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Dempster earns 17th
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Cubs 5, Cardinals 1
Felix Pie asks for and gets a safe call in the fourth inning. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
In the Cubs' final regular-season game at Wrigley, Ryan Dempster needed just 67 pitches to get through five innings. Backed by Felix Pie's two runs and Casey McGehee's two RBIs, the right-hander coasted to his 17th win. Chicago will finish with 55 home wins, its most since 1935.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (80-75)
Lost 2
Chi Cubs 5, St. Louis 1   CHC
Chi Cubs (94-60)
Won 2
September 21, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 7 1
Chi Cubs
0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 X   5 10 0
Standings thru 9/21/08  |  Recap: STL | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Cubs stats
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, CF4130000.304
Ludwick, RF3010121.294
  1-Barton, PR-RF0000000.284
Pujols, 1B3001002.349
  Motte, P0000000.000
Lopez, F, 2B-3B4010011.264
Glaus, 3B2000101.266
  McClellan, P0000000.000
  Phelps, 1B1000001.269
Stavinoha, LF4010012.200
LaRue, C2000101.228
  b-Kennedy, PH1000011.269
Looper, P2000001.233
  a-Miles, PH-2B1000002.311
Izturis, C, SS3010002.250
Totals301713515 

a-Flied out for Looper in the 7th. b-Struck out for LaRue in the 9th.
1-Ran for Ludwick in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ludwick (39, Dempster), Lopez, F (25, Howry).
TB: Schumaker 3; Ludwick 2; Lopez, F 2; Stavinoha; Izturis, C.
RBI: Pujols (106).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; Izturis, C; Kennedy.
SF: Pujols.
GIDP: Looper; Pujols.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Izturis, C (21, 2nd base off Dempster/Hill, K).

FIELDING
E: Lopez, F (14, throw).
Outfield assists: Ludwick (Cedeno at home).
DP: (Miles-Izturis, C-Pujols).

 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Fukudome, RF4120001.260
Cedeno, SS4120011.284
Hoffpauir, LF3011111.315
Ward, 1B4000016.223
Fontenot, 2B3110100.288
Pie, CF4220020.243
McGehee, C, 3B3022010.222
Hill, K, C3000021.200
Dempster, P2000010.167
  Samardzija, P0000000.000
  a-Edmonds, PH0001000.236
  Gaudin, P0000000.000
  Wells, R, P0000000.000
  Howry, P0000000.000
Totals3051042910 

a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Samardzija in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Fukudome (24, Looper), Hoffpauir (7, Looper), Cedeno (11, McClellan).
3B: Pie (1, Looper).
TB: Fukudome 3; Cedeno 3; Hoffpauir 2; Fontenot; Pie 4; McGehee, C 2.
RBI: Hoffpauir (3), McGehee, C 2 (4), Edmonds (54).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ward 2; Fukudome.
S: Hill, K.
SF: McGehee, C; Edmonds.
GIDP: Ward.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Fukudome (Izturis, C at home).
DP: 2 (McGehee, C-Fontenot-Ward, Dempster-Cedeno-Ward).

 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Looper (L, 12-14)6.09441604.13
McClellan 1.01111004.04
Motte 1.00000300.00
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Dempster (W, 17-6)5.06110102.99
Samardzija (H, 3)1.00000202.16
Gaudin (H, 3)1.00002103.83
Wells, R 1.00001000.00
Howry 1.01000105.27

WP: Looper, McClellan.
Pitches-strikes: Looper 102-64, McClellan 16-7, Motte 19-11, Dempster 67-47, Samardzija 10-9, Gaudin 20-9, Wells, R 13-5, Howry 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Looper 6-5, McClellan 2-1, Motte 0-0, Dempster 7-6, Samardzija 1-0, Gaudin 1-1, Wells, R 2-1, Howry 1-1.
Batters faced: Looper 28, McClellan 4, Motte 3, Dempster 19, Samardzija 3, Gaudin 5, Wells, R 3, Howry 4.
Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:26.
Att: 40,551.
September 21, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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