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Houston Astros @ 
Chicago Cubs
2008-08-05 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40416 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph from LF · 2:46
Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 11–7. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 7th. Bob Howry earned the win. Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| CHN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
W: Bob Howry L: Chris Sampson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Adrian Johnson · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazuo Matsui | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Pence | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Geoff Blum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Ty Wigginton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Darin Erstad | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Humberto Quintero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Wandy Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Loretta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lance Berkman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Theriot | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Derrek Lee | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Reed Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark DeRosa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Kosuke Fukudome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Henry Blanco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Harden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Daryle Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Geovany Soto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez | 5.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
 Chris Sampson | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Wesley Wright | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Brocail | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Harden | 5.2 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
 Bob Howry | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Marmol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kazuo Matsui: 43/G34
- Miguel Tejada: 9/P34D
- Hunter Pence: K
Bot 1
- Alfonso Soriano: 8/F8LS
- Ryan Theriot: W
- Derrek Lee: D7/L7S+.1-3
- Aramis Ramirez: 13/G-
- Reed Johnson: HP
- Mark DeRosa: D9/P3D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7S
Top 2
- Carlos Lee: 53/G56
- Geoff Blum: S9/L9M+
- Ty Wigginton: K+CS2(2E4).1-2
- Darin Erstad: S9/L34+.2-H(UR)
- Humberto Quintero: K
Bot 2
- Henry Blanco: D7/G
- Rich Harden: S1/BG25.2-3
- Alfonso Soriano: S7.3-H;1-2
- Ryan Theriot: 1/BP
- Derrek Lee: S4/P34D.2-3;1-2
- Aramis Ramirez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Reed Johnson: 8/SF/F78XD+.3-H
- Mark DeRosa: S7.2-H;1-2
- Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7D
Top 3
- Wandy Rodriguez: 63/G6M
- Kazuo Matsui: 9/F9M
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Henry Blanco: 63/G6
- Rich Harden: 8/F78D
- Alfonso Soriano: 7/F78D
Top 4
- Hunter Pence: 9/F9M
- Carlos Lee: K
- Geoff Blum: K
Bot 4
- Ryan Theriot: 43/G4
- Derrek Lee: S6
- Aramis Ramirez: S8/G6.1-2
- Reed Johnson: 4/IF/P4MD
- Mark DeRosa: 4/P34D
Top 5
- Ty Wigginton: HR/F78XD+
- Darin Erstad: S7/F78M
- Humberto Quintero: K
- Wandy Rodriguez: K/BF
- Kazuo Matsui: T9/L3D+.1-H
- Miguel Tejada: K23
Bot 5
- Kosuke Fukudome: 9/F9D
- Henry Blanco: 7/F7D
- Rich Harden: K
Top 6
- Hunter Pence: S8/G4M
- Carlos Lee: 4/P3D+
- Geoff Blum: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Ty Wigginton: 63/G6
- Darin Erstad: S7/G6
- Humberto Quintero: W.1-2
- Mark Loretta: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 6
- Alfonso Soriano: D7/G+
- Ryan Theriot: S8/G4M+.2-3
- Derrek Lee: 9/F9LS
- Aramis Ramirez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Top 7
- Kazuo Matsui: S9/L9S
- Miguel Tejada: 13/G56S.1-2
- Hunter Pence: K
- Carlos Lee: HR/F78D+.2-H
- Geoff Blum: K
Bot 7
- Reed Johnson: S9/L8RS
- Mark DeRosa: D9/F9D+.1-3
- Kosuke Fukudome: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Daryle Ward: IW
- Geovany Soto: K
- Alfonso Soriano: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
- Ryan Theriot: W
- Derrek Lee: SB2
- Derrek Lee: S9/P34D.2-H
- Aramis Ramirez: 4/P34D
Top 8
- Ty Wigginton: 8/F8RD
- Darin Erstad: S8/G6M+
- Humberto Quintero: 9/F9D
- Lance Berkman: 8/L8LM
Bot 8
- Reed Johnson: K
- Mark DeRosa: 63/G6S-
- Kosuke Fukudome: K
Top 9
- Kazuo Matsui: 6/P4MD
- Miguel Tejada: 3/P3S-
- Hunter Pence: K