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Houston Astros @ 
Chicago Cubs
2009-05-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40478 · 50°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph from RF · 3:00
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 4th. Brian Moehler earned the win and Chris Sampson picked up the save. Derrek Lee went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
W: Brian Moehler L: Rich Harden SV: Chris Sampson
Umpires — HP: Angel Campos · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lance Berkman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Geoff Blum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Brian Moehler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Theriot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kosuke Fukudome | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Derrek Lee | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Milton Bradley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Geovany Soto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Fontenot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Scales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rich Harden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Freel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Moehler | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Tim Byrdak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alberto Arias | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sampson | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Harden | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Jose Ascanio | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Neal Cotts | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Michael Bourn: 53/G6S
- Lance Berkman: W
- Carlos Lee: W.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9M
Bot 1
- Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9M
- Ryan Theriot: 8/F89M
- Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7D+
Top 2
- Hunter Pence: K
- Geoff Blum: 3/L34+
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Bot 2
- Derrek Lee: K
- Milton Bradley: 9/F9D+
- Geovany Soto: HP
- Mike Fontenot: W.1-2
- Bobby Scales: W.2-3;1-2
- Rich Harden: 9/F9D
Top 3
- Brian Moehler: 7/L7D+
- Kazuo Matsui: 4/F3-
- Michael Bourn: K
Bot 3
- Alfonso Soriano: S7/F78S
- Ryan Theriot: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
- Kosuke Fukudome: S8/L8RS.2-3
- Derrek Lee: D8/F78XD+.3-H;1-3
- Milton Bradley: 6/F6S-
- Geovany Soto: 9/F9S
- Mike Fontenot: 8/F8RM
Top 4
- Lance Berkman: D8/L89M
- Carlos Lee: 7/F78M
- Miguel Tejada: D9/G3+.2-H
- Hunter Pence: K
- Geoff Blum: S9/L9M.2-H
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Brian Moehler: 63/G6M
Bot 4
- Bobby Scales: 3/G34+
- Rich Harden: K+WP.B-1
- Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9S
- Ryan Theriot: K
Top 5
- Kazuo Matsui: S5/BG56S
- Michael Bourn: 13.1-2
- Lance Berkman: 5/F5-
- Carlos Lee: 63/G6S
Bot 5
- Kosuke Fukudome: 43/G4
- Derrek Lee: HR/F7LD+
- Milton Bradley: K
- Geovany Soto: 8/F8LM
Top 6
- Miguel Tejada: S8/G6M
- Hunter Pence: K
- Geoff Blum: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Jason Smith: K23
Bot 6
- Mike Fontenot: 23/BG
- Bobby Scales: 7/F7D+
- Ryan Freel: 7/F7M
Top 7
- Kazuo Matsui: HP
- Michael Bourn: HP.1-2
- Lance Berkman: S9/G4.2-H;1-3
- Carlos Lee: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Carlos Lee: 53/G5
- Miguel Tejada: CS3(25)
- Miguel Tejada: 7/F7D+
Bot 7
- Alfonso Soriano: 53/G56
- Ryan Theriot: 43/G4
- Kosuke Fukudome: 53/G56S
Top 8
- Hunter Pence: K
- Geoff Blum: 31/G3+
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Bot 8
- Derrek Lee: S7/G56+
- Milton Bradley: 46(1)/FO/G4S
- Geovany Soto: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Mike Fontenot: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
- Bobby Scales: 8/F8LM
Top 9
- Jeff Keppinger: E4/G4S
- Kazuo Matsui: 6/F6D-
- Michael Bourn: K
- Lance Berkman: W.1-2
- Carlos Lee: 6/P
Bot 9
- Aaron Miles: 43/G4
- Alfonso Soriano: HR/F78XD+
- Ryan Theriot: 6/L6
- Kosuke Fukudome: S6/G6
- Derrek Lee: S8/G6.1-2
- Milton Bradley: S7.2-H;1-2
- Geovany Soto: 5/L56+