Cubs 6, 
Cardinals 2
| W: | R. Dempster (13-5) |
| L: | C. Carpenter (0-1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| J Mather LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .350 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .306 |
| T Glaus 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .269 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| B Thompson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| a-A Miles PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| J Garcia P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Carpenter P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| F Lopez 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for B Thompson in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Mather (5, R Dempster); A Pujols (28, J Samardzija) RBI: J Mather (14), A Pujols (75) 2-out RBI: J Mather, A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Izturis 1, R Ludwick 2, T Glaus 1, C Carpenter 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Kennedy (7, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto); C Izturis (15, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Ludwick (2, catch); A Kennedy (8, ground ball) DP: 2 (C Izturis-A Pujols, C Izturis-A Kennedy-A Pujols). Outfield Assist: S Schumaker (R Cedeno at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Carpenter (L, 0-1) | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66-40 | 1.88 |
| R Villone | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 5.26 |
| B Thompson | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.34 |
| J Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.27 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 93-60 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Carpenter 22; R Villone 1; B Thompson 6; J Garcia 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 10-4; R Villone 0-0; B Thompson 2-0; J Garcia 1-1 Game Scores: C Carpenter 44 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| M DeRosa 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| G Soto C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| R Cedeno SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Dempster P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| R Theriot SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (30, C Carpenter); A Soriano (17, C Carpenter); R Cedeno (9, B Thompson) RBI: M DeRosa 2 (66), D Lee (70), R Cedeno 2 (24) SF: M DeRosa 2-out RBI: R Cedeno 2 GIDP: K Fukudome, R Cedeno Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M DeRosa 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Dempster (W, 13-5) | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 113-73 | 2.92 |
| J Samardzija | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-4 | 1.54 |
| K Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.89 |
| C Marmol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 2.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 148-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Dempster 2; J Samardzija Batters faced: R Dempster 29; J Samardzija 2; K Wood 3; C Marmol 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 6-8; J Samardzija 0-0; K Wood 2-1; C Marmol 1-2 Game Scores: R Dempster 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | CHC | |||
 | 2nd | M DeRosa hit sacrifice fly to right, A Ramirez scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | D Lee singled to left, A Soriano scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | J Edmonds safe at first on error by second baseman A Kennedy, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 6th | M DeRosa reached on infield single to shortstop, A Ramirez scored, J Edmonds tagged out at third. | 0 | 4 |
| 6th | R Cedeno doubled to deep right center, M DeRosa and G Soto scored, R Cedeno tagged out at third. | 0 | 6 |
 | 7th | J Mather doubled to third, C Izturis scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 7th | A Pujols doubled to deep left, J Mather scored. | 2 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| CHRIS CARPENTER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH WITH A RIGHT TRICEP STRAIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,268 (100.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - James Hoye |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 10th 2008
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Florida | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Houston | 13 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Texas | 15 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 | in 13 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 12 |
| San Diego | 16 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |