Cubs Top 1st
– UMPIRES: Home,Lance Barksdale; First, Jim Reynolds; Second, Wally Bell; Third, Mark Hirschbeck;
– Jerry Hairston Jr. fouled out to second. None on with one out and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee struck out looking to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 1st
– Pitchers confirmed.
– David Eckstein flied out to right. None on with one out and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez reached first on an infield single to second. Runner on first with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.
Cubs Top 2nd
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz grounded into a fielder`s choice to short. Runner on first with two outs and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez doubled to center scoring Jeromy Burnitz with two out. Runner on second and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton singled to right scoring Neifi Perez with two out. Runner on second and Greg Maddux due up.
– Greg Maddux struck out swinging to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 2nd
– John Mabry struck out swinging. None on with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi reached first on an infield single to third. Runner on first with one out and Yadier Molina due up.
– So Taguchi stole second. Runner on second with one out and Yadier Molina at the plate.
– Yadier Molina walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Hector Luna due up.
– Hector Luna flied out to right. Runners on first and second with two outs and Mark Mulder due up.
– Mark Mulder grounded out second to first to end the inning.
Cubs Top 3rd
– Jerry Hairston Jr. flied out to right. None on with one out and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee singled to left. Runner on first with two outs and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded into a fielder`s choice, third to second to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 3rd
– David Eckstein reached first on an infield single to short. Runner on first with none out and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez singled to left. Runners on first and second with none out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols singled to right. Bases loaded with none out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds grounded into a double play, pitcher to catcher to first. Runners on second and third and John Mabry due up.
– John Mabry struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Top 4th
– Michael Barrett fouled out to first. None on with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz struck out looking. None on with two outs and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez flied out to center to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 4th
– So Taguchi grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina walked. Runner on first with one out and Hector Luna due up.
– Hector Luna struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Mark Mulder due up.
– Mark Mulder grounded into a fielder`s choice, short to second to end the inning.
Cubs Top 5th
– Matt Murton grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Greg Maddux due up.
– Greg Maddux flied out to center. None on with two outs and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. singled to right. Runner on first with two outs and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno flied out to center to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 5th
– David Eckstein grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez flied out to center. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols singled to right. Runner on first with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds flied out to center to end the inning.
Cubs Top 6th
– Derrek Lee lined out to center. None on with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett lined out to short to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 6th
– John Mabry grounded out first to pitcher. None on with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi doubled to left. Runner on second with one out and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina grounded out short to first. Runner on third with two outs and Hector Luna due up.
– Michael Wuertz enters the game for the Cubs. Runner on third with two out.
– Pinch-Hitter John Rodriguez walked. Runners on first and third with two outs and Mark Mulder due up.
– Mark Mulder struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Top 7th
– Jeromy Burnitz singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez grounded into a double play, short to second to first. None on and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton grounded out short to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 7th
– David Eckstein popped out to second. None on with one out and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols two-out, solo Home Run (37) to left-center. Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Top 8th
– Pinch-Hitter Jose Macias flied out to center. None on with one out and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno grounded into a double play, pitcher to second to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 8th
– Roberto Novoa starts the inning for the Cubs.
– John Mabry struck out swinging. None on with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi flied out to right. None on with two outs and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina flied out to right to end the inning.
Cubs Top 9th
– Derrek Lee singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra singled to left. Runners on first and second with none out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded into a fielder`s choice to third. Runners on first and second with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz reached first on an infield single to third. Bases loaded with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez grounded into a double play, second to short to first to end the inning.
St. Louis Bottom 9th
– Ryan Dempster starts the inning for the Cubs.
– John Rodriguez reached first on an infield single to second. Runner on first with none out and Mark Mulder due up.
– Pinch-Hitter Skip Schumaker grounded bunt into a fielder`s choice, pitcher to short. Runner on first with one out and David Eckstein due up.
– Skip Schumaker advanced to second on a wild pitch. Runner on second with one out and David Eckstein at the plate.
– David Eckstein grounded out to first. Runner on third with two outs and Abraham Nunez due up.
– Abraham Nunez struck out looking to end the game.
Cubs 2, St. Louis 1
