Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/23)
| Game 1: Friday, July 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final in 11 |
| St. Louis | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 23 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final in 10 |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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3:15 PM ET, July 23, 2005
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Morris pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| J Hairston Jr struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| T Walker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Burnitz flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| D Eckstein grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Nunez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Rodriguez doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Morris pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| A Ramirez singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hollandsworth doubled to right, A Ramirez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| N Perez grounded out to second, A Ramirez scored, T Hollandsworth to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Barrett singled to left center, T Hollandsworth scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Williams struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| J Hairston Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Barrett out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| J Mabry flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| S Taguchi singled to right, M Grudzielanek to third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Mahoney sacrificed to pitcher, S Taguchi to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Morris walked. | 2 | 0 |
| D Eckstein grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Morris out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Morris pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| T Walker flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| D Lee grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Burnitz homered to right. | 3 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| A Nunez walked. | 3 | 0 |
| J Rodriguez doubled to deep center, A Nunez scored. | 3 | 1 |
| H Luna ran for J Rodriguez. | 3 | 1 |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| J Mabry safe at first on error by second baseman T Walker, H Luna scored. | 3 | 2 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mabry out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| S Taguchi grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Grudzielanek out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Morris pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| H Luna in right field. | 3 | 2 |
| S Taguchi in left field. | 3 | 2 |
| T Hollandsworth flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| N Perez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| M Barrett struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| M Mahoney doubled to deep left. | 3 | 2 |
| M Morris sacrificed to pitcher, M Mahoney to third. | 3 | 2 |
| D Eckstein hit a ground rule double to deep center, M Mahoney scored. | 3 | 3 |
| A Nunez flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| H Luna struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Morris pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| J Williams grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 3 |
| J Hairston Jr grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| T Walker singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| D Lee homered to left, T Walker scored. | 5 | 3 |
| J Burnitz flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| J Edmonds walked. | 5 | 3 |
| J Mabry singled to right, J Edmonds to third. | 5 | 3 |
| M Grudzielanek hit sacrifice fly to right, J Edmonds scored. | 5 | 4 |
| S Taguchi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Mabry out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Morris pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| A Ramirez homered to left. | 6 | 4 |
| T Hollandsworth grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| N Perez popped out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| M Barrett popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| M Mahoney flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| J Marquis hit for M Morris. | 6 | 4 |
| J Marquis struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| D Eckstein flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cal Eldred pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| C Eldred relieved M Morris. | 6 | 4 |
| J Gerut hit for J Williams. | 6 | 4 |
| J Gerut flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| J Hairston Jr flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| T Walker struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| M Wuertz relieved J Williams. | 6 | 4 |
| A Nunez struck out swinging, A Nunez safe at first on wild pitch by M Wuertz. | 6 | 4 |
| H Luna grounded out to shortstop, A Nunez to second. | 6 | 4 |
| W Ohman relieved M Wuertz. | 6 | 4 |
| J Edmonds popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| A Pujols hit for J Mabry. | 6 | 4 |
| R Novoa relieved W Ohman. | 6 | 4 |
| A Pujols intentionally walked. | 6 | 4 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to left, A Nunez scored, A Pujols to third. | 6 | 5 |
| S Taguchi flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cal Eldred pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| A Pujols at first base. | 6 | 5 |
| D Lee grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| J Burnitz grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| A Ramirez reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 5 |
| T Hollandsworth grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Roberto Novoa pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| M Mahoney popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| S Seabol hit for C Eldred. | 6 | 5 |
| S Seabol fouled out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| D Eckstein flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Al Reyes pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL |
| A Reyes relieved C Eldred. | 6 | 5 |
| N Perez flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| M Barrett fouled out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| M Murton hit for R Novoa. | 6 | 5 |
| M Murton struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL |
| R Dempster relieved R Novoa. | 6 | 5 |
| A Nunez singled to center. | 6 | 5 |
| H Luna sacrificed to catcher, A Nunez to second. | 6 | 5 |
| J Edmonds walked. | 6 | 5 |
| A Pujols lined into double play, shortstop to second, A Nunez doubled off second. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||