Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

39-51, 15-29 Away

Final

45-43, 21-21 Home


HOU
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	2	-	6	12	0

C. Zambrano11-7

6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 3 BB

J. Jennings1-5

5.1 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
H. PenceCF
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
M. LorettaSS
M. Lamb3B
L. ScottRF
E. MunsonC
J. JenningsP
C. QuallsP
B. LidgeP
aO. PalmeiroPH
M. AlbersP
T. MillerP
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	.256	.299	.395
4	1	0	2	.341	.366	.584
3	0	1	1	.261	.387	.446
4	2	0	1	.299	.356	.514
3	1	1	0	.317	.396	.415
4	0	0	1	.289	.368	.455
3	0	1	2	.223	.320	.441
3	1	0	0	.255	.333	.418
2	0	0	1	.077	.250	.077
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	1	.261	.363	.304
0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	5	3	9

a-struck out swinging for B Lidge in the 8th

Batting
Team LOB7

Fielding
EM Lamb (7, throw); L Berkman (6, throw); M Loretta 2 (6, throw, ground ball)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
A. SorianoLF
R. TheriotSS
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
C. FloydRF
B. HowryP
M. DeRosa2B
J. JonesCF
G. SotoC
C. ZambranoP
C. MarmolP
A. PagánRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	3	.311	.353	.533
4	1	2	0	1	0	.280	.343	.356
3	0	1	2	2	1	.330	.414	.481
4	0	0	1	1	0	.307	.354	.548
4	1	2	0	1	0	.297	.370	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	1	2	0	0	1	.293	.365	.451
4	0	1	1	0	1	.233	.292	.333
5	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
3	1	2	1	0	1	.267	.267	.422
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.429
38	6	12	5	5	9

Batting
2BA Soriano (25, J Jennings); D Lee (27, M Albers)
RBIJ Jones (21), C Zambrano (5), A Ramirez (52), D Lee 2 (44)
2Out RBIA Ramirez
SFJ Jones
Team LOB14

Baserunning
SBR Theriot (15, 2nd base off J Jennings/E Munson)

Fielding
DP1 (M DeRosa-D Lee)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
J. Jennings(L,2-9)
C. Qualls
B. Lidge
M. Albers
T. Miller
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	10	4	3	1	7	102-68	4.15
0.2	0	0	0	2	0	20-9	4.03
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	19-11	2.27
0.1	2	2	2	2	0	25-10	6.10
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	6.56
8.0	12	6	5	5	9	169-100

Pitching
WPM Albers
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Jennings 2-7; C Qualls 1-1; B Lidge 1-0; M Albers 0-1; T Miller 1-1
Game ScoresJ Jennings 40

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(W,18-13)
C. Marmol(H,16)
B. Howry
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.2	3	3	7	114-63	3.83
1.1	0	0	1	14-9	0.92
1.0	2	0	1	18-14	4.57
9.0	5	3	9	146-86

Pitching
IBBD Lee (By C Qualls); C Floyd (By M Albers)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 5-8; C Marmol 2-1; B Howry 0-2
Game ScoresC Zambrano 72

Scoring Summary

		CHC
4th	J Jones hit sacrifice fly to left, C Floyd scored, M DeRosa to second.	1
4th	C Zambrano singled to left, G Soto scored.	3
6th	A Ramirez walked, C Zambrano scored, A Soriano to third, D Lee to second.	4
8th	D Lee doubled to deep center, A Soriano and R Theriot scored.	6

Astros
0
Cubs
6

Game 1

13/7

Astros
3
Cubs
9

Game 2

14/7

Astros
6
Cubs
7

Game 3

15/7

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 13 July 2007

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 41,593

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

C. Zambrano11-7

J. Jennings1-5

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