Cardinals 7,
Cubs 4
| W: | A. Wainwright (2-0) |
| L: | D. Patton (0-1) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (2) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Ryan 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .267 | .294 |
a-J Thurston PH-2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .417 | .481 |
| R Ankiel CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .188 | .297 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .341 | .460 |
| R Ludwick RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .375 | .429 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .324 | .429 |
| C Duncan LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .389 | .476 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
b-C Rasmus PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .241 | .371 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| K Greene SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .233 | .283 |
| B Barden 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .412 | .412 |
| A Wainwright P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .333 | .333 |
S Schumaker LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .281 | .333 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 170 | ||
| a-walked for B Ryan in the 7th b-struck out swinging for K Mcclellan in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Ryan (1, S Marshall); R Ankiel (1, S Marshall) HR: C Duncan (2, 4th inning off S Marshall 1 on, 0 Out); K Greene (1, 6th inning off A Heilman 0 on, 1 Out); B Barden (2, 8th inning off A Guzman 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Ludwick (9), C Duncan 3 (10), K Greene (5), Y Molina (9), B Barden (3) S: A Wainwright 2 2-out RBI: Y Molina, C Duncan Cardinals RISP: 3-15 (K Greene 0-1, R Ludwick 1-3, R Ankiel 0-1, Y Molina 1-4, C Rasmus 0-1, C Duncan 1-2, B Ryan 0-2, A Pujols 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Duncan (1, 2nd base by A Heilman/G Soto) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Duncan (2, fly ball); B Ryan (1, catch); A Pujols (2, catch) DP: 1 (Y Molina-B Ryan). | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Wainwright (W, 5-3) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 106-57 | 3.31 |
| K McClellan (H, 7) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-23 | 1.50 |
| R Franklin (S, 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 147-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Wainwright IBB: R Theriot (By A Wainwright) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Wainwright 13/28; K McClellan 5/7; R Franklin 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Wainwright 18-11-10-18; K McClellan 6-3-9-5; R Franklin 4-3-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 4-7; K McClellan 3-1; R Franklin 1-0 Game Scores: A Wainwright 46 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Soriano LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .308 | .400 |
| K Fukudome CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .375 | .487 |
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .200 | .286 |
| M Hoffpauir RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .250 | .250 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .310 | .355 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .226 | .385 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .071 | .133 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .387 | .474 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| S Marshall P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-M Bradley PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .056 | .320 |
D Patton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
A Guzman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
A Miles SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .091 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 147 | ||
| a-struck out looking for A Heilman in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Fukudome (4, A Wainwright) HR: K Fukudome (3, 5th inning off A Wainwright 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Lee (7), K Fukudome 3 (8) SF: D Lee Cubs RISP: 1-8 (M Fontenot 0-1, G Soto 0-2, S Marshall 0-1, A Soriano 0-1, M Hoffpauir 0-1, K Fukudome 1-1, M Bradley 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Theriot (3, 2nd base off A Wainwright/Y Molina) CS: K Fukudome (2, 2nd base by A Wainwright/Y Molina) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Soriano (2, bobble) | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Marshall | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 93-55 | 4.50 |
| A Heilman (B, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-5 | 1.59 |
| D Patton (L, 1-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22-9 | 5.79 |
| N Cotts | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.37 |
| A Guzman | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-10 | 6.35 |
| L Vizcaino | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-14 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 170-98 | |
| PITCHING S Marshall pitched to 1 batter in the 6th IBB: A Pujols 2 (By S Marshall; D Patton) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Marshall 11/24; A Heilman 1/3; D Patton 3/5; N Cotts 0/2; A Guzman 1/4; L Vizcaino 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Marshall 14-8-15-18; A Heilman 2-0-0-3; D Patton 4-1-1-3; N Cotts 0-2-1-2; A Guzman 2-4-1-3; L Vizcaino 3-3-6-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Marshall 5-6; A Heilman 2-0; D Patton 1-1; N Cotts 1-0; A Guzman 2-0; L Vizcaino 1-0 Game Scores: S Marshall 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | CHC | |||
| 1st | R Ludwick reached on infield single to pitcher, B Ryan scored, A Pujols to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | D Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, A Soriano scored, K Fukudome to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | C Duncan homered to right, Y Molina scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 5th | K Fukudome homered to right, R Theriot and A Soriano scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 6th | K Greene homered to left. | 4 | 4 | |
| 7th | Y Molina singled to right, J Thurston scored, A Pujols to third. | 5 | 4 | |
| 7th | C Duncan singled to center, A Pujols scored, Y Molina to third. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8th | B Barden homered to left. | 7 | 4 | |
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| Game Notes |
| CHICAGO PINCH HITTER MILTON BRADLEY WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE LARRY VANOVER FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| ST LOUIS RIGHT FIELDER RYAN LUDWICK SINGLED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 38,909 (94.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 48 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Charlie Reliford |
MLB Scores
Thursday, April 16th
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 8 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Toronto | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| LA Angels | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 7 |