Cardinals 3, 
Cubs 2
| W: | R. Franklin (3-3) |
| L: | A. Heilman (3-4) |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Theriot SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .290 | .344 |
| K Fukudome CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .257 | .370 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .304 | .387 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .322 | .387 |
| M Hoffpauir RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .293 |
a-A Miles PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .181 | .221 |
S Fuld CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .379 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .225 | .328 |
| J Baker 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .301 | .358 |
| B Scales LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .240 | .308 |
| T Lilly P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .091 | .123 |
K Gregg P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
b-J Fox PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .282 | .329 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 158 | ||
| a-sacrificed to pitcher for M Hoffpauir in the 8th b-struck out swinging for K Gregg in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Fukudome (32, J Smoltz); D Lee (33, J Smoltz); A Ramirez (14, J Smoltz) RBI: D Lee (103), A Ramirez (59) S: A Miles, T Lilly Cubs RISP: 2-8 (J Baker 0-1, G Soto 0-2, D Lee 1-1, T Lilly 0-1, A Ramirez 1-1, M Hoffpauir 0-1, R Theriot 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: R Theriot (1st base by R Franklin) | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Lilly | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 110-84 | 3.02 |
| K Gregg | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 4.68 |
| A Heilman (L, 3-4) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-2 | 4.23 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119-88 | |
| PITCHING A Heilman pitched to 1 batter in the 9th HBP: J Lugo (By T Lilly) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Lilly 20/29; K Gregg 1/1; A Heilman 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Lilly 19-12-31-22; K Gregg 1-0-0-1; A Heilman 1-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Lilly 5-12; K Gregg 1-0; A Heilman 0-0 Game Scores: T Lilly 67 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Lugo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .297 | .368 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| C Rasmus CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .257 | .310 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .330 | .447 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .356 | .407 |
| R Ludwick RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .272 | .335 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .234 | .304 |
| Y Molina C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .285 | .363 |
| B Ryan SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .288 | .334 |
| J Smoltz P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .091 | .091 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-S Schumaker PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .362 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 119 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for K Mcclellan in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 3B: M DeRosa (1, T Lilly) HR: M Holliday (13, 9th inning off A Heilman 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M DeRosa (21), B Ryan (32), M Holliday (49) SF: B Ryan Cardinals RISP: 0-2 (M Holliday 0-1, Y Molina 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo 2 (4, 2nd base off T Lilly/G Soto, 3rd base off T Lilly/G Soto) | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Smoltz | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 108-65 | 3.21 |
| K McClellan | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33-21 | 2.87 |
| R Franklin (W, 3-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 1.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 158-96 | |
| PITCHING IBB: B Scales (By J Smoltz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Smoltz 22/27; K McClellan 5/7; R Franklin 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Smoltz 20-10-15-20; K McClellan 9-2-8-2; R Franklin 3-2-4-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Smoltz 5-9; K McClellan 2-0; R Franklin 0-0 Game Scores: J Smoltz 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | STL | |||
 | 1st | D Lee doubled to deep center, K Fukudome scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | A Ramirez doubled to deep center, D Lee scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 5th | M DeRosa tripled to left, R Ludwick scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | B Ryan hit sacrifice fly to left, M DeRosa scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | M Holliday homered to right. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 45,959 (104.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 18th
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 11 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Kansas City | 11 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |