St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

80-75, 40-41 Away

Final

94-60, 55-26 Home


STL
CHC

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

R. Dempster17-6

5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

B. Looper12-14

6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- M Hoffpauir grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Fukudome scored, R Cedeno safe at second on throwing error by second baseman F Lopez.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsTop 4th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- C Izturis stole second.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- J. Samardzija pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- J Edmonds hit for J Samardzija.
  1
  3
- C McGehee to third on wild pitch by B Looper.
  1
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- C. Gaudin pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- A Miles hit for B Looper.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- K. McClellan pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- F Lopez at third base.
  1
  4
- A Miles at second base.
  1
  4
- R Cedeno scored on K McClellan's wild pitch.
  1
  5
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- R. Wells pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- B Barton ran for R Ludwick.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- J. Motte pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- B Barton in right field.
  1
  5
- J Phelps at first base.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- B. Howry pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- A Kennedy hit for J LaRue.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Cardinals
12
Cubs
6

Game 1

19/9

Cardinals
4
Cubs
5

Game 2

20/9

Cardinals
1
Cubs
5

Game 3

21/9

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 21 September 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,551

Game Time:2:26

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg

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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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

R. Dempster17-6

B. Looper12-14

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single