Cubs beat Cards in extra inning NL Central showdown 8/8/08
Saturday, August 9th, 2008The Chicago Cubs (70-46) beat their rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals (64-54) 3-2 Friday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Someone who has played on both sides of the rivalry ended up being the main reason the Cubs won. Jim Edmonds, who spent 8 seasons in St. Louis, had two homeruns to give the Cubs 2 runs they otherwise would not have had. The game went into extra innings tied 2-2 until the bottom of the 11th inning, when Cubs catcher Henry Blanco’s bases-loaded single in the 11th drove in the winning run. The Cubs improved to 44-16 at home with the win.
Bob Howry (5-4) was given the win for Chicago, while Cardinals reliever Ryan Franklin (4-5) was charged with the loss.
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