Chi Cubs 5, St. Louis 3
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(58-62)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Chi Cubs 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 2
WP: S. Marshall (6-6) S: R. Dempster (19)
LP: A. Reyes (2-12)
(63-59)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee singled to right, J. Kendall scored, J. Jones to second
- D. Ward homered to deep center, D. Lee, A. Ramirez and J. Jones scored
Top 4th: St. Louis
- J. Encarnacion homered to deep left
Top 5th: St. Louis
- B. Ryan homered to deep left
Top 8th: St. Louis
- A. Pujols homered to deep center
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Eckstein ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
S. Taguchi cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A. Pujols 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .321
J. Encarnacion rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .290
S. Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
R. Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
    C. Duncan ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271
Y. Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A. Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087
    J. Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
    T. Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
    A. Miles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B. Ryan 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .342
 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 2 10  
 Batting
HR - J Encarnacion (8, 4th inning off S Marshall 0 on, 0 Out), B Ryan (4, 5th inning off S Marshall 0 on, 1 Out), A Pujols (27, 8th inning off B Howry 0 on, 1 Out).
S - An Reyes.
RBI - J Encarnacion (44), B Ryan (10), A Pujols (79).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, D Eckstein 1, B Ryan 2.
GIDP - J Encarnacion.
Team LOB - 6.
 Base Running
SB - B Ryan (2, 2nd base off S Eyre/J Kendall).
 
 Fielding
E - J Encarnacion (8, dropped foul ball).
PB - Y Molina.
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288
J. Jones cf-rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273
D. Lee 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .314
A. Ramirez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .319
D. Ward rf 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .307
    F. Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M. DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M. Murton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J. Kendall c 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S. Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .080
    C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Fontenot ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
    B. Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 27 5 4 5 3 5 5  
 Batting
2B - D Lee (34, An Reyes).
HR - D Ward (1, 3rd inning off An Reyes 3 on, 2 Out).
RBI - D Lee (63), D Ward 4 (12).
2-out RBI - D Lee, D Ward 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1.
Team LOB - 2.
 Base Running
CS - M Fontenot (3, 2nd base by T Percival/Y Molina).
 
 Fielding
E - A Ramirez (6, ground ball); J Kendall (2, throw).
DP - 1 (R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee).
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Reyes (L, 2-12) 6.0 4 5 5 2 4 1 5.61
T. Percival 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.45
B. Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
S. Marshall (W, 6-6) 5.0 5 2 2 1 0 2 4.21
C. Marmol (H, 11) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.68
S. Eyre (H, 4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.49
B. Howry (H, 13) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.96
C. Pignatiello (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R. Dempster (S, 19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.40
HBP - J Kendall (by An Reyes).
Pitches-strikes - An Reyes 74-46; T Percival 18-10; B Thompson 7-5; S Marshall 70-47; C Marmol 20-10; S Eyre 11-7; B Howry 13-10; C Pignatiello 0-1; R Dempster 12-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - An Reyes 7-7; T Percival 0-1; B Thompson 1-2; S Marshall 10-5; C Marmol 0-2; S Eyre 2-0; B Howry 0-2; C Pignatiello 0-0; R Dempster 3-0.
Batters faced - An Reyes 25; T Percival 3; B Thompson 3; S Marshall 21; C Marmol 4; S Eyre 3; B Howry 4; C Pignatiello 1; R Dempster 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Angel Hernandez.
Time: 2:28. (Plus 2 rain delays totaling 126 minutes in the 1st, 8th).
Attendance: 41,369.
Weather: 64 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 8 mph, right to left.
Game Notes
THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.

Updated on Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 8:44 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 St. Louis
B. Ryan B. Ryan
2-4, 1 HR
1 RBI
 Chi Cubs
D. Ward D. Ward
1-3, 1 HR
4 RBI