 0 3 0 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - J Kendall (1, B Looper). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Soriano 1, M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 4.

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


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
S Rolen 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 14 1 3 1 2 1 5

BATTING: HR - S Rolen (6, 4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Rolen
(43). 2-out RBI - S Rolen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan
1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - J Encarnacion. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 3.87

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 5 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.86

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 58-38; B Looper 77-49. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 7-4; B Looper 5-7. Batters faced: J Marquis 16; B Looper 19.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
ALBERT PUJOLS HIT BY JASON MARQUIS PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED AARON MILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, J EDMONDS ON SECOND, B
LOOPER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.292, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY CHRIS DUNCAN (20) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF JASON MARQUIS SCORED BRADEN LOOPER, JIM EDMONDS AND ALBERT
PUJOLS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 6

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.290, 0-FOR-2)</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 0 0 3 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.278, 0-FOR-1, BB)
D LEE (.333, 0-FOR-2)
A RAMIREZ (.321, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS ST LOUIS (6) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .176
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152

Totals 18 0 3 0 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - J Kendall (1, B Looper). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Soriano 1, M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 4.

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


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304
J Edmonds cf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .231
A Pujols 1b 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 .312
C Duncan lf 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 .294
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
S Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
A Miles 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Looper p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .138

Totals 18 6 5 6 4 1 5

BATTING: HR - S Rolen (6, 4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out), C Duncan (20,
5th inning off J Marquis 3 on, 1 Out). S - D Eckstein. RBI - S Rolen (43), A
Pujols (61), C Duncan 4 (59). 2-out RBI - S Rolen. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - J Encarnacion. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 15 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 5 5 6 6 4 1 2 4.20

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 5 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.86

HBP - A Pujols (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 86-53; B Looper
77-49. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 9-5; B Looper 5-7. Batters faced: J
Marquis 24; B Looper 19.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DERREK LEE (9) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF BRADEN LOOPER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 6

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.321, 0-FOR-2)</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 0 1 1 4 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.242, 0-FOR-2)
A MILES (.273, 1-FOR-2)
B LOOPER (.138, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS ST LOUIS (6) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
D Lee 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .335
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
C Floyd rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .176
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152

Totals 22 1 4 1 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - J Kendall (1, B Looper). HR - D Lee (9, 6th inning off B Looper 0
on, 1 Out). RBI - D Lee (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Soriano 1, M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 4.

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


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304
J Edmonds cf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .231
A Pujols 1b 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 .312
C Duncan lf 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 .294
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
S Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
A Miles 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Looper p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .138

Totals 18 6 5 6 4 1 5

BATTING: HR - S Rolen (6, 4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out), C Duncan (20,
5th inning off J Marquis 3 on, 1 Out). S - D Eckstein. RBI - S Rolen (43), A
Pujols (61), C Duncan 4 (59). 2-out RBI - S Rolen. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - J Encarnacion. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 001 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 000 15 -- 6
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 5 5 6 6 4 1 2 4.20

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 6 4 1 1 1 3 1 4.89

HBP - A Pujols (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 86-53; B Looper
91-58. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 9-5; B Looper 6-9. Batters faced: J
Marquis 24; B Looper 23.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: BILLY PETRICK (0-0, 4.15) STARTING THE 6TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 6

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: Y MOLINA (.242, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Petrick relieved J Marquis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.242, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Cedeno at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.242, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRADEN LOOPER SCORED YADIER MOLINA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B LOOPER ON FIRST, A MILES ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.304, 2-FOR-2, SAC)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (23) TO RIGHT CENTER
WITH 2 OUT IN THE 6TH OFF BILLY PETRICK SCORED BRADEN LOOPER AND JIM
EDMONDS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, ST LOUIS 10

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.294, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, 4 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 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 5 4 10 9 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BILLY PETRICK
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.326, 0-FOR-2)
J JONES (.249, 0-FOR-2)
J KENDALL (.176, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS ST LOUIS (10) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
D Lee 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .335
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
B Petrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Floyd rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .176
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152
R Cedeno 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 22 1 4 1 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - J Kendall (1, B Looper). HR - D Lee (9, 6th inning off B Looper 0
on, 1 Out). RBI - D Lee (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Soriano 1, M Fontenot 1. Team LOB - 4.

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


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303
J Edmonds cf 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .230
A Pujols 1b 3 2 1 4 0 0 3 .314
C Duncan lf 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 .294
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
S Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246
A Miles 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276
B Looper p 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .167

Totals 25 10 9 10 5 1 7

BATTING: HR - S Rolen (6, 4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out), C Duncan (20,
5th inning off J Marquis 3 on, 1 Out), A Pujols (23, 6th inning off B Petrick 2
on, 2 Out). S - D Eckstein. RBI - S Rolen (43), A Pujols 4 (64), C Duncan 4
(59), B Looper (5). 2-out RBI - S Rolen, A Pujols 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - J Encarnacion. Team LOB - 4.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall), Y Molina
(1, 3rd base off B Petrick/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 001 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 000 154 -- 10
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 5 5 6 6 4 1 2 4.20
B Petrick 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 7.45

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 6 4 1 1 1 3 1 4.89

HBP - A Pujols (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 86-53; B Petrick
24-12; B Looper 91-58. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 9-5; B Petrick 2-1; B
Looper 6-9. Batters faced: J Marquis 24; B Petrick 8; B Looper 23.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Schumaker in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ST LOUIS 10 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M Fontenot (.326, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pagan hit for A Soriano.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R CEDENO ON FIRST, J JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ST LOUIS 10 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Pagan (.281, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>