Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 9/23)
| Game 1: Friday, September 23 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 24 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 25 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
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8:15 PM ET, September 23, 2011
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: J. Samardzija (8-4)
L: K. McClellan (12-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (foul), S Castro singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Barney grounded out to third, S Castro to second | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan LaHair | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B LaHair struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, C Pena walked | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Soriano struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| Jon Jay | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, J Jay walked | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), N Punto struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Pujols grounded out to shortstop, J Jay to second | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, L Berkman walked | 0 | 0 |
| David Freese | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Freese flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, M Byrd grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| DJ LeMahieu | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D LeMahieu flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), K Hill struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| Yadier Molina | Strike (looking), Y Molina singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | S Schumaker doubled to deep center, Y Molina to third | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Theriot | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, R Theriot grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Y Molina out at home, S Schumaker to third | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carpenter | Ball, C Carpenter sacrificed to pitcher, S Schumaker scored, R Theriot to second | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Jay | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Jay struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| Ryan Dempster | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, R Dempster singled to right | 0 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | S Castro grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, R Dempster out at second | 0 | 1 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, D Barney flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| Nick Punto | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, N Punto fouled out to catcher | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Pujols | A Pujols doubled to deep right | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, L Berkman walked | 0 | 1 |
| David Freese | Ball, D Freese grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Berkman out at second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, B LaHair grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, C Pena walked | 0 | 1 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A Soriano flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Byrd singled to right, C Pena to second | 0 | 1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, D LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Byrd out at second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| Yadier Molina | Y Molina flied out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Schumaker struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Theriot | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Theriot lined out to third | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), K Hill struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Dempster | R Dempster grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, S Castro grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| Chris Carpenter | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Carpenter grounded out to third | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Jay | J Jay grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, N Punto walked | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Pujols | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), A Pujols struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, D Barney singled to center | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan LaHair | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), B LaHair struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), C Pena doubled to deep right, D Barney scored | 1 | 1 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Ball, A Soriano flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, M Byrd lined out to third | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), L Berkman struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| David Freese | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Freese walked | 1 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Y Molina singled to center, D Freese to third | 1 | 1 |
| Skip Schumaker | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, S Schumaker walked, Y Molina to second | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Theriot | R Theriot grounded into double play, third to catcher to first, D Freese out at home | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| DJ LeMahieu | Strike (looking), D LeMahieu safe at second on error by third baseman D Freese | 1 | 1 |
| Koyie Hill | K Hill sacrificed to catcher, D LeMahieu to third, B DeWitt hit for R Dempster | 1 | 1 |
| Blake DeWitt | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), B DeWitt grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | S Castro flied out to right | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| J Samardzija relieved R Dempster. | 1 | 1 | |
| A Chambers hit for C Carpenter. | 1 | 1 | |
| Adron Chambers | Ball, Ball, A Chambers fouled out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Jay | J Jay singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Strike (swinging), J Jay caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, N Punto singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, A Pujols fouled out to first | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Kyle McClellan pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| K McClellan relieved C Carpenter. | 1 | 1 | |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Barney tripled to deep right center | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan LaHair | B LaHair grounded out to first | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), C Pena intentionally walked | 1 | 1 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, A Soriano homered to left (404 feet), D Barney and C Pena scored | 4 | 1 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Byrd flied out to center | 4 | 1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D LeMahieu struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Sean Marshall pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| R Johnson in right field. | 4 | 1 | |
| S Marshall relieved J Samardzija. | 4 | 1 | |
| T Campana in left field. | 4 | 1 | |
| Lance Berkman | L Berkman singled to center | 4 | 1 |
| David Freese | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Freese struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | Strike (foul), Y Molina singled to center, L Berkman to second, A Craig hit for S Schumaker | 4 | 1 |
| Allen Craig | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), A Craig grounded into double play, third to first, L Berkman out at third | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | CHC | STL | |
| A Craig in left field. | 4 | 1 | |
| M Boggs relieved K McClellan. | 4 | 1 | |
| Koyie Hill | Ball, Strike (foul), K Hill singled to center | 4 | 1 |
| Tony Campana | Ball, T Campana grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Hill out at second | 4 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (foul), Ball, T Campana stole second, S Castro singled to center, T Campana scored | 5 | 1 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Ball, D Barney grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Castro out at second | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | CHC | STL | |
| C Marmol relieved S Marshall. | 5 | 1 | |
| Ryan Theriot | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), R Theriot struck out swinging, D Descalso hit for M Boggs | 5 | 1 |
| Daniel Descalso | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Descalso walked | 5 | 1 |
| Jon Jay | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, D Descalso to second on fielder's indifference, Strike (swinging), J Jay struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), N Punto grounded out to pitcher | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||