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Cardinals handled
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Cubs 5, Cardinals 2
Albert Pujols tags Ryan Theriot after Yadier Molina's splendid pickoff throw. (Paul Beaty/AP)
Ryan Ludwick, who drove in four in the opener, ignited the Cardinals with an RBI double, but that would be all the Cards would muster over Ted Lilly's eight innings. St. Louis brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but Brad Thompson's shaky 4 2/3 innings dug too deep a hole.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (48-41)
Lost 1
Chi Cubs 5, St. Louis 2   CHC
Chi Cubs (42-42)
Won 1
July 11, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1   2 6 0
Chi Cubs
3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X   5 9 0
Standings thru 7/11/09  |  Recap: STL | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Cubs stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ryan, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
Rasmus, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
Pujols, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .338
Ludwick, RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .252
Stavinoha, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243
  Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Duncan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Molina, Y, C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .280
Hoffpauir, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
  b-Schumaker, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
Thompson, B, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091
  Kinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Ankiel, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Thurston, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 5 11  

a-Grounded into a forceout for Hawksworth in the 9th. b-Struck out for Hoffpauir in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ludwick (8, Lilly).
TB: Rasmus; Pujols 2; Ludwick 2; Stavinoha; Molina, Y.
RBI: Ludwick (52), Molina, Y (30).
2-out RBI: Molina, Y.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y; Schumaker 2.
GIDP: Hoffpauir.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Pujols-Ryan-Pujols).
Pickoffs: Molina, Y (Theriot at 1st base).

 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
Theriot, SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .297
Lee, D, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281
  Hoffpauir, M, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Ramirez, Ar, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .337
Soriano, A, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .232
  Blanco, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Bradley, RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .238
Baker, Je, 2B 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 .161
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hill, K, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .229
Lilly, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
  a-Fuld, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 6 14  

a-Grounded out for Lilly in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lee, D (14, Thompson, B), Baker, Je (1, Kinney).
TB: Theriot 2; Lee, D 2; Ramirez, Ar; Soriano, A; Bradley; Baker, Je 3; Hill, K.
RBI: Bradley (20), Baker, Je 2 (5), Ramirez, Ar (17), Soriano, A (33).
2-out RBI: Bradley; Baker, Je 2; Soriano, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hill, K; Lilly; Bradley; Fukudome; Fuld.
GIDP: Hill, K.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
PO: Theriot (1st base by Molina, Y).

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Baker, Je-Hoffpauir, M).

 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Thompson, B (L, 2-6) 4.2 5 5 5 3 3 0 5.31
Kinney 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.97
Hawksworth 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.00
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly (W, 9-6) 8.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 3.18
Marmol 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.73
Gregg (S, 16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40

WP: Thompson, B 2, Marmol.
Balk: Lilly.
HBP: Bradley (by Thompson, B).
Pitches-strikes: Thompson, B 79-50, Kinney 14-8, Hawksworth 36-22, Lilly 103-69, Marmol 21-15, Gregg 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Thompson, B 6-4, Kinney 3-1, Hawksworth 1-0, Lilly 3-13, Marmol 2-0, Gregg 0-0.
Batters faced: Thompson, B 23, Kinney 5, Hawksworth 8, Lilly 28, Marmol 5, Gregg 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Kinney 1-0, Gregg 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 74 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 11 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 41,210.
July 11, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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