St. Louis 3, Chi. Cubs 2
Sunday, September 25, 2011 2:15 PM
Location -
Busch Stadium
Temperature -
66°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Adrian Johnson,
First Base -
Fieldin Culbreth,
Second Base -
Gary Cederstrom,
Third Base -
Lance Barksdale,
Attendance -
41469
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Chi. Cubs
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2
|
5 |
0 |
|
St. Louis
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3
|
6 |
1 |
Team Records
Recap
Rafael Furcal hit a solo homer in the eighth inning and Edwin Jackson tossed seven strong frames as the St. Louis Cardinals stayed alive in the NL wild-card race with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Yadier Molina tied it with a solo blast in the seventh, and Jackson chipped in a sacrifice fly for the Cardinals, who pulled to within one game of wild-card leader Atlanta. The Braves lost at Washington on Sunday.
After the Cubs scratched out a run in the top of the seventh to go up 2-1, Molina came up with one out in the bottom of the frame and laced a 3-1 offering on the inside corner into the Chicago bullpen off Randy Wells.
Furcal, whose error against the New York Mets on Thursday triggered a ninth-inning collapse and put the team on the brink of elimination, redeemed himself in the eighth. After taking a strike on the first pitch from Wells (7-6), Furcal jumped on the 0-1 pitch and found the seats in right for his seventh homer.
Jackson allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings, and Octavio Dotel (5-3) picked up the win in relief.
Jason Motte worked the ninth for his ninth save.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
St. Louis |
|
Randy Wells
|
Player |
Edwin Jackson |
|
Loss
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
8.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
6 |
Hits |
5 |
|
3.38 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
5 |
0 |
6 |
.156 |
14 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| St. Louis
|
6 |
2 |
12 |
.231 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
St. Louis will play their next game on the road against
Houston.
The
Cardinals
have a W/L % of
.552
after a win and
.556
after a loss.
-
Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against San Diego.
The
Cubs
have a W/L % of
.386
after a win and
.483
after a loss.