Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - April 07, 2009

Scores for Apr 7, 2009

Final in 10

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/7)

(1-1, 1-1 away)

(1-1, 1-1 home)

8:05 PM ET, April 7, 2009

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

L: N. Cotts (0-1)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Soriano LF	5	1	1	1	0	3	23	.300	.300	.900
K Gregg P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Theriot SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	14	.600	.625	.800
A Heilman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
N Cotts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K Fukudome CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Lee 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	11	.143	.250	.143
M Bradley RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	23	.000	.125	.000
A Ramirez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	17	.250	.250	.625
R Johnson CF-LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	12	.333	.500	.333
G Soto C	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.200	.333	.200
K Hill C	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	.000	.000
M Fontenot 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	19	.375	.375	.500
R Dempster P	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
A Guzman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-A Miles PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.000	.000
Totals	33	2	6	2	3	9	143
a-struck out looking for A Guzman in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Theriot (1, W Rodriguez) HR: A Soriano (2, 8th inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Lee (1), A Soriano (2) 2-out RBI: D Lee GIDP: G Soto, M Bradley Cubs RISP: 1-4 (M Fontenot 0-1, D Lee 1-1, A Ramirez 0-1, M Bradley 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: R Theriot (1, 2nd base by L Hawkins/I Rodriguez)
FIELDING E: R Theriot (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (A Ramirez-M Fontenot-D Lee). Outfield Assist: A Soriano (H Pence at 3rd base).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster	6.0	6	2	2	3	5	1	95-61	3.00
A Guzman	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	0.00
A Heilman	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	30-16	0.00
N Cotts (L, 0-2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	16-10	6.75
K Gregg	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	9-3	6.75
Totals	9.1	10	3	3	6	8	1	163-99
PITCHING A Heilman pitched to 2 batters in the 9th; N Cotts pitched to 2 batters in the 10th IBB: M Tejada (By K Gregg) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dempster 15/26; A Guzman 1/3; A Heilman 2/5; N Cotts 3/5; K Gregg 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dempster 11-10-22-18; A Guzman 3-3-2-1; A Heilman 3-2-8-3; N Cotts 3-2-1-4; K Gregg 1-0-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 5-7; A Guzman 0-0; A Heilman 2-1; N Cotts 1-1; K Gregg 0-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 54

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Matsui 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	18	.286	.444	.571
I Rodriguez C	4	1	1	0	1	3	25	.125	.222	.125
L Berkman 1B	4	0	1	0	1	2	28	.333	.556	.333
C Lee LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.000	.000	.000
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Michaels PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
M Tejada SS	3	0	1	0	2	0	21	.571	.667	.571
G Blum 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	16	.429	.500	.429
J Keppinger PR-3B	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	1.000	1.000	1.000
H Pence RF	3	1	2	1	1	1	15	.333	.375	.833
M Bourn CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	8	.375	.375	.375
W Rodriguez P	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Smith PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Erstad LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
Totals	36	3	10	3	6	8	163
a-struck out swinging for C Sampson in the 7th b-flied out to center for D Brocail in the 10th
BATTING 3B: K Matsui (1, R Dempster) HR: H Pence (1, 5th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Pence (2), M Bourn (2), J Keppinger (1) 2-out RBI: M Bourn GIDP: C Lee Astros RISP: 2-8 (J Michaels 0-1, I Rodriguez 0-1, M Bourn 1-2, J Keppinger 1-1, D Erstad 0-1, L Berkman 0-1, K Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (1, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto) CS: K Matsui (1, 2nd base by A Guzman/K Hill)
FIELDING E: M Tejada (1, throw) DP: 2 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman, K Matsui-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: C Lee (A Ramirez at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez	6.0	4	1	1	3	4	0	89-52	1.50
C Sampson (H, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
L Hawkins (B, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	15-11	9.00
J Valverde	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-10	0.00
T Byrdak	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	0.00
D Brocail (W, 1-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
Totals	10.0	6	2	2	3	9	1	144-89
PITCHING HBP: G Soto (By W Rodriguez) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 12/23; C Sampson 1/3; L Hawkins 3/4; J Valverde 0/3; T Byrdak 2/3; D Brocail 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 13-11-13-15; C Sampson 1-0-1-3; L Hawkins 3-2-2-3; J Valverde 3-2-4-1; T Byrdak 3-3-2-1; D Brocail 0-1-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 10-3; C Sampson 1-2; L Hawkins 0-1; J Valverde 1-0; T Byrdak 0-0; D Brocail 1-0 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 61

			CHC	HOU
	3rd	D Lee singled to right center, R Theriot scored.	1	0
	5th	H Pence homered to center.	1	1
	6th	M Bourn singled to left, G Blum scored, H Pence thrown out at third.	1	2
	8th	A Soriano homered to left.	2	2
	10th	J Keppinger singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, L Berkman to third, M Tejada to second.	2	3
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CHICAGO'S GEOVANY SOTO LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING WITH RIGHT SHOULDER SORENESS.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	31,121 (74% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:18
Weather	68 degrees, clear
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Derryl Cousins

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