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@LAA		4
1
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@BAL		2
3
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@BOS		5
4
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@CHW		8
6
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@MIN		10
5
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@TEX		2
5
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@TOR		3
2
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@ARI		2
3
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@CIN		1
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@COL		8
3
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@HOU		5
1
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@MIL		2
8
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@NYM		2
0
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@PHI		1
3
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@SDP		2
3
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 7:07PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 13,101, Time of Game: 3:24
Cubs
5
56-87
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
1
45-98
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Travis Wood (6-11)
L: Fernando Abad (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  1  0   1  1  1    5 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Mather CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .558 10 7 -0.101 1.21 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 1 0
   David DeJesus PH-CF-RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .265 .755 12 7 0.023 0.29 0.023 0.000 0.5 0 0
Darwin Barney 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .662 20 12 0.011 0.78 0.061 -0.050 0.0 2 3
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .280 .741 18 9 -0.022 0.72 0.024 -0.046 -0.6 2 1
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 3 2 1 0 .260 .818 26 15 0.147 0.85 0.174 -0.027 1.5 1 1 HR,2B
   Tony Campana PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 .605 0.013 0.69 0.013 0.000 0.6 0 0 SB
Welington Castillo C 5 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .795 17 11 0.050 0.69 0.096 -0.046 0.1 10 0
Josh Vitters 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 .103 .360 14 9 -0.018 1.00 0.036 -0.053 -0.3 0 1
   Luis Valbuena PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .657 7 5 -0.007 0.13 0.000 -0.007 -0.3 0 0
Dave Sappelt RF-LF 3 1 3 0 1 0 .350 .985 17 10 0.174 0.72 0.174 0.000 2.1 4 0 2B
Anthony Recker 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .150 .519 12 7 -0.071 0.98 0.035 -0.106 -0.1 7 0 2B
Travis Wood P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .178 .489 14 11 -0.134 0.94 0.000 -0.134 -1.7 0 1
   Shawn Camp 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
Team Totals 38 5 11 4 4 8 .289 .805 167 103 0.065 0.79 0.636 -0.570 0.8 27 7
2B: D Sappelt (4, off E Del Rosario); A Recker (2, off J Valdez); A Soriano (29, off R Cruz).
HR: A Soriano (29, off C Fick; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: A Soriano 7; D Sappelt 4; A Recker 2; J Vitters; D Barney; D DeJesus; W Castillo.
RBI: A Soriano 2 (96); A Recker (2); W Castillo (16).
2-out RBI: W Castillo; A Soriano.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Soriano-D Barney-A Recker; D Barney-S Castro-A Recker.
Outfield Assists: A Soriano (J Maxwell at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: T Campana (28, 3rd base off R Cruz/C Snyder).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .735 15 10 -0.060 1.01 0.026 -0.087 -0.5 1 4
Jed Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .793 18 11 -0.012 1.08 0.051 -0.062 -0.2 2 3
J.D. Martinez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .682 10 8 -0.091 1.37 0.030 -0.121 -0.7 2 1
   Rhiner Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Justin Maxwell CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .239 .777 22 13 0.016 0.83 0.073 -0.058 0.3 4 0
Matt Dominguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .828 12 8 -0.144 1.22 0.000 -0.144 -1.1 0 2
   Scott Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .710 6 3 -0.020 0.87 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
Brandon Laird 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .778 11 7 -0.038 0.50 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 9 0
   Brian Bogusevic PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .589 5 3 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.3
Chris Snyder C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .190 .640 14 6 0.003 0.92 0.045 -0.042 0.0 8 0
   Jason Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .705 4 4 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.3
Brandon Barnes RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 .197 .513 17 13 0.007 0.96 0.048 -0.041 0.1 0 0 2B
Fernando Abad P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 6 4 -0.062 1.45 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 0 0 GDP
   Chuckie Fick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Enerio Del Rosario P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Downs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .617 6 4 -0.043 1.83 0.000 -0.043 -0.3
   Fernando Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mickey Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Valdez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Greene PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Fernando Martinez PH-LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .247 .748 2 1 0.025 0.41 0.025 0.000 0.9 1 0
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 3 10 .194 .491 148 95 -0.436 0.97 0.298 -0.735 -3.2 27 10
2B: B Barnes (2, off T Wood).
TB: B Barnes 3; J Maxwell; J Martinez; J Altuve; F Martinez.
GIDP: F Abad (1).
RBI: F Martinez (10).
2-out RBI: F Martinez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
E: C Snyder (4); F Rodriguez (2).
Outfield Assists: J Martinez (A Soriano at 2nd base).

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
Travis Wood, W (6-11) 7.2 4 1 1 1 6 0 4.23 26 108 71 39 6 26 5 14 5 0 72 0.424 0.97 3.5
Shawn Camp 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.60 4 20 13 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 -0.005 1.70 -0.7
Carlos Marmol 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.80 4 20 11 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.41 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 10 0 1.00 34 148 95 46 14 35 7 14 5 0 72 1 1 0.435 0.79 3.2

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
Fernando Abad, L (0-4) 3.1 4 1 1 3 2 0 5.08 17 68 37 24 4 9 4 8 2 0 47 -0.059 1.08 -0.5
Chuckie Fick 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 4.42 6 28 19 7 6 6 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.057 0.99 0.8
Enerio Del Rosario 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.31 4 15 10 7 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.035 0.72 0.5
Fernando Rodriguez 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.80 5 15 11 8 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 -0.058 0.87 -0.5
Mickey Storey 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 2 5 4 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.19 -0.0
Jose Valdez 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 16 10 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.025 0.19 -0.5
Rhiner Cruz 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6.52 4 20 12 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.19 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 4 8 1 4.00 42 167 103 63 15 25 14 16 5 0 47 3 1 -0.064 0.97 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: F Abad (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 13,101.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Joe Mather CF 1 Jose Altuve 2B
2 Darwin Barney 2B 2 Jed Lowrie SS
3 Starlin Castro SS 3 J.D. Martinez LF
4 Alfonso Soriano LF 4 Justin Maxwell CF
5 Welington Castillo C 5 Matt Dominguez 3B
6 Josh Vitters 3B 6 Brandon Laird 1B
7 Dave Sappelt RF 7 Chris Snyder C
8 Anthony Recker 1B 8 Brandon Barnes RF
9 Travis Wood P 9 Fernando Abad P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R CHC A. Soriano C. Fick 13% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b5 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU M. Dominguez T. Wood 10% 78% Line Drive Double Play: LF (Deep LF); Maxwell out at 1B/LF-2B-1B
t4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Sappelt F. Abad 10% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive); Vitters to 3B; Sappelt to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b8 1-4 2 123 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Martinez S. Camp 10% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC W. Castillo F. Abad 10% 60% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Barney Scores; Soriano to 2B

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Fernando Abad facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Mather F. Abad -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Barney F. Abad 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Castro F. Abad -2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; Barney to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Soriano F. Abad 0% 49% Wild Pitch; Barney to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  CHC A. Soriano F. Abad 1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC W. Castillo F. Abad 10% 60% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Barney Scores; Soriano to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Vitters F. Abad -4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Altuve T. Wood 2% 58% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lowrie T. Wood 2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Martinez T. Wood 1% 61% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Fernando Abad facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Sappelt F. Abad 3% 64% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Recker F. Abad -3% 61% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Wood F. Abad -3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Mather F. Abad -2% 57% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell T. Wood 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez T. Wood 2% 61% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Laird T. Wood 1% 62% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Fernando Abad facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Barney F. Abad -2% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Castro F. Abad 2% 62% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano F. Abad -3% 59% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC W. Castillo F. Abad -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Snyder T. Wood -4% 53% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Barnes T. Wood 4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO HOU F. Abad T. Wood 6% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Fernando Abad facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC J. Vitters F. Abad 4% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Sappelt F. Abad 10% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive); Vitters to 3B; Sappelt to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t4 1-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Recker F. Abad -5% 72% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Chuckie Fick replaces Fernando Abad pitching and batting 9th
t4 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Wood C. Fick -8% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather C. Fick -6% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Altuve T. Wood 3% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie T. Wood 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Martinez T. Wood 1% 65% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Chuckie Fick facing 2-3-4
t5 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC D. Barney C. Fick -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro C. Fick -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R CHC A. Soriano C. Fick 13% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC W. Castillo C. Fick -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Maxwell T. Wood -5% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU M. Dominguez T. Wood 10% 78% Line Drive Double Play: LF (Deep LF); Maxwell out at 1B/LF-2B-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Laird T. Wood 1% 79% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Enerio Del Rosario facing 6-7-8
Enerio Del Rosario replaces Chuckie Fick pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Vitters E. Del Rosario -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC D. Sappelt E. Del Rosario 3% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t6 2-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Recker E. Del Rosario -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Wood E. Del Rosario -3% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 7-8-9
b6 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Snyder T. Wood 3% 79% Popfly: 2B
b6 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Barnes T. Wood -4% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Matt Downs pinch hits for Enerio Del Rosario (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Downs T. Wood 4% 79% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Altuve T. Wood 3% 83% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Fernando Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
Fernando Rodriguez replaces Matt Downs (PH) pitching and batting 9th
David DeJesus pinch hits for Joe Mather (CF) batting 1st
t7 2-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  CHC D. DeJesus F. Rodriguez 2% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Barney F. Rodriguez 3% 88% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Front of Home); DeJesus to 2B
t7 2-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro F. Rodriguez -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; DeJesus to 3B
t7 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO CHC A. Soriano F. Rodriguez 3% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores; Castro to 3B; Soriano out at 2B/LF-2B
t7 3-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHC W. Castillo F. Rodriguez -2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 2-3-4
David DeJesus moves from PH to CF
b7 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lowrie T. Wood 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b7 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Martinez T. Wood -3% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 0-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell T. Wood 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b7 0-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez T. Wood 2% 94% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Mickey Storey facing 6-7-8
Mickey Storey replaces Fernando Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
Luis Valbuena pinch hits for Josh Vitters (3B) batting 6th
t8 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Valbuena M. Storey -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Sappelt M. Storey 1% 94% Single to P (Line Drive)
Jose Valdez replaces Mickey Storey pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CHC A. Recker J. Valdez 4% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Sappelt Scores
t8 4-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC T. Wood J. Valdez -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC D. DeJesus J. Valdez 0% 97% Walk
t8 4-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Barney J. Valdez -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Travis Wood facing 6-7-8
Luis Valbuena moves from PH to 3B
b8 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Laird T. Wood 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Snyder T. Wood 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-4 2 --- 10,(2-2)  HOU B. Barnes T. Wood -1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
Shawn Camp replaces Travis Wood pitching and batting 9th
Fernando Martinez pinch hits for Tyler Greene batting 9th
Tyler Greene pinch hits for Jose Valdez (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R HOU F. Martinez S. Camp -3% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Barnes Scores
b8 1-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Altuve S. Camp -3% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Martinez to 2B
b8 1-4 2 12- 9,(3-2)  HOU J. Lowrie S. Camp -5% 87% Walk; Martinez to 3B; Altuve to 2B
b8 1-4 2 123 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Martinez S. Camp 10% 97% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Rhiner Cruz facing 3-4-5
Rhiner Cruz replaces J.D. Martinez (LF) pitching and batting 3rd
Fernando Martinez moves from PH to LF
t9 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Castro R. Cruz -0% 97% Flyball: LF
t9 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Soriano R. Cruz 1% 97% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Tony Campana pinch runs for Alfonso Soriano (LF) batting 4th
t9 4-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC W. Castillo R. Cruz 1% 99% Campana Steals 3B; Campana Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
t9 5-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC W. Castillo R. Cruz -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena R. Cruz -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 4-5-6
Carlos Marmol replaces Shawn Camp pitching and batting 9th
Dave Sappelt moves from RF to LF
Tony Campana moves from PR to CF
David DeJesus moves from CF to RF
b9 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Maxwell C. Marmol -2% 96% Walk
Scott Moore pinch hits for Matt Dominguez (3B) batting 5th
b9 1-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU S. Moore C. Marmol 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Brandon Laird (1B) batting 6th
b9 1-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic C. Marmol 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
Jason Castro pinch hits for Chris Snyder (C) batting 7th
b9 1-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Castro C. Marmol -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Maxwell to 2B
b9 1-5 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O HOU J. Castro C. Marmol 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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