Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs - Sep 2, 2008

HOU

73-66

CHC

85-54

FINAL/11

Wrigley Field

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	9	12	0
CHC	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	7	15	3

WIN

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

LOSS

2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

SAVE

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Box Score

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1M. BournCF	1-5	1	0	2	.221
2T. WiggintonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.296
3M. TejadaSS	2-6	0	0	2	.283
4L. Berkman1B	0-5	1	0	0	.334
5G. Blum3B	1-5	2	1	2	.239
6H. PenceRF	4-6	1	0	0	.270
7D. Newhan2B	2-5	1	0	2	.260
↳ W. WrightP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ M. LorettaPH	0-1	0	0	0	.265
↳ J. ValverdeP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
8H. QuinteroC	2-5	2	0	0	.238
9B. BackeP	0-1	0	0	0	.283
↳ F. NieveP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ R. AbercrombiePH	0-0	1	0	0	.200
↳ T. ByrdakP	0-0	0	0	0	.167
↳ C. SampsonP	0-0	0	0	0	.136
↳ D. ErstadPH	0-1	0	0	0	.286
↳ D. BrocailP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ J. Castillo2B	0-1	0	0	0	.239

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
B. Backe	4.1	9	3	2	2	91-60	5.44
F. Nieve	0.2	0	0	0	0	2-1	14.73
T. Byrdak	0.0	2	3	1	0	13-8	4.35
C. Sampson(H, 10)	1.0	1	0	0	0	14-9	4.10
D. Brocail(BS, 3)	2.0	1	1	3	1	33-14	4.38
W. Wright(W, 4-3)	2.0	1	0	2	2	30-16	4.78
J. Valverde(S, 39)	1.0	1	0	0	2	22-13	3.66

HOU 100.0%

HOUEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 11 · HOU 9-7 CHC · HOU 100.0%Geovany Soto strikes out swinging.

BOT 1Alfonso Soriano solo homer on a fly ball to left center field.0-1
TOP 2David Newhan 1-run groundout, second baseman Mike Fontenot to first baseman Derrek Lee. Geoff Blum scores. Hunter Pence to 3rd.1-1
BOT 4Mark DeRosa solo homer on a fly ball to left field.1-2
BOT 4Geovany Soto solo homer on a fly ball to center field.1-3
TOP 5Miguel Tejada 2-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Mark DeRosa. Humberto Quintero scores. Michael Bourn scores. Ty Wigginton to 3rd.3-3
TOP 6David Newhan 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Mark DeRosa. Hunter Pence scores.4-3
TOP 6Michael Bourn 2-run single on a ground ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. David Newhan scores. Humberto Quintero scores. Reggie Abercrombie to 2nd.6-3
TOP 6

SERIES TIED 9-9

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1M. BournCF	1-5	1	0	2	.221
2T. WiggintonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.296
3M. TejadaSS	2-6	0	0	2	.283
4L. Berkman1B	0-5	1	0	0	.334
5G. Blum3B	1-5	2	1	2	.239
6H. PenceRF	4-6	1	0	0	.270
7D. Newhan2B	2-5	1	0	2	.260
↳ W. WrightP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ M. LorettaPH	0-1	0	0	0	.265
↳ J. ValverdeP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
8H. QuinteroC	2-5	2	0	0	.238
9B. BackeP	0-1	0	0	0	.283
↳ F. NieveP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ R. AbercrombiePH	0-0	1	0	0	.200
↳ T. ByrdakP	0-0	0	0	0	.167
↳ C. SampsonP	0-0	0	0	0	.136
↳ D. ErstadPH	0-1	0	0	0	.286
↳ D. BrocailP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ J. Castillo2B	0-1	0	0	0	.239

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
B. Backe	4.1	9	3	2	2	91-60	5.44
F. Nieve	0.2	0	0	0	0	2-1	14.73
T. Byrdak	0.0	2	3	1	0	13-8	4.35
C. Sampson(H, 10)	1.0	1	0	0	0	14-9	4.10
D. Brocail(BS, 3)	2.0	1	1	3	1	33-14	4.38
W. Wright(W, 4-3)	2.0	1	0	2	2	30-16	4.78
J. Valverde(S, 39)	1.0	1	0	0	2	22-13	3.66

HOU 100.0%

HOUEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 11 · HOU 9-7 CHC · HOU 100.0%Geovany Soto strikes out swinging.

BOT 1Alfonso Soriano solo homer on a fly ball to left center field.0-1
TOP 2David Newhan 1-run groundout, second baseman Mike Fontenot to first baseman Derrek Lee. Geoff Blum scores. Hunter Pence to 3rd.1-1
BOT 4Mark DeRosa solo homer on a fly ball to left field.1-2
BOT 4Geovany Soto solo homer on a fly ball to center field.1-3
TOP 5Miguel Tejada 2-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Mark DeRosa. Humberto Quintero scores. Michael Bourn scores. Ty Wigginton to 3rd.3-3
TOP 6David Newhan 1-run single on a ground ball to right fielder Mark DeRosa. Hunter Pence scores.4-3
TOP 6Michael Bourn 2-run single on a ground ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. David Newhan scores. Humberto Quintero scores. Reggie Abercrombie to 2nd.6-3
TOP 6

SERIES TIED 9-9