Final in 10
Chi Cubs leads 2-0 (as of 4/24)
| Game 1: Monday, April 23 | ||
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 24 | ||
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final in 10 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 25 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | |
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8:05 PM ET, April 24, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: J. Russell (1-0)
L: F. Salas (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| Rafael Furcal | Strike (looking), Ball, R Furcal grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (foul), S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), M Holliday grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), D DeJesus doubled to deep right | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Campana | Ball, T Campana sacrificed to catcher, D DeJesus to third | 0 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, S Castro hit sacrifice fly to right, D DeJesus scored | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B LaHair struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| Carlos Beltran | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Beltran struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| David Freese | D Freese singled to center | 0 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Freese out at second | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Carpenter | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Carpenter struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Soriano singled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Stewart | Ball, I Stewart grounded out to pitcher, A Soriano to second | 0 | 1 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Barney grounded out to shortstop, A Soriano to third | 0 | 1 |
| Geovany Soto | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), G Soto flied out to right | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| Shane Robinson | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, S Robinson walked | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Wainwright | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (bunted foul), Strike (swinging), A Wainwright struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Furcal | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, R Furcal grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, S Robinson out at second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| Jeff Samardzija | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, J Samardzija grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), D DeJesus struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Campana | T Campana singled to center | 0 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, T Campana stole second, T Campana safe at third on throwing error by catcher Y Molina, Ball, S Castro grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Holliday | M Holliday grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Beltran | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Beltran struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| Bryan LaHair | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, B LaHair singled to left center | 0 | 1 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A Soriano doubled to deep left, B LaHair to third | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), I Stewart struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D Barney struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Geovany Soto | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball (intentional Ball), G Soto intentionally walked | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Samardzija | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, J Samardzija popped out to second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| David Freese | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Freese struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Y Molina doubled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Carpenter | Strike (foul), M Carpenter flied out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Robinson | Ball, Y Molina stole third, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Robinson struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| David DeJesus | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D DeJesus doubled to right | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Campana | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (swinging), D DeJesus picked off second, Strike (swinging), T Campana struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), S Castro struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| Adam Wainwright | Strike (swinging), A Wainwright flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Furcal | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), R Furcal struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Schumaker singled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Holliday struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B LaHair struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A Soriano grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Stewart | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), I Stewart grounded out to third | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| Carlos Beltran | C Beltran grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 1 |
| David Freese | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D Freese struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Y Molina singled to right | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Carpenter | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Carpenter walked, Y Molina to second, S Camp relieved J Samardzija | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Robinson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), S Robinson flied out to right | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Victor Marte pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| V Marte relieved A Wainwright. | 0 | 1 | |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, D Barney grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 1 |
| Geovany Soto | G Soto grounded out to third, B DeWitt hit for S Camp | 0 | 1 |
| Blake DeWitt | B DeWitt fouled out to catcher | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Rafael Dolis pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| R Dolis relieved S Camp. | 0 | 1 | |
| D Descalso hit for V Marte. | 0 | 1 | |
| Daniel Descalso | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), D Descalso lined out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Furcal | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Furcal walked | 0 | 1 |
| Skip Schumaker | Ball, Ball, S Schumaker lined out to left, C Marmol relieved R Dolis | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Holliday homered to center (394 feet), R Furcal scored | 2 | 1 |
| Carlos Beltran | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Beltran walked | 2 | 1 |
| David Freese | C Beltran safe at third on throwing error by pitcher C Marmol, D Freese flied out to right | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Marc Rzepczynski pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| M Rzepczynski relieved V Marte. | 2 | 1 | |
| D Descalso at third base. | 2 | 1 | |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Strike (swinging), D DeJesus lined out to left | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Campana | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, T Campana grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Castro struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Michael Bowden pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| M Bowden relieved C Marmol. | 2 | 1 | |
| Yadier Molina | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Y Molina grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 1 |
| Matt Carpenter | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), M Carpenter struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| Shane Robinson | Ball, Strike (foul), S Robinson doubled to right | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Descalso | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Descalso walked | 2 | 1 |
| Rafael Furcal | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Furcal walked, S Robinson to third, D Descalso to second | 2 | 1 |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, S Schumaker lined out to shortstop | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Marc Rzepczynski pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| Bryan LaHair | B LaHair homered to left center (373 feet) | 2 | 2 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Soriano grounded out to third | 2 | 2 |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, I Stewart grounded out to second | 2 | 2 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, D Barney safe at first on error by shortstop R Furcal | 2 | 2 |
| Geovany Soto | Ball, G Soto singled to right, D Barney to third, J Mather hit for M Bowden, F Salas relieved M Rzepczynski, T Greene at second base | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (swinging), Ball, G Soto to second on fielder's indifference, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Mather struck out swinging | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 10th | SCORE | ||
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | STL | CHC | |
| J Russell relieved M Bowden. | 2 | 2 | |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Holliday struck out swinging | 2 | 2 |
| Carlos Beltran | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, C Beltran flied out to center | 2 | 2 |
| Tyler Greene | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), T Greene struck out looking | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Fernando Salas pitching for St. Louis | STL | CHC | |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Ball, D DeJesus flied out to left | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Campana | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, T Campana singled to center | 2 | 2 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, Strike (looking), T Campana stole second, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), S Castro struck out swinging | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), B LaHair intentionally walked | 2 | 2 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, A Soriano singled to center, T Campana scored, B LaHair to second | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||