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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

2012-10-03 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 27606 Β· 67Β°F Β· Wind 3 mph to CF Β· 3:04

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 4th. Carlos Marmol earned the win. Justin Maxwell went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Carlos Marmol   L: Hector Ambriz   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: John Tumpane Β· 1B: Jim Wolf Β· 2B: Ron Kulpa Β· 3B: Wally Bell Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tyler Greene501002
Jed Lowrie310010
Matt Dominguez320010
Justin Maxwell312310
Carlos Corporan402100
Brandon Barnes400000
Brandon Laird400002
Jimmy Paredes301012
Edgar Gonzalez100010
Matt Downs000010
Brett Wallace100000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Campana502000
Adrian Cardenas300022
Starlin Castro400010
Bryan LaHair512200
Dave Sappelt411000
Josh Vitters211020
Brett Jackson310012
Anthony Recker200120
Travis Wood301201
Steve Clevenger100000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Edgar Gonzalez3.1541
Fernando Abad0.1010
Jose Valdez1.1000
Mickey Storey1.0001
Fernando Rodriguez1.0001
Hector Ambriz1.2232

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Travis Wood6.1354
Jaye Chapman0.2000
Shawn Camp1.0211
Carlos Marmol1.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tyler Greene: 9/F9D
  • Jed Lowrie: W
  • Matt Dominguez: 46(1)/FO/G4
  • Justin Maxwell: W.1-2
  • Carlos Corporan: S7/L6D.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
  • Brandon Barnes: 9/F9LD

Bot 1

  • Tony Campana: 43/G4
  • Adrian Cardenas: W
  • Starlin Castro: 64(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 2

  • Brandon Laird: 53/G56
  • Jimmy Paredes: K
  • Edgar Gonzalez: W
  • Tyler Greene: S5/G56S-.1-2
  • Jed Lowrie: 13/G15

Bot 2

  • Bryan LaHair: HR/F7D+
  • Dave Sappelt: 9/F9D+
  • Josh Vitters: W
  • Brett Jackson: K+SB2
  • Anthony Recker: 43/G4

Top 3

  • Matt Dominguez: 13/G13-
  • Justin Maxwell: D8/L78XD+
  • Carlos Corporan: 9/L9S+
  • Brandon Barnes: 53/G56

Bot 3

  • Travis Wood: 7/L78M+
  • Tony Campana: S4/G4+
  • Adrian Cardenas: PO1(E1).1-2
  • Adrian Cardenas: 6/P
  • Starlin Castro: SB3
  • Starlin Castro: 43/G4

Top 4

  • Brandon Laird: K
  • Jimmy Paredes: K
  • Edgar Gonzalez: 8/L8RM+

Bot 4

  • Bryan LaHair: 6/F7LSF
  • Dave Sappelt: S4/G6MD
  • Josh Vitters: S9/L89S.1-2
  • Brett Jackson: W.2-3;1-2
  • Anthony Recker: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Travis Wood: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Tony Campana: 23/G23-.2-3;1-2
  • Adrian Cardenas: W
  • Starlin Castro: 7/L78S-

Top 5

  • Tyler Greene: K
  • Jed Lowrie: 7/F7D
  • Matt Dominguez: 9/F9D+

Bot 5

  • Bryan LaHair: 43/G34
  • Dave Sappelt: 6/F78S
  • Josh Vitters: 63/G6

Top 6

  • Justin Maxwell: 63/G6+
  • Carlos Corporan: 63!/G6
  • Brandon Barnes: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 6

  • Brett Jackson: 5/F5S-
  • Anthony Recker: 7/F78D
  • Travis Wood: K

Top 7

  • Brandon Laird: 2/F23F-
  • Jimmy Paredes: W
  • Matt Downs: W.1-2
  • Tyler Greene: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 7

  • Tony Campana: 53/BP15+
  • Adrian Cardenas: K
  • Starlin Castro: 8/F8RXD+

Top 8

  • Jed Lowrie: E8/F8RXD+.B-2
  • Matt Dominguez: W
  • Justin Maxwell: HR/F7D+.2-H(UR);1-H
  • Carlos Corporan: S9/G34
  • Brandon Barnes: CS2(26)
  • Brandon Barnes: 63/G6
  • Brandon Laird: K

Bot 8

  • Bryan LaHair: 7/F78D
  • Dave Sappelt: 8/F8RXD+
  • Josh Vitters: W
  • Brett Jackson: K23

Top 9

  • Jimmy Paredes: S7/G6
  • Brett Wallace: 36(1)1/GDP/G3S
  • Tyler Greene: K

Bot 9

  • Anthony Recker: W
  • Steve Clevenger: 1/BP
  • Tony Campana: S4/BG34S+.1-2
  • Adrian Cardenas: K
  • Starlin Castro: W.2-3;1-2
  • Bryan LaHair: S9/L9S+.3-H;2-3;1-2