Friday, September 21st, 2012 1:20PM CST
The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday thanks to some late-game heroics. The Cubs tied the score in the bottom of the ninth inning when Darwin Barney launched a two-run homer with two outs, spoiling Chris Carpenter's season debut. The game then went into extra innings, where David DeJesus delivered a game-ending single in the eleventh to secure the victory for Chicago.
Date: Friday, September 21st, 2012
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 29,100
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
STL |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Soriano (31, C Carpenter)
Triples: D DeJesus (8, C Carpenter)
Home Runs: D Barney (7, 9th inning off F Salas 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: D Barney 3 (43), A Soriano (104), D DeJesus (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Barney 2, D DeJesus
Sacrifice Hit: D Sappelt
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (C Volstad 0-1, J Vitters 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, S Clevenger 0-1, S Castro 0-1, D Sappelt 0-2, D Barney 1-1, L Valbuena 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Volstad 1; J Vitters 1; L Valbuena 1

Hit By Pitch: W Castillo (By C Carpenter)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Volstad 13-25; M Socolovich 2-3; M Bowden 3-4; J Russell 5-6; S Camp 2-3; C Marmol 0-4; A Cabrera 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Volstad 12-6-30-20; M Socolovich 3-2-3-1; M Bowden 0-0-7-3; J Russell 2-6-5-3; S Camp 2-0-3-3; C Marmol 2-1-3-2; A Cabrera 2-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Volstad 6-9; M Socolovich 0-1; M Bowden 0-3; J Russell 1-0; S Camp 2-1; C Marmol 1-1; A Cabrera 0-1
Game Scores: C Volstad 40

Doubles: J Jay (17, C Volstad); M Holliday (35, C Volstad); D Descalso (10, J Russell)
Triples: P Kozma (3, C Volstad)
Runs Batted In: Y Molina (69), A Craig (87), D Descalso (23)
2-out Runs Batted In: Y Molina
Sacrifice Flies: A Craig
Sacrifice Hit: C Beltran
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (C Beltran 0-1, J Jay 0-1, P Kozma 0-1, Y Molina 1-2, A Craig 0-1, M Carpenter 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Beltran 1; P Kozma 2; M Carpenter 2

Intentional Walks: D Freese (By J Russell)
Hit By Pitch: M Holliday (By C Volstad)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Carpenter 14-22; S Miller 2-4; S Freeman 3-4; T Rosenthal 1-1; E Mujica 3-3; F Salas 4-5; J Kelly 5-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Carpenter 17-3-9-18; S Miller 2-1-1-4; S Freeman 6-2-9-3; T Rosenthal 0-0-0-1; E Mujica 4-1-3-2; F Salas 3-2-2-4; J Kelly 6-3-6-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 4-9; S Miller 1-1; S Freeman 0-2; T Rosenthal 0-1; E Mujica 0-1; F Salas 2-0; J Kelly 2-1
Game Scores: C Carpenter 50

Double Plays: 1 (A Craig)

Stolen Bases: P Kozma (2, Home off C Volstad/W Castillo)
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