Final in 12
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/7)
| Game 1: Monday, September 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 7 | ||
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| Montreal | 7 | Final in 12 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 8 | ||
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| Montreal | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | |
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Expos 7
(58-80, 25-42 away)
Cubs 6
(74-61, 38-29 home)
8:05 PM ET, September 7, 2004
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
| MON | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Montreal Expos | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Wilkerson 1B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .253 | ||
| E Chavez CF | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | ||
| T Batista 3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .232 | ||
| T Sledge LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .245 | ||
| J Rivera RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 | ||
| A Gonzalez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .234 | ||
| C Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-H Mateo PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | ||
| J Horgan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| B Schneider C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .261 | ||
| M Izturis 2B-SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| S Kim P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | ||
| a-R Church PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| J Eischen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | ||
| L Ayala P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | ||
| b-V Pascucci PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | ||
| T Tucker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | ||
| J Carroll 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | |||
| a-singled to center for S Kim in the 7th b-struck out looking for L Ayala in the 8th c-sacrificed to catcher for C Cordero in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Chavez (20, L Hawkins) HR: T Sledge (11, 3rd inning off M Clement 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: S Kim (3), T Sledge 2 (40), E Chavez (29), J Rivera (34), B Schneider (43), J Carroll (14) S: H Mateo SF: J Carroll 2-out RBI: S Kim, T Sledge 2, J Rivera GIDP: B Schneider Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Rivera 1, A Gonzalez 2, B Wilkerson 3, T Sledge 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Izturis 2 (2, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/M Barrett, 2nd base off M Wuertz/M Barrett); E Chavez (24, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/M Barrett) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Izturis (3, throw); B Schneider (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| Montreal Expos | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Kim | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79-55 | 5.08 | |
| J Eischen (H, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-2 | 4.50 | |
| L Ayala (B, 5) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.49 | |
| T Tucker | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40-20 | 3.51 | |
| C Cordero (W, 7-3) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28-19 | 3.23 | |
| J Horgan (S, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18-12 | 3.51 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 180-115 | ||
| PITCHING WP: S Kim IBB: C Patterson (By T Tucker); A Ramirez (By T Tucker) HBP: N Garciaparra (By L Ayala) Batters faced: S Kim 27; J Eischen 2; L Ayala 4; T Tucker 10; C Cordero 10; J Horgan 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kim 6-11; J Eischen 1-0; L Ayala 1-0; T Tucker 2-1; C Cordero 1-5; J Horgan 3-0 Game Scores: S Kim 52 | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Patterson CF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .285 | ||
| J Macias RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 | ||
| N Garciaparra SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .306 | ||
| M Alou LF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .284 | ||
| T Wellemeyer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| e-R Martinez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .316 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .289 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .307 | ||
| M Barrett C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | ||
| M Clement P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | ||
| G Rusch P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .121 | ||
| a-J Dubois PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | ||
| K Mercker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-T Walker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | ||
| J Leicester P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Remlinger P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-T Goodwin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | ||
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-N Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | ||
| C Murray LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 29 | |||
| a-reached on error for G Rusch in the 4th b-flied out to center for K Mercker in the 6th c-struck out looking for M Wuertz in the 8th d-reached on infield single to shortstop for L Hawkins in the 10th e-grounded into fielder's choice to third for T Wellemeyer in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Patterson (28, S Kim); M Alou (28, L Ayala) HR: C Patterson 2 (21, 7th inning off J Eischen 0 on, 0 Out; 12th inning off J Horgan 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Patterson 2 (62), A Ramirez (90) S: J Macias, M Barrett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Patterson 1, T Walker 1, N Garciaparra 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Macias 1, D Lee 1, A Ramirez 1, M Alou 2 Team LOB: 16 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Patterson (27, 2nd base off S Kim/B Schneider) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-N Garciaparra-D Lee). | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Clement | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 48-28 | 3.49 | |
| G Rusch | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28-15 | 3.63 | |
| K Mercker | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-23 | 2.27 | |
| J Leicester (H, 5) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.82 | |
| M Remlinger (B, 4) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 3.58 | |
| M Wuertz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-8 | 6.27 | |
| L Hawkins | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-18 | 2.73 | |
| T Wellemeyer (L, 2-1) | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38-26 | 4.19 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 210-132 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Clement 13; G Rusch 5; K Mercker 6; J Leicester 3; M Remlinger 5; M Wuertz 5; L Hawkins 7; T Wellemeyer 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Clement 4-0; G Rusch 3-1; K Mercker 1-2; J Leicester 0-0; M Remlinger 0-1; M Wuertz 2-0; L Hawkins 2-2; T Wellemeyer 1-2 Game Scores: M Clement 46 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| MON | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 2nd | S Kim singled to right, B Schneider scored, M Izturis to third. | 1 | 0 |
| MON | 3rd | T Sledge homered to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | J Dubois safe at first on error by first baseman B Wilkerson, M Alou and D Lee scored, M Barrett to third. | 2 | 2 | |
| 4th | M Barrett scored, J Dubois to second on wild pitch by S Kim. | 2 | 3 | |
| MON | 7th | E Chavez reached on infield single to first, M Izturis scored, R Church to third, B Wilkerson to second. | 3 | 3 |
| MON | 7th | T Sledge walked, R Church scored, B Wilkerson to third, E Chavez to second. | 4 | 3 |
| MON | 7th | J Rivera walked, B Wilkerson scored, E Chavez to third, T Sledge to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 7th | C Patterson homered to right. | 5 | 4 | |
| 7th | A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop, N Garciaparra scored, M Alou to third. | 5 | 5 | |
| MON | 12th | B Schneider singled to center, J Rivera scored. | 6 | 5 |
| MON | 12th | J Carroll hit sacrifice fly to left, B Schneider scored. | 7 | 5 |
| 12th | C Patterson homered to right. | 7 | 6 | |
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Game Notes
| CHICAGO PITCHER JON LEICESTER STARTED THE SEVENTH INNING. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 38,321 (93.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:02 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Troy Fullwood, Third Base - Dana Demuth |