BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/17/2009
 
BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1405 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (49-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (53-42) 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 X 9 13 0
Cardinals Score 9-2 Win Over Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals starter Jorge De La Rosa pitched a strong game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium, leading the Cardinals to victory, 9-2. The first-place Cardinals improved to 53-42.

The fans who came to support the Cardinals were pleased with the outcome. It was what they had hoped for when they passed through the turnstiles at Busch Stadium.

"Jorge is tough when he's hitting his spots," said St. Louis manager Chris James.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284 9 35
W. Aybar 3B 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .246 2 12
J. Ellsbury CF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .317 3 51
D. Stubbs LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .264 12 41
   a-A. Batista PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 0 3
   b-K. Greene PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263 5 32
D. Young RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .251 14 52
O. Garza DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .210 13 59
J. Werth C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .208 8 21
G. Jenkins SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .219 4 21
T. Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .240 0 2
Totals 35 2 10 2 5 6 24      
a - A. Batista pinch hit for D. Stubbs in the 8th
b - K. Greene pinch hit for A. Batista in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Jenkins 2 (7, 3rd Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Garza (26, 9th Inning off B. Kintzler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Aybar 2 , D. Stubbs , D. Young , O. Garza 3 , J. Werth , G. Jenkins 5
2-out RBI: W. Aybar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Aybar , J. Ellsbury , D. Stubbs , K. Greene , J. Werth
GIDP: J. Ellsbury , O. Garza
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Aybar (3) , G. Jenkins (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Young (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Izturis-Jenkins-Olson, Aybar-Izturis-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .287 2 28
A. Pagan CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .276 0 30
A. Ethier DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .328 25 85
   a-L. Maza DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 0 13
   b-D. Young DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 4 44
M. Teixeira 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .271 24 69
B. Roberts SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265 1 24
J. Cantu 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .230 5 32
C. Gomez LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .258 1 7
P. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .257 15 58
R. Paulino C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 1 13
Totals 35 9 13 8 4 3 13      
a - L. Maza inserted as DH in the 8th
b - D. Young inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pagan 2 (26, 1st Inning off T. Saunders, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Prestash, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Teixeira (18, 3rd Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ethier (25, 6th Inning off J. Prestash, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , A. Pagan 4 , A. Ethier 5 , M. Teixeira 3 , J. Cantu 2 , C. Gomez , P. Alvarez , R. Paulino
2-out RBI: I. Suzuki , A. Pagan , A. Ethier , J. Cantu , P. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roberts
GIDP: A. Pagan , M. Teixeira
Hit by Pitch: L. Maza
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gomez (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cantu-Roberts-Teixeira, Roberts-Cantu-Teixeira)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Saunders L (10-5) 5.2 10 6 6 3 1 0 95 3.26   
J. Prestash 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 22 5.73   
J. Ascanio 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 23
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 28, J. Prestash 5, J. Ascanio 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 11-3, J. Prestash 1-0, J. Ascanio 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 95-57, J. Prestash 22-13, J. Ascanio 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Prestash 1-1 , J. Ascanio 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ascanio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. De La Rosa W (7-5) 5.2 5 0 0 3 4 0 107 3.99   
N. Masset H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.94   
B. Kintzler 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 25 2.70   
S. Hawk 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. De La Rosa 60
Batters Faced: J. De La Rosa 24, N. Masset 3, B. Kintzler 8, S. Hawk 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. De La Rosa 8-4, N. Masset 1-1, B. Kintzler 3-0, S. Hawk 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. De La Rosa 107-61, N. Masset 11-8, B. Kintzler 25-14, S. Hawk 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Masset 2-0 , S. Hawk 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge De La Rosa
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 42315
Special Notes: SS Luis Maza was injured being hit by a pitch.
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