GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS

HOUSTON CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Hunter Pence CF .323 12 47 Ryan Theriot SS .282 3 39
Craig Biggio 2B .254 10 46 Mark Derosa 2B .291 8 62
Lance Berkman 1B .278 26 85 Derrek Lee 1B .309 15 68
Carlos Lee LF .304 26 103 Aramis Ramirez 3B .312 18 80
Mark Loretta SS .279 2 32 Craig Monroe RF .250 0 0
Ty Wigginton 3B .268 3 9 Matt Murton LF .267 5 16
Chris Burke RF .227 4 21 Henry Blanco C .205 0 4
Brad Ausmus C .232 3 22 Jacque Jones CF .276 5 50
Wandy Rodriguez LHP .128 0 1 Sean Marshall LHP .074 0 0
(7-12, 4.67) (7-6, 4.04)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (7-12, 4.67)
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (7-6, 4.04)

UMPIRES: HP - GREG GIBSON
1B - LARRY VANOVER
2B - TONY RANDAZZO
3B - GERRY DAVIS

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 8 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ AND BRAD AUSMUS
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND HENRY BLANCO

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.323, 12 HR, 47 RBI)
C BIGGIO (.254, 10 HR, 46 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.278, 26 HR, 85 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED HUNTER PENCE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.304, 26 HR, 103 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 1 1 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.282, 3 HR, 39 RBI)
M DEROSA (.291, 8 HR, 62 RBI)
D LEE (.309, 15 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .323
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 4 1 1 1 3 2 6

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (18, S Marshall). RBI - L Berkman (86). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 2. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Monroe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
H Blanco c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.67

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 4.09

WP - S Marshall. IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall
31-12. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 0-1. Batters faced: S Marshall 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.232, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
W RODRIGUEZ (.128, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
H PENCE (.323, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .323
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 4 1 1 1 3 2 6

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (18, S Marshall). RBI - L Berkman (86). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 2. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Monroe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
H Blanco c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 4.09

WP - S Marshall. IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez
9-5; S Marshall 31-12. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 0-3; S Marshall 0-1.
Batters faced: W Rodriguez 3; S Marshall 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.312, 18 HR, 80 RBI)
C MONROE (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M MURTON (.267, 5 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .322
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 1 1 1 3 3 6

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (18, S Marshall). RBI - L Berkman (86). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 2. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Monroe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
H Blanco c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 10 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 4.05

WP - S Marshall. IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez
9-5; S Marshall 46-21. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 0-3; S Marshall 2-1.
Batters faced: W Rodriguez 3; S Marshall 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.253, 0-FOR-1)
L BERKMAN (.280, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C LEE (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .322
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 1 1 1 3 3 6

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (18, S Marshall). RBI - L Berkman (86). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Loretta-C Biggio-L Berkman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Monroe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
H Blanco c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - C Monroe. Team LOB - 1.


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HOUSTON - 10 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 4.05

WP - S Marshall. IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez
25-16; S Marshall 46-21. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 2-4; S Marshall
2-1. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 7; S Marshall 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.276, 5 HR, 50 RBI)
S MARSHALL (.074, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R THERIOT (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .322
C Biggio 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255
L Berkman 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
M Loretta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 11 1 2 1 3 3 8

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (18, S Marshall). RBI - L Berkman (86). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, C Burke 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Loretta-C Biggio-L Berkman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Monroe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
H Blanco c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - C Monroe. Team LOB - 1.


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HOUSTON - 100 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 2 1 1 3 3 0 4.00

WP - S Marshall. IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez
25-16; S Marshall 64-33. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 2-4; S Marshall
5-1. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 7; S Marshall 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.268, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C BURKE (.226, 0-FOR-1)
B AUSMUS (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .322
C Biggio 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255
L Berkman 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
M Loretta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
C Burke rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 11 1 2 1 3 3 8

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (18, S Marshall). RBI - L Berkman (86). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, C Burke 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (5, fly ball). DP: 1 (M Loretta-C Biggio-L Berkman).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Monroe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
H Blanco c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Lee 1. GIDP - C Monroe.
Team LOB - 3.


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HOUSTON - 100 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.58

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 2 1 1 3 3 0 4.00

WP - S Marshall. IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez
42-26; S Marshall 64-33. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 2-6; S Marshall
5-1. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 12; S Marshall 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY HUNTER PENCE (13) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF SEAN MARSHALL SCORED TY WIGGINTON AND CHRIS BURKE.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.255, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: MIKE WUERTZ (2-3, 3.62) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, L BERKMAN ON FIRST, C BIGGIO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Wuertz relieved S Marshall.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, L BERKMAN ON FIRST, C BIGGIO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Lee (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>