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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 24, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 24, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ryan Dempster |
Home Starting Pitcher | Adam Wainwright |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 45,812 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Mike Fontenot | Second Baseman |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
Ryan Dempster | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skip Schumaker | Second Baseman |
Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
Chris Duncan | Left Fielder |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Khalil Greene | Shortstop |
Joseph Thurston | Third Baseman |
Adam Wainwright | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 24, 2009
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Wainwright
Theriot hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Dempster
Schumaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Dempster
Ankiel hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Dempster
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wainwright
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duncan. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fontenot vs. Wainwright
Fontenot strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Wainwright
Soto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Dempster
Ludwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Dempster
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Dempster
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dempster fields it and throws to first for the out. Ludwick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Dempster
Greene hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wainwright
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempster vs. Wainwright
Dempster hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Dempster
Thurston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wainwright vs. Dempster
Wainwright hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Dempster
Schumaker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Wainwright
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Dempster
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Dempster covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Dempster
Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Dempster
Ludwick hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Dempster
Duncan 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Wainwright
Fontenot strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fontenot out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Wainwright
Soto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wainwright
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Soto moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempster vs. Wainwright
Dempster bunts in front of the plate. Molina scoops up the ball and tags Dempster for the out. Soto moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Theriot vs. Wainwright
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Wainwright covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Dempster
Aaron Miles now playing second base. Mike Fontenot now playing third base.
Molina takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Dempster
Greene hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurston vs. Dempster
Thurston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fukudome. Thurston reaches second base with a double. Molina scores. Greene goes all the way around to score. Thurston moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Wainwright vs. Dempster
Wainwright strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schumaker vs. Dempster
Schumaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thurston scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Dempster
There's a wild pitch. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ankiel vs. Dempster
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Dempster
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wainwright
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene misplays the ball. That's an error on Greene. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Wainwright
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Dempster
Ludwick hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Dempster
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Dempster
Molina hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Dempster
Greene strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wainwright
Skip Schumaker now playing left field. Brian Barden now playing third base. Joseph Thurston now playing second base.
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Wainwright
Fontenot hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Fontenot reaches second base with a double. Lee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Wainwright
Soto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wainwright
Johnson hits a popup beyond second. Thurston can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Fontenot moves to third. Soto moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Hoffpauir vs. Wainwright
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Ryan Dempster.
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball towards left. Schumaker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Schumaker. Fontenot scores. Soto moves to third. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Theriot vs. Wainwright
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Soto scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Fukudome vs. Wainwright
Fukudome hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
Thurston hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wainwright vs. Heilman
Wainwright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heilman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Heilman
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. McClellan
Kyle McClellan now pitching.
Soriano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. McClellan
Miles bunts in front of the plate. Molina fields it and throws to first for the out. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lee vs. McClellan
Lee hits a line drive towards third. Barden reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Fontenot vs. McClellan
Fontenot strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching.
Ankiel hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Marmol
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Marmol
There goes Pujols. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Pujols steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ludwick vs. Marmol
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pujols scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barden vs. Marmol
Barden is hit by the pitch. Ludwick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Guzman
Angel Guzman now pitching.
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching.
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Franklin
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Franklin
Milton Bradley pinch hits for Angel Guzman.
Bradley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Franklin
Joey Gathright pinch runs for Milton Bradley.
Theriot hits a line drive into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/2009 -- Chicago at St. Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Theriot R, ss 5 0 0 0 Schumaker S, 2b-lf 4 0 2 1 Fukudome K, rf 4 0 1 0 Ankiel R, cf 4 0 0 0 Soriano A, lf 4 0 1 0 Pujols A, 1b 4 1 2 0 Ramirez A, 3b 2 0 1 0 Ludwick R, rf 4 0 2 1 Miles A, 2b 1 0 0 0 Duncan C, lf 3 0 0 0 Lee D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Barden B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Fontenot M, 2b-3b 4 1 1 1 Molina Y, c 3 1 1 0 Soto G, c 3 1 1 0 Greene K, ss 3 1 1 0 Johnson R, cf 4 0 2 0 Thurston J, 3b-2b 3 1 1 2 Dempster R, p 1 0 0 0 Wainwright A, p 3 0 0 0 Hoffpauir M, ph 1 0 0 0 McClellan K, p 0 0 0 0 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0 Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0 Guzman A, p 0 0 0 0 Bradley M, ph 0 0 0 0 Gathright J, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 1 31 4 9 4 Chicago 000 000 300 -- 3 St. Louis 000 030 01x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dempster R 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 Heilman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Marmol C (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Guzman A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wainwright A 7.0 7 3 1 1 6 McClellan K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Franklin R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Greene K, Schumaker S DP -- Chicago 2, St. Louis 2 LOB -- Chicago 7, St. Louis 5 2B -- Ramirez A, Thurston J, Molina Y, Fontenot M, Soriano A SB -- Pujols A SH -- Dempster R, Miles A HBP -- by Marmol C (Barden B) WP -- Dempster R T -- 2:34 A -- 45812
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