St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 2009 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker 2b,lf 4 1 1 0
Rasmus cf 4 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 2 1 0 1
Ludwick rf 5 2 3 4
Duncan lf 3 0 1 1
  Ryan ss 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
Molina c 4 0 1 0
Thurston 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Barden ss,3b 3 2 2 1
Walters p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Boggs p 0 0 0 0
  Ankiel ph 1 0 1 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 1 1 2
Fukudome cf,rf 3 2 1 1
Lee 1b 5 2 2 0
Hoffpauir rf 4 0 2 1
  Johnson cf 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 3 3
Soto c 3 0 1 1
Fontenot 2b 4 1 1 0
Theriot ss 4 0 1 0
Zambrano p 2 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 0 1 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
St. Louis 004 011 1007101
Chicago 210 020 12x8120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Walters   4.0 6 3 3 2 7
  Miller   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Boggs   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Perez  L(0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
4
13
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano   7.0 9 7 7 3 7
  Heilman  W(2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Marmol  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
4
9

  E–Pujols (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Barden-Schumaker-Pujols, Chicago 1. Theriot-Fontenot-Lee.  2B–St. Louis Barden (1,off Zambrano); Ankiel (2,off Heilman), Chicago Hoffpauir (2,off Walters); Ramirez (2,off Miller); Fukudome (5,off Boggs).  HR–St. Louis Ludwick 2 (5,3rd inning off Zambrano 2 on 2 out,7th inning off Zambrano 0 on 1 out); Barden (3,6th inning off Zambrano 0 on 0 out), Chicago Soriano (5,8th inning off Perez 1 on 1 out).  SF–Pujols (1,off Zambrano); Duncan (1,off Zambrano); Fukudome (1,off Walters).  HBP–Pujols (1,by Marmol).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Dan Iassogna, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:39.  A–40,250.
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