DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1077 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (44-46) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (43-48) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 4 11 0
Cardinals Score Late to Upend Cubs, 4-3
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a win at Busch Stadium, knocking off the Chicago Cubs, 4-3. On the mound for St. Louis was right-hander Rene Arocha, who played a pivotal role in the win. Rusty Meacham, credited with the save, is now 1 for 2 in save opportunities. The Cardinals improve their record to 43-48 with the win over Chicago.

Tied up with the Cubs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Cardinals got a boost from second baseman Mike Benjamin. With the bases loaded, Benjamin saw a 0-2 sinker from Tim Davis and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put St. Louis on top, 4-3.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .222 11 34
M. Piazza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 16 49
D. Pasqua LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .213 4 10
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .246 4 9
S. Cooper 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .231 6 19
C. Shipley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 8 26
J. Cirillo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 3 41
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .151 14 27
R. Becker CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 6 16
Totals 31 3 5 3 0 11 2      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Nixon (11, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Plantier (4, 7th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Cooper (6, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 4 , P. Plantier 4 , S. Cooper 5 , C. Shipley
GIDP: J. Cirillo
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: S. Cooper (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .244 0 2
J. Posada C 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .180 1 5
B. Giles 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279 15 48
I. Calderon DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 17 55
K. Garcia RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .285 14 60
   a-T. Fernandez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   b-D. Glanville RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 1 6
S. Javier CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .238 4 26
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 3 21
M. Lansing SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .000 0 1
M. Benjamin 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .208 0 5
Totals 33 4 11 4 4 3 24      
a - T. Fernandez pinch ran for K. Garcia in the 8th
b - D. Glanville substituted for T. Fernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Javier (17, 2nd Inning off S. Chiamparino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Benjamin , I. Calderon , J. Posada , B. Giles , K. Garcia 2 , R. Clayton 2 , G. Young , S. Javier 3
2-out RBI: K. Garcia , G. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Posada 2 , K. Garcia , G. Young , S. Javier
Sac Fly: M. Lansing
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lansing (1) , S. Javier 2 (32) , T. Fernandez (1)
CS: R. Clayton (5) , G. Young (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Benjamin-Giles)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Chiamparino 5.0 9 3 3 2 2 0 92 54 5.91   
J. Valera L (2-3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 13 0.98   
M. Schooler 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 6 4.23   
T. Davis 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 11 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Chiamparino 37
Batters Faced: S. Chiamparino 24, J. Valera 8, M. Schooler 2, T. Davis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chiamparino 2-9, J. Valera 2-4, M. Schooler 0-1, T. Davis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Chiamparino 92-54, J. Valera 18-13, M. Schooler 13-6, T. Davis 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-0 , T. Davis 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha 6.0 4 3 3 0 7 3 70 47 4.93   
M. Rivera W (4-2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 17 3.21   
R. Meacham SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 59
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 22, M. Rivera 7, R. Meacham 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 6-5, M. Rivera 4-0, R. Meacham 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 70-47, M. Rivera 26-17, R. Meacham 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rene Arocha
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 34857
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