Cubs Top 1st
– UMPIRES: Home,John Hirschbeck; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Jim Reynolds; Third, Wally Bell;
– Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled to left. Runner on second with none out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez grounded out short to first. Runner on third with one out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee singled to right center scoring Jerry Hairston Jr.. Runner on first with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra singled to center scoring Derrek Lee. Runners on first and second with one out and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker flied out to center. Runners on first and second with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 1st
– Pitchers confirmed.
– David Eckstein flied out to center. None on with one out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols popped out to short to end the inning.
Cubs Top 2nd
– Corey Patterson grounded out to first. None on with one out and Glendon Rusch due up.
– Glendon Rusch grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded out second to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 2nd
– Yadier Molina grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Mark Grudzielanek due up.
– Mark Grudzielanek grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi struck out looking to end the inning.
Cubs Top 3rd
– Neifi Perez grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee one-out, solo Home Run (40) to center. Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz reached first on an infield single to first. Runner on first with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra popped out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker singled to right. Runners on first and second with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded into a fielder`s choice to second to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 3rd
– Abraham Nunez grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Hector Luna due up.
– Hector Luna flied out to right. None on with two outs and Matt Morris due up.
– Matt Morris flied out to right to end the inning.
Cubs Top 4th
– Corey Patterson flied out to center. None on with one out and Glendon Rusch due up.
– Glendon Rusch grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled to left. Runner on second with two outs and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez doubled to right scoring Jerry Hairston Jr.. On the play, Neifi Perez advances to third on Hector Luna`s error. Runner on third with two outs and Derrek Lee due up. NOTE: Perez`s at-bat was prolonged due to Hector Luna`s dropped foul ball error.
– Derrek Lee grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 4th
– David Eckstein grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds struck out looking. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Cubs Top 5th
– 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 Todd Walker due up.
– Randy Flores enters the game for the Cardinals with a runner on first and one out.
– Todd Walker flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett flied out to right to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 5th
– Yadier Molina flied out to center. None on with one out and Mark Grudzielanek due up.
– Mark Grudzielanek grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi lined out to first to end the inning.
Cubs Top 6th
– NOTE: Chicago Cub`s pitcher Glendon Rusch has a perfect game through 5 innings with 2 strikeouts.
– Corey Patterson none-out, solo Home Run (13) to right. Glendon Rusch due up.
– Glendon Rusch grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Brad Thompson enters the game for the Cardinals with none on and one out.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez singled to right. Runner on first with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee grounded out short to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 6th
– Abraham Nunez grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Hector Luna due up.
– Hector Luna flied out to left. None on with two outs and John Gall due up.
– John Gall flied out to left to end the inning.
Cubs Top 7th
– NOTE: Chicago Cub`s pitcher Glendon Rusch has a perfect game through 6 innings with 2 strikeouts.
– Jeromy Burnitz struck out looking. None on with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker struck out swinging to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 7th
– David Eckstein singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Jim Edmonds due up. NOTE: David Eckstein ended Glendon Rusch`s perfect game with a single to center .
– Jim Edmonds grounded into a double play, short to first None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols walked. Runner on first with two outs and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina flied out to center to end the inning.
Cubs Top 8th
– Michael Barrett singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Corey Patterson due up.
– Tyler Johnson enters the game for the Cardinals with a runner on first and none out.
– Corey Patterson walked. Runners on first and second with none out and Glendon Rusch due up.
– Glendon Rusch struck out on a missed bunt. Runners on first and second with one out and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded into a double play, short to second to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 8th
– Pinch-Hitter Scott Seabol struck out looking. None on with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi flied out to left. None on with two outs and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez reached first on an infield single to the pitcher. Runner on first with two outs and Hector Luna due up.
– Hector Luna doubled to right center scoring Abraham Nunez. Runner on second with two outs and John Gall due up.
– John Gall singled to center scoring Hector Luna. Runner on first with two outs and David Eckstein due up.
– Scott Williamson enters the game for the Cubs with a runner on first and two out.
– Skip Schumaker enters the game to pinch-run at first for John Gall.
– Skip Schumaker stole second. Runner on second with two outs and David Eckstein at the plate.
– David Eckstein reached first on an infield single to second. Runners on first and third with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Will Ohman enters the game for the Cubs with runners on first and third and two out.
– Jim Edmonds grounded out second to first to end the inning.
Cubs Top 9th
– Cal Eldred starts the inning for the Cardinals.
– Neifi Perez singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee flied out to right. Runner on first with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Neifi Perez caught stealing second. None on with two outs and Jeromy Burnitz at the plate.
– Jeromy Burnitz struck out swinging to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 9th
– Ryan Dempster starts the inning for the Cubs.
– Albert Pujols flied out to right. None on with one out and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina flied out to center. None on with two outs and Cal Eldred due up.
– Pinch-Hitter John Mabry singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi grounded into a fielder`s choice, short to second to end the game.
Cubs 5, St. Louis 2
