Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2009 at Busch Stadium III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 0 0 0
Theriot ss 4 0 0 0
Fukudome cf 4 0 1 1
Lee 1b 4 0 2 0
Bradley rf 4 0 0 0
Fontenot 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
Soto c 3 0 1 0
Freel 3b 3 0 0 0
Marshall p 1 0 1 0
  Scales ph 0 1 0 0
  Ascanio p 0 0 0 0
  Miles 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 0 0 0
Rasmus cf 4 0 1 1
Pujols 1b 3 1 1 1
Molina c 4 0 0 0
Stavinoha rf 2 0 0 0
  Schumaker rf 2 0 0 0
Barden 3b 3 1 2 1
Thurston lf 3 0 1 0
Wainwright p 3 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Greene ss 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Chicago 000 001 000151
St. Louis 101 100 00x360
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall  L(2-3) 5.0 4 3 2 1 3
  Ascanio   1.2 2 0 0 0 3
  Cotts   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Guzman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright  W(4-2) 8.2 5 1 1 1 7
  Franklin  SV(11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7

  E–Freel (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Ryan-T. Greene-Pujols.  2B–Chicago Soto (4,off Wainwright), St. Louis T. Greene (3,off Ascanio).  3B–St. Louis Thurston (2,off Marshall).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (14,1st inning off Marshall 0 on 2 out); Barden (4,4th inning off Marshall 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:20.  A–44,235.
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