Cubs 8, 
Cardinals 7
| W: | A. Heilman (2-0) |
| L: | C. Perez (0-1) |
| SV: | C. Marmol (2) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Schumaker 2B-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .278 | .341 |
| C Rasmus CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .242 | .375 |
| A Pujols 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .326 | .455 |
| R Ludwick RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .405 | .450 |
| C Duncan LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .385 | .457 |
B Ryan SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .294 |
c-K Greene PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .227 | .277 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .316 | .413 |
| J Thurston 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .357 | .419 |
| B Barden SS-3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .450 | .476 |
| P Walters P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
a-D Freese PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .227 |
M Boggs P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
b-R Ankiel PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .212 | .316 |
C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 142 | ||
| a-popped out to first for T Miller in the 6th b-doubled to deep right for M Boggs in the 8th c-grounded to second for B Ryan in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Barden (1, C Zambrano); R Ankiel (2, A Heilman) HR: R Ludwick 2 (5, 3rd inning off C Zambrano 2 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 1 Out); B Barden (3, 6th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Pujols (14), R Ludwick 4 (13), C Duncan (11), B Barden (4) SF: A Pujols, C Duncan 2-out RBI: R Ludwick 3 GIDP: K Greene Cardinals RISP: 2-7 (K Greene 0-1, R Ludwick 1-2, P Walters 0-1, C Rasmus 1-2, S Schumaker 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Pujols (3, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (B Barden-S Schumaker-A Pujols). | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Walters | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 98-59 | 6.75 |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-12 | 5.40 |
| M Boggs (H, 1) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33-21 | 4.50 |
| C Perez (L, 1-1; B, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-14 | 6.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 171-106 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Walters 14/19; T Miller 4/6; M Boggs 5/9; C Perez 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Walters 18-14-17-10; T Miller 1-4-3-4; M Boggs 5-6-5-5; C Perez 5-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Walters 4-1; T Miller 0-1; M Boggs 1-2; C Perez 1-1 Game Scores: P Walters 43 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .295 | .380 |
| K Fukudome CF-RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .371 | .477 |
| D Lee 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .225 | .298 |
| M Hoffpauir RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .333 | .333 |
R Johnson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .500 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .364 | .400 |
| G Soto C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .118 | .211 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .229 | .372 |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .371 | .452 |
| C Zambrano P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .000 | .125 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-A Miles PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .167 |
C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 171 | ||
| a-walked for A Heilman in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Hoffpauir (2, P Walters); A Ramirez (2, T Miller); K Fukudome (5, M Boggs) HR: A Soriano (5, 8th inning off C Perez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Hoffpauir (3), A Ramirez 3 (9), K Fukudome (9), G Soto (1), A Soriano 2 (9) SF: K Fukudome 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2, G Soto GIDP: G Soto Cubs RISP: 4-10 (M Fontenot 0-1, G Soto 1-2, A Soriano 0-1, D Lee 0-2, M Hoffpauir 1-2, A Ramirez 2-2) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee). | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Zambrano | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 109-73 | 5.21 |
| A Heilman (W, 2-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 1.35 |
| C Marmol (S, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 142-93 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Pujols (By C Marmol) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Zambrano 25/33; A Heilman 3/4; C Marmol 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Zambrano 14-12-24-23; A Heilman 2-2-5-3; C Marmol 2-3-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 6-8; A Heilman 1-1; C Marmol 2-0 Game Scores: C Zambrano 35 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | CHC | |||
 | 1st | M Hoffpauir doubled to deep right center, K Fukudome scored, D Lee to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | A Ramirez singled to center, D Lee scored, M Hoffpauir to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | K Fukudome hit sacrifice fly to center, M Fontenot scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 3rd | A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to left, B Barden scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | R Ludwick homered to left, S Schumaker and C Rasmus scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | C Duncan hit sacrifice fly to right, A Pujols scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 5th | A Ramirez doubled to deep left, D Lee scored. | 5 | 4 |
| 5th | G Soto singled to right, A Ramirez scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 6th | B Barden homered to left. | 6 | 5 |
| 7th | R Ludwick homered to left center. | 7 | 5 |
| 7th | A Ramirez singled to center, K Fukudome scored. | 7 | 6 |
| 8th | A Soriano homered to left center, A Miles scored. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| RYAN LUDWICK EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 20 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,250 (97.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Friday, April 17th
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 2 | in 10 |
| San Diego | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Kansas City | 12 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |