Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

58-53, 28-25 Away

Final/10

49-63, 29-25 Home


CHC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	1

B. Lidge3-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

M. Wuertz2-3

0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
R. TheriotSS
R. Cedeno2B
bC. FloydPH-RF
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
M. MurtonLF
aM. FontenotPH
B. HowryP
M. WuertzP
M. DeRosaRF-2B
A. PagánCF
J. KendallC
R. HillP
C. MarmolP
E. PattersonLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	0	.282	.348	.369
4	0	0	0	0	2	.130	.163	.283
1	0	0	0	0	1	.290	.363	.386
4	0	1	1	0	1	.325	.412	.513
4	0	0	0	0	2	.313	.356	.541
3	0	1	0	0	1	.256	.336	.338
1	0	0	0	0	1	.306	.358	.463
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	1	2	.284	.363	.421
4	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.308	.442
3	0	1	0	1	0	.232	.279	.291
3	0	0	0	0	2	.119	.140	.167
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
35	1	5	1	2	13

a-struck out swinging for M Murton in the 9th

b-struck out swinging for R Cedeno in the 10th

Batting
2BR Theriot 2 (19, W Rodriguez 2)
RBID Lee (59)
SHE Patterson
Team LOB7

Baserunning
SBR Theriot (20, 3rd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus)

Fielding
DP1 (R Theriot-R Cedeno-D Lee)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
C. QuallsP
B. LidgeP
M. Loretta1B-2B
L. BerkmanRF
C. LeeLF
T. Wigginton3B
J. LaneCF
E. BruntlettSS
B. AusmusC
aO. PalmeiroPH
E. MunsonC
W. RodriguezP
bM. LambPH-1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.245	.284	.383
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.283	.357	.366
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257	.369	.446
3	1	2	1	1	1	0	.300	.355	.539
3	1	0	0	0	1	2	.277	.336	.454
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.220	.339
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.365	.292
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.232	.313	.306
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.333	.280
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.278	.347	.456
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.147	.171	.176
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.378	.481
31	2	4	2	1	3	8

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

b-grounded to first for W Rodriguez in the 8th

Batting
HRC Lee (24, 4th inning off R Hill 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIC Lee (91), E Munson (12)
2Out RBIC Lee, E Munson
SHJ Lane
GIDPM Loretta
Team LOB4

Baserunning
SBC Lee (8, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall)

Fielding
EC Biggio (8, ground ball)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
R. Hill
C. Marmol
B. Howry
M. Wuertz(L,2-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	3	1	1	2	6	1	101-64	3.54
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	1.67
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	3.88
0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	16-9	3.46
9.2	4	2	2	3	8	1	144-91

Pitching
WPM Wuertz
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hill 7-8; C Marmol 1-1; B Howry 0-2; M Wuertz 1-1
Game ScoresR Hill 71

Astros Pitching

pitchers
W. Rodriguez
C. Qualls
B. Lidge(W,5-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	4	1	1	2	9	121-79	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	11-10	3.30
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-8	2.72
10.0	5	1	1	2	13	145-97

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 9-6; C Qualls 0-0; B Lidge 1-1
Game ScoresW Rodriguez 77

Scoring Summary

		CHC	HOU
4th	C Lee homered to right.	0	1
5th	D Lee grounded out to second, R Theriot scored.	1	1
10th	E Munson singled to right, T Wigginton scored.	1	2

Cubs
1
Astros
2

Game 1

7/8

Cubs
2
Astros
5

Game 2

8/8

Cubs
2
Astros
8

Game 3

9/8

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 7 August 2007

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 36,459

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Second Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
Third Base Umpire - Rick Reed

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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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

B. Lidge3-1

M. Wuertz2-3

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 National League Central Standings

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