VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/09/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2083 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (79-69) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (82-66) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 5 1
Cardinals Earn Win with Late Rally
The St. Louis Cardinals rode a solid performance from 35-year-old starting pitcher Robert Person to a win, beating the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis reliever Octavio Dotel picked up the win, upping his record to 5-4. Dontrelle Willis took the loss. Arthur Rhodes recorded the save, making him 29 for 32.

Had Coco Crisp not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Crisp hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Cardinals.

"There was no wiggle room in this one," said Person.

The win lifted the St. Louis record to 82-66.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Infante 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 6 40
C. Patterson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 16 64
J. Drew RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255 30 78
L. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .281 39 117
R. Klesko 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 22 68
   a-G. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 12 36
A. Huff 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 21 79
B. Jelinek C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .184 15 40
A. Cora SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 12 45
D. Willis P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .118 0 5
   M. Herges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 8 13      
a - G. Soto pinch hit for R. Klesko in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Infante (32, 8th Inning off R. Person, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gonzalez (39, 4th Inning off R. Person, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Infante 3 , C. Patterson , J. Drew , L. Gonzalez 4 , R. Klesko , A. Huff
2-out RBI: L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Patterson , L. Gonzalez , A. Huff , B. Jelinek
GIDP: J. Drew
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Infante (50) , R. Klesko (46)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Patterson (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Huff-Infante-Klesko)
OF assists: 1 (Drew(Robinson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .310 23 74
M. Alou LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 24 88
   b-D. Cruz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 4 25
A. Pujols 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304 45 120
   A. Rhodes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
M. Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 26 95
J. Edmonds CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 21 61
M. Sweeney C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 16 54
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 12 62
D. Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .249 15 60
R. Person P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 1 4
   O. Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Robinson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 2 12
Totals 27 2 5 2 0 7 8      
a - K. Robinson pinch hit for O. Dotel in the 8th
b - D. Cruz substituted for M. Alou in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Pujols (45, 1st Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crisp 2 , A. Pujols 4 , M. Sweeney , J. Valentin
2-out RBI: C. Crisp , A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Young
GIDP: J. Valentin
Hit by Pitch: J. Edmonds
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Robinson (12)
CS: C. Crisp (16)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pujols (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Crisp-Valentin-Teixeira)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Willis L (17-6) 7.2 4 2 1 0 7 1 107 1.77   
M. Herges 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Willis 72
Batters Faced: D. Willis 27, M. Herges 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Willis 6-8, M. Herges 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Willis 107-70, M. Herges 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Herges 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Willis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Person 7.2 6 1 1 0 7 1 92 3.59   
O. Dotel W (5-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.21   
A. Rhodes SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Person 70
Batters Faced: R. Person 28, O. Dotel 1, A. Rhodes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Person 4-11, O. Dotel 0-1, A. Rhodes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Person 92-64, O. Dotel 3-2, A. Rhodes 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Dotel 1-0
WP: A. Rhodes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robert Person
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 49609
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