St. Louis brought 3 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 2nd inning with the help of 4 hits. That was all Danny Cox(12-13) needed. Chicago made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
Jeff Lahti gained credit for his 28th save. Dennis Eckersley(20-10) was tagged with the loss. He allowed 5 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings.
