Cardinals' 12-Run Inning Demolishes Cubs
The Cubs got blown out by the Cardinals Saturday night. A bunch of records were tied or broken. So goes the 2012 season.
| Final - 7.21.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | X | 12 | 17 | 0 |
Stories
Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 7/21, 6:15 CT
Tonight, hopefully different.
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 7/21, 6:15 CT
... not easy for this year's Cubs.
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Winning on the road...
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview, Saturday 7/21, 6:15 CT
The Cubs try to even up their series with the Cardinals Saturday evening in St. Louis.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | X | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Tony Campana, ph,8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Steve Clevenger, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Bryan LaHair, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Rafael Dolis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Valbuena, 5,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .223 |
| Jeff Baker, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Matt Garza, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 |
| Justin Germano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manuel Corpas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Rizzo
Sacrifices - Germano
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Castro
Grounded into DP - Rizzo
Sacrifices - Germano
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Castro
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.91 | 33-22 | |
| Justin Germano (L, 0-1) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 43-29 | |
| James Russell | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 25-12 | |
| Manuel Corpas | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 16-11 | |
| Rafael Dolis | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.44 | 29-20 |
Pitching
IBB - Molina by Russell
IBB - Molina by Russell
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| Daniel Descalso, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Skip Schumaker, 4,9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .322 |
| Barret Browning, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Victor Marte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Trevor Rosenthal, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Beltran, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Tyler Greene, pr,4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| Tony Cruz, ph,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Lance Berkman, 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| David Freese, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Jon Jay, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Jake Westbrook, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| Allen Craig, PH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Matt Carpenter, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | |
Batting
Triples - Schumaker
Doubles - Schumaker, Holliday, Beltran, Berkman, Freese 2, Jay, Craig 2
Grounded into DP - Berkman
Sacrifices - Schumaker
Stolen Bases - Berkman
Team LOB - 9
Triples - Schumaker
Doubles - Schumaker, Holliday, Beltran, Berkman, Freese 2, Jay, Craig 2
Grounded into DP - Berkman
Sacrifices - Schumaker
Stolen Bases - Berkman
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Westbrook (W, 8-8) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.60 | 100-65 | |
| Barret Browning | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 8-4 | |
| Victor Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1-1 | |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10-6 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J.Germano pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. M.Corpas pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Duration: 2:59
Pitching notes: J.Germano pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. M.Corpas pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Duration: 2:59
