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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 7, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 7, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Lilly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,625 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Marvin Hudson 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Wally Bell |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Micah Hoffpauir | First Baseman |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Mike Fontenot | Second Baseman |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Ted Lilly | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Jason Michaels | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
| Russ Ortiz | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 7, 2009
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Ortiz
Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Ortiz
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Ortiz
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Ortiz
Rodriguez fires to third and picks off Theriot. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Ortiz
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hoffpauir vs. Ortiz
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Fukudome scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bradley vs. Ortiz
Bradley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lilly
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Lilly
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lilly fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Ortiz
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Ortiz
Soto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lilly vs. Ortiz
Lilly bunts towards the mound. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Ortiz
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lilly
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Lilly
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Lilly
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Ortiz
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Ortiz
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Ortiz
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Theriot moves to third. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hoffpauir vs. Ortiz
Hoffpauir hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keppinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bradley vs. Ortiz
Bradley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Theriot scores. Fukudome moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Fontenot vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Fontenot hits a fly ball into center field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fukudome tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Byrdak
Soto hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lilly
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bradley. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Byrdak
Lilly hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Byrdak
Soriano hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Byrdak
Theriot strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Byrdak
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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Lilly
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lilly
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Lilly
There goes Michaels. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Michaels steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Keppinger vs. Lilly
Keppinger hits a popup towards first. Hoffpauir settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Lilly
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Tim Byrdak.
Blum strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Chris Sampson now pitching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Sampson
Hoffpauir hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoffpauir for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Sampson
Bradley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lilly
Matsui bunts towards first. Hoffpauir scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matsui for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoffpauir settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman strikes out. Soto drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Berkman out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Sampson
Fontenot hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Sampson
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Sampson
Lilly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Lilly
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Sampson
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Sampson
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Sampson
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
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Heilman
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ramirez. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Heilman
Michael Bourn pinch hits for Chris Sampson.
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Heilman
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Wright
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Michaels. Hoffpauir reaches second base with a double. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bradley vs. Wright
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Fontenot vs. Wright
Fontenot strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Soto vs. Paulino
Felipe Paulino now pitching.
Soto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Marmol
Kosuke Fukudome now playing right field. Carlos Marmol now pitching. Joey Gathright now playing center field.
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Marmol
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Marmol
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Marmol
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Paulino
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Carlos Marmol.
Miles hits a line drive beyond first. Berkman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Paulino
Soriano hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Paulino
Theriot hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Theriot reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Paulino
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Paulino
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Theriot scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Paulino
Hoffpauir takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gathright vs. Paulino
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. Hoffpauir moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Fontenot vs. Paulino
Fontenot takes first base on ball four. Ramirez scores. Hoffpauir moves to third. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Soto vs. Arias
Alberto Arias now pitching.
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Fox
Chad Fox now pitching. Mike Fontenot now playing third base. Aaron Miles now playing second base.
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Fox
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gathright who is chasing the ball. Rodriguez reaches third base with a triple. Michaels goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Keppinger vs. Fox
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Fox
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Alberto Arias.
Erstad hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gathright who is chasing the ball. Erstad reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Matsui vs. Gregg
Kevin Gregg now pitching.
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Erstad tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Gregg
Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Gregg
Berkman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/2009 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Soriano A, lf 5 2 2 3 Matsui K, 2b 3 1 0 1
Theriot R, ss 4 2 2 0 Tejada M, ss 5 1 4 2
Fukudome K, cf-rf 4 2 1 0 Berkman L, 1b 5 0 0 0
Ramirez A, 3b 4 1 3 1 Lee C, lf 3 0 1 0
Fox C, p 0 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 1 0
Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0 Michaels J, cf 2 1 0 0
Hoffpauir M, 1b 4 0 2 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 1
Bradley M, rf 4 0 1 1 Keppinger J, 3b 4 0 0 1
Gathright J, cf 1 0 1 0 Ortiz R, p 1 0 0 0
Fontenot M, 2b-3b 3 0 0 2 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0
Soto G, c 5 0 1 0 Blum G, ph 1 0 0 0
Lilly T, p 3 0 0 0 Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0
Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Bourn M, ph 1 0 0 0
Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
Miles A, ph-2b 1 1 1 0 Paulino F, p 0 0 0 0
Arias A, p 0 0 0 0
Erstad D, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 14 8 34 5 8 5
Chicago 102 100 004 -- 8
Houston 200 000 003 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly T (W) 6.0 4 2 2 3 5
Heilman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Marmol C 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Fox C 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Gregg K 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz R (L) 2.1 6 3 3 3 1
Byrdak T 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Sampson C 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Wright W 0.2 2 0 0 0 2
Paulino F 0.2 5 4 4 2 1
Arias A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Berkman L, Ramirez A
DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Chicago 9, Houston 7
2B -- Tejada M 2, Hoffpauir M, Theriot R
3B -- Rodriguez I, Erstad D
HR -- Tejada M, Soriano A 2
SB -- Michaels J
SF -- Fontenot M, Matsui K
T -- 3:17
A -- 28625
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