Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

73-66, 34-37 Away

Final/11

85-54, 51-23 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. BournCF	1-5	1	0	2	.221
T. WiggintonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.296
M. TejadaSS	2-6	0	0	2	.285
L. Berkman1B	0-5	1	0	0	.333
G. Blum3B	1-5	2	1	2	.239
H. PenceRF	4-6	1	0	0	.270
D. Newhan2B	2-5	1	0	2	.260
W. WrightP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
M. LorettaPH	0-1	0	0	0	.265
J. ValverdeP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
H. QuinteroC	2-5	2	0	0	.238
B. BackeP	0-1	0	0	0	.283
F. NieveP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
R. AbercrombiePH	0-0	1	0	0	.200
T. ByrdakP	0-0	0	0	0	.167
C. SampsonP	0-0	0	0	0	.136
D. ErstadPH	0-1	0	0	0	.286
D. BrocailP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
José Castillo2B	0-1	0	0	0	.239

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Backe	4.1	9	3	2	2	91-60	5.44
F. Nieve	0.2	0	0	0	0	2-1	14.73
T. Byrdak	0.0	2	3	1	0	13-8	4.35
C. Sampson	1.0	1	0	0	0	14-9	4.10
D. Brocail	2.0	1	1	3	1	33-14	4.38
W. Wright	2.0	1	0	2	2	30-16	4.78
J. Valverde	1.0	1	0	0	2	22-13	3.66

HOU

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 3 September 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,846

Game Time:4:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom


HOU
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	9	12	0
1	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	7	15	3

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CHC
1st	A Soriano homered to left center.	0	1
2nd	D Newhan grounded out to second, G Blum scored, H Pence to third.	1	1
4th	M DeRosa homered to left.	1	2
4th	G Soto homered to center.	1	3
5th	M Tejada singled to right, H Quintero and M Bourn scored, T Wigginton to third.	3	3
6th	D Newhan singled to right, H Pence scored.	4	3
6th	M Bourn singled to center, D Newhan and H Quintero scored, R Abercrombie to second.	6	3
6th	M Tejada grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Abercrombie scored, T Wigginton out at second, M Bourn to third.	7	3
6th	R Theriot doubled to right, J Edmonds and G Soto scored.	7	5
6th	M Fontenot singled to center, R Theriot scored.	7	6
7th	J Edmonds homered to left.	7	7
11th	G Blum homered to right, L Berkman scored.	9	7

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
3
Cubs
0

Game 1

1/9

Astros
9
Cubs
7

Game 2

3/9

Astros
4
Cubs
0

Game 3

4/9

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

Game Information

W. Wright4-3

K. Wood4-3

J. Valverde39

Scoring Summary

Inning

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