2:15 PM ET, April 23, 2006
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: G. Maddux (4-0)
L: J. Marquis (3-1)
Final
St. Louis won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, April 21 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 22 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 23 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
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2:15 PM ET, April 23, 2006
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: G. Maddux (4-0)
L: J. Marquis (3-1)
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Pierre CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | ||
| R Cedeno SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | ||
| T Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .408 | ||
| b-J Mabry PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .196 | ||
| M Barrett C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .291 | ||
| J Jones RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | ||
| M Murton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | ||
| N Perez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | ||
| G Maddux P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | ||
| a-M Restovich PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Novoa P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Dempster P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |||
| a-flied out to right for G Maddux in the 8th b-grounded to shortstop for T Walker in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Pierre (3, J Marquis); R Cedeno (6, J Marquis) 3B: R Cedeno (2, J Marquis) HR: J Jones (2, 4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0 Out); A Ramirez (3, 5th inning off J Marquis 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Walker 3 (12), J Jones (5), A Ramirez 2 (8), R Cedeno (6) S: R Cedeno 2, J Pierre 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2 GIDP: M Barrett, J Mabry Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Barrett 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| G Maddux (W, 15-14) | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 93-65 | 0.99 | |
| R Novoa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 1.69 | |
| R Dempster | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 1.80 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 130-90 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Maddux 26; R Novoa 5; R Dempster 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Maddux 9-7; R Novoa 2-1; R Dempster 1-0 Game Scores: G Maddux 70 | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Eckstein SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 | ||
| a-S Schumaker PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 | ||
| J Encarnacion RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | ||
| b-H Luna PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | ||
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| S Spiezio 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .185 | ||
| J Rodriguez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .368 | ||
| Y Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .180 | ||
| J Hancock P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-S Taguchi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .209 | ||
| A Miles 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .302 | ||
| J Marquis P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | ||
| B Thompson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| G Bennett C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |||
| a-grounded to second for D Eckstein in the 8th b-doubled to center for J Encarnacion in the 8th c-struck out swinging for R Flores in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Rolen 2 (4, G Maddux 2); G Bennett 2 (2, R Novoa, R Dempster); H Luna (2, R Novoa); J Edmonds (4, R Dempster) RBI: H Luna (4), G Bennett 2 (2) 2-out RBI: G Bennett 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Edmonds 3, S Spiezio 1, S Schumaker 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: S Rolen (2, 2nd base by G Maddux/M Barrett) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Miles 2 (3, throw, ground ball); J Marquis (1, bunt) DP: 2 (D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols, R Flores-H Luna-A Pujols). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Marquis (L, 14-16) | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 85-49 | 3.55 | |
| B Thompson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 1.12 | |
| J Hancock | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.72 | |
| R Flores | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 3.37 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 111-68 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Marquis HBP: T Walker (By J Marquis) Batters faced: J Marquis 29; B Thompson 4; J Hancock 3; R Flores 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 13-4; B Thompson 1-1; J Hancock 1-2; R Flores 2-1 Game Scores: J Marquis 36 | ||||||||||
| CHC | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | T Walker reached on infield single to second, J Pierre scored, T Walker to second on throwing error by second baseman A Miles. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Jones homered to right. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | A Ramirez homered to center, J Pierre scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 7th | R Cedeno doubled to left, G Maddux scored, J Pierre to third. | 5 | 0 | |
| 7th | T Walker singled to center, J Pierre and R Cedeno scored. | 7 | 0 | |
| 8th | H Luna doubled to center, G Bennett scored. | 7 | 1 | |
| 9th | G Bennett doubled to deep right, J Edmonds and J Rodriguez scored. | 7 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 41,373 (94.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:22 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Young, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |

