8/8/08 vs. Cardinals; W 3-2; (70-46)

Jim Edmonds did his best to single handedly defeat his formwer team. Two solo home runs and a diving catch had Chicago knotted in a 2-2 tie when he came to bat in the ninth. With one on and one out, he was in position to win the game with an extra base hit. He grounded out to first.

That left hero honors to Henry Blanco. The runner on base in the ninth was Geovony Soto. Heee was pulled for a pinch runner, meaning Blanco entered the game in the tenth.

He came to bat in the eleventh with the bases loaded and no outs. He lined a ball over a drawn in infield for the game winner.

The inning started with singles by Lee and Ramirez. Lee was running on the pitch and advanced to third on Aramis' opposite field single. That forced an intentional walk to Fukudome to bring up Blanco.

Chicago has now won ten of their last twelve including five in a row against their two closest division rivals. Zambrano will go today for Chicago in an attempt to guarantee a fourth straight series win.