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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 18, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 18, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sean Lowe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 29,913 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Gibson 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Jerry Meals |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Right Fielder |
| Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
| Eli Marrero | Catcher |
| Sean Lowe | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Doug Glanville | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 18, 1997
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. DeShields reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire hits a popup beyond short. Alexander can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
McGee vs. Trachsel
McGee hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lowe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Lowe
Glanville hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Glanville reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Lowe
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Lowe covering. Safe. Glanville moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Lowe
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Houston vs. Lowe
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trachsel
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trachsel
Marrero strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowe vs. Trachsel
Lowe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Lowe
Orie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Lowe
Cairo is hit by the pitch. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Lowe
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Orie moves to third. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trachsel vs. Lowe
Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Cairo moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Lowe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lowe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lowe. Cairo scores. Alexander scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Lowe
There goes Johnson. The throw from Marrero and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Glanville vs. Lowe
Glanville hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DeShields reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford takes first base on ball four. DeShields moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lowe
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lowe
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Lowe
Houston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Trachsel
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trachsel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trachsel
Marrero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Lowe
Orie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Lowe
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Orie trying to get to third. Clayton throws to Gaetti who tags Orie for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Lowe
Alexander hits a popup beyond second. DeShields can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trachsel vs. Bautista
Jose Bautista now pitching.
Trachsel bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with DeShields covering, for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Bautista
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Trachsel
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Jose Bautista.
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Trachsel
DeShields hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Trachsel
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Trachsel
McGwire hits a popup into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Painter
Lance Painter now pitching.
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Painter
Grace hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Painter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Painter
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Painter
Houston strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Trachsel
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Trachsel
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Trachsel
McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Painter
Orie hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Painter
Cairo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Painter
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Painter
Trachsel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Trachsel reaches second base with a double. Alexander goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Painter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trachsel scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Glanville vs. Painter
Painter fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to DeShields who tags Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trachsel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Trachsel
Marrero hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheaffer vs. Patterson
Phil Plantier pinch hits for Lance Painter. Bob Patterson now pitching. Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Phil Plantier.
Sheaffer hits a line drive towards short. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
DeShields vs. Patterson
There goes Marrero. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Marrero steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Patterson
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Raggio
Brady Raggio now pitching.
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Raggio
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Raggio
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Pisciotta
Marc Pisciotta now pitching.
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Pisciotta
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Pisciotta
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Pisciotta
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Raggio
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Raggio
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton misplays the ball. That's an error on Clayton. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Raggio
Cairo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orie moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Raggio
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to home to get Orie. Cairo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kieschnick vs. Raggio
Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Marc Pisciotta.
There's a wild pitch. Cairo moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Kieschnick vs. Raggio
Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Adams
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Adams
Young strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Marrero vs. Adams
Marrero hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Adams
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Brady Raggio.
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lampkin for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Adams
DeShields takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Adams
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields the ball and throws to Adams covering. Safe. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Adams
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeShields scores. Clayton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Adams
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1997 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
DeShields D, 2b 4 1 3 0 Johnson L, cf 4 0 2 2
Clayton R, ss 5 0 1 0 Glanville D, lf 4 0 1 0
McGwire M, 1b 5 0 2 1 Grace M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lankford R, cf 1 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Houston T, c 4 0 0 0
McGee W, rf 4 1 1 0 Orie K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Young D, lf 4 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 3 1 3 0
Marrero E, c 4 1 2 2 Alexander M, ss 3 2 1 0
Lowe S, p 1 0 0 0 Trachsel S, p 2 1 1 1
Bautista J, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi T, ph 1 0 0 0 Pisciotta M, p 0 0 0 0
Painter L, p 0 0 0 0 Kieschnick B, ph 1 0 0 0
Plantier P, ph 0 0 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
Sheaffer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Raggio B, p 0 0 0 0
Lampkin T, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 31 4 10 3
St.Louis 000 000 003 -- 3
Chicago 020 002 00x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lowe S (L) 3.1 6 2 1 2 1
Bautista J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Painter L 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Raggio B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (W) 6.1 5 0 0 3 5
Patterson B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Pisciotta M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Adams T 1.0 4 3 3 1 1
E -- Lowe S, Marrero E, Clayton R
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Chicago 8
2B -- DeShields D, Glanville D, Trachsel S
HR -- Marrero E
SB -- Johnson L, Marrero E
CS -- Johnson L
SH -- Trachsel S
HBP -- by Lowe S (Cairo M)
WP -- Raggio B
T -- 2:57
A -- 29913
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