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Cubs 5, St. Louis 1

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W: G. Maddux (1-0) L: J. Suppan (0-1)
HR: STL-J. Edmonds (1) CUBS-D.Lee (2)



St. LouisABRHRBI2B3BHRWKAVG
David Eckstein SS401000001.235
Juan Encarnacion RF401000000.222
Albert Pujols 1B400000000.357
Jim Edmonds CF411100101.188
Scott Rolen 3B101010020.375
So Taguchi LF300000000.125
Gary Bennett C300000001.000
Aaron Miles 2B300000001.500
Jeff Suppan P100000000.000
&nbsp John Rodriguez PH100000000.000
&nbsp Braden Looper P000000000.000
&nbsp Scott Spiezio PH100000001.000
&nbsp Adam Wainwright P000000000.000
Totals2914110125&nbsp
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CubsABRHRBI2B3BHRWKAVG
Juan Pierre CF401100000.357
Neifi Perez 2B413010000.571
Derrek Lee 1B321100110.333
Aramis Ramirez 3B401000000.250
Jacque Jones RF300000011.000
Michael Barrett C401100000.231
Matt Murton LF310000010.250
&nbsp Ryan Dempster P000000000.000
Ronny Cedeno SS312111000.500
Greg Maddux P300000001.000
&nbsp Bob Howry P000000000.000
&nbsp Angel Pagan LF000000000.667
Totals3159421132&nbsp


E–D.Eckstein, J.Encarnacion. LOB–St. Louis 3, Cubs 5. 2B–S.Rolen,
N.Perez, R.Cedeno. 3B–, R.Cedeno. HR–J.Edmonds (1) off G.Maddux, D.Lee (2)
off J.Suppan. SB–D.Eckstein (1). GIDP–S.Taguchi, D.Lee, M.Barrett, M.Murton.
DP–St. Louis 3 (D.Eckstein, A.Miles, and A.Pujols), (S.Rolen, A.Miles, and
A.Pujols), (A.Miles, D.Eckstein, and A.Pujols); Cubs 2 (M.Murton, and
D.Lee), (N.Perez, R.Cedeno, and D.Lee).

St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Jeff Suppan (L 0-1)5.085432175-447.20
Braden Looper2.010000022-150.00
Adam Wainwright1.000000010-50.00
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CubsIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Greg Maddux (W 1-0)6.141121187-521.42
Bob Howry1.200003018-130.00
Ryan Dempster1.000001011-80.00


IBB–off J.Suppan (J.Jones).
T–2:13. A–40,869.
Umpires–Home,Ron Kulpa; First, Dale Scott; Second, Terry Craft; Third, Dan Iassogna.


St. Louis Top 1st
– David Eckstein flied out to right. None on with one out and Juan Encarnacion due up.
– Juan Encarnacion grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols flied out to center to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 1st
– Pitchers Confirmed.
– Juan Pierre popped out to third. None on with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee two-out, solo Home Run (2) to left. Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez grounded out third to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 2nd
– Jim Edmonds grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Scott Rolen due up.
– Scott Rolen doubled to left. Runner on second with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi grounded out second to first. Runner on third with two outs and Gary Bennett due up.
– Gary Bennett struck out looking to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 2nd
– Jacque Jones popped out to second. None on with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton walked. Runner on first with two outs and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno tripled to right scoring Matt Murton. Runner on third with two outs and Greg Maddux due up.
– Greg Maddux struck out looking to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 3rd
– Aaron Miles popped out to short. None on with one out and Jeff Suppan due up.
– Jeff Suppan grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 3rd
– Juan Pierre grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez grounded into a fielder`s choice scoring Neifi Perez. Aramis Ramirez advances to second and Derek Lee to third on David Eckstein`s throwing error. Runners on second and third with one out and Jacque Jones due up.
– Jacque Jones intentionally walked. Bases loaded with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett singled to center scoring Derrek Lee. Bases loaded with one out and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton grounded into a double play, short to second to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 4th
– Juan Encarnacion singled to short. Runner on first with none out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols flied out to left. Runner on first with one out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds flied out to left. On the play Juan Encarnacion was thrown out at first to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 4th
– Ronny Cedeno doubled to right. Runner on second with none out and Greg Maddux due up.
– Greg Maddux grounded out second to first. Runner on third with one out and Juan Pierre due up.
– Juan Pierre singled to right scoring Ronny Cedeno. Runner on first with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez singled to left. Runners on first and second with one out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee grounded into a double play, third to second to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 5th
– Scott Rolen walked. Runner on first with none out and So Taguchi due up.
– So Taguchi grounded into a double play, second to short to first. None on with two outs and Gary Bennett due up.
– Gary Bennett grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 5th
– Aramis Ramirez singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Jacque Jones due up.
– Jacque Jones struck out looking. Runner on first with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded into a double play, second to short to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 6th
– Aaron Miles grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Jeff Suppan due up.
– Pinch-Hitter John Rodriguez flied out to left. None on with two outs and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Juan Encarnacion due up.
– David Eckstein stole second. Runner on second with two outs and Juan Encarnacion at the plate.
– Juan Encarnacion popped out to short to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 6th
– Braden Looper starts the inning for the Cardinals.
– Matt Murton grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Greg Maddux due up.
– Greg Maddux grounded out second to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 7th
– Albert Pujols popped out to second. None on with one out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds one-out, solo Home Run (1) to right center. Scott Rolen due up.
– Scott Rolen walked. Runner on first with one out and So Taguchi due up.
– Bob Howry enters the game for the Cubs with a runner on first and one out.
– So Taguchi popped out to second. Runner on first with two outs and Gary Bennett due up.
– Gary Bennett flied out to right to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 7th
– Juan Pierre grounded out to second. None on with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez doubled to right. Runner on second with one out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee grounded out third to first. Runner on second with two outs and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez lined out to left to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 8th
– Aaron Miles struck out looking. None on with one out and Braden Looper due up.
– Pinch-Hitter Scott Spiezio struck out swinging. None on with two outs and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein struck out looking to end the inning.

Chicago Cubs Bottom 8th
– Adam Wainwright starts the inning for the Cardinals.
– Jacque Jones reached first on Juan Encarnacion`s fielding error and was thrown out at second trying to advance. None on with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton grounded out short to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Top 9th
– Ryan Dempster starts the inning for the Cardinals.
– Juan Encarnacion grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds struck out swinging to end the game.

St. Louis 1, Chicago Cubs 5