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St. Louis 9, cubs 3

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St. Louis «25002000X9100

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W: M. Mulder (2-0) L: J. Williams (0-2)
HR: CUBS- M. Barrett (4) STL- J. Edmonds (3), A. Pujols (11)



CubsABRHRBI2B3BHRWKAVG
Juan Pierre CF400000000.254
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2B411000000.333
Todd Walker 1B300000010.378
&nbsp Scott Williamson P000000000.000
Aramis Ramirez 3B411000000.200
Michael Barrett C413310100.320
Jacque Jones RF300000003.188
&nbsp Freddie Bynum RF101000000.154
Matt Murton LF401000000.278
Ronny Cedeno SS300000000.347
Jerome Williams P000000000.000
&nbsp Roberto Novoa P100000001.000
&nbsp Carlos Zambrano PH100000001.111
&nbsp Dave Aardsma P000000000.000
&nbsp Michael Restovich PH100000000.000
&nbsp Will Ohman P000000000.000
&nbsp John Mabry 1B000000000.462
Totals3337310115&nbsp
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St. LouisABRHRBI2B3BHRWKAVG
David Eckstein SS513100000.328
John Rodriguez LF311100010.333
&nbsp Braden Looper P000000000.000
Albert Pujols 1B512410101.358
Scott Rolen 3B310000010.278
Jim Edmonds CF411200101.191
Juan Encarnacion RF412000001.224
Yadier Molina C411000000.185
Aaron Miles 2B210000020.308
Mark Mulder P210100011.333
&nbsp So Taguchi PH-LF100000001.200
Totals33910910255&nbsp


LOB–Cubs 4, St. Louis 6. 2B–M. Barrett, A. Pujols. HR–M. Barrett (4) off
M. Mulder, A. Pujols (11) off J. Williams, J. Edmonds (3) off D. Aardsma.
SF–J. Rodriguez. DP–St. Louis: 1 (S. Rolen and A. Miles)

CubsIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Jerome Williams (L 0-2)1.167720153-327.30
Roberto Novoa2.210002032-220.00
Dave Aardsma2.022221142-2313.50
Will Ohman1.210011026-1514.40
Scott Williamson0.10000103-31.17
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St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Mark Mulder (W 2-0)8.053315197-693.86
Braden Looper1.020000014-102.45


WP–D.Aardsma.
T–2:29. A–41,379.
Umpires–Home, Mike Everitt; First, Alfonso Marquez; Second, Larry Young; Third, Rob Drake.

Cubs Top 1st
– Juan Pierre grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker grounded out second to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 1st
– Pitchers confirmed.
– David Eckstein grounded out short to first. None on with one out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols one-out, two-run Home Run (11) to left scored John Rodriguez. Scott Rolen due up.
– Scott Rolen flied out to right. None on with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds flied out to center to end the inning.

Cubs Top 2nd
– Aramis Ramirez lined out to left. None on with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett doubled to right center. Runner on second with one out and Jacque Jones due up.
– Jacque Jones struck out swinging. Runner on second with two outs and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton grounded out short to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 2nd
– Juan Encarnacion singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina singled to left. Runners on first and second with none out and Aaron Miles due up.
– Aaron Miles walked. Bases loaded with none out and Mark Mulder due up.
– Mark Mulder walked. Juan Encarnacion scored on the play. Bases loaded with none out and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein singled to right center and scored Yadier Molina. Bases loaded with none out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez sacrifice flied out to left and scored Aaron Miles. Runners on first and second and with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols doubled to left and scored Mark Mulder and David Eckstein, then advanced to third on the throw home. Runner on third with one out and Scott Rolen due up.
– Roberto Novoa enters the game for the Cubs with a runner on third, one out.
– Scott Rolen fouled out to first. Runner on third with two outs and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Jim Edmonds struck out looking to end the inning.

Cubs Top 3rd
– Ronny Cedeno flied out to right. None on with one out and Roberto Novoa due up.
– Roberto Novoa struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Juan Pierre due up.
– Juan Pierre grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 3rd
– Juan Encarnacion singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina flied out to center. Runner on first with one out and Aaron Miles due up.
– Aaron Miles flied out to left. Runner on first with two outs and Mark Mulder due up.
– Mark Mulder struck out swinging to end the inning.

Cubs Top 4th
– Jerry Hairston Jr. singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker grounded out second to first. Runner on second with one out and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez singled to left. Runners on first and third with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett one-out, three-run Home Run (4) to right scored Jerry Hairston Jr. and Aramis Ramirez. Jacque Jones due up.
– Jacque Jones struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton singled to right. Runner on first with two outs and Ronny Cedeno due up.
– Ronny Cedeno grounded out third to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 4th
– David Eckstein grounded out short to first. None on with one out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez flied out to left. None on with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Cubs Top 5th
– Pinch-Hitter Carlos Zambrano struck out swinging. None on with one out and Juan Pierre due up.
– Juan Pierre popped out to second. None on with two outs and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. lined out to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 5th
– Dave Aardsma starts the inning for the Cubs.
– Scott Rolen walked. Runner on first with none out and Jim Edmonds due up.
– Scott Rolen advances to second on a wild pitch. Runner on second with none out and Jim Edmonds at the plate.
– Jim Edmonds none-out, two-run Home Run (3) to left center scored Scott Rolen. Juan Encarnacion due up.
– Juan Encarnacion struck out swinging. None on with one out and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Aaron Miles due up.
– Aaron Miles grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Cubs Top 6th
– Todd Walker walked. Runner on first with none out and Aramis Ramirez due up.
– Aramis Ramirez flied out to left. Runner on first with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded out to first. Runner on second with two outs and Jacque Jones due up.
– Jacque Jones struck out swinging to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 6th
– Mark Mulder flied out to left. None on with one out and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein singled to center. Runner on first with one out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Albert Pujols due up.
– Albert Pujols fouled out to right. Runners on first and second and with two outs and Scott Rolen due up.
– Scott Rolen grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Cubs Top 7th
– 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 Dave Aardsma due up.
– Pinch-Hitter Michael Restovich grounded out to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 7th
– Will Ohman starts the inning for the Cubs.
– Jim Edmonds flied out to center. None on with one out and Juan Encarnacion due up.
– Juan Encarnacion flied out to right. None on with two outs and Yadier Molina due up.
– Yadier Molina popped out to second to end the inning.

Cubs Top 8th
– Juan Pierre grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Jerry Hairston Jr. due up.
– Jerry Hairston Jr. flied out to center. None on with two outs and Todd Walker due up.
– Todd Walker lined out to first to end the inning.

St. Louis Bottom 8th
– Aaron Miles walked. Runner on first with none out and Mark Mulder due up.
– Pinch-Hitter So Taguchi struck out looking. Runner on first with one out and David Eckstein due up.
– David Eckstein singled to left. Runners on first and second with one out and John Rodriguez due up.
– John Rodriguez flied out to center. Runners on first and second and with two outs and Albert Pujols due up.
– Scott Williamson enters the game for the Cubs with runners at first and second, two outs.
– Albert Pujols struck out swinging to end the inning.

Cubs Top 9th
– Braden Looper starts the inning for the Cardinals.
– Aramis Ramirez flied out to right. None on with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Freddie Bynum due up.
– Freddie Bynum singled to left. Runners on first and second with one out and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton popped out to third. Michael Barrett doubled off, third to second, to end the game.