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HOU
Houston (73-66)
Won 7
Houston 9, Chi Cubs 7   CHC
Chi Cubs (85-54)
Lost 4
September 2, 2008
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Houston
0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2   9 12 0
Chi Cubs
1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0   7 15 3
Standings thru 9/2/08  |  Recap: HOU | CHC  |  Wrap  |  Gameday
HoustonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Bourn, CF5112121.221
Wigginton, LF4000221.296
Tejada, SS6022002.283
Berkman, 1B5100114.334
Blum, 3B5212103.239
Pence, RF6140000.270
Newhan, 2B5122014.260
  Wright, P0000000.000
  c-Loretta, PH1000011.265
  Valverde, P0000000.000
Quintero, H, C5220112.238
Backe, P1000000.283
  Nieve, P0000000.000
  a-Abercrombie, PH0100100.200
  Byrdak, P0000000.167
  Sampson, P0000000.136
  b-Erstad, PH1000002.286
  Brocail, P0000000.000
  Castillo, 2B1000011.239
Totals4591287921 

a-Walked for Nieve in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Sampson in the 7th. c-Struck out for Wright in the 11th.

BATTING
2B: Pence (29, Zambrano, C), Tejada (32, Zambrano, C), Quintero, H (5, Zambrano, C).
3B: Pence (4, Howry).
HR: Blum (14, 11th inning off Wood, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bourn; Tejada 3; Blum 4; Pence 7; Newhan 2; Quintero, H 3.
RBI: Newhan 2 (8), Tejada 2 (57), Bourn 2 (24), Blum 2 (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quintero, H 2; Newhan; Blum; Berkman; Erstad.
S: Backe.
GIDP: Tejada.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bourn (35, 2nd base off Zambrano, C/Soto).

FIELDING
DP: 4 (Tejada-Newhan-Berkman 2, Blum-Newhan-Berkman, Backe-Quintero, H-Berkman).

 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF5111114.287
Fontenot, 2B4021110.295
  c-Blanco, H, PH1000002.282
  Cedeno, 2B0000000.272
Lee, 1B5020116.292
Ramirez, A, 3B5010113.278
DeRosa, RF5121103.292
Edmonds, CF3211103.232
  Marmol, P0000000.000
  b-McGehee, C, PH1000011.000
  Wood, P0000000.000
  d-Ward, PH1000001.229
Soto, C6231012.294
Theriot, SS4122111.313
Zambrano, C, P2000002.355
  Howry, P0000000.000
  Wuertz, P0000000.000
  a-Johnson, R, PH1000001.307
  Guzman, A, P0000000.000
  Fukudome, CF1010100.265
Totals4471578729 

a-Grounded out for Wuertz in the 6th. b-Struck out for Marmol in the 9th. c-Flied out for Fontenot in the 10th. d-Flied out for Wood in the 11th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, A (37, Backe), Soto (32, Byrdak), Theriot (19, Byrdak).
HR: Soriano (24, 1st inning off Backe, 0 on, 0 out), DeRosa (19, 4th inning off Backe, 0 on, 0 out), Soto (21, 4th inning off Backe, 0 on, 1 out), Edmonds (17, 7th inning off Brocail, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Soriano 4; Fontenot 2; Lee 2; Ramirez, A 2; DeRosa 5; Edmonds 4; Soto 7; Theriot 3; Fukudome.
RBI: Soriano (64), DeRosa (80), Soto (80), Theriot 2 (36), Fontenot (34), Edmonds (50).
2-out RBI: Fontenot; Edmonds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano; Lee.
GIDP: Edmonds; Zambrano, C; DeRosa; Lee.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Ramirez, A 3 (16, fielding, fielding, throw).
DP: (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee).

 
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Backe 4.19332235.44
Nieve 0.200000014.73
Byrdak 0.02331004.35
Sampson (H, 10)1.01000004.10
Brocail (BS, 3)2.01113114.38
Wright (W, 4-3)2.01002204.78
Valverde (S, 39)1.01000203.66
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Zambrano, C 5.05333303.58
Howry 0.04441005.63
Wuertz 1.00001003.35
Guzman, A 1.01001000.00
Marmol 2.00000202.58
Wood (L, 4-3)2.02221412.81

Byrdak pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Howry pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: Backe 91-60, Nieve 2-1, Byrdak 13-8, Sampson 14-9, Brocail 33-14, Wright 30-16, Valverde 22-13, Zambrano, C 86-55, Howry 20-11, Wuertz 10-4, Guzman, A 15-7, Marmol 35-22, Wood 40-28.
Groundouts-flyouts: Backe 7-4, Nieve 2-0, Byrdak 0-0, Sampson 3-0, Brocail 3-2, Wright 1-3, Valverde 0-1, Zambrano, C 7-5, Howry 0-0, Wuertz 3-0, Guzman, A 2-1, Marmol 0-4, Wood 2-0.
Batters faced: Backe 22, Nieve 1, Byrdak 3, Sampson 4, Brocail 9, Wright 9, Valverde 4, Zambrano, C 23, Howry 5, Wuertz 3, Guzman, A 5, Marmol 7, Wood 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Nieve 2-0, Sampson 1-1, Wuertz 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 4:17.
Att: 39,846.
September 2, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner