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    Alfonso Soriano congratulates Kosuke Fukudome on his homer. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
    By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
    Kosuke Fukudome hit a three-run homer that put the Cubs up in the fifth, but the Cards chipped away at the bullpen to pull away for good in the opener. Milton Bradley, nursing a strained groin, pinch-hit with the bases loaded in the sixth but was called out on strikes and then ejected.
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    Series at a glance:
    STL
    St. Louis (8-3)
    Won 2     		St. Louis 7, Chi Cubs 4   CHC
    Chi Cubs (5-4)
    Lost 2
    April 16, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    St. Louis
    		 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0   7 12 3
    Chi Cubs
    		 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0   4 6 1
    Standings thru 4/16/09  |  Recap: STL | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Cubs stats
    St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Ryan, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .267
      a-Thurston, PH-2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .417
    Ankiel, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188
    Pujols, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .341
    Ludwick, RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .375
    Molina, Y, C 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .324
    Duncan, LF 4 1 3 3 0 1 2 .389
      McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Rasmus, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
      Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Greene, K, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .233
    Barden, 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .412
    Wainwright, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
      Schumaker, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
    Totals 36 7 12 7 4 7 18  

    a-Walked for Ryan in the 7th. b-Struck out for McClellan in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Ryan (1, Marshall, S), Ankiel (1, Marshall, S).
    HR: Duncan (2, 4th inning off Marshall, S, 1 on, 0 out), Greene, K (1, 6th inning off Heilman, 0 on, 1 out), Barden (2, 8th inning off Guzman, A, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Molina, Y; Barden 6; Pujols; Ryan 2; Greene, K 4; Ludwick; Duncan 6; Ankiel 2.
    RBI: Ludwick (9), Duncan 3 (10), Greene, K (5), Molina, Y (9), Barden (3).
    2-out RBI: Molina, Y; Duncan.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duncan; Ryan 2; Molina, Y; Greene, K; Rasmus, C.
    SAC: Wainwright 2.
    Team RISP: 3-for-15.
    Team LOB: 8.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Duncan (1, 2nd base by Heilman/Soto, G).

    FIELDING
    E: Duncan (2, fielding), Ryan (1, missed catch), Pujols (2, missed catch).
    DP: (Molina, Y-Ryan).
    		 
    Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Soriano, A, LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .308
    Fukudome, CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .375
    Lee, D, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .200
    Hoffpauir, M, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
    Ramirez, Ar, 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .310
    Fontenot, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226
    Soto, G, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .071
    Theriot, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .387
      Vizcaino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Marshall, S, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
      Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Bradley, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056
      Patton, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Cotts, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Miles, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
    Totals 33 4 6 4 4 10 20  

    a-Struck out for Heilman in the 6th.

    BATTING
    2B: Fukudome (4, Wainwright).
    HR: Fukudome (3, 5th inning off Wainwright, 2 on, 1 out).
    TB: Ramirez, Ar 2; Theriot; Fukudome 6; Soriano, A.
    RBI: Lee, D (7), Fukudome 3 (8).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fontenot; Soto, G; Soriano, A 2.
    SF: Lee, D.
    Team RISP: 1-for-8.
    Team LOB: 7.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Theriot (3, 2nd base off Wainwright/Molina, Y).
    CS: Fukudome (2, 2nd base by Wainwright/Molina, Y).

    FIELDING
    E: Soriano, A (2, fielding).
     
    St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wainwright (W, 2-0) 6.0 6 4 4 4 6 1 3.31
    McClellan (H, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50
    Franklin (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
    		 
    Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Marshall, S 5.0 7 3 3 2 4 1 4.50
    Heilman (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.59
    Patton, D (L, 0-1) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.79
    Cotts 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
    Guzman, A 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.35
    Vizcaino 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

    Marshall, S pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

    Game Scores: Wainwright , Marshall, S .
    WP: Wainwright.
    IBB: Pujols (by Marshall, S), Pujols (by Patton, D), Theriot (by Wainwright).
    Pitches-strikes: Wainwright 106-57, McClellan 32-23, Franklin 9-8, Marshall, S 93-55, Heilman 9-5, Patton, D 22-9, Cotts 10-5, Guzman, A 15-10, Vizcaino 21-14.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Wainwright 4-7, McClellan 4-0, Franklin 1-0, Marshall, S 5-4, Heilman 2-0, Patton, D 1-1, Cotts 1-0, Guzman, A 2-0, Vizcaino 1-0.
    Batters faced: Wainwright 28, McClellan 7, Franklin 3, Marshall, S 24, Heilman 3, Patton, D 5, Cotts 2, Guzman, A 4, Vizcaino 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Heilman 1-1, Cotts 2-1.
    Ejections: Chicago Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley ejected by HP umpire Larry Vanover (6th)
    Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Charlie Reliford.
    Weather: 48 degrees, sunny.
    Wind: 4 mph, In from RF.
    T: 2:59.
    Att: 38,909.
    Venue: Wrigley Field.
    April 16, 2009
    April 16, 2009

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