VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/10/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2084 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (80-69) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 9 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (82-67) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 1
Cardinals Lose, 9-5, as Cubs Rally
The Chicago Cubs had to overcome a big game from St. Louis center fielder Jim Edmonds to leave Busch Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 9-5. Edmonds was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The victory gives Chicago a record of 80-69.

Alex Cora hit a 2-run triple off Billy Koch in the top of the eighth, which put the Cubs in front, 7-5. Cora had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Cora told the Chicago Chronicle. "It's as simple as that."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Infante 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 6 40
C. Patterson CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 16 64
J. Drew RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .255 31 79
L. Gonzalez LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .283 39 117
R. Klesko 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .240 22 68
A. Huff 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261 21 80
B. Jelinek C 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .186 15 41
A. Cora SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .256 12 47
J. Contreras P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .089 0 1
   a-L. Matos PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 10 28
   W. Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-X. Nady PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091 0 4
   C. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 38 9 11 8 4 11 14      
a - L. Matos pinch hit for J. Contreras in the 7th
b - X. Nady pinch hit for W. Ohman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jelinek (14, 4th Inning off J. Vazquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Contreras (1, 5th Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Nady (2, 8th Inning off B. Koch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Cora (1, 8th Inning off B. Koch, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Drew (31, 4th Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Matos (10, 7th Inning off J. Vazquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Infante , J. Drew 4 , L. Gonzalez 2 , A. Huff , B. Jelinek 2 , A. Cora 4 , J. Contreras 2 , L. Matos 4 , X. Nady 2
2-out RBI: B. Jelinek , A. Cora , X. Nady
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Infante , C. Patterson , J. Drew , L. Gonzalez , B. Jelinek , A. Cora
Hit by Pitch: A. Huff
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Infante (51)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Huff-Infante)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .308 23 74
J. Edmonds CF 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .246 22 63
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .304 46 122
M. Alou LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 24 88
   B. Koch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Cormier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 25
   S. Takatsu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 1
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 26 95
J. Valentin SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .233 12 62
D. Young RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .248 15 60
C. Moeller C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .173 3 15
J. Vazquez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 0 4
   a-K. Robinson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 2 12
Totals 31 5 5 5 3 6 7      
a - K. Robinson pinch hit for J. Vazquez in the 7th
b - D. Cruz pinch hit for R. Cormier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edmonds (32, 1st Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Valentin (24, 7th Inning off W. Ohman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (46, 1st Inning off J. Contreras, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Edmonds (22, 3rd Inning off J. Contreras, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edmonds 6 , A. Pujols 4 , J. Valentin 2 , C. Moeller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Moeller
Hit by Pitch: C. Crisp
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valentin (22) , D. Young (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Crisp (10)
OF assists: 1 (Young(Klesko at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras 6.0 3 4 4 2 4 2 97 5.01   
W. Ohman W (2-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 5.09   
C. Carpenter 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 52
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 23, W. Ohman 5, C. Carpenter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 5-8, W. Ohman 2-1, C. Carpenter 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 97-62, W. Ohman 18-11, C. Carpenter 29-18
Hit Batsmen: J. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vazquez 7.0 7 4 4 1 7 2 108 4.26   
B. Koch L (5-2), BS (2) 0.2 4 5 4 2 1 0 29 5.53   
R. Cormier 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.36   
S. Takatsu 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vazquez 53
Batters Faced: J. Vazquez 29, B. Koch 7, R. Cormier 2, S. Takatsu 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vazquez 8-6, B. Koch 0-0, R. Cormier 0-1, S. Takatsu 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vazquez 108-71, B. Koch 29-13, R. Cormier 8-6, S. Takatsu 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cormier 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Takatsu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Edmonds
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 49345
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