Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 8/26)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 26 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 27 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 28 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 26, 2003
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
W: M. Prior (13-5)
L: G. Stephenson (7-13)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Stephenson pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| K Lofton safe at first on throwing error by shortstop M Cairo. | 0 | 0 |
| R Martinez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Sosa flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Alou grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| K Robinson lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Hart singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Hart stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Stephenson pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| R Simon popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| S Rolen flied out to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| T Martinez fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cairo flied out to shallow right center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Garrett Stephenson pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| P Bako singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Prior popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Lofton doubled to left, P Bako scored. | 1 | 0 |
| R Martinez singled to left center, K Lofton scored. | 2 | 0 |
| S Sosa walked, R Martinez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Alou flied out to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Simon homered to left, R Martinez and S Sosa scored. | 5 | 0 |
| A Ramirez homered to left center. | 6 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| C Widger flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| B Tomko hit for G Stephenson. | 6 | 0 |
| B Tomko flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| K Robinson flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sterling Hitchcock pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| S Hitchcock relieved G Stephenson. | 6 | 0 |
| P Bako walked. | 6 | 0 |
| M Prior sacrificed to catcher, P Bako to second. | 6 | 0 |
| K Lofton singled to left, P Bako to third. | 6 | 0 |
| R Martinez singled to right, P Bako scored, K Lofton to third. | 7 | 0 |
| S Sosa grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Martinez out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| M Alou grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Sosa out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| B Hart lined out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| A Pujols walked. | 7 | 0 |
| J Edmonds singled to right, A Pujols to second. | 7 | 0 |
| S Rolen struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| T Martinez lined out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sterling Hitchcock pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| R Simon grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| M Cairo struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| C Widger struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| S Hitchcock grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sterling Hitchcock pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| P Bako popped out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| M Prior flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| K Lofton flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| K Robinson flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| B Hart struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| A Pujols homered to center. | 7 | 1 |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sterling Hitchcock pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| R Martinez flied out to deep left. | 7 | 1 |
| S Sosa walked. | 7 | 1 |
| M Alou lined into double play, third to first, S Sosa doubled off first. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| S Rolen popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| T Martinez flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| M Cairo flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sterling Hitchcock pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| R Simon lined out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| A Ramirez flied out to deep center. | 7 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez safe at first on error by third baseman S Rolen. | 7 | 1 |
| P Bako struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| C Widger flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| E Perez hit for S Hitchcock. | 7 | 1 |
| E Perez struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| K Robinson lined out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Fassero pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| J Fassero relieved S Hitchcock. | 7 | 1 |
| D Glanville hit for M Prior. | 7 | 1 |
| D Glanville grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| K Lofton popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| R Martinez flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Farnsworth pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| K Farnsworth relieved M Prior. | 7 | 1 |
| B Hart struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| A Pujols walked. | 7 | 1 |
| J Edmonds homered to left center, A Pujols scored. | 7 | 3 |
| S Rolen safe at second on error by center fielder K Lofton. | 7 | 3 |
| M Remlinger relieved K Farnsworth. | 7 | 3 |
| T Martinez singled to left, S Rolen to third. | 7 | 3 |
| M Cairo hit sacrifice fly to center, S Rolen scored. | 7 | 4 |
| C Widger grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Martinez out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||