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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

2001-05-13 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 46167 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph from CF · 3:25

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 13–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 7th. Andy Benes earned the win. Albert Pujols went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	9
SLN	0	4	3	0	1	0	5	0		13	10

W: Andy Benes L: Kerry Wood SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Rich Rieker · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Girardi	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Mueller	1	1	1	1	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	0	0	0	2	1
Rondell White	4	1	1	0	1	1
Matt Stairs	3	1	2	2	2	0
Gary Matthews	3	0	2	1	1	0
Augie Ojeda	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kerry Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Coomer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ricky Gutierrez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Damon Buford	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	5	1	2	4	0	2
Placido Polanco	5	1	1	1	0	1
Jim Edmonds	4	1	2	1	1	2
Albert Pujols	2	3	2	3	3	0
J. D. Drew	4	2	1	2	1	1
Bobby Bonilla	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ray Lankford	3	0	0	0	1	2
Mike Matheny	2	2	0	1	3	1
Andy Benes	2	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Sutton	1	1	1	1	0	0
Craig Paquette	1	1	1	0	0	0
Kerry Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Saturria	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kerry Wood	4.0	5	7	7
Todd Van Poppel	1.1	1	2	1
Felix Heredia	1.2	4	1	3
Courtney Duncan	1.0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Benes	5.0	6	5	2
Mike Timlin	1.2	1	0	1
Steve Kline	0.1	0	1	0
Gene Stechschulte	1.0	1	0	1
Mike James	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: 6/L6D-
Joe Girardi: D/F78XD+
Bill Mueller: T8/F8RXD+.2-H
Sammy Sosa: W
Rondell White: K
Matt Stairs: W.1-2
Gary Matthews: S/G34S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Augie Ojeda: 8/F8RM

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: 9/L89D
Placido Polanco: 43/G4
Jim Edmonds: K/C

Top 2

Kerry Wood: 6/P6S-
Eric Young: 31/G34S-
Joe Girardi: 8/F8RXD

Bot 2

Albert Pujols: S7
J. D. Drew: W.1-2
Bobby Bonilla: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Lankford: K
Mike Matheny: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Andy Benes: K
Fernando Vina: T9/L9LS+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Placido Polanco: K/C

Top 3

Ron Coomer: 5/L5
Sammy Sosa: W
Rondell White: 7/F7S
Matt Stairs: S9/G3+.1-3
Gary Matthews: W.1-2
Augie Ojeda: 7/F7S

Bot 3

Jim Edmonds: HR/F89XD+
Albert Pujols: W
J. D. Drew: HR/F9D+.1-H
Bobby Bonilla: K
Ray Lankford: W
Mike Matheny: W.1-2
Andy Benes: K
Fernando Vina: K

Top 4

Kerry Wood: 3/P3S-
Eric Young: 7/F78D+
Joe Girardi: 63/G6S-

Bot 4

Placido Polanco: 43/G4
Jim Edmonds: S9/G34+
Albert Pujols: W.1-2
J. D. Drew: 16(1)/FO/G15.2-3
Bobby Bonilla: 8/F78D

Top 5

Ron Coomer: 9/F9M
Sammy Sosa: 6/FL
Rondell White: W
Matt Stairs: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Gary Matthews: S5/BG25-
Augie Ojeda: K/C

Bot 5

Ray Lankford: 3/G3-
Mike Matheny: 8/F8LXD
Larry Sutton: HR/F8RXD+
Fernando Vina: K+WP.B-1
Placido Polanco: PO1(13)

Top 6

Ricky Gutierrez: 41/G34-
Eric Young: K
Joe Girardi: 63/G6+

Bot 6

Placido Polanco: 8/F8LM-
Jim Edmonds: W
Albert Pujols: W.1-2
J. D. Drew: 8/F8LD
Bobby Bonilla: 8/L8RD+

Top 7

Ron Coomer: S9/L9S
Sammy Sosa: 8/F8RD
Rondell White: 4(1)/FO/G4S-
Matt Stairs: W.1-2
Gary Matthews: 146(1)/FO/G15+.2-3

Bot 7

Ray Lankford: K
Mike Matheny: W
Craig Paquette: S8/G6MD+.1-3
Fernando Vina: S9/G34.3-H;1-3
Placido Polanco: S8/L8LM.3-H;1-2
Jim Edmonds: K
Albert Pujols: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
J. D. Drew: K

Top 8

Damon Buford: K
Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6
Eric Young: S9/L3D+
Joe Girardi: 43/G4

Bot 8

Kerry Robinson: 9/F89D
Luis Saturria: 43/G4M
Mike Matheny: K

Top 9

Ron Coomer: K
Sammy Sosa: K
Rondell White: D8/F89XD+
Matt Stairs: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

Bill Mueller broke patella hitting railing, out 2 months
Cubs coach Acosta ejected by HP umpire Tschida for arguing balls and strikes after Vina's triple

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