Batting: St. Louis, top of 1st. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano 2B Fernando Vina: Grounds out to the second baseman. SS Edgar Renteria: Grounds out to the pitcher. LF Albert Pujols: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 0, St. Louis 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 1st. Pitching: Rick Helling C Damian Miller: Lines out to the catcher. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Grounds out to the first baseman. 2B Bobby Hill: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 0, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, top of 2nd. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano 1B Frank Thomas: Flies out to left field. 3B Scott Rolen: Grounds out to the shortstop. CF J.D. Drew: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 0, St. Louis 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Rick Helling 3B Kevin Orie: Base on balls. SS Placido Polanco: SINGLES to left Orie to second. LF Moises Alou: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. Orie to third. CF Corey Patterson: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. Orie scores. RF Sammy Sosa: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, top of 3rd. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano RF Jeremy Giambi: Flies out to right-center. C Mike Matheny: SINGLES down the left field line. P Rick Helling: Bunted into fielders choice, Matheny out at second. 2B Fernando Vina: Flies out to deep right field. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Rick Helling P Carlos Zambrano: Grounds out to the first baseman. C Damian Miller: Flies out to shallow left-center. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, top of 4th. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano SS Edgar Renteria: Grounds out to the shortstop. LF Albert Pujols: Strikes out swinging. 1B Frank Thomas: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 4th. Pitching: Rick Helling 2B Bobby Hill: Flies out to shallow right-center. 3B Kevin Orie: Flies out to left-center. SS Placido Polanco: Flies out to deep center field. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, top of 5th. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano 3B Scott Rolen: Lines out to the first baseman. CF J.D. Drew: DOUBLES to the gap in right-center. RF Jeremy Giambi: Base on balls. C Mike Matheny: Drew steals third. Giambi steals second. SINGLES to right Drew scores. Giambi to third. P Rick Helling: SAC BUNT. Matheny advances to second. 2B Fernando Vina: Base on balls. SS Edgar Renteria: Reaches on INFIELD-HIT. Giambi scores. Matheny to third. Vina to second. LF Albert Pujols: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 2, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 5th. Pitching: Rick Helling LF Moises Alou: Grounds out to the second baseman. CF Corey Patterson: Flies out to right-center. RF Sammy Sosa: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 2, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis, top of 6th. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano 1B Frank Thomas: SINGLES to left 3B Scott Rolen: Lines out to the third baseman. CF J.D. Drew: DOUBLES down the right field line. Thomas to third. Thomas tries to score... He scores without a throw. RF Jeremy Giambi: Base on balls. C Mike Matheny: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 6th. Pitching: Rick Helling P Carlos Zambrano: Strikes out swinging. C Damian Miller: Flies out to left-center. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis, top of 7th. Pitching: Carlos Zambrano PH Adrian Brown: Base on balls. 2B Fernando Vina: New pitcher: Juan Cruz. Brown steals second. SAC BUNT. Brown advances to third. SS Edgar Renteria: TRIPLES down the right field line. Brown scores. LF Albert Pujols: Intentional walk. 1B Frank Thomas: Lines out to the second baseman. 3B Scott Rolen: Flies out to center field. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: St. Louis 4, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 7th. Pitching: Rick Helling 2B Bobby Hill: New pitcher: Mike Matthews. SINGLES to the gap in left-center. 3B Kevin Orie: Grounded into double play, 5-4-3. SS Placido Polanco: SINGLES to left LF Moises Alou: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 4, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis, top of 8th. Pitching: Juan Cruz CF J.D. Drew: Popped out to the third baseman. RF Jeremy Giambi: Flies out to right-center. C Mike Matheny: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 4, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 8th. Pitching: Mike Matthews CF Corey Patterson: Grounds out to the first baseman. RF Sammy Sosa: New pitcher: Jason Johnson. Flies out to right-center. PH Alex S. Gonzalez: Base on balls. C Damian Miller: New pitcher: Jason Isringhausen. Passed ball. Gonzalez to second. Base on balls. 1B Mark Bellhorn: SINGLES to left Gonzalez to third. Miller to second. Gonzalez scores. 2B Bobby Hill: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: St. Louis 4, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis, top of 9th. Pitching: Juan Cruz P Jason Isringhausen: New pitcher: Mike Remlinger. Grounds out to the second baseman. 2B Fernando Vina: Strikes out swinging. SS Edgar Renteria: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 4, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 9th. Pitching: Jason Isringhausen 3B Kevin Orie: New pitcher: Steve Kline. SINGLES to the gap in left-center. SS Placido Polanco: SINGLES to short center field. Orie to second. LF Moises Alou: Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Polanco out at 2nd base. Polanco to second. CF Corey Patterson: SINGLES to right Polanco to third. Alou to second. Polanco tries to score... Giambi throws home... Polanco scores! Alou to third. Patterson to second. RF Sammy Sosa: Grounds out to the second baseman. P Mike Remlinger: Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: St. Louis 4, Chicago (N) 3