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CHICAGO CUBS (5) VS ST LOUIS (4) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
M Grudzielanek 2b       5  1  1  0   0  2   2  .375
R Martinez ss           3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .259
M Alou lf               4  1  1  1   0  1   1  .293
S Sosa rf               2  1  0  0   2  0   0  .283
A Ramirez 3b            4  1  3  2   0  1   0  .324
D Lee 1b                3  1  1  1   1  1   3  .311
C Patterson cf          4  0  1  1   0  0   3  .266
P Bako c                3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .213
 a-J Macias ph          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .268
 L Hawkins p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
G Maddux p              3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .103
 K Farnsworth p         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-M Barrett ph-c       1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .303

Totals                 32  5  8  5   3  9  12

a-sacrificed to pitcher for P Bako in the 9th;  b-flied out to center for 
K Farnsworth in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez 2 (19, J Marquis, J Isringhausen). HR - M Alou (18, 
4th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0 Out), D Lee (10, 7th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 
0 Out). S - R Martinez, J Macias. RBI - C Patterson (28), M Alou (46), D Lee (45), 
A Ramirez 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Ramirez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 
2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, D Lee 1. Team LOB - 5. 
 
FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Martinez-M Grudzielanek-D Lee). 
 

ST LOUIS               ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Womack 2b             4  1  2  1   0  0   0  .304
E Renteria ss           4  0  1  0   0  0   2  .275
A Pujols 1b             4  1  1  0   0  1   2  .305
S Rolen 3b              3  0  0  1   0  0   2  .340
J Mabry lf              4  1  1  0   0  2   0  .319
R Sanders rf            4  0  1  1   0  1   0  .254
R Lankford cf           4  0  2  1   0  0   0  .269
Y Molina c              3  0  1  0   0  0   2  .225
 H Luna pr              0  1  0  0   0  0   0  .242
 M Matheny c            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .261
 a-R Cedeno ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .298
J Marquis p             3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .250
 J Isringhausen p       0  0  0  0   0  0   0 1.000
 R King p               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 J Tavarez p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-J Edmonds ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .277

Totals                 35  4 10  4   0  4  10

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for M Matheny in the 9th;  b-flied 
out to left for J Tavarez in the 9th.

BATTING: SF - S Rolen. RBI - S Rolen (71), R Sanders (35), R Lankford (14), 
T Womack (18). 2-out RBI - R Sanders, R Lankford, T Womack. Runners left in 
scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 2, Y Molina 1. GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 5. 
 
FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Womack-E Renteria). 


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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 010 100 120   --   5
    ST LOUIS        - 300 000 100   --   4
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux                      6 2/3   9   4   4   0   2   0   4.02
K Farnsworth (W, 3-3)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   3.24
L Hawkins (S, 9)              1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.20

ST LOUIS                     ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Marquis                     7 1/3   6   4   4   2   8   2   4.31
J Isringhausen (L, 3-2; B, 4)   2/3   1   1   1   1   0   0   3.62
R King                          1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.33
J Tavarez                       2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.67

WP - J Marquis. Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 97-63; K Farnsworth 13-11; 
L Hawkins 14-11; J Marquis 102-65; J Isringhausen 18-9; R King 6-4; J Tavarez 12-7. 
Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 13-5; K Farnsworth 1-1; L Hawkins 1-2; J Marquis 9-4; 
J Isringhausen 1-1; R King 1-0; J Tavarez 0-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 28; 
K Farnsworth 4; L Hawkins 4; J Marquis 29; J Isringhausen 4; R King 2; J Tavarez 2. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Randy Marsh. 

T--2:47. Att--45,070. 
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.
 

How They Scored

ST LOUIS 1ST:   T Womack singled to center.  E Renteria singled to right, 
T Womack to third.  A Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, 
E Renteria out at second.  S Rolen hit sacrifice fly to right, T Womack scored.  
J Mabry singled to right, A Pujols to third.  R Sanders singled to left, 
A Pujols scored, J Mabry to second.  R Lankford singled to center, J Mabry 
scored, R Sanders to third.  Y Molina grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 
0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 0, ST LOUIS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND:   S Sosa grounded out to shortstop.  A Ramirez doubled to 
deep right.  D Lee walked.  A Ramirez to third on wild pitch by J Marquis. 
C Patterson grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Ramirez scored, D Lee out 
at second.  P Bako lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 1, 
ST LOUIS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH:   M Alou homered to left.  S Sosa walked.  A Ramirez 
singled to center, S Sosa to second.  D Lee struck out looking.  C Patterson 
lined into double play, second to shortstop, S Sosa doubled off second.(1 Run, 
2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 2, ST LOUIS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH:   D Lee homered to right.  C Patterson grounded out to 
second.  P Bako struck out swinging.  G Maddux struck out swinging. (1 Run, 
1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 7TH:   R Sanders grounded out to third.  R Lankford grounded out to 
second.  Y Molina singled to right.  J Marquis singled to right, Y Molina to 
second.  H Luna ran for Y Molina. T Womack singled to center, H Luna scored, 
J Marquis to third, T Womack to second advancing on throw.  K Farnsworth relieved 
G Maddux. E Renteria grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, 
ST LOUIS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH:   M Matheny catching. M Grudzielanek singled to left.  
R Martinez sacrificed to pitcher, M Grudzielanek to second.  J Isringhausen 
relieved J Marquis. M Alou grounded out to third.  S Sosa walked.  A Ramirez 
doubled to right center, M Grudzielanek and S Sosa scored.  D Lee flied out to 
right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 5, ST LOUIS 4.

Game Story

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Aramis Ramirez and the Chicago Cubs 
cooled off their division rivals and remained red hot in the
process.

Ramirez's third hit of the game, a two-run double off Jason
Isringhausen in the eighth inning lifted the Cubs to their ninth
victory in 10 games, a 5-4 triumph over the St. Louis
Cardinals.

St. Louis lost consecutive games for the first time since a
three-game losing streak from May 22-26 and saw their lead over
Chicago in the National League Central Division shrink to one
game.

"I just wanted to put the ball in play.  I didn't want to strike
out in that situation, with the tying run on base," said
Ramirez who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. "I
wanted to put the ball in play and see what happens."

"That was a great come-from-behind victory, especially when your
down in this ballpark to these guys," Cubs manager Dusty Baker
said.

The Cubs came back on more than one occasion in the contest.

Derrek Lee's 10th homer of the season, off Cardinals' starter
Jason Marquis in the seventh inning, tied the game, 3-3.

In the bottom of the inning, the Cardinals regained the lead on
an RBI single by Tony Womack, but the advantage was short-lived.

Mark Grudzielanek led off the eighth with a single and was
sacrificed over by Ramon Martinez.  Isringhausen (3-2) came on
and got Moises Alou to ground out to third, but walked Sammy
Sosa on a full count pitch.  Ramirez then knocked in two with a
double to the alley in right-center.

"I got ahead of him (Sosa) then I just didn't make another pitch
to finish him.  It's that simple," Isringhausen said. "I'm
happy with the way I threw.  I made a good pitch to Aramis, he
hit it off the end of the bat and it landed in no man's land."

"Their third baseman had a big night," Cardinals manager Tony La
Russa said. "Giving him a chance to beat us isn't what we had
in mind."

Cubs starter Greg Maddux was roughed up for three runs in the
first inning on a sacrifice fly by Scott Rolen, his 71st RBI,
and run-scoring singles by Reggie Sanders and Ray Lankford.
Maddux settled down and retired the next 13 batters.

"It was just one of those things.  I thought I made some pretty
good pitches in the first inning and they still hit them,"
Maddux said. "You tip your hat and you move on.  You just try to
hold them and hope the boys come back."

Kyle Farnsworth (3-3) tossed 1 1/3 perfect innings to earn the
win.  Farnsworth relieved Maddux in the seventh and retired
Renteria on a ground out with runners at second and third.

"My strength is to just go after people.  They know that.  They
have to beat me with my best stuff," Farnsworth said. "You can't
pitch scared.  You have to be aggressive and that's what I
did."

LaTroy Hawkins induced pinch hitter Jim Edmonds, who was a late
scratch because of a strained groin, to pop out to left with the
tying run on first for his ninth save of the season.

Cardinals starter Jason Marquis pitched 7 1/3 innings, giving up
four runs and six hits while striking out a season-high eight.

"It was one of my better outings of the year," Marquis said. "I
had command of all my stuff.  I felt great out there. Obviously
a couple of my mistakes they hit out of the ballpark."

Marquis allowed homers to Lee and Moises Alou.

The Cubs extended their road winning streak to seven games,
which is their longest since 1971.