Network: WGN
Announcers: Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats
Format: DVD (1 disk)
Quality: 8.1
Notes: Includes commercials, pre-game and post-game wrap-up... Some brief tracking in late innings.

Cardinals beat the Cubs 13-9.

On a day when the wind is blowing out, St. Louis uses walks, not homers to make the difference. The Cardinals mix timely hits with 11 walks to score. St. Louis uses 5 walks and 5 hits to score 5 runs against Mike Mason in the 1st 3 innings, with one of the hits coming on Willie McGee's HR, the Cardinals' lone one on the day.

St. Louis adds 4 more runs in the top of the 4th for a 9-0 lead before Chicago answers with 7 runs in the bottom of the inning, driving Lee Tunnell from the game.The Cubs outhit the Cardinals 17-14 but only manage 4 walks and waste several scoring chances.

McGee, Ozzie Smith and Vince Coleman each have 3 hits, while McGee and Smith drive in 4 runs apiece. Keith Moreland is 4-of-5 with a HR and 3 RBI for Chicago.


Starting pitchers:
Cardinals - Tunnell
Cubs - Mason

Winning pitcher: Bill Dawley (2-4)
Losing pitcher: Mason (2-1)