Red Birds Hold On To Win As Cubbies Charge Falls Short

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Felix Jose

Injury: Moyer (today only)

Busch Stadium I    (09-07-2026 06:15:03)       Time 3:39, 63 , Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Apr 22, 1991                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1991 Chicago(N) 6-8           0 2 0   0 0 0   0 3 0      5  7  0

1991 St. Louis 9-5            4 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 -      6 12  2

Recap

StL  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

StL      Ray Lankford tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  ChC  0 StL 2.

StL      Pedro Guerrero hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  0 StL 3.

StL      Felix Jose hit a solo HR(1).  ChC  0 StL 4.

ChC  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

ChC      Jerome Walton hit a fly ball scoring 1, E8.  ChC  1 StL 4.

ChC      Ryne Sandberg hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  2 StL 4.

StL  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

StL      Bernard Gilkey scored on a PB by Berryhill.  ChC  2 StL 5.

StL  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

StL      Jose Oquendo singled scoring Jose.  ChC  2 StL 6.

ChC  4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

StL  6th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

ChC  8th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

ChC      Damon Berryhill hit a 2 run HR(1).  ChC  4 StL 6.

ChC      Gary Scott hit a solo HR(1).  ChC  5 StL 6.

ChC  Luis Salazar: 2 for 4, double, 2 runs.

ChC  Gary Scott: 2 for 3, double, HR, 2 runs.

StL  Felix Jose: 3 for 4, double, HR, 2 runs.

StL  Ray Lankford: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.

StL  Scott Terry pitched 2.1 innings and picked up the win: 2.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 2-0 on the season.

StL  Lee Smith pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 5th save of the year.

ChC  Shawn Boskie pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-2 on the season.

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Chicago(N)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Boskie L(0-2)                 5.0  9  6  5  1  3  3  112  77  35   7.63  26 110(122)       27

 Lancaster                    2.0  3  0  0  0  0  1   26  18   8   1.32   8   75(75)

 McElroy                      1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   14  11   3   7.88   3   35(38)

                              8.0 12  6  5  1  3  4  152 106  46   4.48  37

St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Moyer                         3.2  3  2  1  0  5  1  104  63  41   4.80  21  95(100)       45

 Terry, S W(2-0)              2.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   31  19  12   5.00   7   30(41)

 Carpenter H(4)               2.0  3  3  3  2  0  0   28  17  11   7.94   9   25(26)   +

 Smith,L S(5)                 1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   17  10   7   0.00   5   25(27)

                              9.0  7  5  4  2  6  1  180 109  71   4.24  42

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ChC: Smith hit for Boskie in the 6th

     Walker, C moved to CF in the 6th

     Grace hit for Lancaster in the 8th

StL: Thompson hit for Terry, S in the 6th

     Hudler hit for Carpenter in the 8th

  E-Lankford(2), Oquendo(2)

 2B-Salazar(1), Scott, G(3), Jose(5)

 3B-Lankford(2)

 HR-ChC Berryhill(1) off Carpenter(1) in the 8th with 1 on base, 335 feet

    ChC Scott, G(1) off Carpenter(2) in the 8th with bases empty, 331 feet

    StL Jose(1) off Boskie(3) in the 1st with bases empty, 345 feet

 SB-StL Gilkey(4) off Boskie(2) + Berryhill(6), 1st

RBI-ChC  - Berryhill 2(5), Sandberg(9), Scott, G(4), Walton(3)

    StL  - Guerrero(6), Jose(10), Lankford 2(5), Oquendo(5)

IBB-ChC Dawson off Smith

 SF-Walton(1)

 SH-Boskie(2)

 WP-Carpenter(1)

 PB-Berryhill (2)

Great-Lankford(2), Smith,O(3)

Poor-Sandberg(1), Scott, G(3)

OfA-Bell, G(1), Walker, C(1)

LOB-Chicago(N) 10 St. Louis 7

GWRBI-Lankford