Hey Lou! Where's the Offense? - Cubs 1 Cardinals 2

Game Thirty-Eight - Cubs 1 Cardinals 2 WP - Chris Carpenter (2-0) LP - Ryan Dempster (3-3) Save - Ryan Franklin (10) The St. Louis Cardinals outplayed the Chicago Cubs in just about every facet of the game on Wednesday night. The Cubs were nearly shutout for the second game in a row, a dubious feat that has not happened since the horrific 2006 season. Micah Hoffpauir's two-out pinch-hit single in the ninth drove in the Cubs' first run since the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon. Milton Bradley doubled to left with one-out in the ninth...just the Cubs fifth hit of the game. Geovany Soto got the benefit of the call on a 3-2 check-swing that resulted in a walk. With runners on first and second, Lou Piniella finally allowed Micah Hoffpauir to hit. Hoffpauir drove Ryan Franklin's first pitch into right...Bradley scored and pinch runner Ryan Freel ended up at third. Reed Johnson battled, but the rust from lack of playing time showed, and he eventually struck out to end t...