Cardinals 10, Cubs 9

W:	S. Kline (2-1)
L:	M. Remlinger (0-1)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Walker 2B	6	2	4	1	0	0	2	.294
M Barrett C	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	.298
P Bako C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
M Alou LF	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	.293
S Sosa RF	5	1	1	1	0	2	3	.280
A Ramirez 3B	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.321
D Lee 1B	3	1	3	0	2	0	0	.319
C Patterson CF	4	1	3	2	1	1	1	.274
R Martinez SS	4	0	1	2	1	1	5	.259
K Farnsworth P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G Rusch P	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.111
a-J Macias PH	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.265
F Beltran P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Mercker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Remlinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Ordonez SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088
b-M Grudzielanek PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360
Totals	40	9	14	9	6	8	22
a-struck out swinging for G Rusch in the 6th b-grounded to third for R Ordonez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (20, J Suppan); M Alou (15, K Calero); C Patterson (12, J Tavarez); R Martinez (12, J Tavarez); D Lee (26, C Eldred) HR: T Walker (11, 6th inning off K Calero 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Ramirez 2 (54), C Patterson 2 (30), T Walker (27), M Alou (47), S Sosa (25), R Martinez 2 (21) 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2, C Patterson 2, R Martinez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Walker 1, G Rusch 3, R Martinez 2 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: D Lee (6, 2nd base off J Suppan/M Matheny) CS: T Walker (2, 2nd base by J Suppan/M Matheny)
FIELDING E: A Ramirez (4, throw); M Alou (4, fly ball); R Martinez (5, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Alou-A Ramirez). PB: P Bako. Outfield Assist: M Alou (T Womack at 3rd base).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Rusch	5.0	5	5	5	0	3	1	82-54	4.15
F Beltran	0.2	2	3	2	1	2	0	22-12	4.28
K Mercker (B, 3)	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	41-23	2.79
M Remlinger (L, 1-2)	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	0	8-4	5.40
K Farnsworth	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	3.21
Totals	8.0	9	10	8	3	6	1	157-95
PITCHING Batters faced: G Rusch 21; F Beltran 5; K Mercker 8; M Remlinger 3; K Farnsworth 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Rusch 5-7; F Beltran 0-0; K Mercker 0-3; M Remlinger 2-0; K Farnsworth 0-1 Game Scores: G Rusch 40

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Womack 2B	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.307
E Renteria SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.273
A Pujols 1B	3	2	1	3	1	0	0	.306
S Rolen 3B	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	.336
R Sanders RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.253
H Luna LF	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	.246
S Kline P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Matheny C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.255
S Taguchi CF	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	.277
J Suppan P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Lankford PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.274
K Calero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Tavarez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-M Anderson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263
C Eldred P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Mabry LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319
Totals	32	10	9	9	3	6	9
a-tripled to deep right for J Suppan in the 5th b-reached on error for J Tavarez in the 6th
BATTING 2B: E Renteria (15, G Rusch); H Luna (2, F Beltran); R Sanders (12, K Mercker) 3B: R Lankford (1, G Rusch) HR: A Pujols (20, 3rd inning off G Rusch 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Pujols 3 (51), R Lankford (15), T Womack 2 (20), H Luna 2 (11), S Taguchi (6) S: J Mabry SF: T Womack, H Luna 2-out RBI: A Pujols 3, S Taguchi, T Womack Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Renteria 1, M Matheny 1 Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: S Taguchi (2, 2nd base off K Mercker/M Barrett)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Matheny-T Womack).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Suppan	5.0	7	3	3	5	5	0	111-65	3.75
K Calero (B, 1)	0.1	3	4	4	0	1	1	21-13	4.50
J Tavarez	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	22-12	3.19
C Eldred	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	5.27
S Kline (W, 2-2)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	2.42
Totals	9.0	14	9	9	6	8	1	183-111
PITCHING HBP: M Barrett (By K Calero) Batters faced: J Suppan 26; K Calero 5; J Tavarez 6; C Eldred 5; S Kline 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 2-7; K Calero 0-0; J Tavarez 0-2; C Eldred 2-2; S Kline 2-1 Game Scores: J Suppan 41

Scoring Summary
			CHC	STL
	3rd	A Pujols homered to left, T Womack and E Renteria scored.	0	3
	5th	A Ramirez doubled to deep right center, T Walker and M Alou scored.	2	3
	5th	C Patterson singled to right center, A Ramirez scored, D Lee to third.	3	3
	5th	R Lankford tripled to deep right, S Taguchi scored.	3	4
	5th	T Womack hit sacrifice fly to lineleft, R Lankford scored, T Womack safe at second on error by left fielder M Alou. T Womack to second on error by left fielder M Alou.	3	5
	6th	T Walker homered to right.	4	5
	6th	M Alou doubled to left, M Barrett scored.	5	5
	6th	S Sosa singled to left, M Alou scored.	6	5
	6th	C Patterson doubled to left center, S Sosa scored, D Lee to third.	7	5
	6th	R Martinez doubled to deep left, D Lee and C Patterson scored.	9	5
	6th	H Luna doubled to deep right center, S Rolen scored.	9	6
	6th	S Taguchi singled to center, H Luna scored.	9	7
	6th	T Womack singled to center, S Taguchi scored, M Anderson to second.	9	8
	7th	H Luna hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols scored, R Sanders to third.	9	9
	8th	S Taguchi scored on P Bako's passed ball.	9	10
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Game Notes

CHICAGO'S MICHAEL BARRETT AND KENT MERCKER WERE EJECTED AFTER THE SEVENTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE SAM HOLBROOK FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Game Information
Stadium	Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	43,127 (98.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:24
Weather	80 degrees, clear
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Randy Marsh, Third Base - Larry Vanover

Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/23)

NY Yankees	2	Final
Baltimore	13

Minnesota	4	Final
Boston	2

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Toronto	2	in 10

Philadelphia	5	Final
Montreal	2

Atlanta	0	Final
Florida	6

Cincinnati	6	Final
NY Mets	4	in 12

Chi Cubs	9	Final
St. Louis	10

Cleveland	9	Final
Chi White Sox	5

Colorado	3	Final
Milwaukee	2

Seattle	3	Final
Texas	6

Pittsburgh	7	Final
Houston	2

Detroit	3	Final
Kansas City	7

Oakland	7	Final
Anaheim	1

Arizona	3	Final
San Diego	4

LA Dodgers	2	Final
San Francisco	3

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