Astros 2, 
Cubs 1
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| M DeRosa LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| T Lilly P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .189 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| a-flied out to center for T Lilly in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Theriot (13, B Moehler); M Fontenot (13, B Moehler) HR: J Edmonds (11, 5th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Edmonds (36) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Fukudome 2 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Lilly | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 104-65 | 4.49 |
| N Cotts | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.70 |
| B Howry (L, 3-3) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.66 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 122-77 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: T Lilly 28; N Cotts 2; B Howry 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Lilly 5-9; N Cotts 1-1; B Howry 1-0 Game Scores: T Lilly 65 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Matsui 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .282 |
| D Erstad CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 |
| J Towles C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .145 |
| a-M Loretta PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| B Ausmus C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| B Moehler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| b-G Blum PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| a-flied out to center for J Towles in the 7th b-walked for B Moehler in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Tejada (22, B Howry); H Pence (20, B Howry) 3B: K Matsui (1, T Lilly) HR: C Lee (22, 7th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Lee (77), H Pence (47) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Erstad 1, K Matsui 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: H Pence (8, 2nd base by T Lilly) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Moehler | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 87-59 | 4.03 |
| G Geary (W, 2-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 2.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 109-74 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Moehler Batters faced: B Moehler 26; G Geary 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 2-16; G Geary 3-2 Game Scores: B Moehler 67 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | HOU | |||
 | 5th | J Edmonds homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 7th | C Lee homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 9th | H Pence doubled to left center, M Tejada scored. | 1 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 42,368 (103.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:27 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Friday, July 18th 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 | in 11 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |