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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 16, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 16, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 16, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Adam Wainwright |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sean Marshall |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 38,909 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Sam Holbrook 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Charlie Reliford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brendan Ryan | Second Baseman |
Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Chris Duncan | Left Fielder |
Khalil Greene | Shortstop |
Brian Barden | Third Baseman |
Adam Wainwright | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Micah Hoffpauir | Right Fielder |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Mike Fontenot | Second Baseman |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Sean Marshall | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 16, 2009
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Marshall
Ryan hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Soriano fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Soriano. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ankiel vs. Marshall
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ankiel for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Ludwick vs. Marshall
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marshall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ryan scores. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Marshall
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Hoffpauir settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Marshall
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome hits a popup off the glove of Greene, and into shallow left field. Fukudome reaches second base with a double. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soriano tags and scores. Fukudome tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoffpauir vs. Wainwright
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Wainwright
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Fontenot vs. Wainwright
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Marshall
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barden vs. Marshall
Barden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wainwright vs. Marshall
Wainwright bunts towards the mound. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out. Barden moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Marshall
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Wainwright
Soto hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Wainwright
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wainwright
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Marshall
Ankiel hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Marshall
Ludwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee strikes out. There goes Fukudome. The throw from Molina to second, and Fukudome is out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Marshall
Molina takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Marshall
Duncan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Marshall
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Hoffpauir settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barden vs. Marshall
Barden bunts towards the mound. Marshall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wainwright vs. Marshall
Wainwright bunts towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Fontenot covering, for the out. Barden moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Marshall
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Wainwright
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wainwright
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Wainwright
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Wainwright
There's a wild pitch. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Wainwright
Soto strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Marshall
Ankiel hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Hoffpauir. Ankiel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ludwick vs. Marshall
Ludwick hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ankiel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Molina vs. Marshall
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Wainwright
Theriot hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wainwright
There goes Theriot. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Theriot steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Wainwright
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Wainwright
Hoffpauir hits a popup towards the mound. Wainwright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Marshall
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
There goes Duncan. The throw from Soto and he is out, Fontenot applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Heilman
Greene hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barden vs. Heilman
Barden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wainwright vs. Heilman
Wainwright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wainwright
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Wainwright
Fontenot hits a fly ball towards left. Duncan settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Duncan. Ramirez moves to third. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Soto vs. Wainwright
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Theriot vs. Wainwright
Theriot is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bradley vs. Wainwright
Milton Bradley pinch hits for Aaron Heilman.
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Patton
David Patton now pitching. Joseph Thurston pinch hits for Brendan Ryan.
Thurston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Patton
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. Thurston moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Patton
Pujols is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ludwick vs. Patton
Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thurston moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Molina vs. Patton
Molina hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thurston scores. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pujols scores. Molina moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Greene vs. Cotts
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. McClellan
Joseph Thurston now playing second base. Kyle McClellan now pitching. Skip Schumaker now playing left field.
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. McClellan
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. McClellan
Hoffpauir strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. McClellan
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barden vs. Guzman
Angel Guzman now pitching.
Barden hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Guzman
Schumaker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Guzman
Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thurston for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Guzman
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. McClellan
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fontenot for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. McClellan
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thurston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. McClellan
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Vizcaino
Luis Vizcaino now pitching. Aaron Miles now playing shortstop.
Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Vizcaino
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Molina vs. Vizcaino
Molina strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Rasmus vs. Vizcaino
Colby Rasmus pinch hits for Kyle McClellan.
Rasmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching.
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Franklin
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Franklin
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Franklin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/2009 -- St. Louis at Chicago (D) St. Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Ryan B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Soriano A, lf 3 2 1 0 Thurston J, ph-2b 1 1 0 0 Fukudome K, cf 5 1 2 3 Ankiel R, cf 5 0 1 0 Lee D, 1b 3 0 0 1 Pujols A, 1b 3 1 1 0 Hoffpauir M, rf 4 0 0 0 Ludwick R, rf 5 0 1 1 Ramirez A, 3b 3 0 2 0 Molina Y, c 4 1 1 1 Fontenot M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Duncan C, lf 4 1 3 3 Soto G, c 4 0 0 0 McClellan K, p 0 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 3 1 1 0 Rasmus C, ph 1 0 0 0 Vizcaino L, p 0 0 0 0 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0 Marshall S, p 2 0 0 0 Greene K, ss 4 1 1 1 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Barden B, 3b 4 1 3 1 Bradley M, ph 1 0 0 0 Wainwright A, p 1 0 0 0 Patton D, p 0 0 0 0 Schumaker S, lf 1 0 0 0 Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0 Guzman A, p 0 0 0 0 Miles A, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 12 7 33 4 6 4 St. Louis 100 201 210 -- 7 Chicago 100 030 000 -- 4 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wainwright A (W) 6.0 6 4 4 4 6 McClellan K 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Franklin R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Marshall S* 5.0 7 3 3 2 4 Heilman A 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Patton D (L) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 Cotts N 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Guzman A 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Vizcaino L 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Soriano A, Ryan B, Duncan C, Pujols A DP -- St. Louis 1 LOB -- St. Louis 8, Chicago 7 2B -- Ryan B, Fukudome K, Ankiel R HR -- Duncan C, Fukudome K, Greene K, Barden B SB -- Theriot R CS -- Fukudome K, Duncan C SH -- Wainwright A 2 SF -- Lee D WP -- Wainwright A T -- 2:59 A -- 38909
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