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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

2008-05-19 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 32458 · 75°F, dome, dry · 3:19

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 7–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 4th. Ted Lilly earned the win. Geovany Soto went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	7	14
HOU	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Ted Lilly L: Brian Moehler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Hickox · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfonso Soriano	4	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan Theriot	5	1	2	1	0	0
Derrek Lee	5	1	2	1	0	1
Aramis Ramirez	5	2	3	2	0	0
Kosuke Fukudome	4	1	2	0	1	0
Geovany Soto	5	1	1	3	0	1
Jim Edmonds	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mark DeRosa	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ted Lilly	2	0	1	0	0	1
Ronny Cedeno	0	0	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	4	0	2	1	0	0
Kazuo Matsui	3	0	1	0	1	1
Miguel Tejada	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lance Berkman	4	0	0	0	0	3
Carlos Lee	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hunter Pence	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ty Wigginton	4	1	1	0	0	1
Brad Ausmus	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Moehler	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz	0	0	0	0	1	0
Darin Erstad	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Lilly	5.1	4	2	6
Jon Lieber	1.2	1	0	0
Michael Wuertz	0.0	2	0	0
Carlos Marmol	1.0	0	0	1
Bob Howry	1.0	0	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Moehler	5.0	7	2	1
Tim Byrdak	1.0	0	0	1
Fernando Nieve	1.0	3	0	1
Wesley Wright	0.1	1	1	0
Dave Borkowski	1.2	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9D
Ryan Theriot: 31/G34S-
Derrek Lee: K

Bot 1

Michael Bourn: 43/G4M
Kazuo Matsui: W
Miguel Tejada: 4/P4D-
Lance Berkman: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 2

Aramis Ramirez: S8/L8RM
Kosuke Fukudome: 3/G3+.1-2
Geovany Soto: 63/G6
Jim Edmonds: WP.2-3
Jim Edmonds: 7/F7M

Bot 2

Carlos Lee: 9/F9LM
Hunter Pence: K
Ty Wigginton: 7/L7M+

Top 3

Mark DeRosa: 53/G56
Ted Lilly: S9/L9S
Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9M
Ryan Theriot: 43/G4

Bot 3

Brad Ausmus: 7/F7LM
Brian Moehler: K
Michael Bourn: 3/L3S+

Top 4

Derrek Lee: 7/F7S
Aramis Ramirez: S7/G56
Kosuke Fukudome: W.1-2
Geovany Soto: HR8/F78XDW/IPHR.2-H;1-H
Jim Edmonds: S8/L78S
Mark DeRosa: S7/L5D+.1-2
Ted Lilly: 24/SH/BG25-.2-3;1-2
Alfonso Soriano: IW
Ryan Theriot: 43/G4-

Bot 4

Kazuo Matsui: K
Miguel Tejada: D7/L7LS+
Lance Berkman: SB3
Lance Berkman: K
Carlos Lee: S7/F78S-.3-H
Hunter Pence: 8!/F8RXD+

Top 5

Derrek Lee: 63/G6
Aramis Ramirez: 43/G4
Kosuke Fukudome: S9/G34+
Geovany Soto: 9/F9LSF

Bot 5

Ty Wigginton: D8/F78XD+
Brad Ausmus: 43/G4-.2-3
Jose Cruz: W
Michael Bourn: S8/L8RS+.3-H;1-2
Kazuo Matsui: 53/G5S-.2-3;1-2
Miguel Tejada: K

Top 6

Jim Edmonds: 43/G4
Mark DeRosa: 8/F8LM
Ted Lilly: K

Bot 6

Lance Berkman: K
Carlos Lee: S9/L34D
Hunter Pence: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 7

Alfonso Soriano: K
Ryan Theriot: D7/G5+
Derrek Lee: S8/G6+.2-H
Aramis Ramirez: 9/F9S
Kosuke Fukudome: S9/L89S+.1-3
Geovany Soto: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

Ty Wigginton: 13/G13-
Brad Ausmus: 9/F9LM
Darin Erstad: 5/P15

Top 8

Jim Edmonds: 13/G23-
Mark DeRosa: S7/F7M
Ronny Cedeno: W.1-2
Alfonso Soriano: K
Ryan Theriot: S8/G4M+.2-H;1X3(83563)

Bot 8

Michael Bourn: S9/L9S+
Kazuo Matsui: SB2
Kazuo Matsui: S9/L34D.2-3
Miguel Tejada: SB2
Miguel Tejada: 6/P6MD
Lance Berkman: K
Carlos Lee: 53/G56

Top 9

Derrek Lee: D7/G
Aramis Ramirez: HR/F7D+.2-H
Kosuke Fukudome: 63/G6+
Geovany Soto: K
Jim Edmonds: 8/F8LD

Bot 9

Hunter Pence: 8/F8LXD
Ty Wigginton: K
Brad Ausmus: K

Notes & reviews

Soto hit the ball off the LCF wall and it bounced away from the fielders; the ball hit in the out of play area and should have been ruled a homer and not in play; 2B umpire Joe West later said he lost sight of the ball and ruled it in play; it hit above and to the right of the L-shaped line on the left centerfield wall

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