Cardinals 4, 
Cubs 2
| W: | S. Kline (5-5) |
| L: | K. Farnsworth (3-1) |
| SV: | J. Isringhausen (15) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Lofton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| R Martinez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| S Sosa RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| M Alou LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| K Farnsworth P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Remlinger P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Borowski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| E Karros 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| a-R Simon PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .274 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| D Miller C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| b-T O'Leary PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| K Wood P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .118 |
| A Alfonseca P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Guthrie P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Goodwin LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| a-flied out to shallow center for E Karros in the 8th b-grounded to shortstop for D Miller in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Martinez (14, W Williams); D Miller (15, W Williams); K Lofton (26, W Williams); S Sosa (19, M DeJean) RBI: S Sosa 2 (83) GIDP: T O'Leary Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Simon 1, M Alou 1, A Ramirez 1, K Wood 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Ramirez-R Martinez-E Karros). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Wood | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 125-76 | 3.65 |
| A Alfonseca (H, 9) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 5.63 |
| M Guthrie (H, 14) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 2.14 |
| K Farnsworth (L, 3-2; B, 3) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-8 | 3.47 |
| M Remlinger | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 4.19 |
| J Borowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.02 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 162-94 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Farnsworth HBP: A Pujols (By K Wood) Batters faced: K Wood 29; A Alfonseca 1; M Guthrie 1; K Farnsworth 4; M Remlinger 1; J Borowski 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Wood 6-4; A Alfonseca 0-0; M Guthrie 0-0; K Farnsworth 1-0; M Remlinger 0-0; J Borowski 1-1 Game Scores: K Wood 76 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Robinson RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| b-E Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| B Hart 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .281 |
| A Pujols LF-1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .365 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .285 |
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .290 |
| T Martinez 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| M Cairo PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| E Renteria SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .330 |
| M Matheny C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .245 |
| W Williams P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| a-S Taguchi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 |
| M DeJean P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Kline P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| c-O Palmeiro PH-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | |
| a-flied out to right for W Williams in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to second for K Robinson in the 8th c-walked for S Kline in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (44, K Wood) RBI: T Martinez 2 (62), E Perez (34) S: M Matheny GIDP: E Renteria Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 3, B Hart 1, J Edmonds 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (E Renteria-A Pujols). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Williams | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 114-74 | 3.44 |
| M DeJean | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 5.08 |
| S Kline (W, 5-5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 4.33 |
| J Isringhausen (S, 22) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 139-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: W Williams Batters faced: W Williams 27; M DeJean 4; S Kline 1; J Isringhausen 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Williams 7-8; M DeJean 1-1; S Kline 0-1; J Isringhausen 3-0 Game Scores: W Williams 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | STL | |||
 | 6th | S Sosa singled to left center, K Lofton scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 8th | S Sosa doubled to deep left center, R Martinez scored, S Sosa to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
 | 8th | T Martinez singled to right, A Pujols and J Edmonds scored, S Rolen to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | S Rolen scored, T Martinez to second on wild pitch by K Farnsworth. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | E Perez grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cairo scored, O Palmeiro out at second, E Renteria to third. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| CHICAGO PITCHER KERRY WOOD HAS NINE STRIKEOUTS THROUGH FOUR INNINGS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 32,667 (74.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Brian Runge, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 27th 2003
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Chi White Sox | 11 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Montreal | 9 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 9 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| San Diego | 10 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Anaheim | 5 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |