GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (69-71) at CHICAGO CUBS (72-70)

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
S Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
R Ankiel rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .323
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 14 1 3 1 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136

Totals 11 1 2 1 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro). RBI - C Floyd (40). 2-out RBI - C Floyd.
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 010 0 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.59

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 3.82

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 40-26; T Lilly 55-41. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-5; T Lilly 3-5. Batters faced: J Pineiro 11; T Lilly 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DERREK LEE (18) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF JOEL PINEIRO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 2

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.284, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ (21) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF JOEL PINEIRO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 3

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED MARK DEROSA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JASON KENDALL SCORED JACQUE JONES.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J KENDALL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 5 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: T LILLY (.136, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TED LILLY SCORED JASON KENDALL.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, T LILLY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.294, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: ANDY CAVAZOS (0-0, 8.64) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, T LILLY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: A SORIANO (.294, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Cavazos relieved J Pineiro.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, T LILLY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Soriano (.294, 0-FOR-2)</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 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 5 6 8 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ANDY CAVAZOS
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.248, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
A MILES (.309, 1-FOR-1)
A CAVAZOS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
S Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
R Ankiel rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .323
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 14 1 3 1 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
D Lee 1b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .316
M DeRosa 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Jones cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .268
J Kendall c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
T Lilly p 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .149

Totals 19 6 8 6 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro); J Jones (29, J Pineiro); J Kendall (9, J
Pineiro); T Lilly (1, J Pineiro). HR - D Lee (18, 4th inning off J Pineiro 0
on, 0 Out), A Ramirez (21, 4th inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Floyd
(40), D Lee (74), A Ramirez (85), J Jones (55), J Kendall (18), T Lilly (5).
2-out RBI - C Floyd. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 010 0 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 5 -- 6
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 3 1/3 8 6 6 0 3 2 4.60
A Cavazos 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.31

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 3.82

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 61-39; A Cavazos 16-10; T Lilly 55-41. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 1-6; A Cavazos 0-1; T Lilly 3-5. Batters faced: J
Pineiro 18; A Cavazos 2; T Lilly 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Barden hit for A Cavazos.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 6 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B Barden (.143, 0 HR, 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 5 6 8 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ANDY CAVAZOS (OUT)
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.315, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
C FLOYD (.283, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.316, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
S Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
R Ankiel rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .323
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Edmonds cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
A Miles 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Barden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 17 1 3 1 0 4 1

a-flied out to center for A Cavazos in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
D Lee 1b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .316
M DeRosa 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Jones cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .268
J Kendall c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
T Lilly p 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .149

Totals 19 6 8 6 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro); J Jones (29, J Pineiro); J Kendall (9, J
Pineiro); T Lilly (1, J Pineiro). HR - D Lee (18, 4th inning off J Pineiro 0
on, 0 Out), A Ramirez (21, 4th inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Floyd
(40), D Lee (74), A Ramirez (85), J Jones (55), J Kendall (18), T Lilly (5).
2-out RBI - C Floyd. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 010 00 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 5 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 3 1/3 8 6 6 0 3 2 4.60
A Cavazos 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.31

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 5 3 1 1 0 4 1 3.79

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 61-39; A Cavazos 16-10; T Lilly 62-47. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 1-6; A Cavazos 0-1; T Lilly 4-6. Batters faced: J
Pineiro 18; A Cavazos 2; T Lilly 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: BRIAN FALKENBORG (0-1, 5.79) STARTING THE 5TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: D LEE (.315, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Falkenborg relieved A Cavazos.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Lee (.315, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED CLIFF FLOYD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON SECOND, A
RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CHICAGO CUBS 7 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.290, 1-FOR-2, 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 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 5 1 7 10 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRIAN FALKENBORG
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.294, 0-FOR-1)
B RYAN (.331, 0-FOR-2)
S TAGUCHI (.291, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (7) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
S Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
R Ankiel rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .323
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Edmonds cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
A Miles 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Barden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 17 1 3 1 0 4 1

a-flied out to center for A Cavazos in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (31, T Lilly). HR - J Edmonds (11, 2nd inning off T
Lilly 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Ankiel 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
R Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
D Lee 1b 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .314
C Floyd rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .283
A Ramirez 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .317
M DeRosa 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Jones cf 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .269
J Kendall c 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .288
T Lilly p 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .147

Totals 24 7 10 7 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (37, J Pineiro); J Jones (29, J Pineiro); J Kendall (9, J
Pineiro); T Lilly (1, J Pineiro); A Ramirez (32, B Falkenborg). HR - D Lee (18,
4th inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 0 Out), A Ramirez (21, 4th inning off J Pineiro
0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Floyd (40), D Lee (74), A Ramirez (85), J Jones 2 (56), J
Kendall (18), T Lilly (5). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Lilly 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: PB - J Kendall.


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ST LOUIS - 010 00 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 51 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 3 1/3 8 6 6 0 3 2 4.60
A Cavazos 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.31
B Falkenborg 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.10

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 5 3 1 1 0 4 1 3.79

HBP - M DeRosa (by B Falkenborg). Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 61-39; A Cavazos
16-10; B Falkenborg 25-15; T Lilly 62-47. Ground balls-fly balls: J Pineiro
1-6; A Cavazos 0-1; B Falkenborg 0-2; T Lilly 4-6. Batters faced: J Pineiro 18;
A Cavazos 2; B Falkenborg 7; T Lilly 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SO TAGUCHI (3) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF TED LILLY SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 7

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.321, 1-FOR-2)</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 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 5 1 7 10 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRIAN FALKENBORG
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.294, 0-FOR-2, BB)
R THERIOT (.276, 0-FOR-3)
D LEE (.314, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>