Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

1-1, 1-1 Away

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1-1, 1-1 Home


CHC
HOU

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

D. Brocail1-0

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

N. Cotts0-1

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
A. SorianoLF
K. GreggP
R. TheriotSS
A. HeilmanP
N. CottsP
K. FukudomeCF
D. Lee1B
M. BradleyRF
A. Ramírez3B
R. JohnsonCF-LF
G. SotoC
K. HillC
M. Fontenot2B
R. DempsterP
A. GuzmanP
aA. MilesPH-SS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	1	1	0	3	.300	.300	.900
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.600	.625	.800
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.143	.250	.143
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.125	.000
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.625
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
33	2	6	2	1	3	9

a-struck out looking for A Guzman in the 8th

Batting
2BR Theriot (1, W Rodriguez)
HRA Soriano (2, 8th inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 1 Out)
RBID Lee (1), A Soriano (2)
2Out RBID Lee
GIDPG Soto; M Bradley
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-4 (M Fontenot 0-1, D Lee 1-1, A Ramirez 0-1, M Bradley 0-1)

Baserunning
CSR Theriot (1, 2nd base by L Hawkins/I Rodriguez)

Fielding
DP1 (A Ramirez-M Fontenot-D Lee)
ER Theriot (1, ground ball)
AssistsA Soriano (H Pence at 3rd base)

Astros Hitting

hitters
K. Matsui2B
I. RodríguezC
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
J. ValverdeP
T. ByrdakP
D. BrocailP
bJ. MichaelsPH
M. TejadaSS
G. Blum3B
J. KeppingerPR-3B
H. PenceRF
M. BournCF
W. RodriguezP
C. SampsonP
aJ. SmithPH
L. HawkinsP
D. ErstadLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.444	.571
4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.125	.222	.125
4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.556	.333
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.571	.667	.571
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.333	.375	.833
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
36	3	10	3	1	6	8

a-struck out swinging for C Sampson in the 7th

b-flied out to center for D Brocail in the 10th

Batting
3BK Matsui (1, R Dempster)
HRH Pence (1, 5th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIH Pence (2), M Bourn (2), J Keppinger (1)
2Out RBIM Bourn
GIDPC Lee
Team LOB11
Team RISP2-8 (J Michaels 0-1, I Rodriguez 0-1, M Bourn 1-2, J Keppinger 1-1, D Erstad 0-1, L Berkman 0-1, K Matsui 0-1)

Baserunning
CSK Matsui (1, 2nd base by A Guzman/K Hill)
SBK Matsui (1, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto)

Fielding
DP2 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman, K Matsui-L Berkman)
EM Tejada (1, throw)
AssistsC Lee (A Ramirez at 2nd base)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
R. Dempster
A. Guzman
A. Heilman
N. Cotts(L,0-2)
K. Gregg
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	2	2	3	5	1	95-61	3.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	30-16	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	16-10	6.75
0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	9-3	6.75
9.1	10	3	3	6	8	1	163-99

Pitching
HBPG Soto (By W Rodriguez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Dempster 15-26; A Guzman 1-3; A Heilman 2-5; N Cotts 3-5; K Gregg 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Dempster 11-10-22-18; A Guzman 3-3-2-1; A Heilman 3-2-8-3; N Cotts 3-2-1-4; K Gregg 1-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Dempster 5-7; A Guzman 0-0; A Heilman 2-1; N Cotts 1-1; K Gregg 0-1
Game ScoresR Dempster 54

Astros Pitching

pitchers
W. Rodriguez
C. Sampson(H,7)
L. Hawkins(B,2)
J. Valverde
T. Byrdak
D. Brocail(W,1-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	1	1	3	4	0	89-52	1.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	15-11	9.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-10	0.00
0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
10.0	6	2	2	3	9	1	144-89

Pitching
IBBM Tejada (By K Gregg)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedW Rodriguez 12-23; C Sampson 1-3; L Hawkins 3-4; J Valverde 0-3; T Byrdak 2-3; D Brocail 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesW Rodriguez 13-11-13-15; C Sampson 1-0-1-3; L Hawkins 3-2-2-3; J Valverde 3-2-4-1; T Byrdak 3-3-2-1; D Brocail 0-1-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 10-3; C Sampson 1-2; L Hawkins 0-1; J Valverde 1-0; T Byrdak 0-0; D Brocail 1-0
Game ScoresW Rodriguez 61

Scoring Summary

		CHC	HOU
3rd	D Lee singled to right center, R Theriot scored.	1	0
5th	H Pence homered to center.	1	1
6th	M Bourn singled to left, G Blum scored, H Pence thrown out at third.	1	2
8th	A Soriano homered to left.	2	2
10th	J Keppinger singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, L Berkman to third, M Tejada to second.	2	3

Cubs
4
Astros
2

Game 1

7/4

Cubs
2
Astros
3

Game 2

8/4

Cubs
11
Astros
6

Game 3

9/4

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 8 April 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 31,121

Game Time:3:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge
Third Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins

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

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