St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

23-20, 13-7 Away

Final

24-18, 12-9 Home


STL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	-	7	8	0

G. Rusch2-0

7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

W. Williams1-5

5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- K. Calero pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- R Cedeno hit for K Calero.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- G. Rusch pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- K. Farnsworth pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- K. Farnsworth pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- R. King pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- D Jackson hit for K Farnsworth.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- L. Hawkins pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- R Lankford hit for S Taguchi.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cardinals
7
Cubs
6

Game 1

22/5

Cardinals
1
Cubs
7

Game 2

23/5

Cardinals
3
Cubs
4

Game 3

24/5

Wrigley Field

1:15 AM, 23 May 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,131

Game Time:2:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel
First Base Umpire - Joe West
Second Base Umpire - Terry Craft
Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	29	18	.617	-	W3
St. Louis	28	20	.583	1.5	L1
Chicago	29	21	.580	1.5	L5
Cincinnati	26	24	.520	4.5	W2
Pittsburgh	25	24	.510	5	W1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

G. Rusch2-0

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging