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 |
| R Furcal grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| D DeJesus doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| T Campana sacrificed to catcher, D DeJesus to third. | 0 | 0 |
| S Castro hit sacrifice fly to right, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| C Beltran struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Freese singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Freese out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| A Soriano singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| I Stewart grounded out to pitcher, A Soriano to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Barney grounded out to shortstop, A Soriano to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| S Robinson walked. | 0 | 1 |
| A Wainwright struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| J Samardzija grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| T Campana singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| T Campana stole second, T Campana safe at third on throwing error by catcher Y Molina. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| M Holliday grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| B LaHair singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| A Soriano doubled to deep left, B LaHair to third. | 0 | 1 |
| I Stewart struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Barney struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| G Soto intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| M Carpenter flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina stole third. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D DeJesus doubled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| D DeJesus picked off second. | 0 | 1 |
| T Campana struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| A Wainwright flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Furcal struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| S Schumaker singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| B LaHair struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| A Soriano grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| C Beltran grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| D Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| M Carpenter walked, Y Molina to second. | 0 | 1 |
| S Camp relieved J Samardzija. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D Barney grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| G Soto grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| B DeWitt hit for S Camp. | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D Descalso lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| R Furcal walked. | 0 | 1 |
| S Schumaker lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| C Marmol relieved R Dolis. | 0 | 1 |
| M Holliday homered to center (394 feet), R Furcal scored. | 2 | 1 |
| C Beltran walked. | 2 | 1 |
| C Beltran safe at third on throwing error by pitcher C Marmol. | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
| D DeJesus lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| T Campana grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Y Molina grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| M Carpenter struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| S Robinson doubled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| D Descalso walked. | 2 | 1 |
| R Furcal walked, S Robinson to third, D Descalso to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
| B LaHair homered to left center (373 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| A Soriano grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| I Stewart grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| D Barney safe at first on error by shortstop R Furcal. | 2 | 2 |
| G Soto singled to right, D Barney to third. | 2 | 2 |
| J Mather hit for M Bowden. | 2 | 2 |
| F Salas relieved M Rzepczynski. | 2 | 2 |
| T Greene at second base. | 2 | 2 |
| G Soto to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| M Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| C Beltran flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| T Campana singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| T Campana stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| S Castro struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| B LaHair intentionally walked. | 2 | 2 |
| A Soriano singled to center, T Campana scored, B LaHair to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||