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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

2008-09-14 · Night game · Miller Park · Att: 23441 · 68°F, dome, dry · Wind 1 mph · 2:17

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 5–0. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 3rd. Carlos Zambrano earned the win. Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Carlos Zambrano L: Randy Wolf SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ryan Theriot	4	0	0	0	0	0
Derrek Lee	4	1	1	2	0	2
Aramis Ramirez	4	1	1	1	0	1
Geovany Soto	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mark DeRosa	3	0	0	0	1	0
Reed Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ronny Cedeno	3	1	1	0	0	0
Carlos Zambrano	3	1	1	0	0	2
Felix Pie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kosuke Fukudome	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	BB	SO
Darin Erstad	4	0	2
Michael Bourn	2	1	1
Miguel Tejada	3	0	0
Lance Berkman	3	0	1
Geoff Blum	3	0	1
Hunter Pence	2	0	1
David Newhan	3	0	2
Humberto Quintero	3	0	1
Fernando Nieve	1	0	0
Mark Saccomanno	1	0	1
Jose Castillo	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Zambrano	9.0	0	1	10

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Wolf	2.2	6	1	2
Fernando Nieve	2.1	0	0	3
Dave Borkowski	1.0	0	0	0
Jack Cassel	3.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alfonso Soriano: HR/F78XD+
Ryan Theriot: 43/G4
Derrek Lee: K
Aramis Ramirez: K

Bot 1

Darin Erstad: 43/G4
Michael Bourn: K
Miguel Tejada: 9/L9LM

Top 2

Geovany Soto: 9/F9M
Mark DeRosa: 9/F9S
Reed Johnson: 1/P

Bot 2

Lance Berkman: 43/G4
Geoff Blum: 31/G34
Hunter Pence: K

Top 3

Ronny Cedeno: S7/G6
Carlos Zambrano: S7/G6-.1-2
Alfonso Soriano: 4/L4-
Ryan Theriot: 9/F89S
Derrek Lee: D8/L9D+.2-H;1-H
Aramis Ramirez: S7/L7D+.2-H;B-2(E6/TH)
Geovany Soto: D9/L9M+.2-H(UR)
Mark DeRosa: W
Reed Johnson: K

Bot 3

David Newhan: K
Humberto Quintero: 13/G23-
Fernando Nieve: 3/G

Top 4

Ronny Cedeno: 9/F9D+
Carlos Zambrano: K
Alfonso Soriano: 6/P6

Bot 4

Darin Erstad: K
Michael Bourn: W
Miguel Tejada: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 5

Ryan Theriot: 9/F9LM
Derrek Lee: K
Aramis Ramirez: 2/P2RF

Bot 5

Lance Berkman: 31/G34S
Geoff Blum: K
Hunter Pence: HP
David Newhan: 3

Top 6

Geovany Soto: 8/F8RXD
Mark DeRosa: 9/F89M
Reed Johnson: 7/F7LM

Bot 6

Humberto Quintero: K
Mark Saccomanno: K
Darin Erstad: 63/G6

Top 7

Ronny Cedeno: 6!3/G6S-
Carlos Zambrano: K
Alfonso Soriano: S7/L78S+
Ryan Theriot: 9/L9LM

Bot 7

Michael Bourn: 43/G4M
Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
Lance Berkman: K

Top 8

Derrek Lee: 9/F9D
Aramis Ramirez: 43/G4
Geovany Soto: 7/L7M+

Bot 8

Geoff Blum: 9/L9LM
Hunter Pence: 1/P2F
David Newhan: K

Top 9

Mark DeRosa: 53/G
Felix Pie: 43/G34
Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7LM

Bot 9

Humberto Quintero: 63/G6
Jose Castillo: 63/G6
Darin Erstad: K

Notes & reviews

Game played at Miller Park in Milwaukee due to the effects of Hurricane Ike in Houston; the game was scheduled for 9/12
First no-hitter for the Cubs since 1972

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