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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 17, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on May 17, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Harden |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 40,478 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Angel Campos 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Bill Hohn |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Brian Moehler | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Mike Fontenot | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Scales | Second Baseman |
| Rich Harden | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 17, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harden
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Harden
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Harden
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Harden
Lee takes first base on ball four. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harden
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Harden
Blum hits a line drive towards first. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Harden
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Moehler
Bradley hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Moehler
Fontenot takes first base on ball four. Soto moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Scales vs. Moehler
Scales takes first base on ball four. Soto moves to third. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Harden vs. Moehler
Harden hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moehler vs. Harden
Moehler hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harden
Matsui hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Harden
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Theriot reaches second base with a double. Soriano goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Lee reaches second base with a double. Theriot scores. Fukudome moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Bradley vs. Moehler
Bradley hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Fontenot vs. Moehler
Fontenot hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Harden
Berkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fukudome. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Harden
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bradley. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Berkman scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Harden
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Harden
Blum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tejada scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Harden
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moehler vs. Harden
Moehler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Moehler
Scales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scales for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harden vs. Moehler
Harden strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harden
Matsui bunts towards third. Fontenot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Harden
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harden fields it and throws to first for the out. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Harden
Berkman hits a popup towards third. Fontenot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Harden
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Moehler
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Harden
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Harden
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scales fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Harden
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Blum moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Harden
Jason Smith pinch hits for Brian Moehler.
Smith strikes out. Soto drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Fontenot bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Byrdak
Scales hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Byrdak
Ryan Freel pinch hits for Rich Harden.
Freel hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Ascanio
Jose Ascanio now pitching.
Matsui is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Ascanio
Bourn is hit by the pitch. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Ascanio
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Matsui scores. Bourn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Ascanio
There's a wild pitch. Bourn scores. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Ascanio
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Ascanio
There goes Berkman. The throw from Soto and he is out, Fontenot applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Ascanio
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Arias
Alberto Arias now pitching.
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Arias
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Arias
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Ascanio
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Ascanio
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Ascanio covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ascanio
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Arias
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Arias
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Arias
Soto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fontenot vs. Sampson
Chris Sampson now pitching. Jeff Keppinger now playing third base.
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it and throws to second for the out. Bradley moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Scales vs. Sampson
Scales hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scales misplays the ball. That's an error on Scales. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Cotts
Matsui hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Cotts
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Cotts
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Cotts
Lee hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Sampson
Darin Erstad now playing left field. Aaron Miles pinch hits for Neal Cotts.
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Sampson
Soriano hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Sampson
Theriot hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Sampson
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Sampson
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bradley vs. Sampson
Bradley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fukudome scores. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Sampson
Soto hits a line drive towards third. Keppinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/2009 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 4 1 1 0 Soriano A, lf 5 2 2 1
Bourn M, cf 4 1 0 0 Theriot R, ss 5 1 1 1
Berkman L, 1b 3 1 2 1 Fukudome K, cf 5 1 2 0
Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0 Lee D, 1b 5 1 4 2
Erstad D, lf 0 0 0 0 Bradley M, rf 5 0 1 1
Tejada M, ss 4 1 2 1 Soto G, c 4 0 1 0
Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0 Fontenot M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Blum G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Scales B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0 Harden R, p 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez I, c 3 1 1 2 Freel R, ph 1 0 0 0
Moehler B, p 2 0 0 0 Ascanio J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith J, ph 1 0 0 0 Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0
Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0 Miles A, ph 1 0 0 0
Arias A, p 0 0 0 0
Keppinger J, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 7 5 39 5 11 5
Houston 000 400 200 -- 6
Chicago 002 010 002 -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler B (W) 5.0 5 3 3 2 4
Byrdak T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Arias A 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Sampson C (S) 1.2 4 2 2 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Harden R (L) 6.0 6 4 4 3 7
Ascanio J 2.0 1 2 2 0 2
Cotts N 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Scales B
LOB -- Houston 7, Chicago 10
2B -- Theriot R, Lee D, Berkman L, Tejada M
HR -- Rodriguez I, Lee D, Soriano A
CS -- Berkman L
HBP -- by Moehler B (Soto G), by Ascanio J (Matsui K), by Ascanio J (Bourn M)
WP -- Moehler B, Ascanio J
T -- 3:00
A -- 40478
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