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 |
| S Castro singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded out to third, S Castro to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B LaHair struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| J Jay walked. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols grounded out to shortstop, J Jay to second. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman walked. | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D LeMahieu flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Y Molina singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| S Schumaker doubled to deep center, Y Molina to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Theriot grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Y Molina out at home, S Schumaker to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Carpenter sacrificed to pitcher, S Schumaker scored, R Theriot to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| R Dempster singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| S Castro grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, R Dempster out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| N Punto fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| A Pujols doubled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| L Berkman walked. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| B LaHair grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 1 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Byrd singled to right, C Pena to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Y Molina flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| S Schumaker struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| K Hill struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| R Dempster grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| C Carpenter grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Jay grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| N Punto walked. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D Barney singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| B LaHair struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena doubled to deep right, D Barney scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| D Freese walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina singled to center, D Freese to third. | 1 | 1 |
| S Schumaker walked, Y Molina to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D LeMahieu safe at second on error by third baseman D Freese. | 1 | 1 |
| K Hill sacrificed to catcher, D LeMahieu to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B DeWitt hit for R Dempster. | 1 | 1 |
| B DeWitt grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| A Chambers fouled out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Jay singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Jay caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| N Punto singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D Barney tripled to deep right center. | 1 | 1 |
| B LaHair grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| C Pena intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| A Soriano homered to left (404 feet), D Barney and C Pena scored. | 4 | 1 |
| M Byrd flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 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 |
| L Berkman singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| D Freese struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Y Molina singled to center, L Berkman to second. | 4 | 1 |
| A Craig hit for S Schumaker. | 4 | 1 |
| 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 |
| K Hill singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| T Campana grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Hill out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| T Campana stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| S Castro singled to center, T Campana scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 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 |
| R Theriot struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| D Descalso hit for M Boggs. | 5 | 1 |
| D Descalso walked. | 5 | 1 |
| D Descalso to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 1 |
| J Jay struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| N Punto grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||