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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

2011-07-23 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40486 · 81°F · Wind 3 mph R to L · 2:49

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 5–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 8th. Randy Wells earned the win. Geovany Soto went 2-for-4 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	1	0	0	0	1	9
CHN	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3		5	6

W: Randy Wells L: Wandy Rodriguez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: CB Bucknor · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Dale Scott · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	4	0	1	0	1	1
Angel Sanchez	4	1	1	0	1	0
Hunter Pence	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Lee	4	0	3	1	0	1
Chris Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	2
Brett Wallace	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Altuve	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carlos Corporan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wandy Rodriguez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Downs	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Michaels	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Reed Johnson	3	1	0	0	1	2
Starlin Castro	4	1	1	1	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Baker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Geovany Soto	4	1	2	2	0	2
Marlon Byrd	3	1	2	1	1	1
Alfonso Soriano	3	0	0	0	0	2
Darwin Barney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Wells	2	0	0	0	0	1
Kosuke Fukudome	1	1	1	0	0	0
Carlos Pena	0	0	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wandy Rodriguez	7.0	3	1	7
Sergio Escalona	0.1	1	0	0
Fernando Rodriguez	0.1	2	2	0
Enerio Del Rosario	0.1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Wells	6.0	5	2	4
Jeff Samardzija	0.2	1	0	1
James Russell	0.1	0	0	0
Sean Marshall	1.0	2	0	1
Carlos Marmol	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Bourn: S7/L78S
Angel Sanchez: W.1-2
Hunter Pence: 9/F89D.2-3
Carlos Lee: K
Chris Johnson: K

Bot 1

Reed Johnson: K
Starlin Castro: 9/F89D
Aramis Ramirez: 9/F89M

Top 2

Brett Wallace: S9/G4+
Jose Altuve: 6/P
Carlos Corporan: 341/G34S-.1-2
Wandy Rodriguez: K

Bot 2

Jeff Baker: 7/F78M
Geovany Soto: K
Marlon Byrd: HR/F8LXD+
Alfonso Soriano: K

Top 3

Michael Bourn: 4/L4-
Angel Sanchez: 63/G6
Hunter Pence: 63/G6

Bot 3

Darwin Barney: 8/F8LM
Randy Wells: 3/G-
Reed Johnson: K

Top 4

Carlos Lee: S5/G5+
Chris Johnson: 8/F8LD.1-2
Brett Wallace: 43/G4-.2-3
Jose Altuve: 53/G56S

Bot 4

Starlin Castro: 8/F8LM
Aramis Ramirez: 53/G56+
Jeff Baker: 7/F78M

Top 5

Carlos Corporan: 31/G34
Wandy Rodriguez: 43/G4
Michael Bourn: W
Angel Sanchez: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Geovany Soto: HR/F7D+
Marlon Byrd: W
Alfonso Soriano: 8/F8LD
Darwin Barney: 7!/L7M+
Randy Wells: K

Top 6

Angel Sanchez: S8/L8LM+
Hunter Pence: 63/G6S-.1-2
Carlos Lee: S8/L8LM.2-H
Chris Johnson: K
Brett Wallace: 6(1)/FO/G6M+

Bot 6

Reed Johnson: 53/G5+
Starlin Castro: 9/F9D
Aramis Ramirez: 9/F89S

Top 7

Jose Altuve: 53/G5S-
Carlos Corporan: K
Wandy Rodriguez: S9/L89S
Michael Bourn: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 7

Jeff Baker: 8/F8RD
Geovany Soto: K
Marlon Byrd: S5/G56S-.B-2(E5/TH1)
Alfonso Soriano: K

Top 8

Angel Sanchez: 4/F4D-
Hunter Pence: 6/L6+
Carlos Lee: S9/L4D+
Chris Johnson: S8/G6M.1-2
Matt Downs: K

Bot 8

Darwin Barney: 8/F8RD
Kosuke Fukudome: T9/F9D+
Reed Johnson: W
Starlin Castro: S56/G56S+.3-H;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8RM
Carlos Pena: W.2-3;1-2
Geovany Soto: S5/G5L.3-H;2-H(UR)(NR)(E5/TH1);1-3
Marlon Byrd: K

Top 9

Jose Altuve: S8/L6MD
Carlos Corporan: HP.1-2
Jason Michaels: 54(1)/FO/G56+.2-3;B-1
Michael Bourn: K
Angel Sanchez: 9/F9S

Notes & reviews

Chris Johnson made a diving stop on the 3B line but could not get the ball out of his glove the first time he tried; he then threw the ball away to 1B, allowing the second run to score

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