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Friday, July 22, 2011, 1:23PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 39,855, Time of Game: 2:39
Astros
2
33-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
4
40-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Bud Norris (5-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  X    4  8  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 .298 .757 15 12 0.215 1.39 0.247 -0.032 1.9 5 0 2·SB
Jose Altuve 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .583 18 11 -0.012 1.50 0.093 -0.105 0.1 2 1 HBP
Hunter Pence RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .837 16 9 -0.177 1.40 0.000 -0.177 -1.8 1 0 GDP
Carlos Lee LF-1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .272 .749 22 12 -0.085 1.33 0.038 -0.124 -0.9 3 1
Brett Wallace 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .751 11 7 -0.017 1.56 0.059 -0.077 -0.2 4 0
   Jason Bourgeois PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .350 .785 3 3 -0.035 1.40 0.000 -0.035 -0.2 0 0
Chris Johnson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .249 .680 11 7 0.089 1.27 0.133 -0.044 0.9 1 2
Clint Barmes SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 .702 19 10 -0.111 1.41 0.024 -0.135 -1.1 1 3 GDP
Humberto Quintero C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .261 .642 9 8 -0.037 1.36 0.035 -0.073 -0.2 6 0
   Angel Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .607 3 2 -0.036 1.43 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
Bud Norris P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .290 10 8 -0.022 1.28 0.034 -0.056 -0.1 0 1 SH
   Sergio Escalona P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .563 3 2 -0.022 0.88 0.000 -0.022 -0.1
Team Totals 34 2 10 1 1 9 .294 .627 140 91 -0.250 1.38 0.663 -0.916 -2.2 24 8
SH: B Norris (10, off C Zambrano).
HBP: J Altuve (1, by C Zambrano).
TB: M Bourn 3; C Johnson 2; B Wallace; C Barmes; J Altuve; B Norris; H Quintero.
GIDP: C Barmes (6); H Pence (6).
RBI: M Bourn (32).
2-out RBI: M Bourn.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Johnson-J Altuve-B Wallace.
E: J Altuve (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Bourn 2 (37, 2nd base off J Samardzija/G Soto, 2nd base off C Zambrano/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kosuke Fukudome RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .270 .734 14 6 -0.007 1.32 0.074 -0.081 0.4 1 0
Starlin Castro SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .301 .752 10 7 -0.118 1.82 0.023 -0.141 -1.5 2 2 SF,GDP
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .304 .872 14 8 0.319 0.84 0.347 -0.028 2.0 3 1 HR,2B
Carlos Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .224 .789 17 10 -0.090 0.79 0.000 -0.090 -1.0 5 1
Marlon Byrd CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .747 16 11 -0.066 0.73 0.006 -0.072 -0.5 1 0 HBP
Geovany Soto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .717 13 10 -0.065 0.62 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 9 1
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 .753 10 6 0.196 0.69 0.208 -0.012 1.3 2 0 HR,2B
   Sean Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darwin Barney 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .297 .691 10 7 0.041 1.59 0.102 -0.061 0.0 4 3 SB
Carlos Zambrano P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .314 .808 7 4 0.031 1.92 0.085 -0.054 0.2 0 0
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Samardzija P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blake DeWitt PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .660 6 4 0.010 0.28 0.010 0.000 0.2
   Tony Campana PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .578 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reed Johnson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 .940 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 8 4 1 6 .258 .810 117 73 0.251 1.08 0.855 -0.604 0.3 27 8
2B: A Ramirez (26, off B Norris); A Soriano (14, off B Norris).
HR: A Ramirez (18, off B Norris; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); A Soriano (15, off B Norris; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: S Castro (3, off B Norris).
HBP: M Byrd (6, by F Rodriguez).
TB: A Soriano 6; A Ramirez 6; K Fukudome 2; C Zambrano; B DeWitt.
GIDP: S Castro (14).
RBI: A Ramirez 2 (60); A Soriano (42); S Castro (43).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Castro-C Pena; A Ramirez-D Barney-C Pena.
Baserunning
SB: D Barney (5, 3rd base off B Norris/H Quintero).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bud Norris, L (5-7) 6.1 8 4 1 0 5 2 3.48 27 92 61 39 12 10 8 14 3 0 52 -0.283 1.25 -1.3
Sergio Escalona 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.45 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.014 0.49 -0.4
Fernando Rodriguez 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 6 20 11 6 1 4 1 3 0 0 2 0 0.048 0.40 1.3
Team Totals 8 8 4 1 1 6 2 1.12 34 117 73 45 13 15 9 17 3 0 52 3 0 -0.249 1.38 -0.3
S Escalona faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carlos Zambrano, W (7-5) 6 9 2 2 1 3 0 4.70 27 101 63 45 4 14 9 13 8 0 48 0.047 1.40 0.8
James Russell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.18 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.059 1.31 -0.4
Jeff Samardzija, H (5) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.27 3 15 9 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.125 1.94 0.8
John Grabow, H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.31 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.035 1.40 0.2
Carlos Marmol, H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.65 2 9 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.70 0.2
Sean Marshall, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.11 3 10 7 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.068 0.91 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 1 9 0 2.00 37 140 91 55 8 28 11 15 9 0 48 1 0 0.251 1.08 2.2
J Russell faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Zambrano (4; J Altuve); F Rodriguez (3; M Byrd).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Ripperger, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 39,855.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Chicago Cubs
1 Michael Bourn CF 1 Kosuke Fukudome RF
2 Jose Altuve 2B 2 Starlin Castro SS
3 Hunter Pence RF 3 Aramis Ramirez 3B
4 Carlos Lee LF 4 Carlos Pena 1B
5 Brett Wallace 1B 5 Marlon Byrd CF
6 Chris Johnson 3B 6 Geovany Soto C
7 Clint Barmes SS 7 Alfonso Soriano LF
8 Humberto Quintero C 8 Darwin Barney 2B
9 Bud Norris P 9 Carlos Zambrano P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC A. Ramirez B. Norris 27% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Zambrano Scores/unER; Ramirez Scores/unER
b5 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC A. Soriano B. Norris 13% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Bourn C. Zambrano -10% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barmes Scores; Quintero to 3B
b5 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Zambrano B. Norris 9% 54% Single to 2B/Bunt; Barney to 2B
b5 1-2 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome B. Norris -8% 46% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn C. Zambrano 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Altuve C. Zambrano -2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU H. Pence C. Zambrano 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC K. Fukudome B. Norris 4% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC S. Castro B. Norris -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez B. Norris -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee C. Zambrano -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Wallace C. Zambrano -6% 40% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Lee to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  HOU C. Johnson C. Zambrano -8% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lee to 3B; Wallace to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 5,(3-1)  ROO HOU C. Barmes C. Zambrano 8% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lee Scores; Wallace to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero C. Zambrano 3% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bud Norris facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Pena B. Norris -2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC M. Byrd B. Norris -2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto B. Norris -1% 38% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU B. Norris C. Zambrano -3% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU M. Bourn C. Zambrano -5% 29% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF); Norris to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- 8,(2-2)  HOU J. Altuve C. Zambrano -7% 22% Hit By Pitch; Norris to 3B; Bourn to 2B
t3 1-0 0 123 4,(3-0)  O HOU H. Pence C. Zambrano 6% 29% Lineout: LF
t3 1-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Lee C. Zambrano 7% 36% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 1-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Wallace C. Zambrano 7% 43% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bud Norris facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC A. Soriano B. Norris 8% 50% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 0-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Barney B. Norris -5% 45% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b3 0-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano B. Norris -5% 39% Fielder's Choice P; Soriano out at 3B/P-SS-3B
b3 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC K. Fukudome B. Norris 2% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive); Zambrano to 2B
b3 0-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Castro B. Norris -5% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Johnson C. Zambrano 2% 39% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Barmes C. Zambrano -2% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU H. Quintero C. Zambrano -4% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Barmes to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Norris C. Zambrano 3% 36% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Barmes to 3B; Quintero to 2B
t4 1-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Bourn C. Zambrano -10% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barmes Scores; Quintero to 3B
t4 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Altuve C. Zambrano -1% 25% Bourn Steals 2B
t4 2-0 2 -23 3,(2-0)  O HOU J. Altuve C. Zambrano 4% 29% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Ramirez B. Norris 8% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 0-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Pena B. Norris -5% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Byrd B. Norris -4% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 0-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Soto B. Norris -4% 23% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
t5 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence C. Zambrano 2% 25% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O HOU C. Lee C. Zambrano 1% 26% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Wallace C. Zambrano 1% 27% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC A. Soriano B. Norris 13% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b5 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Barney B. Norris 6% 46% Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
b5 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Zambrano B. Norris 9% 54% Single to 2B/Bunt; Barney to 2B
b5 1-2 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome B. Norris -8% 46% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b5 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro B. Norris 5% 51% Barney Steals 3B
b5 1-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO CHC S. Castro B. Norris 2% 53% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Barney Scores/unER
b5 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC A. Ramirez B. Norris 27% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Zambrano Scores/unER; Ramirez Scores/unER
b5 4-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Pena B. Norris -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
t6 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Johnson C. Zambrano -5% 74% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 2-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Barmes C. Zambrano 5% 79% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t6 2-4 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU H. Quintero C. Zambrano 4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Norris C. Zambrano 3% 86% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 5-6-7
b6 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Byrd B. Norris -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 4-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Soto B. Norris -1% 84% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b6 4-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Norris -1% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' James Russell facing 1-2-3
James Russell replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Bourn J. Russell -6% 77% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
Jeff Samardzija replaces James Russell pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Altuve J. Samardzija -3% 74% Bourn Steals 2B
t7 2-4 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Altuve J. Samardzija 6% 80% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU H. Pence J. Samardzija 5% 86% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t7 2-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Lee J. Samardzija 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 8-9-1
b7 4-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC D. Barney B. Norris -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Blake DeWitt pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija (P) batting 9th
b7 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC B. DeWitt B. Norris 1% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Sergio Escalona replaces Bud Norris pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Fukudome S. Escalona 1% 91% Walk; DeWitt to 2B
Fernando Rodriguez replaces Sergio Escalona pitching and batting 9th
Tony Campana pinch runs for Blake DeWitt (PH) batting 9th
b7 4-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Castro F. Rodriguez -2% 89% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b7 4-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez F. Rodriguez -2% 88% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' John Grabow facing 5-6-7
John Grabow replaces Tony Campana (PR) pitching and batting 9th
Jason Bourgeois pinch hits for Brett Wallace (1B) batting 5th
t8 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Bourgeois J. Grabow 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
Carlos Marmol replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Johnson C. Marmol 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Barmes C. Marmol 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Fernando Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
Carlos Lee moves from LF to 1B
Jason Bourgeois moves from PH to LF
b8 4-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC C. Pena F. Rodriguez -1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 4-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Byrd F. Rodriguez 1% 94% Hit By Pitch
b8 4-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto F. Rodriguez -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Soriano F. Rodriguez -1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
Sean Marshall replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Reed Johnson replaces Carlos Marmol (P) playing LF batting 9th
Angel Sanchez pinch hits for Humberto Quintero (C) batting 8th
t9 2-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Sanchez S. Marshall 4% 97% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Fernando Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
t9 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Michaels S. Marshall 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 2-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn S. Marshall 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.

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