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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

2009-09-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39192 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph from RF · 2:14

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 2–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 4th. Ted Lilly earned the win and Carlos Marmol picked up the save. Derrek Lee went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ted Lilly L: Felipe Paulino SV: Carlos Marmol

Umpires — HP: Laz Diaz · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Kazuo Matsui	4	1	0	0
Jeff Keppinger	3	0	0	1
Hunter Pence	3	1	1	0
Carlos Lee	4	2	0	0
Miguel Tejada	4	0	0	1
Jason Michaels	3	0	0	0
Aaron Boone	3	0	0	0
Humberto Quintero	3	1	0	0
Felipe Paulino	2	0	0	2
Lance Berkman	1	0	0	1
Michael Bourn	1	0	0	0
Geoff Blum	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kosuke Fukudome	3	0	1	0	1	1
Andres Blanco	3	1	1	0	0	1
Derrek Lee	3	1	1	2	1	1
Milton Bradley	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jake Fox	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Fontenot	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Baker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Koyie Hill	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Lilly	3	0	1	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Felipe Paulino	6.0	4	2	7
Tim Byrdak	1.0	0	1	0
LaTroy Hawkins	1.0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Lilly	8.0	4	0	5
Carlos Marmol	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kazuo Matsui: 9/F9D
Jeff Keppinger: 53/G5
Hunter Pence: 7/F7D

Bot 1

Kosuke Fukudome: W
Andres Blanco: K
Derrek Lee: 53/G56S-.1-2
Milton Bradley: 63/G6M

Top 2

Carlos Lee: S8/G6M
Miguel Tejada: 54(1)/FO/G56
Jason Michaels: 8/F8RD
Aaron Boone: 7/F7M

Bot 2

Jake Fox: K
Mike Fontenot: K
Jeff Baker: 31/G3+

Top 3

Humberto Quintero: 53/G5
Felipe Paulino: K
Kazuo Matsui: S8/L4D
Jeff Keppinger: 6/L6D

Bot 3

Koyie Hill: 3/G3
Ted Lilly: S7/L7S
Kosuke Fukudome: CS2(26)
Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7M

Top 4

Hunter Pence: D48/G4M+
Carlos Lee: 4/F4-
Miguel Tejada: 63/G6.2-3
Jason Michaels: 3/F3DF-

Bot 4

Andres Blanco: D7/L5D+
Derrek Lee: HR/F7D+.2-H
Milton Bradley: K
Jake Fox: K
Mike Fontenot: 7/F7M

Top 5

Aaron Boone: 7/F7LD+
Humberto Quintero: 3/F3-
Felipe Paulino: K

Bot 5

Jeff Baker: K
Koyie Hill: 7
Ted Lilly: K

Top 6

Kazuo Matsui: 4!/F3DF-
Jeff Keppinger: K
Hunter Pence: 9/F9LSF

Bot 6

Kosuke Fukudome: S6/G56
Andres Blanco: 23/SH.1-2
Derrek Lee: IW
Milton Bradley: 8/L8LD
Jake Fox: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 7

Carlos Lee: 53/G5
Miguel Tejada: K
Jason Michaels: 2/F23F-

Bot 7

Mike Fontenot: 3/G34S-
Jeff Baker: 63/G6
Koyie Hill: W
Ted Lilly: 4/F4D-

Top 8

Aaron Boone: 63/G6
Humberto Quintero: D3/F3D-
Lance Berkman: K
Kazuo Matsui: 8/F8RXD

Bot 8

Kosuke Fukudome: K
Andres Blanco: 13/G13
Derrek Lee: K

Top 9

Michael Bourn: 3/G34S+
Hunter Pence: W
Carlos Lee: S7.1-2
Miguel Tejada: 9/F89M
Geoff Blum: 5/F15-

Notes & reviews

Aaron Boone plays for the first time in 2009 after having surgery on March 26 to repair a valve in his heart
Boone made a diving stop to his left on the hard-hit ball, falling on his chest

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