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May 6, 2009

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 8 0
Astros 3 8 1
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Cubs 6 8 0
Astros 3 8 1

Kazuo Matsui Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .277
OBP .500 .337
At Bats 4 83
Hits 2 23
• Singles 2 18
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 11

Kevin Gregg Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 4
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Minute Maid Park - May 6, 2009
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Kevin Gregg
Geovany Soto
Micah Hoffpauir
Aaron Miles
Aramis Ramirez
Ryan Theriot
Alfonso Soriano
Joey Gathright
Reed Johnson
Kazuo Matsui

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 8 0 7
Houston Astros 3 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Rich Harden
Losing Pitcher Mike Hampton
Save Kevin Gregg
Game Winning RBI Reed Johnson
Attendance 29,415
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jason Michaels pinch hits for Jeff Fulchino. Michaels strikes out.
Bottom 9 Kevin Gregg now pitching. Reed Johnson now playing right field. Joey Gathright now playing center field. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bradley for the out.
Top 9 Jeff Fulchino now pitching. Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blum hits a popup towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Carlos Marmol now pitching. Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoffpauir fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Berkman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Bourn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Soriano strikes out.
Top 8 Harden strikes out.
Top 8 Wesley Wright now pitching. Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Matsui hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Soto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Darin Erstad pinch hits for Alberto Arias. Erstad hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoffpauir hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoffpauir for the out.
Top 7 Johnson strikes out.
Top 7 Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Blum strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pence hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoffpauir settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a line drive into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Theriot strikes out.
Top 6 Alberto Arias now pitching. Soriano strikes out.
Top 6 Harden strikes out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Johnson scores. Hoffpauir moves to third. Miles moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Miles takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hoffpauir hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Hoffpauir reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third.
Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bourn hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Soto strikes out.
Top 5 Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matsui strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hampton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pence scores.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pence moves to third.
Bottom 4 Blum takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Soriano strikes out.
Top 4 Harden hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoffpauir hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hampton covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Matsui moves to third. Berkman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Berkman takes first base on ball four. Matsui moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bourn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matsui hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hampton strikes out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Ramirez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoffpauir scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. Pence moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pence hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bradley. Pence reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bradley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Theriot hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Soriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harden bunts and there's an error on the play. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Miles hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Miles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bourn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Hoffpauir strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Johnson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Soriano scores. Bradley scores. Soto goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Soto takes first base on ball four. Soriano moves to third. Bradley moves to second.
Top 1 Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bradley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soriano moves to second.
Top 1 Theriot hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Soriano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.