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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 09/08/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2667 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Chicago Cubs (59-80) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |  
								| St. Louis Cardinals (64-77) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Guzman, Cardinals Too Much for Cubs |  
					| The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8-0. Doing his part was designated hitter Billy Guzman, who went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. John Fisher earned the win to go to 9-7. He allowed no runs on 2 hits, with 4 walks and 10 strikeouts in 6 innings of work.  Danny Cook was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 1 save opportunities. 
 Early in the game, Guzman had a 3-run  home run for St. Louis. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 3-0.
 
 "We came out aggressive," said Cardinals manager Jeff Jones Jr.. "We came out swinging the bats."
 
 St. Louis's record now stands at 64-77, placing them 4th in the National League Central Division.
 
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					| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
K. Meij
 (5, 2nd Inning off B. Bailes, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
M. Enriquez
 (31, 8th Inning off H. Harted, 3 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
B. Guzman
 (16, 3rd Inning off B. Bailes, 2 on, 1 out) 
, 
M. Bates
 (24, 4th Inning off B. Bailes, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Bates
 5
, 
P. Sutton
, 
H. Hoop
, 
B. Guzman
 5
, 
M. Enriquez
 4
, 
K. Meij
 3
, 
D. Gallo
 2-out RBI: 
M. Enriquez
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Bates
, 
M. Christopher
, 
K. Meij
, 
D. Gallo
 2
 Hit by Pitch: 
H. Hoop
, 
K. Meij
 Team LOB: 
12
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
D. Gallo
 (6)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Blue-Meij-Christopher)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Fisher W (9-7) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 4.41 |  
	| D. Cook SV (1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 5.03 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Billy Guzman Ballpark: 
Busch Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:33
 Attendance: 
36675
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