GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (39-52) at CHICAGO CUBS (46-43)

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE LAMB (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JASON MARQUIS.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, CHICAGO CUBS 6

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.226, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 1 4 1 6 7 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 6 6 8 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.299, 1-FOR-1)
G SOTO (.167, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A PAGAN (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .234
H Pence cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .337
L Berkman 1b 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .262
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
M Loretta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
M Lamb 3b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
B Ausmus c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 15 6 7 6 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (24, J Marquis); L Scott (15, J Marquis); L Berkman (10,
J Marquis). HR - M Lamb (8, 3rd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 1 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - L Berkman 3 (60), L Scott (39), B Ausmus (19), M Lamb (26).
2-out RBI - L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1,
C Lee 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Berkman (5, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
D Lee 1b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
M DeRosa rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
G Soto c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167
A Pagan cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .274
J Marquis p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 14 6 8 6 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (18, W Rodriguez). HR - A Pagan (4, 2nd inning off W
Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out), D Lee (7, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI
- G Soto (1), A Pagan 2 (15), D Lee 3 (47). 2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Team LOB - 2.



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HOUSTON - 141 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 06 -- 6
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 8 6 6 0 1 2 4.30

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 3 7 6 6 1 2 1 4.07

Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 48-31; J Marquis 65-41. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Rodriguez 2-3; J Marquis 4-3. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 14; J Marquis 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 1 4 1 6 7 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 6 0 6 8 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: W RODRIGUEZ (.148, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
C BURKE (.234, 0-FOR-1, BB)
H PENCE (.337, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .234
H Pence cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .337
L Berkman 1b 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .262
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
M Loretta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
M Lamb 3b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
B Ausmus c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 15 6 7 6 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (24, J Marquis); L Scott (15, J Marquis); L Berkman (10,
J Marquis). HR - M Lamb (8, 3rd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 1 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - L Berkman 3 (60), L Scott (39), B Ausmus (19), M Lamb (26).
2-out RBI - L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1,
C Lee 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Berkman (5, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
D Lee 1b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
M DeRosa rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .299
G Soto c 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143
A Pagan cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271
J Marquis p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .171

Totals 17 6 8 6 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (18, W Rodriguez). HR - A Pagan (4, 2nd inning off W
Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out), D Lee (7, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI
- G Soto (1), A Pagan 2 (15), D Lee 3 (47). 2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Team LOB - 3.



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HOUSTON - 141 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 060 -- 6
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 8 6 6 1 2 2 4.26

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 3 7 6 6 1 2 1 4.07

Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 68-43; J Marquis 65-41. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Rodriguez 3-4; J Marquis 4-3. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 18; J Marquis 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 1 4 1 0 6 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 6 0 6 8 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.281, 1-FOR-2)
M FONTENOT (.336, 0-FOR-2)
D LEE (.333, 2-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .232
H Pence cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .337
L Berkman 1b 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .262
C Lee lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294
M Loretta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
M Lamb 3b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
B Ausmus c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
W Rodriguez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 18 6 8 6 3 2 8

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (24, J Marquis); L Scott (15, J Marquis); L Berkman (10,
J Marquis). HR - M Lamb (8, 3rd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 1 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - L Berkman 3 (60), L Scott (39), B Ausmus (19), M Lamb (26).
2-out RBI - L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1,
C Lee 2. GIDP - C Burke. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Berkman (5, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto), H Pence (8,
2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336
D Lee 1b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
M DeRosa rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .299
G Soto c 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143
A Pagan cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271
J Marquis p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .171

Totals 17 6 8 6 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (18, W Rodriguez). HR - A Pagan (4, 2nd inning off W
Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out), D Lee (7, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI
- G Soto (1), A Pagan 2 (15), D Lee 3 (47). 2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Marquis-R Theriot-D Lee).


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HOUSTON - 141 0 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 060 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 8 6 6 1 2 2 4.26

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 4 8 6 6 3 2 1 4.03

Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 68-43; J Marquis 82-49. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Rodriguez 3-4; J Marquis 6-4. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 18; J Marquis 22.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN THERIOT (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, CHICAGO CUBS 7

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.336, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: DAVE BORKOWSKI (2-3, 4.38) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, CHICAGO CUBS 7

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: A RAMIREZ (.315, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Borkowski relieved W Rodriguez.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
CHICAGO CUBS 7 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Ramirez (.315, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 1 4 1 0 6 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 6 0 1 7 9 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DAVE BORKOWSKI
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.313, 0-FOR-2)
M LAMB (.296, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
L SCOTT (.225, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (7) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .232
H Pence cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .337
L Berkman 1b 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .262
C Lee lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294
M Loretta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
M Lamb 3b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
B Ausmus c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
W Rodriguez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 18 6 8 6 3 2 8

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (24, J Marquis); L Scott (15, J Marquis); L Berkman (10,
J Marquis). HR - M Lamb (8, 3rd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 1 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - L Berkman 3 (60), L Scott (39), B Ausmus (19), M Lamb (26).
2-out RBI - L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1,
C Lee 2. GIDP - C Burke. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Berkman (5, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto), H Pence (8,
2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Borkowski-L Berkman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .284
M Fontenot 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
D Lee 1b 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 .333
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
M DeRosa rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .299
G Soto c 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143
A Pagan cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271
J Marquis p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .171

Totals 20 7 9 7 2 2 6

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (18, W Rodriguez). HR - A Pagan (4, 2nd inning off W
Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out), D Lee (7, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out), R
Theriot (2, 4th inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Soto (1), A Pagan
2 (15), D Lee 3 (47), R Theriot (26). 2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Marquis-R Theriot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 141 0 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 060 1 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 1/3 9 7 7 2 2 3 4.33
D Borkowski 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.31

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 4 8 6 6 3 2 1 4.03

Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 77-48; D Borkowski 3-2; J Marquis 82-49. Ground
balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 4-4; D Borkowski 0-1; J Marquis 6-4. Batters
faced: W Rodriguez 21; D Borkowski 1; J Marquis 22.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: SCOTT EYRE (0-1, 6.60) STARTING THE 5TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, CHICAGO CUBS 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.313, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Eyre relieved J Marquis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
CHICAGO CUBS 7 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.313, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Biggio hit for D Borkowski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B AUSMUS ON FIRST, L SCOTT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
CHICAGO CUBS 7 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Biggio (.255, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Theriot at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B AUSMUS ON FIRST, L SCOTT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
CHICAGO CUBS 7 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Biggio (.255, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: CARLOS MARMOL (2-0, 0.92) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, B AUSMUS ON FIRST, L SCOTT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, CHICAGO CUBS 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.255, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Marmol relieved S Eyre.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B AUSMUS ON FIRST, L SCOTT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
CHICAGO CUBS 7 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Biggio (.255, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Izturis at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B AUSMUS ON FIRST, L SCOTT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
CHICAGO CUBS 7 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Biggio (.255, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 1 4 1 0 0 6 9 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 6 0 1 7 9 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DAVE BORKOWSKI (OUT)
CHN - CARLOS MARMOL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.310, 0-FOR-2)
M DEROSA (.299, 1-FOR-1, BB)
G SOTO (.143, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>