Cardinals 12, Cubs 3
Carlos Zambrano watches helplessly as Troy Glaus runs out homer No. 2. (M. Spencer Green/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano belted his third homer of the season, extending his club record to 15, but he gave up four homers for the first time in his career as the Cubs lost a slugfest to the Cardinals. Zambrano had allowed two or fewer earned runs in 11 straight starts vs. St. Louis.
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St. Louis 12, Chi Cubs 3
Today's Boxes 8/9/08
CLE 4, TOR 2
LAA 11, NYY 4
BOS 6, CWS 2
DET 10, OAK 2
PHI 4, PIT 2
BAL 9, TEX 0
MIL 6, WSH 0
NYM 8, FLA 6
HOU 3, CIN 1
MIN 7, KC 3
SD 8, COL 3
ATL 11, ARI 4
SF 3, LAD 2
TB 8, SEA 7
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Standings thru 8/9/08 | Recap: STL | CHC | Gameday | Cardinals stats | Cubs stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker , CF5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .302
Kennedy , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
Izturis , SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
Pujols , 1B4 3 2 1 1 1 1 .350
Ludwick , RF4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .307
Lopez , LF4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .236
Springer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Ankiel , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
1-Pineiro , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .108
Thompson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Glaus , 3B5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .271
Molina , C4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .305
Wellemeyer , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .150
Villone , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mather , LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245
Miles , SS-2B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316
Totals 40 12 16 12 2 6 10
BATTING 2B : Schumaker (19, Zambrano).HR : Schumaker (7, 3rd inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 1 out), Pujols (24, 3rd inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 2 out), Glaus 2 (21, 4th inning off Zambrano, 1 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Zambrano, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Schumaker 6; Izturis; Pujols 5; Ludwick 2; Lopez 2; Ankiel; Glaus 9; Molina 2; Miles.RBI : Ludwick 2 (84), Schumaker (35), Pujols (74), Glaus 5 (79), Lopez (26), Molina 2 (44).2-out RBI : Ludwick; Pujols; Molina 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schumaker; Mather.S : Wellemeyer.SF : Ludwick.GIDP : Schumaker.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING DP : (Glaus-Kennedy-Pujols).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .296
Theriot , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .315
Lee , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291
Ramirez, A , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
Cedeno , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Edmonds , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .243
DeRosa , 2B-RF-2B4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .275
Fukudome , RF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Marshall , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Johnson , PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Soto , C2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278
Gaudin , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Ward , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Zambrano , P1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364
Fontenot , 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
b-Blanco , PH-C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 9 11
BATTING HR : DeRosa (13, 2nd inning off Wellemeyer, 0 on, 1 out), Zambrano (3, 3rd inning off Wellemeyer, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Soriano 2; Theriot; Lee; DeRosa 4; Johnson; Zambrano 4; Fontenot.RBI : DeRosa (64), Zambrano (11), Soriano (56).2-out RBI : Soriano.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez, A; Theriot; Blanco.GIDP : Ramirez, A.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee).
Pitches-strikes : Wellemeyer 112-69, Villone 9-5, Springer 25-15, Thompson 14-9, Zambrano 88-57, Marshall 28-17, Gaudin 44-28.Ground outs-fly outs : Wellemeyer 10-5, Villone 0-0, Springer 0-0, Thompson 3-0, Zambrano 6-4, Marshall 3-3, Gaudin 2-3.Batters faced : Wellemeyer 26, Villone 1, Springer 5, Thompson 4, Zambrano 24, Marshall 8, Gaudin 12.Inherited runners-scored : Villone 1-0, Springer 2-1.Umpires : HP: James Hoye. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 73 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 13 mph, L to R.T : 3:03.Att : 41,436.August 9, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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