September 21, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 10
DET 5 CHW 3
@KCR 0 NYY 7
BAL 3 OAK 5
SEA 3 MIN 4
@TBR 1 LAA 7
@TEX 3 BOS 3
@TOR 0 ATL 7
NYM 6 CHC 5
STL 1 MIL 8
@CIN 1 ARI 13
@COL 4 PHI 5
@FLA 2 SFG 1
@LAD 0
(11) HOU 6
@PIT 2 SDP 6
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,551

Sunday, September 21, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 2:26

Cardinals

80-75

Lost 2

4th, 14½ GB

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Cubs            0  0  1   1  0  2   1  0  X    5 10  0

W: R Dempster (17-6), L: B Looper (12-14)

Cubs

94-60

Won 2

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                4   1   3   0    0   0  .304  .775   21    2   0   
R Ludwick RF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .294  .947   14    2   1   2B
  B Barton PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .784         0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .349 1.086   11    6   1   SF,GDP
  J Motte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
F Lopez 2B-3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .690   19    0   2   2B
T Glaus 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .844   13    0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Phelps 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .590    5    0   0   
N Stavinoha LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .446   14    2   0   
J LaRue C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .680   14   10   1   
  A Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .652    4    0   0   
B Looper P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .564    5    1   0   GDP
  A Miles PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .746    3    0   1   
C Izturis SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .603    7    1   3   SB
Totals                       30   1   7   1    3   5              130   24   9

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (25, off B Howry); R Ludwick (39, off R Dempster).

SF: A Pujols (7, off R Dempster).

TB: S Schumaker 3; R Ludwick 2; F Lopez 2; N Stavinoha; C Izturis.

GIDP: A Pujols (15); B Looper (3).

RBI: A Pujols (106).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Miles-C Izturis-A Pujols.

E: F Lopez (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Izturis (21, 2nd base off R Dempster/K Hill).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Fukudome RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .739   17    0   1   2B
R Cedeno SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .284  .718   16    3   6   2B
M Hoffpauir LF                3   0   1   1    1   1  .315  .827   21    2   0   2B
D Ward 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .721   18    9   0   GDP
M Fontenot 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .890   12    3   2   
F Pie CF                      4   2   2   0    0   2  .243  .651   19    4   0   3B
C McGehee 3B                  3   0   2   2    0   1  .222  .422   16    0   3   SF
K Hill C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .500   15    6   0   SH
R Dempster P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .394    5    0   1   
  J Samardzija P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .236  .821    1    0   0   SF
  C Gaudin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Wells P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   5  10   4    2   9              140   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Cedeno (11, off K McClellan); K Fukudome (24, off B Looper); M Hoffpauir (7, off B Looper).

3B: F Pie (1, off B Looper).

SF: C McGehee (1, off B Looper); J Edmonds (3, off B Looper).

SH: K Hill (1, off B Looper).

TB: F Pie 4; R Cedeno 3; K Fukudome 3; M Hoffpauir 2; C McGehee 2; M Fontenot.

GIDP: D Ward (4).

RBI: C McGehee 2 (4); M Hoffpauir (3); J Edmonds (54).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C McGehee-M Fontenot-D Ward; R Dempster-R Cedeno-D Ward.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Looper, L (12-14)            6     9   4   4    1   6   0   4.13   28  102-64   40· 8·16   10· 6· 5· 0     43    -     1.02  -0.13
K McClellan                    1     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.04    4   16-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.02
J Motte                        1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3   19-11    5· 5· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   9   0          35  137-82   50·14·18   11· 7· 6· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dempster, W (17-6)           5     6   1   1    0   1   0   2.99   19   67-47   30·10· 7    9· 6· 3· 0     52    -     1.03   0.18
J Samardzija, H (3)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.16    3   10-9     5· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.06   0.08
C Gaudin, H (3)                1     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.83    5   20-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.60   0.05
R Wells                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   13-5     2· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.03
B Howry                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.27    4   15-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.01
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   5   0          34  125-79   45·18·16   13· 9· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Looper (3); K McClellan (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 40,551.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. S Schumaker          CF    1. K Fukudome           RF 
2. R Ludwick            RF    2. R Cedeno             SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. M Hoffpauir          LF 
4. F Lopez              2B    4. D Ward               1B 
5. T Glaus              3B    5. M Fontenot           2B 
6. N Stavinoha          LF    6. F Pie                CF 
7. J LaRue              C     7. C McGehee            3B 
8. B Looper             P     8. K Hill               C  
9. C Izturis            SS    9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  ---  4   11%  67% F Pie           B Looper        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1  -10%  37% R Ludwick       R Dempster      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Schumaker to 3B
   b 6   0  1-2  1--  3    8%  85% F Pie           B Looper        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Fontenot to 3B
   b 3   1  1-0  1-3  6    8%  60% M Hoffpauir     B Looper        Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Fukudome Scores; Cedeno to 2B
   b 3   1  1-0  1--  4    8%  52% R Cedeno        B Looper        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fukudome to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   37%  R Ludwick       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Schumaker to 3B
   RO     -23  3   36%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Schumaker Scores; Ludwick to 3B
   O      --3  3   42%  F Lopez         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      --3  5   45%  T Glaus         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   51%  K Fukudome      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   47%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   43%  M Hoffpauir     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   40%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   37%  N Stavinoha     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   40%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  4   44%  B Looper        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   42%  M Fontenot      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   40%  F Pie           Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   41%  C McGehee       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   39%  K Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   41%  C Izturis       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   39%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   42%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   44%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   41%  R Dempster      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   44%  K Fukudome      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   52%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fukudome to 3B
   R      1-3  6   60%  M Hoffpauir     Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Fukudome Scores; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  D Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   50%  M Fontenot      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cedeno out at Hm/RF-C; Hoffpauir to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  F Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   56%  N Stavinoha     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   67%  F Pie           Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   RO     --3  3   66%  C McGehee       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pie Scores
   O      ---  5   65%  K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   67%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   69%  B Looper        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   67%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      66%  S Schumaker     Izturis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   71%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Izturis out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   69%  K Fukudome      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   67%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   69%  M Hoffpauir     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   66%  D Ward          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Samardzija facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Samardzija replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   70%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   74%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   77%  M Fontenot      Walk
          1--  3   85%  F Pie           Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Fontenot to 3B
   R      1-3  1   89%  C McGehee       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Fontenot Scores; Pie to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  K Hill          Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Pie to 3B; McGehee to 2B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija batting 9th
   RO     -23  1   90%  J Edmonds       Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Foul); Pie Scores
          -2-      91%  K Fukudome      Wild Pitch; McGehee to 3B
   O      --3  5   89%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   85%  T Glaus         Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  N Stavinoha     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   84%  J LaRue         Walk; Glaus to 2B
                  Aaron Miles pinch hits for Braden Looper batting 8th
   O      12-  3   90%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  3   94%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kyle McClellan facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Troy Glaus pitching and batting 5th; Aaron Miles moves to 2B; Felipe Lopez moves to 3B
          ---  2   96%  R Cedeno        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  6   96%  M Hoffpauir     Walk
   OO     12-  5   94%  D Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cedeno to 3B
   R      --3      96%  M Fontenot      Wild Pitch; Cedeno Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  3   96%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Randy Wells facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Wells replaces Chad Gaudin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   96%  R Ludwick       Walk
                  Brian Barton pinch runs for Ryan Ludwick batting 2nd
   OO     1--  4   99%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jason Motte facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Motte replaces Albert Pujols pitching and batting 3rd; Josh Phelps replaces Kyle McClellan playing 1B batting 5th; Brian Barton moves to RF
   O      ---  7   99%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  C McGehee       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Bobby Howry facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Howry replaces Randy Wells pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  J Phelps        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  N Stavinoha     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 7th
   O      -2-  4  100%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation