St Louis vs. Chicago Cubs
Extended Box How They Scored Game Story
NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 11 14 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 8 12 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: STL - BRETT TOMKO, JEFF FASSERO (7TH), ESTEBAN YAN (7TH), STEVE
KLINE (9TH) AND MIKE MATHENY
CHN - KERRY WOOD, DAVE VERES (4TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH
(5TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), MARK GUTHRIE (8TH), JOE
BOROWSKI (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER, PAUL BAKO (9TH)
WP - BRETT TOMKO (5-5)
LP - KERRY WOOD (8-6)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: STL - JIM EDMONDS (26) OFF KERRY WOOD IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ALBERT PUJOLS (25) OFF KERRY WOOD IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
TINO MARTINEZ (10) OFF KERRY WOOD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
CHN - MOISES ALOU (11) OFF BRETT TOMKO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
MOISES ALOU (12) OFF BRETT TOMKO IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
ERIC KARROS (8) OFF BRETT TOMKO IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
SAMMY SOSA (12) OFF ESTEBAN YAN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
MOISES ALOU (13) OFF STEVE KLINE IN THE 9TH, 2 ON
TIME: 3:04 ATT: 39,756
PROBABLES: STL - MATT MORRIS (8-5, 3.85)
CHN - SHAWN ESTES (6-7, 5.38)
Extended BoxST LOUIS (11) VS CHICAGO CUBS (8) - FINAL ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Hart 2b 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .412 J Edmonds cf 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .303 A Pujols lf 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .377 T Martinez 1b 4 1 3 4 0 0 2 .293 S Rolen 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285 E Renteria ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .331 K Robinson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 E Yan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 a-E Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Matheny c 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .274 B Tomko p 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333 J Fassero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Palmeiro rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .285 Totals 36 11 14 11 7 3 17 a-struck out swinging for E Yan in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - B Hart (5, K Wood). HR - J Edmonds (26, 1st inning off K Wood 0 on, 1 Out), A Pujols (25, 1st inning off K Wood 0 on, 1 Out), T Martinez (10, 3rd inning off K Wood 0 on, 0 Out). S - K Robinson , B Hart. SF - J Edmonds, T Martinez. RBI - J Edmonds 2 (61), A Pujols (77), B Hart 2 (9), T Martinez 4 (43), M Matheny (27), B Tomko (5). 2-out RBI - T Martinez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1, B Tomko 1, A Pujols 2. GIDP - S Rolen, K Robinson, J Edmonds. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria 2 (20, 2nd base off J Borowski/P Bako, 3rd base off J Borowski/P Bako). CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Grudzielanek 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .294 A Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .247 M Guthrie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 S Sosa rf 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .294 M Alou lf 5 3 3 5 0 1 1 .292 E Karros 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .315 C Patterson cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .296 R Martinez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Hernandez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 D Miller c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .226 J Borowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Wood p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 D Veres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-T O'Leary ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 K Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L Harris 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Totals 39 8 12 8 2 9 9 a-struck out looking for D Veres in the 4th. BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (23, B Tomko); C Patterson (17, B Tomko); M Grudzielanek 2 (22, B Tomko, S Kline). HR - M Alou 3 (13, 2nd inning off B Tomko 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off B Tomko 0 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off S Kline 2 on, 2 Out), E Karros (8, 6th inning off B Tomko 0 on, 0 Out), S Sosa (12, 7th inning off E Yan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Alou 5 (55), E Karros (19), S Sosa 2 (39). 2-out RBI - S Sosa 2, M Alou 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T O'Leary 1, S Sosa 1, M Alou 1. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: E - L Harris 2 (3, ground ball 2). DP: 3 (R Martinez-M Grudzielanek- E Karros, M Grudzielanek-A Gonzalez-E Karros, M Grudzielanek-J Hernandez-E Karros). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 231 100 022 -- 11 CHICAGO CUBS - 010 101 203 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Tomko (W, 5-5) 6 7 3 3 1 5 3 5.62 J Fassero 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.12 E Yan 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 1 7.23 S Kline 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.15 CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era K Wood (L, 8-6) 3 6 7 7 6 1 3 3.36 D Veres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 K Farnsworth 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.23 A Alfonseca 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.64 M Guthrie 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.61 J Borowski 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2.66 K Wood pitched to 3 batters in the 4th. WP - E Yan. IBB - A Pujols (by M Guthrie). Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 84-50; J Fassero 9-5; E Yan 28-18; S Kline 20-12; K Wood 81-39; D Veres 7-6; K Farnsworth 19-12; A Alfonseca 21-15; M Guthrie 12-5; J Borowski 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: B Tomko 10-3; J Fassero 0-0; E Yan 1-2; S Kline 0-2; K Wood 2-6; D Veres 2-1; K Farnsworth 4-1; A Alfonseca 4-0; M Guthrie 1-1; J Borowski 2-0. Batters faced: B Tomko 26; J Fassero 2; E Yan 7; S Kline 6; K Wood 21; D Veres 2; K Farnsworth 7; A Alfonseca 7; M Guthrie 4; J Borowski 6. UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Justin Klemm. T--3:04. Att--39,756. Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 15 mph, out to center.
How They ScoredST LOUIS 1ST: B Hart flied out to deep right center. J Edmonds homered to right center. A Pujols homered to center. T Martinez grounded out to second. S Rolen lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: E Renteria walked. K Robinson sacrificed to catcher, E Renteria to second. M Matheny walked. B Tomko singled to left center, E Renteria scored, M Matheny to second. B Hart doubled to left, M Matheny scored, B Tomko to third. J Edmonds hit sacrifice fly to center, B Tomko scored, B Hart to third. A Pujols struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 0. CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M Alou homered to left center. E Karros grounded out to shortstop. C Patterson struck out swinging. R Martinez singled to center. D Miller struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1. ST LOUIS 3RD: T Martinez homered to right center. S Rolen flied out to center. E Renteria singled to center. K Robinson flied out to center. M Matheny walked, E Renteria to second. B Tomko flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1. ST LOUIS 4TH: B Hart walked. J Edmonds walked, B Hart to second. A Pujols walked, B Hart to third, J Edmonds to second. D Veres relieved K Wood. T Martinez hit sacrifice fly to center, B Hart scored. S Rolen grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Pujols out at second. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, CHICAGO CUBS 1. CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M Alou homered to right. E Karros flied out to left. C Patterson doubled to right. R Martinez flied out to deep right, C Patterson to third. D Miller walked. T O'Leary hit for D Veres. T O'Leary struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, CHICAGO CUBS 2. CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: E Karros homered to center. C Patterson grounded out to shortstop. R Martinez grounded out to third. D Miller grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, CHICAGO CUBS 3. CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: J Fassero relieved B Tomko. L Harris struck out looking. M Grudzielanek singled to right. O Palmeiro in right field. E Yan relieved J Fassero. M Grudzielanek to second on wild pitch by E Yan. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. S Sosa homered to left, M Grudzielanek scored. M Alou grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5. ST LOUIS 8TH: M Matheny grounded out to shortstop. O Palmeiro singled to shallow left center. B Hart singled to left, O Palmeiro to second. M Guthrie relieved A Alfonseca. J Hernandez at shortstop. J Edmonds grounded out to first, O Palmeiro to third, B Hart to second. A Pujols intentionally walked. T Martinez singled to center, O Palmeiro and B Hart scored, A Pujols to second. S Rolen popped out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 9, CHICAGO CUBS 5. ST LOUIS 9TH: J Borowski relieved M Guthrie. P Bako catching. E Renteria safe at first on error by third baseman L Harris. E Perez hit for E Yan. E Renteria stole second. E Perez struck out swinging. E Renteria stole third. M Matheny singled to shallow right, E Renteria scored. O Palmeiro singled to right, M Matheny to third. B Hart singled to center, M Matheny scored, O Palmeiro to second. J Edmonds grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Hart out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 11, CHICAGO CUBS 5. CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: S Kline relieved E Yan. L Harris flied out to shallow center. M Grudzielanek doubled to deep right center. P Bako struck out swinging. S Sosa walked. M Alou homered to left, M Grudzielanek and S Sosa scored. E Karros flied out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 11, CHICAGO CUBS 8.
Game StoryCHICAGO (Ticker) -- Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols set the tone with back-to-back home runs in the first inning as the St. Louis Cardinals pounded Kerry Wood and won a slugfest with the Chicago Cubs, 11-8. After a last-minute lineup change by manager Tony La Russa, Edmonds and Pujols homered four pitches apart to give the Cardinals the lead for good. Tino Martinez hit St. Louis' other homer, a solo shot that made it 6-1 in the third. Moises Alou hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his 11-year career, but the reeling Cubs couldn't overcome a porous effort by Wood (8-6), who allowed seven runs and 12 runners in three-plus innings. "Kerry didn't have his good stuff, which is a rarity for him," Martinez said. "The key for a team like us when we face a great pitcher is that we take advantage of any situations that are out there." Wood was pulled after walking the first three batters in the fourth. He gave up six hits and six walks while throwing only 39 of 81 pitches for strikes. He also matched his shortest outing in over two years. "I let the team down for more than just this one game," he said. "By coming out as early as I did, I depleted our bullpen for the next day or two, and that could hurt us trying to win the next couple of days." Martinez drove in four runs and rookie Bo Hart went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI, helping the Cardinals to their second straight win following a three-game losing streak. Brett Tomko (5-5) picked up the victory, yielding three runs and seven hits in six innings. He also had two hits and scored a run. Alou hit solo homers in the second and fourth and a three-run shot in the ninth, but the Cubs lost for the eighth time in 10 games and fell more than a game out of first place for the first time since April 13. Chicago began the day a game behind St. Louis and Houston in the National League Central. It really never was a game after the first inning, which began after a late lineup change as La Russa shifted Edmonds from fourth to second, Martinez from sixth to fourth, Edgar Renteria from seventh to sixth and Kerry Robinson from second to seventh. The moves paid off as the four players combined to go 6-for-18 with two homers, six RBI and four runs scored. La Russa's changes paid immediate dividends as Edmonds hit Wood's third pitch of the game over the wall in right-center field, opening the scoring with his 26th homer. Wood brushed back Pujols with a 1-0 pitch, then surrendered his 25th home run, a blast to center field. That was the beginning of the end for Wood, who walked a pair of batters in the second. Both scored during a three-run frame that included an RBI single by Tomko that made it 5-0. "The sign of a good team is to take advantage of good pitchers when they are not at their peak," La Russa said. "That's why I give our guys credit today. We took a lot of good swings at him, we gave Brett a lot of runs to work with." Wood threw a strike to start the third inning but followed with three straight balls. Martinez sent his next pitch over the ivy in right-center for a 6-1 cushion. After stranding a pair of runners in the third, Wood walked Hart, Edmonds and Pujols to start the fourth, throwing 12 of 18 pitches for balls. By then, Cubs manager Dusty Baker had seen enough. "That doesn't happen too often to Woody," Baker said. "But seven or eight times out of the year, even for great pitchers, they'll go out there with less than average stuff. Give the Cardinals credit, they took advantage of it." Martinez added a sacrifice fly off Dave Veres to make it 7-1. Alou and Karros hit solo shots of Tomko to get the Cubs within 7-3 in the sixth and Sammy Sosa added a two-run shot off Esteban Yan in the seventh, but Martinez put away the game in the eighth. Enjoying his hottest stretch of the season, Martinez singled home a pair of runs to make it 9-5. He went 3-for-4 and is batting .357 (41-for-115) in his last 33 games. Mike Matheny and Hart added RBI singles in the ninth for an 11-5 lead. Hart had at least three hits for the sixth time in 15 major league games and increased his batting average to .412 (28-for-68). The only positive for the Cubs was Alou, who went 3-for-5 with a career high-tying five RBI. He had 22 two-homer games, most recently last August 10 in Colorado. "To be honest, it takes away a lot of the fun of a good day when you lose," he said. "I won't be going out and celebrating anything after hitting three home runs. We all need to get ready, get our rest and prepare for two more difficult games."