GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (58-62) at CHICAGO CUBS (63-59)

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Duncan hit for R Franklin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C Duncan (.271, 20 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RYAN FRANKLIN (OUT)
CHN - MIKE WUERTZ

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.317, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.319, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
D WARD (.321, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .337
R Ankiel lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .323
A Pujols 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .321
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .289
S Rolen 3b 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .270
J Edmonds cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .274
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294

Totals 31 6 8 6 3 5 11

a-struck out swinging for J Pineiro in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R
Franklin in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen 2 (22, T Lilly 2); J Encarnacion
(16, T Lilly). HR - A Pujols (28, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out), R Ankiel
(4, 7th inning off C Pignatiello 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pineiro. RBI - S Rolen 3
(56), J Edmonds (34), A Pujols (80), R Ankiel (7). 2-out RBI - S Rolen 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, J Pineiro 1, B Ryan 1.
GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base). DP: 1 (B
Ryan-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269
D Lee 1b 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .317
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .319
D Ward rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .321
M DeRosa 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
M Murton lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .138
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 4 9 4 1 5 6

a-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro); D Ward (9, R Flores). HR - D Ward (2,
2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out), M Derosa (8, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0
on, 1 Out), D Lee (14, 6th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Ward
(13), M DeRosa (59), A Ramirez (74), D Lee (64). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. GIDP - D Ward. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - M DeRosa (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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ST LOUIS - 202 010 10 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 021 001 0 -- 4
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 5 7 3 3 0 3 2 3.37
T Percival 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.82
R Flores 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10
R Franklin 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.75

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 3.88
C Pignatiello 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75
K Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.70

R Flores pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Pignatiello pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - Y Molina (by T Lilly). Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 69-49; T Percival
5-4; R Flores 2-1; R Franklin 26-14; T Lilly 112-69; C Pignatiello 1-1; K Wood
8-7; M Wuertz 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 6-5; T Percival 1-0; R
Flores 0-0; R Franklin 2-1; T Lilly 7-9; C Pignatiello 0-0; K Wood 0-3; M
Wuertz 1-0. Batters faced: J Pineiro 20; T Percival 2; R Flores 1; R Franklin
6; T Lilly 28; C Pignatiello 1; K Wood 3; M Wuertz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

(Plus rain delay totaling 87 minutes in the 7th). Weather: 75 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (4-0, 1.69) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: D LEE (.317, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Lee (.317, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Pie ran for D Ward.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F PIE ON FIRST, D LEE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DeRosa (.291, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN
CHN - MIKE WUERTZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.294, 0-FOR-3)
B RYAN (.337, 1-FOR-4)
R ANKIEL (.323, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .337
R Ankiel lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .323
A Pujols 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .321
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .289
S Rolen 3b 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .270
J Edmonds cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .274
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294

Totals 31 6 8 6 3 5 11

a-struck out swinging for J Pineiro in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R
Franklin in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen 2 (22, T Lilly 2); J Encarnacion
(16, T Lilly). HR - A Pujols (28, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out), R Ankiel
(4, 7th inning off C Pignatiello 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pineiro. RBI - S Rolen 3
(56), J Edmonds (34), A Pujols (80), R Ankiel (7). 2-out RBI - S Rolen 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, J Pineiro 1, B Ryan 1.
GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base). DP: 2 (B
Ryan-D Eckstein-A Pujols, S Rolen-B Ryan-A Pujols).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269
D Lee 1b 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .317
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .318
D Ward rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .329
F Pie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M DeRosa 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290
M Murton lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .138
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 4 10 4 2 5 9

a-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro); D Ward (9, R Flores). HR - D Ward (2,
2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out), M Derosa (8, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0
on, 1 Out), D Lee (14, 6th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Ward
(13), M DeRosa (59), A Ramirez (74), D Lee (64). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. GIDP - D Ward, M DeRosa. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M DeRosa (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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ST LOUIS - 202 010 10 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 021 001 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 5 7 3 3 0 3 2 3.37
T Percival 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.82
R Flores 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10
R Franklin 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.75
J Isringhausen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.65

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 3.88
C Pignatiello 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75
K Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.70

R Flores pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Pignatiello pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - Y Molina (by T Lilly). Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 69-49; T Percival
5-4; R Flores 2-1; R Franklin 26-14; J Isringhausen 9-5; T Lilly 112-69; C
Pignatiello 1-1; K Wood 8-7; M Wuertz 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Pineiro
6-5; T Percival 1-0; R Flores 0-0; R Franklin 2-1; J Isringhausen 2-1; T Lilly
7-9; C Pignatiello 0-0; K Wood 0-3; M Wuertz 1-0. Batters faced: J Pineiro 20;
T Percival 2; R Flores 1; R Franklin 6; J Isringhausen 4; T Lilly 28; C
Pignatiello 1; K Wood 3; M Wuertz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

(Plus rain delay totaling 87 minutes in the 7th). Weather: 75 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Jones in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D Eckstein (.294, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Pie in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D Eckstein (.294, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN
CHN - MIKE WUERTZ

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.256, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J KENDALL (.293, 1-FOR-3)
M WUERTZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .337
R Ankiel lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .313
A Pujols 1b 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .321
J Encarnacion rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288
S Rolen 3b 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .270
J Edmonds cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .274
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .294

Totals 33 6 8 6 5 6 14

a-struck out swinging for J Pineiro in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R
Franklin in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen 2 (22, T Lilly 2); J Encarnacion
(16, T Lilly). HR - A Pujols (28, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out), R Ankiel
(4, 7th inning off C Pignatiello 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pineiro , B Ryan. RBI - S
Rolen 3 (56), J Edmonds (34), A Pujols (80), R Ankiel (7). 2-out RBI - S Rolen
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, J Encarnacion 1, J
Pineiro 1, B Ryan 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base). DP: 2 (B
Ryan-D Eckstein-A Pujols, S Rolen-B Ryan-A Pujols).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269
D Lee 1b 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .317
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .318
D Ward rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .329
F Pie pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M DeRosa 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290
M Murton lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .138
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 4 10 4 2 5 9

a-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro); D Ward (9, R Flores). HR - D Ward (2,
2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out), M Derosa (8, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0
on, 1 Out), D Lee (14, 6th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Ward
(13), M DeRosa (59), A Ramirez (74), D Lee (64). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. GIDP - D Ward, M DeRosa. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M DeRosa (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 202 010 100 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 021 001 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 5 7 3 3 0 3 2 3.37
T Percival 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.82
R Flores 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10
R Franklin 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.75
J Isringhausen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.65

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 3.88
C Pignatiello 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75
K Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
M Wuertz 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.63

R Flores pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Pignatiello pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - Y Molina (by T Lilly), A Pujols (by M Wuertz). Pitches-strikes: J
Pineiro 69-49; T Percival 5-4; R Flores 2-1; R Franklin 26-14; J Isringhausen
9-5; T Lilly 112-69; C Pignatiello 1-1; K Wood 8-7; M Wuertz 32-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 6-5; T Percival 1-0; R Flores 0-0; R Franklin 2-1; J
Isringhausen 2-1; T Lilly 7-9; C Pignatiello 0-0; K Wood 0-3; M Wuertz 2-1.
Batters faced: J Pineiro 20; T Percival 2; R Flores 1; R Franklin 6; J
Isringhausen 4; T Lilly 28; C Pignatiello 1; K Wood 3; M Wuertz 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

(Plus rain delay totaling 87 minutes in the 7th). Weather: 75 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Fox hit for M Wuertz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J Fox (.222, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO, TROY PERCIVAL (6TH), RANDY FLORES (6TH), RYAN
FRANKLIN (6TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

CHN - TED LILLY, CARMEN PIGNATIELLO (7TH), KERRY WOOD
(7TH), MIKE WUERTZ (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL

HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (28) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
RICK ANKIEL (4) OFF CARMEN PIGNATIELLO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

CHN - DARYLE WARD (2) OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
MARK DEROSA (8) OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
DERREK LEE (14) OFF TROY PERCIVAL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO, TROY PERCIVAL (6TH), RANDY FLORES (6TH), RYAN
FRANKLIN (6TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

CHN - TED LILLY, CARMEN PIGNATIELLO (7TH), KERRY WOOD
(7TH), MIKE WUERTZ (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL


WP - JOEL PINEIRO (3-1)
LP - TED LILLY (13-6)
SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (23)

HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (28) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
RICK ANKIEL (4) OFF CARMEN PIGNATIELLO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

CHN - DARYLE WARD (2) OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
MARK DEROSA (8) OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
DERREK LEE (14) OFF TROY PERCIVAL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 40,141

PROBABLES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS (10-7, 4.25)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (7-3, 3.95)

PROBABLES: FLA - DANIEL BARONE (0-1, 6.23)
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (11-9, 4.01)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .337
R Ankiel lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .313
A Pujols 1b 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .321
J Encarnacion rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288
S Rolen 3b 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .270
J Edmonds cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .274
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .294

Totals 33 6 8 6 5 6 14

a-struck out swinging for J Pineiro in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R
Franklin in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen 2 (22, T Lilly 2); J Encarnacion
(16, T Lilly). HR - A Pujols (28, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out), R Ankiel
(4, 7th inning off C Pignatiello 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pineiro , B Ryan. RBI - S
Rolen 3 (56), J Edmonds (34), A Pujols (80), R Ankiel (7). 2-out RBI - S Rolen
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, J Encarnacion 1, J
Pineiro 1, B Ryan 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base). DP: 2 (B
Ryan-D Eckstein-A Pujols, S Rolen-B Ryan-A Pujols).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269
D Lee 1b 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .317
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .318
D Ward rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .329
F Pie pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M DeRosa 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290
M Murton lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
J Kendall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .138
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Fox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 34 4 10 4 2 5 9

a-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 7th; b-flied out to left for M Wuertz
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro); D Ward (9, R Flores). HR - D Ward (2,
2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out), M Derosa (8, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0
on, 1 Out), D Lee (14, 6th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Ward
(13), M DeRosa (59), A Ramirez (74), D Lee (64). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. GIDP - D Ward, M DeRosa. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M DeRosa (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 202 010 100 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 021 001 000 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro (W, 3-1) 5 7 3 3 0 3 2 3.37
T Percival (H, 1) 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.82
R Flores (H, 12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10
R Franklin (H, 20) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.75
J Isringhausen (S, 23) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.62

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly (L, 13-6) 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 3.88
C Pignatiello 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.75
K Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
M Wuertz 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.63

R Flores pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Pignatiello pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - Y Molina (by T Lilly), A Pujols (by M Wuertz). Pitches-strikes: J
Pineiro 69-49; T Percival 5-4; R Flores 2-1; R Franklin 26-14; J Isringhausen
16-10; T Lilly 112-69; C Pignatiello 1-1; K Wood 8-7; M Wuertz 32-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 6-5; T Percival 1-0; R Flores 0-0; R Franklin 2-1; J
Isringhausen 2-4; T Lilly 7-9; C Pignatiello 0-0; K Wood 0-3; M Wuertz 2-1.
Batters faced: J Pineiro 20; T Percival 2; R Flores 1; R Franklin 6; J
Isringhausen 7; T Lilly 28; C Pignatiello 1; K Wood 3; M Wuertz 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

T--2:42. (Plus rain delay totaling 87 minutes in the 7th). Att--40,141.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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ST LOUIS (6) AT CHICAGO CUBS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST LOUIS 1ST: B Ryan singled to left. R Ankiel doubled to left center,
B Ryan to third. A Pujols popped out to second. J Encarnacion fouled out to
catcher. S Rolen doubled to deep left, B Ryan and R Ankiel scored. J Edmonds
lined out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez flied out to center. D Ward homered to center.
M DeRosa homered to left. M Murton flied out to right. J Kendall singled to
left. T Lilly struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ST LOUIS 3RD: R Ankiel flied out to center. A Pujols walked.
J Encarnacion doubled to deep left, A Pujols to third. S Rolen doubled
to shallow left, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to third. J Edmonds grounded
out to first, J Encarnacion scored, S Rolen to third. Y Molina intentionally
walked. J Pineiro lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot singled to right. J Jones struck out swinging.
D Lee singled to right center, R Theriot to third. A Ramirez singled to left,
R Theriot scored, D Lee to second. D Ward grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Ramirez out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Pujols homered to left. J Encarnacion grounded out to
second. S Rolen singled to right center. J Edmonds reached on fielder's choice
to second, S Rolen safe at first on error by second baseman M DeRosa. Y Molina
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Edmonds out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: T Percival relieved J Pineiro. D Lee homered to center.
A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. R Flores relieved T Percival. D Ward
doubled to deep right. R Franklin relieved R Flores. M DeRosa grounded out
to second, D Ward to third. M Murton walked. J Kendall flied out to right.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

ST LOUIS 7TH: C Pignatiello relieved T Lilly. R Ankiel homered to left.
K Wood relieved C Pignatiello. A Pujols flied out to right. J Encarnacion
lined out to left. S Rolen flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (6) AT CHICAGO CUBS (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- R Theriot SS, J Jones CF, D Lee 1B, A Ramirez 3B,
D Ward RF, M DeRosa 2B, M Murton LF, J Kendall C, T Lilly LHP.

Umpires -- Mark Carlson (HP), Derryl Cousins (1B), Angel Hernandez (2B),
Ted Barrett (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 4 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: B Ryan singled to left. R Ankiel doubled to left center,
B Ryan to third. A Pujols popped out to second. J Encarnacion fouled out to
catcher. S Rolen doubled to deep left, B Ryan and R Ankiel scored. J Edmonds
lined out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot doubled to deep left, R Theriot out stretching
at third. J Jones grounded out to second. D Lee struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: Y Molina walked. J Pineiro sacrificed to first, Y Molina to
second. D Eckstein bunt popped out to pitcher. B Ryan struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez flied out to center. D Ward homered to center.
M DeRosa homered to left. M Murton flied out to right. J Kendall singled to
left. T Lilly struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ST LOUIS 3RD: R Ankiel flied out to center. A Pujols walked.
J Encarnacion doubled to deep left, A Pujols to third. S Rolen doubled
to shallow left, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to third. J Edmonds grounded
out to first, J Encarnacion scored, S Rolen to third. Y Molina intentionally
walked. J Pineiro lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot singled to right. J Jones struck out swinging.
D Lee singled to right center, R Theriot to third. A Ramirez singled to left,
R Theriot scored, D Lee to second. D Ward grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Ramirez out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ST LOUIS 4TH: D Eckstein flied out to right. B Ryan lined out to right.
R Ankiel grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa lined out to left. M Murton flied out to
center. J Kendall lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Pujols homered to left. J Encarnacion grounded out to
second. S Rolen singled to right center. J Edmonds reached on fielder's choice
to second, S Rolen safe at first on error by second baseman M DeRosa. Y Molina
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Edmonds out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: T Lilly grounded out to shortstop. R Theriot grounded
out to shortstop. J Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ludwick hit for J Pineiro. R Ludwick struck out swinging.
D Eckstein lined out to right. B Ryan struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: T Percival relieved J Pineiro. D Lee homered to center.
A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. R Flores relieved T Percival. D Ward
doubled to deep right. R Franklin relieved R Flores. M DeRosa grounded out
to second, D Ward to third. M Murton walked. J Kendall flied out to right.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

ST LOUIS 7TH: C Pignatiello relieved T Lilly. R Ankiel homered to left.
K Wood relieved C Pignatiello. A Pujols flied out to right. J Encarnacion
lined out to left. S Rolen flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: M Fontenot hit for K Wood. M Fontenot struck out
swinging. R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. J Jones struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M Wuertz relieved K Wood. J Edmonds grounded out to first.
Y Molina struck out swinging. C Duncan hit for R Franklin. C Duncan struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. D Lee walked.
A Ramirez flied out to right. D Ward singled to left, D Lee to second.
F Pie ran for D Ward. M DeRosa grounded into double play, third to second
to first, F Pie out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

ST LOUIS 9TH: J Jones in right field. F Pie in center field. D Eckstein
walked. B Ryan sacrificed to third, D Eckstein to second. R Ankiel struck
out swinging. A Pujols intentionally walked. J Encarnacion flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: M Murton flied out to left. J Kendall lined out to
third. J Fox hit for M Wuertz. J Fox flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.</div>

 

Rolen, Cardinals salvage series in Chicago

<h3>ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals needed this gameand they got it.


Scott Rolen drove in three runs and Albert Pujols homered as theSt. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, on Mondayin the finale of an abbreviated four-game series.


Rick Ankiel also homered for the Cardinals, who had lost thefirst two games of the series prior to Sunday night's rainouthere. With the victory, St. Louis improved their standing inthe NL Central Division race, moving back to within three gamesof the front-running Cubs. The second-place Milwaukee Brewers,who play later Monday at Arizona, are one-half game behind theCubs.


The Cardinals wasted no time getting to starter Ted Lilly (13-6)as Brendan Ryan opened the game with a single and advanced tothird on a double by Ankiel.


Lilly had a chance a chance to escape the jam after inducingback-to-back popouts from Pujols and Juan Encarnacion, but ScottRolen drove in both baserunners with a double down the leftfield line.


After the Cubs erased the deficit in the second inning onback-to-back home runs by Daryle Ward and Mark DeRosa theCardinals regained the two-run edge in their next at-bat.

Lilly issued a one-out walk to Pujols who advanced to third whenEncarnacion doubled moments later. Rolen followed with aseemingly harmless chopper down the third base line, but thebouncer turned into an RBI double to left when third basemanAramis Ramirez was eaten up by the ball. Jim Edmonds followedwith an RBI groundout.


Ramirez made up for his fielding miscue with an RBI single offstarter Joel Pineiro (3-1) in the bottom of the inning to pullChicago within 4-3. The Cubs had a chance for more runs, withrunners on the corners, but Ward grounded into an inning-endingdouble-play.


Pineiro pitched five innings to earn his third consecutive winfor St. Louis, which acquired him July 30 from Boston. Therighthander allowing three runs, seven hits and did not walk abatter while striking out three.


Pujols continued his hot hitting in the fifth as he connectedfor his 28th home run of the season. It was the third solo homerun of this series for the St. Louis slugger who is 13-for-28in his last seven games.


Reliever Troy Percival replaced Pineiro to start the sixth andDerrek Lee hit the righthander's first pitch into the centerfield bleachers for his 14th home run of the season.

After recording the first out of the inning, Percival gave wayto Randy Flores who promptly allowed a double to Ward, puttingthe tying run in scoring position. St. Louis manager Tony LaRussa immediately replaced Flores with Ryan Franklin who gotDeRosa to ground out, though Ward moved to third base on theplay.


Matt Murton drew a walk before Franklin induced a flyout fromJason Kendall to end the threat.


Following the Cardinals' next at-bat, in which Ankiel connectedfor his fourth longball of the year, the teams sat through an87-minute rain delay. The stoppage did little to disruptFranklin, who tossed a scoreless seventh when the game resumed.

The Cubs put runners on first and second against closer JasonIsringhausen in the eighth, but DeRosa grounded into a doubleplay to end the frame. Isringhausen pitched a perfect ninth toearn his 23rd save of the season.


Lilly, who came in 9-1 in his last 12 starts, had his secondconsecutive rocky outing allowing five runs, seven hits andthree walks while striking out three in six innings. In hislast start on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, he did notget a decision but gave up six runs in five innings during an11-9 loss.