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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 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 April 7, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 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 | April 7, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ryan Dempster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 31,121 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Brian Knight 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Mike Fontenot | Second Baseman |
| Ryan Dempster | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 7, 2009
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Dempster
Matsui hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Dempster
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Rodriguez
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee throws the ball in to Matsui who tags Ramirez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Rodriguez
Soto is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fontenot vs. Rodriguez
Fontenot hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Dempster
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Dempster
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Dempster
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Dempster
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempster vs. Rodriguez
Dempster bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Theriot reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Theriot scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Rodriguez
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Dempster
Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Dempster
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Dempster
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Dempster
There goes Matsui. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Dempster
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Rodriguez
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dempster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Dempster
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Dempster covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Dempster
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Dempster
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dempster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Rodriguez
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fontenot for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dempster vs. Rodriguez
Dempster 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Dempster
Pence hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Dempster
Bourn hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Dempster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Dempster
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Dempster
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Matsui reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Dempster
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee takes first base on ball four. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bradley vs. Rodriguez
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Matsui scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Dempster
Koyie Hill now catching.
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Dempster
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Dempster
Blum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Dempster
Pence hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Dempster
Bourn hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Blum scores. There goes Pence trying to get to third. Soriano throws the ball in to Ramirez, who tags Pence for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sampson
Chris Sampson now pitching.
Johnson bunts towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Sampson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Sampson
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Sampson
Fontenot hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Guzman
Angel Guzman now pitching. Jason Smith pinch hits for Chris Sampson.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Guzman
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot misplays the ball. That's an error on Theriot. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
There goes Matsui. The throw from Hill and he is out, Theriot applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Aaron Miles pinch hits for Angel Guzman.
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Hawkins
Soriano hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Hawkins
Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Hawkins
Lee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Hawkins
There goes Theriot. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Tejada applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching. Aaron Miles now playing shortstop.
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Heilman
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Heilman
Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Valverde
Jose Valverde now pitching. Darin Erstad now playing left field.
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Valverde
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valverde
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Heilman
Blum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Heilman
Jeff Keppinger pinch runs for Geoff Blum.
Pence takes first base on ball four. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Cotts
Neal Cotts now pitching.
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cotts fields it and throws to third for the out. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Erstad vs. Cotts
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Cotts
Matsui hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching. Jeff Keppinger now playing third base.
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Byrdak
Fontenot strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Byrdak
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tejada. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cotts
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Cotts
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Gregg
Kevin Gregg now pitching. Kosuke Fukudome now playing center field. Reed Johnson now playing left field. Jason Michaels pinch hits for Doug Brocai
Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Gregg
Tejada is walked intentionally. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Keppinger vs. Gregg
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Berkman moves to third. Tejada moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/2009 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Soriano A, lf 5 1 1 1 Matsui K, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 0
Theriot R, ss 3 1 2 0 Berkman L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0
Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0
Fukudome K, cf 0 0 0 0 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0
Lee D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0
Bradley M, rf 4 0 0 0 Michaels J, ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 0 1 0
Johnson R, cf-lf 3 0 1 0 Blum G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Soto G, c 1 0 0 0 Keppinger J, pr-3b 1 0 1 1
Hill K, c 2 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 3 1 2 1
Fontenot M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 4 0 1 1
Dempster R, p 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez W, p 2 0 0 0
Guzman A, p 0 0 0 0 Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0
Miles A, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Smith J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0
Erstad D, lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 36 3 10 3
Chicago 001 000 010 0 -- 2
Houston 000 011 000 1 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster R 6.0 6 2 2 3 5
Guzman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Heilman A* 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Cotts N (L)+ 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Gregg K 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W 6.0 4 1 1 3 4
Sampson C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Valverde J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Byrdak T 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Brocail D (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Theriot R, Tejada M
DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 11
2B -- Theriot R
3B -- Matsui K
HR -- Pence H, Soriano A
SB -- Matsui K
CS -- Matsui K, Theriot R
HBP -- by Rodriguez W (Soto G)
T -- 3:18
A -- 31121
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