Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

2-5, 2-5 Away

Final

3-3, 3-3 Home


HOU
CHC

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

AstrosTop 1st
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Single
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- D Erstad caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- M DeRosa safe at first on error by center fielder M Bourn.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 5th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- O. Villarreal pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- C. Marmol pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- F Pie in center field.
  2
  3
- J Cruz Jr hit for O Villarreal.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- D. Borkowski pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
4
Cubs
3

Game 1

4/4

Astros
7
Cubs
9

Game 2

5/4

Astros
2
Cubs
3

Game 3

6/4

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 6 April 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,929

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley

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. Zambrano1-0

O. Villarreal0-2

K. Wood3

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging
5 Single