GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (61-75) at CHICAGO CUBS (69-65)

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Eyre relieved K Wood.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E BRUNTLETT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E Munson (.250, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Loretta hit for J Anderson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E BRUNTLETT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.275, 2 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: CARLOS MARMOL (4-1, 1.46) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, E BRUNTLETT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.275, 2 HR, 32 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, E BRUNTLETT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.275, 2 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - TREVER MILLER
CHN - CARLOS MARMOL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C MARMOL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.294, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
R THERIOT (.281, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (5) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .323
C Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Berkman 1b 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .278
C Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .280
C Burke rf-2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .221
E Bruntlett ss 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .240
E Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
W Williams p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091
a-J Anderson ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
b-M Loretta ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274

Totals 30 5 6 5 5 7 12

a-struck out swinging for W Williams in the 6th; b-flied out to center for J
Anderson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (27, R Hill); T Wigginton (5, R Hill); E Bruntlett (5, R
Hill). HR - L Berkman (27, 1st inning off R Hill 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman
2 (88), H Pence (53), T Wigginton (10), E Bruntlett (13). 2-out RBI - E
Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, M Loretta
1, C Biggio 1, C Lee 1, E Munson 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Wigginton (2, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), H Pence (9,
2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), E Bruntlett (6, 2nd base off S Eyre/J Kendall).


FIELDING: E - E Munson (2, throw); E Bruntlett (7, ground ball).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .294
R Theriot ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .311
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .318
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Floyd rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .284
b-M Murton ph-rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
M DeRosa 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284
J Jones cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .268
J Kendall c 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Monroe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 27 4 6 4 5 6 16

a-walked for M Wuertz in the 6th; b-homered to center for C Floyd in the
7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (32, W Williams). HR - M Murton (6, 7th inning off T
Miller 0 on, 0 Out). SF - A Soriano. RBI - D Lee (70), A Soriano (44), R
Theriot (40), M Murton (17). 2-out RBI - D Lee. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Floyd 2, M DeRosa 2, A Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (24, 2nd base off W Williams/E Munson).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 210 020 00 -- 5
CHICAGO CUBS - 001 002 1 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 5 4 1 1 3 4 0 4.95
M McLemore 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3.51
D Borkowski 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.11
T Miller 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.93

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 5 6 5 5 4 5 1 3.84
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.71
K Wood 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.84
S Eyre 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98
C Marmol 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.45

M McLemore pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP - D Lee (by W Williams); J Kendall (by W Williams); L Berkman (by R
Hill). Pitches-strikes: W Williams 96-61; M McLemore 14-4; D Borkowski 18-14; T
Miller 15-11; R Hill 108-65; M Wuertz 14-8; K Wood 22-11; S Eyre 8-5; C Marmol
2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams 6-5; M McLemore 0-0; D Borkowski 0-2; T
Miller 0-2; R Hill 4-6; M Wuertz 1-0; K Wood 0-4; S Eyre 0-1; C Marmol 0-1.
Batters faced: W Williams 24; M McLemore 3; D Borkowski 4; T Miller 4; R Hill
26; M Wuertz 3; K Wood 5; S Eyre 1; C Marmol 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Ramirez by Randazzo (7th).
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Scott in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Marmol (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: CHAD QUALLS (6-3, 2.93) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: C MARMOL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Qualls relieved T Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Marmol (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Patterson hit for C Marmol.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: E Patterson (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DERREK LEE (17) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF CHAD QUALLS SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, CHICAGO CUBS 6

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.283, 3 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - CHAD QUALLS
CHN - CARLOS MARMOL (OUT)

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.323, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI)
L SCOTT (.255, 16 HR, 60 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.278, 1-FOR-2, BB, HBP, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (5) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .323
C Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
L Berkman 1b 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .278
C Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .280
C Burke rf-2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .221
E Bruntlett ss 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .240
E Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
W Williams p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091
a-J Anderson ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
b-M Loretta ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 5 6 5 5 7 12

a-struck out swinging for W Williams in the 6th; b-flied out to center for J
Anderson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (27, R Hill); T Wigginton (5, R Hill); E Bruntlett (5, R
Hill). HR - L Berkman (27, 1st inning off R Hill 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman
2 (88), H Pence (53), T Wigginton (10), E Bruntlett (13). 2-out RBI - E
Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, M Loretta
1, C Biggio 1, C Lee 1, E Munson 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Wigginton (2, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), H Pence (9,
2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), E Bruntlett (6, 2nd base off S Eyre/J Kendall).


FIELDING: E - E Munson (2, throw); E Bruntlett (7, ground ball).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .295
R Theriot ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .280
D Lee 1b 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .312
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .318
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Floyd rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .284
b-M Murton ph-rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
M DeRosa 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284
J Jones cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .268
J Kendall c 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Monroe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143

Totals 32 6 8 6 5 7 17

a-walked for M Wuertz in the 6th; b-homered to center for C Floyd in the 7th;
c-struck out swinging for C Marmol in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (32, W Williams). HR - M Murton (6, 7th inning off T
Miller 0 on, 0 Out), D Lee (17, 8th inning off C Qualls 1 on, 2 Out). SF - A
Soriano. RBI - D Lee 3 (72), A Soriano (44), R Theriot (40), M Murton (17).
2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 2, M
DeRosa 2, A Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (24, 2nd base off W Williams/E Munson).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 210 020 00 -- 5
CHICAGO CUBS - 001 002 12 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 5 4 1 1 3 4 0 4.95
M McLemore 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3.51
D Borkowski 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.11
T Miller 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.93
C Qualls 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.14

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 5 6 5 5 4 5 1 3.84
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.71
K Wood 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.84
S Eyre 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98
C Marmol 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.45

M McLemore pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP - D Lee (by W Williams); J Kendall (by W Williams); L Berkman (by R
Hill). Pitches-strikes: W Williams 96-61; M McLemore 14-4; D Borkowski 18-14; T
Miller 15-11; C Qualls 15-13; R Hill 108-65; M Wuertz 14-8; K Wood 22-11; S
Eyre 8-5; C Marmol 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams 6-5; M McLemore 0-0;
D Borkowski 0-2; T Miller 0-2; C Qualls 0-2; R Hill 4-6; M Wuertz 1-0; K Wood
0-4; S Eyre 0-1; C Marmol 0-1. Batters faced: W Williams 24; M McLemore 3; D
Borkowski 4; T Miller 4; C Qualls 5; R Hill 26; M Wuertz 3; K Wood 5; S Eyre 1;
C Marmol 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Ramirez by Randazzo (7th).
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Pie in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H Pence (.323, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Jones in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H Pence (.323, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: RYAN DEMPSTER (2-4, 3.40) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, CHICAGO CUBS 6

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.323, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Dempster relieved C Marmol.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H Pence (.323, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

BATTERIES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, MARK MCLEMORE (6TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (6TH),
TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (8TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (6TH), KERRY WOOD (7TH),
SCOTT EYRE (8TH), CARLOS MARMOL (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND
JASON KENDALL

HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (27) OFF RICH HILL IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

CHN - MATT MURTON (6) OFF TREVER MILLER IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
DERREK LEE (17) OFF CHAD QUALLS IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

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

BATTERIES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, MARK MCLEMORE (6TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (6TH),
TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (8TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (6TH), KERRY WOOD (7TH),
SCOTT EYRE (8TH), CARLOS MARMOL (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND
JASON KENDALL


WP - CARLOS MARMOL (5-1)
LP - CHAD QUALLS (6-4)
SAVE - RYAN DEMPSTER (25)

HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (27) OFF RICH HILL IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

CHN - MATT MURTON (6) OFF TREVER MILLER IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
DERREK LEE (17) OFF CHAD QUALLS IN THE 8TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:05 ATT: 41,415

PROBABLES: LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (NR)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-11, 4.06)

PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (14-6, 3.21)
MIL - BEN SHEETS (11-4, 3.30)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (5) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .322
C Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
L Berkman 1b 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .278
C Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .280
C Burke rf-2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .221
E Bruntlett ss 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .240
E Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
W Williams p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091
a-J Anderson ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
b-M Loretta ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 5 6 5 5 9 12

a-struck out swinging for W Williams in the 6th; b-flied out to center for J
Anderson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Pence (27, R Hill); T Wigginton (5, R Hill); E Bruntlett (5, R
Hill). HR - L Berkman (27, 1st inning off R Hill 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman
2 (88), H Pence (53), T Wigginton (10), E Bruntlett (13). 2-out RBI - E
Bruntlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett 1, M Loretta
1, C Biggio 1, C Lee 1, E Munson 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Wigginton (2, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), H Pence (9,
2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), E Bruntlett (6, 2nd base off S Eyre/J Kendall).


FIELDING: E - E Munson (2, throw); E Bruntlett (7, ground ball).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .295
R Theriot ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .280
D Lee 1b 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .312
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .318
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Floyd rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .284
b-M Murton ph-rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
M DeRosa 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284
J Jones cf-rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .268
J Kendall c 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Monroe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 6 8 6 5 7 17

a-walked for M Wuertz in the 6th; b-homered to center for C Floyd in the 7th;
c-struck out swinging for C Marmol in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (32, W Williams). HR - M Murton (6, 7th inning off T
Miller 0 on, 0 Out), D Lee (17, 8th inning off C Qualls 1 on, 2 Out). SF - A
Soriano. RBI - D Lee 3 (72), A Soriano (44), R Theriot (40), M Murton (17).
2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 2, M
DeRosa 2, A Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (24, 2nd base off W Williams/E Munson).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 210 020 000 -- 5
CHICAGO CUBS - 001 002 12x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 5 4 1 1 3 4 0 4.95
M McLemore 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3.51
D Borkowski (H, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.11
T Miller (H, 15) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.93
C Qualls (L, 6-4; B, 5) 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.14

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 5 6 5 5 4 5 1 3.84
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.71
K Wood 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.84
S Eyre 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98
C Marmol (W, 5-1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.45
R Dempster (S, 25) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.33

M McLemore pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP - D Lee (by W Williams); J Kendall (by W Williams); L Berkman (by R
Hill). Pitches-strikes: W Williams 96-61; M McLemore 14-4; D Borkowski 18-14; T
Miller 15-11; C Qualls 15-13; R Hill 108-65; M Wuertz 14-8; K Wood 22-11; S
Eyre 8-5; C Marmol 2-1; R Dempster 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams
6-5; M McLemore 0-0; D Borkowski 0-2; T Miller 0-2; C Qualls 0-2; R Hill 4-6; M
Wuertz 1-0; K Wood 0-4; S Eyre 0-1; C Marmol 0-1; R Dempster 1-0. Batters
faced: W Williams 24; M McLemore 3; D Borkowski 4; T Miller 4; C Qualls 5; R
Hill 26; M Wuertz 3; K Wood 5; S Eyre 1; C Marmol 1; R Dempster 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Ramirez by Randazzo (7th).
T--3:05. Att--41,415.
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, out to
center.</div>