Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 15, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2012 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf,cf 4 2 2 1
DeWitt 2b 4 0 1 0
Castro ss 4 0 1 1
Baker 1b,rf 4 0 1 0
Stewart 3b 3 0 0 0
Mather lf 4 0 0 0
Soto c 4 1 1 0
Byrd cf 3 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Maholm p 1 0 0 0
  DeJesus ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 5 1 1 0
Greene 2b 4 0 0 0
Holliday lf 5 1 1 1
Beltran rf 1 3 1 0
  Komatsu rf,cf 2 1 1 0
Molina c,1b 3 3 2 3
Carpenter 1b,rf 4 1 4 5
Robinson cf 4 0 0 1
  McClellan p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
Descalso 3b 3 0 0 0
Westbrook p 2 0 1 0
  Cruz c 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 10 12 10
Chicago 000 110 010360
St. Louis 024 020 20x10122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm  L(0-2) 4.0 6 6 6 1 2
  Castillo   2.0 2 2 2 1 4
  Lopez   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
1
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Westbrook  W(2-0) 7.0 4 2 1 1 2
  McClellan   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Marte   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Greene (1), Descalso (1).  DP–Chicago 1. DeWitt-Castro-Baker, St. Louis 1. M. Carpenter.  2B–Chicago Soto (1,off Westbrook); Johnson (1,off McClellan), St. Louis Furcal (4,off Maholm); Cruz (1,off Lopez).  3B–St. Louis M. Carpenter (2,off Lopez).  HR–St. Louis Molina (3,3rd inning off Maholm 2 on 1 out); M. Carpenter (1,5th inning off L. Castillo 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Westbrook (1,off Maholm).  HBP–Beltran (1,by Maholm); Descalso (1,by Maholm).  Team–6.  CS–Byrd (1,2nd base by Westbrook/Molina).  SB–Beltran (2,2nd base off L. Castillo/Soto).  U-HP–Vic Carapazza, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:35.  A–44,952.
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