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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
2011-08-17 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 24054 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:09
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Bud Norris earned the win and Mark Melancon picked up the save. Aramis Ramirez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Bud Norris L: Casey Coleman SV: Mark Melancon
Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Jim Wolf · 3B: Alan Porter · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Starlin Castro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darwin Barney | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Geovany Soto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Marlon Byrd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Colvin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Casey Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reed Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JB Shuck | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Altuve | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. D. Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Downs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Paredes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Brian Bogusevic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Clint Barmes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Corporan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bud Norris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Bourgeois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Coleman | 3.2 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
 John Grabow | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ramon Ortiz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeff Samardzija | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Norris | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 David Carpenter | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sergio Escalona | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Rodriguez | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Starlin Castro: 9/F9LM
- Darwin Barney: 8!/F89M
- Aramis Ramirez: K
Bot 1
- JB Shuck: S8/L6MD
- Jose Altuve: 9/F89M
- J. D. Martinez: 4/F4D-
- Matt Downs: S9/G34.1-2
- Jimmy Paredes: K
Top 2
- Carlos Pena: 5/F5-
- Geovany Soto: S7/L56
- Marlon Byrd: W.1-2
- Alfonso Soriano: 8/F78D
- Tyler Colvin: 2/F25F-
Bot 2
- Brian Bogusevic: 6/L6
- Clint Barmes: S8/G6M
- Carlos Corporan: K
- Bud Norris: K
Top 3
- Casey Coleman: 3/G34-
- Starlin Castro: 4/L4D-
- Darwin Barney: S9/L89S-
- Aramis Ramirez: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 3
- JB Shuck: S9/L9S
- Jose Altuve: 54(1)/FO/G56S-
- J. D. Martinez: S7.1-2
- Matt Downs: 8/F8LD
- Jimmy Paredes: W.2-3;1-2
- Brian Bogusevic: D39/G3+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Clint Barmes: K
Top 4
- Geovany Soto: HR/F7LD+
- Marlon Byrd: S8/L4MD
- Alfonso Soriano: S9/G34.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Tyler Colvin: K
- Casey Coleman: 4/F4-
- Starlin Castro: 31/G34S-
Bot 4
- Carlos Corporan: 43/G4
- Bud Norris: S8/G6+
- JB Shuck: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Jose Altuve: S7/F78S-.1-2
- J. D. Martinez: WP.2-3
- J. D. Martinez: W.1-2
- Matt Downs: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Jimmy Paredes: S9/L89S.2-3;1-2
- Brian Bogusevic: 8/F8LXD+
Top 5
- Darwin Barney: HP
- Aramis Ramirez: SB2
- Aramis Ramirez: W
- Carlos Pena: W.2-3;1-2
- Geovany Soto: K
- Marlon Byrd: K
- Alfonso Soriano: 8/F8RS-
Bot 5
- Clint Barmes: 6/F6MD-
- Carlos Corporan: K
- Jason Michaels: W
- JB Shuck: BK.1-2
- JB Shuck: 23/G
Top 6
- Tyler Colvin: 5/P5F
- Jeff Baker: K
- Starlin Castro: S8/G6M
- Darwin Barney: SB2
- Darwin Barney: 8/F89S-
Bot 6
- Jose Altuve: 43/G4
- J. D. Martinez: K
- Matt Downs: 53!/G56
Top 7
- Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+
- Carlos Pena: 31/G3+
- Geovany Soto: K
Bot 7
- Jimmy Paredes: K
- Brian Bogusevic: 8/F78M
- Clint Barmes: 7/F7D
Top 8
- Marlon Byrd: K
- Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9LS
- Tyler Colvin: S7/G56
- Reed Johnson: S5/BG25.1-2
- Starlin Castro: 63/G6S-
Bot 8
- Carlos Corporan: K
- Jason Bourgeois: 63/G6M-
- JB Shuck: 6/L6D-
Top 9
- Darwin Barney: S9/L9LS
- Aramis Ramirez: S9/G4.1-3
- Carlos Pena: 4/F4D-
- Geovany Soto: SB2
- Geovany Soto: FC6/G6S.3XH(65);2-3
- Marlon Byrd: 43/G4-