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MLB - Cardinals vs. Cubs

4:00 PM ET

Tune in Saturday at 4:00 PM ET as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Chicago Cubs. Scheduled starters are Brad Thompson (2-5, 4.92 ERA) for St. Louis and Ted Lilly (8-6, 3.32 ERA) for Chicago. Matthias Koster from Mop Up Duty will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
by Scott Carefoot at 7/11/2009 5:33:30 PM
Matthias from mopupduty.com here, coming at you with another liveblog. Today the surging Cardinals take on the so-so Cubs
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 7:48:30 PM
Cardinals Lineup

Ryan
Rasmus
Pujols
Ludwick
Stavinoha
Molina
Hoffpauir
Thompson
Thurston

Cubs Lineup

Fukudome
Theriot
Lee
Ramirez
Soriano
Bradley
Baker
Hill
Lilly
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 7:49:57 PM
Accuscore, a questionable game prediction tool, has Chicago as a 65% fav to win today's game
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 7:50:46 PM
Chicago Cubs' Geovany Soto (oblique strain) lands on 15-day DL: The Chicago Cubs placed catcher Geovany Soto on ..
by mlbbloggers via twitter edited by matthiaskoster
St. Louis Cardinals call up righty P.J. Walters, option Brian Barden: The St. Louis Cardinals recalled right-han..
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Game stats from The Score: thescore.com
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:00:08 PM
Fox, if you show me Yankees-Angels instead of Cubs-Cardinals, I will hate you forever. That is all.
by thenick700 via twitter
The national feed in Canada will be showing the Yankees. Sorry folks.
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:05:17 PM
Crap, Joe Buck is covering the game for Fox.
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:05:32 PM
Cardinals are really benefiting from Rasmus' production at the top of the order
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:05:53 PM
First pitch in about three minutes
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:06:33 PM
Former Jay Ted Lilly is starting for the Cubs. He's been dynamite ever since he joined the Cubs
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:09:38 PM
Ryan, the Cards short stop, will lead the inning off
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:10:46 PM
Ball starts the game off. Lilly has only 23 BB this season
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:11:47 PM
Technical difficulties (MLB.TV), bear with me for a second
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:12:34 PM
Feed is back. Not sure how but Ryan is the first out of the inning.
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:13:36 PM
Rasmus up. He's pushed his average up to close to .300 after a poor start to the season
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:13:59 PM
Here we go, Cardinals game! Top of the first, Cards are up, 1 out!
by JessicaLMiller via twitter
I have a feeling karma going to bite me in the ass since I bashed the Cubs yesterday. Let's get a win again STL Cardinals.
by apedogg457 via twitter
Groundout to Baker at second. Two out, Pujols coming up with no one on base
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:14:42 PM
i think this announcer for the #cubs #cardinals game has a "thing" for Pujols?!?!
by brockSwilson via twitter
Ball one to start the count vs Pujols
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:15:11 PM
strike, change. 1-1 count
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:15:27 PM
Almost gone! Off the end of the Pujols' bat but it held up and landed in Soriano's glove, standing on the LF warning track. Inning over, 1-2-3 for Lilly and the Cubs
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:16:17 PM
This is very unpopular amongst my fellow #Cubs fans, but Wrigley Field needs to go. Build a new one in the same neighborhood, but build one.
by welfaremike via twitter
Pitching for the Cardinals will be Brad Thompson. He's a new age, sabermetrical type pitcher. Don't walk guys, make them earn it kinda guy
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:17:08 PM
Fukudome leads off. The Cubs are still searching for a couple of real OBP batters to put at the start of the lineup
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:18:40 PM
Thompson 14 BB, 19 K in 53 IP
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:18:49 PM
I can't stand listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver call Cubs vs. Cardinals games. It's a stomach-churning experience. #cubs
by HarryBlotter via twitter
Fukudome strikes out on three pitches. Rare Thompson K to start the game
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:19:57 PM
One out, Theriot coming up. Should be the leadoff man
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:20:18 PM
3-1 count
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:20:56 PM
Theriot works a five pitch walk
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:21:12 PM
Theriot is 10 for 15 in SBA this season
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:21:34 PM
Lee up. He's having a decent season
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:21:48 PM
Thompson's fastball is low 90's, high 80's today
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:22:13 PM
2-1 to Lee
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:22:59 PM
Ball low and away, 86 MPH. 3-1
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:23:13 PM
Lee gets into one. Back to the RF warning track. Ludwick makes the catch for the second out
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:23:42 PM
Ramirez coming up with two out
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:24:04 PM
The Cubs stole Ramirez years ago from the Pirates for Bobby Hill
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:24:26 PM
2-0 to Thompson
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:24:38 PM
following #cubs game on iPhone at painful wedding reception.
by bethkitty via twitter
Sharp single into LF. Hit hard enough to keep Theriot at second. 1st and 2nd with two out and Soriano coming up
by matthiaskoster at 7/11/2009 8:25:25 PM