Astros 3, 
Cubs 0
| W: | R. Oswalt (13-9) |
| L: | J. Marquis (9-8) |
| SV: | J. Valverde (38) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Erstad CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .287 |
| T Wigginton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| M Bourn CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| L Berkman 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .338 |
| G Blum 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .240 |
| H Pence RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| J Castillo 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .239 |
| B Ausmus C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| R Oswalt P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .179 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: H Pence (28, J Marquis) 3B: M Tejada (3, J Marquis) RBI: G Blum (45), H Pence (70) SF: G Blum GIDP: G Blum Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Blum 2, J Castillo 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: L Berkman (16, 3rd base off J Marquis/G Soto) CS: H Pence (9, 2nd base by M Wuertz/G Soto) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Castillo-M Tejada-L Berkman). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Oswalt (W, 13-9) | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106-77 | 3.91 |
| J Valverde (S, 38) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117-84 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Oswalt 28; J Valverde 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 13-9; J Valverde 1-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 78 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .291 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| M DeRosa 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| G Soto C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| J Marquis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| a-M Fontenot PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Marquis in the 6th b-singled to left for M Wuertz in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING S: J Marquis GIDP: A Soriano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Lee 2, A Soriano 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Ramirez (13, ground ball); G Soto (5, throw) DP: 1 (R Theriot-D Lee). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Marquis (L, 9-8) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 111-67 | 4.46 |
| J Samardzija | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-17 | 1.29 |
| M Wuertz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 155-93 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Samardzija IBB: L Berkman (By J Marquis) Batters faced: J Marquis 26; J Samardzija 8; M Wuertz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 5-5; J Samardzija 1-2; M Wuertz 2-0 Game Scores: J Marquis 59 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | CHC | |||
 | 4th | G Blum hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | H Pence singled to center, L Berkman scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 8th | M Tejada scored, L Berkman to second on wild pitch by J Samardzija, L Berkman safe at third on throwing error by catcher G Soto. | 3 | 0 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,670 (98.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 1st 2008
| NY Yankees | 13 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Seattle | 12 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |