Derrek Lee Homers Twice; Cubs Nearly Blow Seven-Run Lead, But Win Series From Cardinals
The Cardinals score five in the ninth, but the Cubs hang on to win.
| Final - 8.15.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Fukudome, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Tyler Colvin, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Xavier Nady, 7,3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marcos Mateo, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .274 |
| Koyie Hill, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Ryan Dempster, P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .156 |
| Jeff Baker, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Lee
Doubles - Fukudome, Colvin, Hill
Grounded into DP - Nady
Hit by pitch - Nady
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Lee
Doubles - Fukudome, Colvin, Hill
Grounded into DP - Nady
Hit by pitch - Nady
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (W, 11-8) | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.62 | 0 | 119-75 |
| Sean Marshall | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.34 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Marcos Mateo | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 | 25-13 |
| James Russell | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 0 | 10-3 |
| Carlos Marmol (S, 2-2; S,21) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 16-9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker, 4,9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| Jon Jay, 9,8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .365 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
| Dennys Reyes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Felipe Lopez, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Randy Winn, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Allen Craig, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .170 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Steven Hill, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| Blake Hawksworth, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Stavinoha, 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Kyle Lohse, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Mike MacDougal, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Miles, ph,4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pujols, Hill
Doubles - Ryan
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Craig
Home runs - Pujols, Hill
Doubles - Ryan
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Craig
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse (L, 1-5) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.79 | 0 | 67-41 |
| Mike MacDougal | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 46-25 |
| Blake Hawksworth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.09 | 0 | 32-24 |
| Dennys Reyes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 0 | 11-9 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: K.Lohse pitched to 5 batters in the 4th. M.Mateo pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike DiMuro, First Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 3:27
Pitching notes: K.Lohse pitched to 5 batters in the 4th. M.Mateo pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike DiMuro, First Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 3:27
