ST. LOUIS • The moment at Wrigley Field when Seth Maness threw the pitch that radically altered the Cardinals’ chances of winning is more memorable for what it cost the Cardinals and not what it gave Maness.
On Sept. 20, Maness entered in the eighth inning immediately after Jonathan Broxton had walked in a run. The Cardinals clung to a 4-3 lead against the Cubs, and the bases were loaded with no outs. At the beginning of the inning, according to Baseball-Reference.com and historical trends, the Cardinals had an 85-percent win expectancy in the game.