Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

70-89, 31-47 Away

Final

88-71, 45-36 Home


CHC
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	-	3	6	1

Cubs Hitting

hitters
S. CastroSS
D. Barney2B
B. LaHairRF
T. CampanaRF
C. Pena1B
A. SorianoLF
B. DeWitt3B
D. LeMahieu3B
M. ByrdCF
G. SotoC
R. WellsP
aR. JohnsonPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	1	0	0	.307	.342	.432
4	0	1	0	0	0	.278	.313	.357
4	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.410	.577
0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.308	.306
2	1	0	0	2	1	.228	.358	.468
4	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.286	.462
4	0	2	0	0	0	.259	.300	.406
0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.268	.291
3	1	1	0	1	0	.279	.328	.399
3	0	0	1	0	2	.227	.308	.411
3	0	0	0	0	1	.140	.159	.140
1	0	0	0	0	1	.313	.352	.473
32	2	5	2	3	6

a-struck out swinging for R Wells in the 9th

Batting
2BM Byrd (22, E Jackson)
RBIG Soto (54), S Castro (65)
2Out RBIS Castro
SFG Soto
Team LOB7
Team RISP1-6 (B LaHair 0-1, R Wells 0-2, G Soto 0-1, A Soriano 0-1, S Castro 1-1)

Fielding
DP2 (D Barney-S Castro, B DeWitt-D Barney-C Pena)

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
J. JayCF
A. Pujols1B
L. BerkmanRF
J. MotteP
M. HollidayLF
D. Freese3B
M. RzepczynskiP
O. DotelP
C. PattersonRF
Y. MolinaC
S. Schumaker2B
N. Punto2B
E. JacksonP
aD. DescalsoPH-3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.230	.298	.348
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.342	.424
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.369	.547
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.298	.411	.546
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.295	.386	.524
2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.295	.348	.438
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.173	.235
3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.305	.345	.467
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.284	.335	.351
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.373	.379
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.308	.321	.308
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.332	.351
26	3	6	3	2	3	2

a-lined out to right for E Jackson in the 7th

Batting
HRY Molina (14, 7th inning off R Wells 0 on, 1 Out); R Furcal (8, 8th inning off R Wells 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIE Jackson (2), Y Molina (64), R Furcal (28)
SFE Jackson
SHJ Jay
GIDPY Molina
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-3 (R Furcal 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, A Pujols 0-1)

Fielding
ES Schumaker (8, ground ball)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
R. Wells(L,7-6)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	6	3	3	3	2	2	109-66	4.99
8.0	6	3	3	3	2	2	109-66

Pitching
IBBM Byrd (By E Jackson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Wells 14-31
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Wells 10-6-25-25
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Wells 13-8
Game ScoresR Wells 57

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
E. Jackson
M. Rzepczynski
O. Dotel(W,3-2)
J. Motte(S,9)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	2	2	3	2	108-66	3.62
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	4-3	3.92
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	6-4	3.18
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-10	2.25
9.0	5	2	2	3	6	131-83

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE Jackson 16-30; M Rzepczynski 1-1; O Dotel 1-2; J Motte 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE Jackson 16-8-17-25; M Rzepczynski 0-1-2-0; O Dotel 1-1-1-1; J Motte 3-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Jackson 3-16; M Rzepczynski 0-0; O Dotel 0-1; J Motte 0-1
Game ScoresE Jackson 58

Scoring Summary

		CHC	STL
4th	G Soto hit sacrifice fly to center, C Pena scored.	1	0
5th	E Jackson hit sacrifice fly to right, D Freese scored, Y Molina to third, S Schumaker to second.	1	1
7th	S Castro singled to left, M Byrd scored.	2	1
7th	Y Molina homered to left (399 feet).	2	2
8th	R Furcal homered to right (409 feet).	2	3

Cubs
5
Cardinals
1

Game 1

24/9

Cubs
1
Cardinals
2

Game 2

24/9

Cubs
2
Cardinals
3

Game 3

25/9

Busch Stadium

7:15 PM, 25 September 2011

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 41,469

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

O. Dotel3-2

R. Wells7-6

J. Motte9

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