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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

2002-09-01 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 37739 · 74°F, sunny · Wind 14 mph to LF · 2:43

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 2nd. Juan Cruz earned the win and Antonio Alfonseca picked up the save. J. D. Drew went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Juan Cruz L: Chuck Finley SV: Antonio Alfonseca

Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Jeff Kellogg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	5	0	1	0	0	0
Edgar Renteria	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Edmonds	4	0	1	0	0	0
Albert Pujols	4	0	1	0	0	0
Scott Rolen	3	1	1	0	1	0
J. D. Drew	2	1	1	2	1	0
Eli Marrero	4	1	1	1	0	2
Mike Matheny	3	0	1	0	0	1
Chuck Finley	2	0	0	0	0	2
Miguel Cairo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Hill	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chad Hermansen	4	0	1	0	0	2
Angel Echevarria	3	1	1	1	1	1
Fred McGriff	2	1	0	0	2	2
Chris Stynes	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Gonzalez	4	1	3	1	0	0
Roosevelt Brown	2	1	0	0	2	1
Joe Girardi	3	0	1	2	0	1
Alan Benes	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mark Bellhorn	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Finley	7.0	5	5	12
Rick White	1.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alan Benes	7.0	7	1	4
Juan Cruz	1.0	0	1	1
Antonio Alfonseca	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fernando Vina: 9/F9D
Edgar Renteria: 63/G6
Jim Edmonds: 7/F78M

Bot 1

Bobby Hill: 9/F9M
Chad Hermansen: S7/G56
Angel Echevarria: K
Fred McGriff: K

Top 2

Albert Pujols: 8/F8RD
Scott Rolen: 2/FL/P2RF
J. D. Drew: W
Eli Marrero: K

Bot 2

Chris Stynes: 9/L9S
Alex Gonzalez: S7/L78M
Roosevelt Brown: W.1-2
Joe Girardi: D7.2-H;1-H
Alan Benes: K
Bobby Hill: 63/G5

Top 3

Mike Matheny: K
Chuck Finley: K
Fernando Vina: 7/P78S

Bot 3

Chad Hermansen: 13/G
Angel Echevarria: W
Fred McGriff: K
Chris Stynes: 3/FL

Top 4

Edgar Renteria: E8/F89XD.B-2
Jim Edmonds: S9/G34.2-3
Albert Pujols: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.3-H(UR)
Scott Rolen: S9/L89M
J. D. Drew: HR/F78XD.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Eli Marrero: 63/G6

Bot 4

Alex Gonzalez: 53/G56
Roosevelt Brown: K
Joe Girardi: K

Top 5

Mike Matheny: 8/L89M
Chuck Finley: K
Fernando Vina: S9/L9S
Edgar Renteria: 9/F9M

Bot 5

Alan Benes: K/C
Bobby Hill: K/C
Chad Hermansen: K

Top 6

Jim Edmonds: 43/G34
Albert Pujols: S8/G6M
Scott Rolen: 3/P34S
J. D. Drew: 9/L9M

Bot 6

Angel Echevarria: 53/G5
Fred McGriff: W
Chris Stynes: K/C
Alex Gonzalez: S9/L9LS.1-3
Roosevelt Brown: SB2
Roosevelt Brown: W.3-H(WP);2-3
Joe Girardi: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

Eli Marrero: HR/F7D
Mike Matheny: S9/L89S
Chuck Finley: 14/SH.1-2
Fernando Vina: 9/F9LD.2-3
Edgar Renteria: 8/F8RM

Bot 7

Mark Bellhorn: K
Bobby Hill: 7/F78M
Chad Hermansen: K

Top 8

Jim Edmonds: 3/G
Albert Pujols: 53/G5S
Scott Rolen: W
J. D. Drew: HP.1-2
Eli Marrero: K/C

Bot 8

Angel Echevarria: HR/F78XD
Fred McGriff: W
Chris Stynes: 13/SH.1-2
Alex Gonzalez: S4/F8RS.2-H
Roosevelt Brown: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 9

Miguel Cairo: 63/G6
Ivan Cruz: 3/G3
Fernando Vina: 43/BG4S