Cubs 5, 
Cardinals 1
| W: | R. Dempster (17-6) |
| L: | B. Looper (12-14) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| R Ludwick RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .294 |
| B Barton PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .349 |
| J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| F Lopez 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| T Glaus 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| K McClellan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Phelps 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| N Stavinoha LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| J LaRue C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| b-A Kennedy PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| B Looper P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| a-A Miles PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .311 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-flied out to center for B Looper in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Larue in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Ludwick (39, R Dempster); F Lopez (25, B Howry) RBI: A Pujols (106) SF: A Pujols GIDP: B Looper, A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Izturis 1, T Glaus 1, A Kennedy 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Izturis (21, 2nd base off R Dempster/K Hill) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: F Lopez (14, throw) DP: 1 (A Miles-C Izturis-A Pujols). Outfield Assist: R Ludwick (R Cedeno at Home). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Looper (L, 12-14) | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 102-64 | 4.12 |
| K McClellan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 4.04 |
| J Motte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 137-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Looper; K McClellan Batters faced: B Looper 28; K McClellan 4; J Motte 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Looper 6-5; K McClellan 2-1; J Motte 0-0 Game Scores: B Looper 43 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| R Cedeno SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| M Hoffpauir LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
| D Ward 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .223 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| F Pie CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 |
| C McGehee 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| K Hill C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
| R Dempster P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Edmonds PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| C Gaudin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Wells P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| a-hit sacrifice fly to left for J Samardzija in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Fukudome (24, B Looper); M Hoffpauir (7, B Looper); R Cedeno (11, K McClellan) 3B: F Pie (1, B Looper) RBI: M Hoffpauir (3), C McGehee 2 (4), J Edmonds (54) S: K Hill SF: C McGehee, J Edmonds GIDP: D Ward Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ward 2, K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (R Dempster-R Cedeno-D Ward, C McGehee-M Fontenot-D Ward). Outfield Assist: K Fukudome (C Izturis at Home). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Dempster (W, 17-6) | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67-47 | 2.99 |
| J Samardzija (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-9 | 2.16 |
| C Gaudin (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20-9 | 4.44 |
| R Wells | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-5 | 0.00 |
| B Howry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 5.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 125-79 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Dempster 19; J Samardzija 3; C Gaudin 5; R Wells 3; B Howry 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 7-6; J Samardzija 1-0; C Gaudin 1-1; R Wells 2-1; B Howry 1-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | CHC | |||
 | 1st | A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to center, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick to third. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | M Hoffpauir grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Fukudome scored, R Cedeno safe at second on throwing error by second baseman F Lopez. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | C McGehee hit sacrifice fly to center, F Pie scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | C McGehee singled to center, M Fontenot scored, F Pie to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | J Edmonds hit sacrifice fly to left, F Pie scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | R Cedeno scored on K McClellan's wild pitch. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,551 (98.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:26 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 21st 2008
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 13 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |