Astros 11-6 Cubs (29 Jul, 2009) Box Score

Chicago Cubs

52-46, 31-19 home


HOU
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	3	0	2	0	1	3	1	11	17	0
0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	5	1

J. Fulchino4-3

3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

A. Guzman2-2

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
J. Keppinger2B
M. TejadaSS
C. LeeLF
G. Blum3B
H. PenceRF
I. RodríguezC
C. Coste1B
R. OswaltP
W. WrightP
J. FulchinoP
aM. KataPH
T. ByrdakP
bJ. MichaelsPH
J. ValverdeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	3	3	0	0	1	1	.288	.362	.398
5	3	4	3	0	0	1	.283	.362	.428
4	1	2	5	1	0	0	.328	.358	.478
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.310	.360	.493
5	1	2	1	1	0	0	.274	.341	.389
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.293	.355	.467
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.285	.404
4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.246	.333	.377
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.154
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.225	.237
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.202	.272	.357
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
42	11	17	11	2	2	4

a-grounded to second for J Fulchino in the 8th

b-singled to center for T Byrdak in the 9th

Batting
2BJ Keppinger (12, R Dempster); J Fulchino (1, S Marshall); H Pence (17, J Samardzija)
3BJ Keppinger (3, A Heilman)
HRM Tejada (9, 5th inning off R Dempster 1 on, 1 Out); G Blum (5, 7th inning off A Guzman 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIM Tejada 5 (60), J Keppinger 3 (18), C Lee (62), G Blum (34), C Coste (13)
2Out RBIG Blum, J Keppinger 2, M Tejada, C Coste
SFM Tejada; C Lee
GIDPH Pence
Team LOB8
Team RISP7-12 (M Tejada 2-3, C Coste 1-1, I Rodriguez 0-1, M Bourn 2-3, H Pence 0-1, J Keppinger 2-3)

Fielding
AssistsM Bourn (K Fukudome at 2nd base)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
K. FukudomeCF
R. TheriotSS
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
M. BradleyRF
A. GuzmanP
bJ. FoxPH
J. StevensP
A. HeilmanP
J. SamardzijaP
dC. ZambranoPH
A. SorianoLF
M. Fontenot2B
aR. JohnsonPH
A. Blanco2B
cJ. BakerPH-2B
K. HillC
R. DempsterP
S. MarshallP
M. HoffpauirRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.269	.380	.438
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	.292	.348	.408
2	2	1	0	0	3	0	.290	.370	.534
4	2	1	3	1	1	2	.336	.399	.575
2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.246	.381	.379
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.312	.352	.559
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	1	.220	.235	.460
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.251	.314	.446
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.299	.370
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.248	.325	.393
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.274	.273
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.236	.346
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.198	.295	.298
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.132	.111
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.236	.283	.420
30	6	5	6	1	10	9

a-singled to left for M Fontenot in the 4th

b-struck out swinging for A Guzman in the 7th

c-grounded to pitcher for A Blanco in the 8th

d-struck out swinging for J Samardzija in the 9th

Batting
HRA Ramirez (8, 5th inning off J Fulchino 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Bradley (24), R Johnson 2 (20), A Ramirez 3 (28)
2Out RBIR Johnson 2
SFM Bradley
Team LOB8
Team RISP2-9 (K Hill 0-1, R Johnson 1-1, R Dempster 0-1, C Zambrano 0-1, J Fox 0-1, M Hoffpauir 0-1, A Ramirez 1-3)

Baserunning
SBA Soriano (8, 3rd base off W Wright/I Rodriguez); R Johnson (2, 2nd base off W Wright/I Rodriguez)

Fielding
DP1 (A Blanco-R Theriot-D Lee)
ER Dempster (3, throw)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt
W. Wright
J. Fulchino(W,4-3)
T. Byrdak
J. Valverde
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-15	3.61
2.1	1	3	3	5	2	0	51-23	5.92
3.0	3	3	3	2	3	1	59-35	3.80
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	3.48
1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21-12	2.63
9.0	5	6	6	10	9	1	167-93

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Oswalt 3-5; W Wright 5-13; J Fulchino 4-14; T Byrdak 3-4; J Valverde 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Oswalt 5-3-4-3; W Wright 7-2-8-6; J Fulchino 8-8-10-9; T Byrdak 3-2-1-2; J Valverde 6-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 1-1; W Wright 2-3; J Fulchino 2-4; T Byrdak 1-1; J Valverde 0-2
Game ScoresR Oswalt 55

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
R. Dempster
S. Marshall
A. Guzman(L,2-2)
J. Stevens
A. Heilman
J. Samardzija
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	9	6	5	0	3	1	85-60	4.31
0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-9	3.74
1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	19-13	2.51
0.2	0	2	2	2	0	0	15-7	2.84
0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	9-6	4.56
1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	20-12	5.60
9.0	17	11	10	2	4	2	165-107

Pitching
WPR Dempster
IBBK Hill (By W Wright)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Dempster 15-24; S Marshall 1-4; A Guzman 4-5; J Stevens 4-4; A Heilman 2-3; J Samardzija 2-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Dempster 10-9-20-21; S Marshall 4-0-1-4; A Guzman 2-2-5-4; J Stevens 4-0-1-2; A Heilman 2-0-1-3; J Samardzija 3-0-3-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Dempster 6-6; S Marshall 2-0; A Guzman 1-2; J Stevens 1-1; A Heilman 0-1; J Samardzija 1-2
Game ScoresR Dempster 30

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CHC
1st	M Tejada hit sacrifice fly to center, M Bourn scored.	1	0
3rd	J Keppinger singled to right, W Wright scored, M Bourn to third.	2	0
3rd	M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Bourn scored, J Keppinger safe at third on throwing error by pitcher R Dempster.	3	0
3rd	C Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, J Keppinger scored.	4	0
4th	M Bradley hit sacrifice fly to center, R Theriot scored.	4	1
4th	R Johnson singled to left, D Lee and A Ramirez scored, A Soriano to second.	4	3
5th	M Tejada homered to left, J Keppinger scored.	6	3
5th	A Ramirez homered to left center, K Fukudome and D Lee scored.	6	6
7th	G Blum homered to right.	7	6
8th	J Keppinger tripled to deep center, C Coste and M Bourn scored.	9	6
8th	M Tejada singled to left, J Keppinger scored.	10	6
9th	C Coste singled to right, H Pence scored.	11	6

Astros
1
Cubs
5

Game 1

28/7

Astros
11
Cubs
6

Game 2

29/7

Astros
0
Cubs
12

Game 3

29/7

Astros
3
Cubs
12

Game 4

30/7

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 29 July 2009

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,814

Game Time:3:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Gorman
First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Houston Astros

Chicago Cubs

J. Fulchino4-3

A. Guzman2-2

Scoring Summary

Inning

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