Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - September 01, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 1, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/1)

Game 1: Monday, September 1
Houston	3	Final
Chi Cubs	0	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 2
Houston	9	Final in 11
Chi Cubs	7	Final in 11
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 3
Houston	4	Final
Chi Cubs	0	Final
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Astros 3

(72-66, 33-37 away)

Cubs 0

(85-53, 51-22 home)

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4:05 PM ET, September 1, 2008

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	0
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2

W: R. Oswalt (13-9)

L: J. Marquis (9-8)

S: 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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