St. Louis Top 1st
– UMPIRES: Home,Mike Winters; First, Bruce Froemming; Second, Jerry Meals; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt;
– The game is underway after a 2-hour and 42-minute rain delay.
– David Eckstein struck out swinging. None on with one out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols grounded out short to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 1st
– Pitchers confirmed.
– Matt Lawton grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker grounded out first to pitcher. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez popped out to second to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 2nd
– Jim Edmonds walked. Runner on first with none out and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez grounded out to first. Runner on second with one out and John Mabry due up.
– John Mabry walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Mark Grudzielanek due up.
– Mark Grudzielanek grounded into a fielder`s choice to third. Runners on first and second with two outs and Mike Mahoney due up.
– Mike Mahoney singled to left scoring John Mabry. Runners on first and second with two outs and Chris Carpenter due up.
– Chris Carpenter struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 2nd
– Jeromy Burnitz singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra flied out to right. Runner on first with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Corey Patterson due up.
– Corey Patterson reached first on an infiled single to second. Runners on first and second with two outs and Jerome Williams due up.
– Jerome Williams struck out swinging to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 3rd
– David Eckstein walked. Runner on first with none out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez fouled out to left. Runner on first with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols one-out, two-run Home Run (33) to right scoring David Eckstein. Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds flied out to center. None on with two outs and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez walked. Runner on first with two outs and John Mabry due up.
– John Mabry struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 3rd
– Matt Lawton singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker struck out swinging. Runner on first with one out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez two-out, two-run Home Run (29) to left scoring Matt Lawton. Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz doubled to center. Runner on second with two outs and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded out second to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 4th
– Mark Grudzielanek singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Mike Mahoney due up.
– Mike Mahoney struck out swinging. Runner on first with one out and Chris Carpenter due up.
– Chris Carpenter sacrifice bunt to first. Runner on second with two outs and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein grounded out second to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 4th
– Michael Barrett grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Corey Patterson due up.
– Corey Patterson grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Jerome Williams due up.
– Jerome Williams struck out looking to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 5th
– John Rodriguez struck out looking. None on with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols lined out to to center. None on with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds popped out to second to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 5th
– Matt Lawton grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee struck out swinging to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 6th
– Abraham Nunez doubled to left. Runner on second with none out and John Mabry due up.
– John Mabry sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. Runner on third with one out and Mark Grudzielanek due up.
– Mark Grudzielanek struck out swinging. Runner on third with two outs and Mike Mahoney due up.
– Mike Mahoney flied out to center to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 6th
– Aramis Ramirez flied out to center. None on with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz reached first on an infield single to short. Runner on first with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett flied out to left to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 7th
– Scott Williamson starts the inning for the Cubs.
– Chris Carpenter walked. Runner on first with none out and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein singled to right. Runners on first and third with none out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez singled to right scoring Chris Carpenter. Runners on first and second with none out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols struck out swinging. Runners on first and third with one out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Will Ohman enters the game for the Cubs with runners on first and third and one out.
– Jim Edmonds walked. Bases loaded with one out and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez fielder`s choice groundout to third scored David Eckstein. On the play, Abraham Nunez advances to second on Aramis Ramirez`s throwing error. Runners on second and third with two outs and John Mabry due up.
– John Mabry popped out to second to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 7th
– Corey Patterson grounded out to first. None on with one out and Will Ohman due up.
– Pinch-Hitter Todd Hollandsworth struck out looking. None on with two outs and Matt Lawton due up.
– Matt Lawton lined out to to pitcher to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 8th
– Michael Wuertz starts the inning for the Cubs.
– Mark Grudzielanek grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Mike Mahoney due up.
– Mike Mahoney struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Chris Carpenter due up.
– Chris Carpenter flied out to right to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 8th
– Todd Walker reached first on an infield single to second. Runner on first with none out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee flied out to left. Runner on first with one out and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez grounded into a double play, second to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Top 9th
– David Eckstein struck out swinging. None on with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols flied out to right. Runner on first with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– So Taguchi stole second. Runner on second with two outs and Jim Edmonds at the plate.
– Jim Edmonds intentionally walked. Runners on first and second with two outs and Abraham Nunez due up.
– John Koronka enters the game for the Cubs with runners on first and second and two out.
– Abraham Nunez grounded out to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 9th
– Jeromy Burnitz struck out looking. None on with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra popped out to first. None on with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded out short to first to end the game.
St. Louis 5, Cubs 2
Final
– Confirmed
– WP: C.Carpenter (17-4); LP:J.Williams (3-6).
