Cubs Beat Cardinals 8-7: Ryan Ludwick 2 HRs & 4 RBIs, Brian Barden Doubles & Solo HR, Chris Perez Blows Game

Individual Highlights:
Skip Schumaker 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Colby Rasmus 1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Albert Pujols 0-for-2 with one RBI, one run, one walk, one hit by pitch, one sac fly, one strikeout, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Ryan Ludwick 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBIs (three w/two-outs), two runs, and two strikeouts.
Chris Duncan 1-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and two strikeouts.
Brian Barden 2-for-3 with one double, one home run, one RBI, two runs, one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Rick Ankiel 1-for-1 with one double.

Rough Outing:
Khalil Greene 0-for-1 with one ground into double play.
Joe Thurston 0-for-4.
P.J. Walters Started, four innings, six hits, three earned runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts. 0-for-2 with one strikeout at the plate. (p-s:98-59)(g/f:4-1)
Trever Miller One inning, three hits, two earned runs, and two strikeouts. (p-s:18-12)(g/f:0-1)
Mitch Boggs Hold (1), two innings, two hits, one earned run, one walk, and three strikeouts. (p-s:33-21)(g/f:1-2)
Chris Perez Blown Save (1), Loss (0-1), one inning, one hit, two earned runs, one home run, one walk, and one strikeout. (p-s:22-14)(g/f:1-1)

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