Cubs 11, 
Astros 4
| W: | J. Marquis (7-7) |
| L: | B. Backe (6-11) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Matsui 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| H Pence RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .274 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .332 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| G Blum SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| D Erstad CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 |
| H Quintero C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| B Backe P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 |
| T Byrdak P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| D Newhan LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: T Wigginton (17, J Marquis); K Matsui (21, J Marquis) HR: C Lee (27, 3rd inning off J Marquis 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: L Berkman (77), C Lee 3 (95) 2-out RBI: L Berkman, C Lee 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Pence 2, D Erstad 1, C Lee 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Backe (L, 6-11) | 3.1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 99-56 | 5.35 |
| T Byrdak | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48-33 | 2.41 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 160-99 | |
| PITCHING IBB: G Soto (By B Backe) Batters faced: B Backe 25; T Byrdak 13; L Hawkins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 3-7; T Byrdak 4-3; L Hawkins 0-0 Game Scores: B Backe -8 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| R Cedeno SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .292 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| a-M Fontenot PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| S Marshall P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| b-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M DeRosa 2B-3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| G Soto C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| J Marquis P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .186 |
| R Johnson CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Totals | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| a-struck out swinging for A Ramirez in the 8th b-struck out swinging for S Marshall in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Edmonds (15, B Backe); M DeRosa (20, B Backe); K Fukudome (22, B Backe); J Marquis (3, B Backe); R Johnson (17, T Byrdak) HR: M Derosa (12, 3rd inning off B Backe 3 on, 2 Out); A Soriano (21, 3rd inning off B Backe 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M DeRosa 5 (63), J Marquis (4), A Soriano 3 (55), K Fukudome (42), G Soto (63) SF: G Soto 2-out RBI: M DeRosa 4, J Marquis, A Soriano 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Marquis 2, R Cedeno 1, A Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Ramirez (10, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Lee). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Marquis (W, 7-7) | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 107-71 | 4.73 |
| S Marshall | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.93 |
| J Samardzija | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 1.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 138-92 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Marquis 29; S Marshall 5; J Samardzija 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 11-5; S Marshall 1-2; J Samardzija 1-1 Game Scores: J Marquis 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | CHC | |||
 | 2nd | M DeRosa doubled to deep left center, J Edmonds scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | L Berkman singled to right, K Matsui scored, H Pence to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | C Lee homered to left, H Pence and L Berkman scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | M DeRosa homered to center, R Theriot, A Ramirez and J Edmonds scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 3rd | J Marquis doubled to deep right, K Fukudome scored, G Soto to third. | 4 | 6 |
| 3rd | A Soriano homered to left, G Soto and J Marquis scored. | 4 | 9 |
| 4th | K Fukudome singled to left, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to third, M DeRosa to second. | 4 | 10 |
| 4th | G Soto hit sacrifice fly to center, A Ramirez scored. | 4 | 11 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,107 (99.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 6th 2008
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 11 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Washington | Postponed | |
| Colorado |