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Houston Astros 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 12 0
Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 15 3
Pitching
Houston Astros
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO P ST
Brandon Backe 4.1 9 3 3 2 2 91 60
Fernando Nieve 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Tim Byrdak 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 13 8
Chris Sampson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14 9
Doug Brocail 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 33 14
Wesley WrightW 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 30 16
Jose ValverdeS 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 22 13
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO P ST
Carlos Zambrano 5.0 5 3 3 3 3 86 55
Bob Howry 0.0 4 4 4 1 0 20 11
Michael Wuertz 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4
Angel Guzman 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 15 7
Carlos Marmol 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 35 22
Kerry WoodL 2.0 2 2 2 1 4 40 28
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st Alfonso Soriano homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. 0–1
▲ 2nd David Newhan grounds out, second baseman Mike Fontenot to first baseman Derrek Lee. Geoff Blum scores. Hunter Pence to 3rd. 1–1
▼ 4th Mark DeRosa homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. 1–2
▼ 4th Geovany Soto homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. 1–3
▲ 5th Miguel Tejada singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mark DeRosa. Humberto Quintero scores. Michael Bourn scores. Ty Wigginton to 3rd. 3–3
▲ 6th David Newhan singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mark DeRosa. Hunter Pence scores. 4–3
▲ 6th Michael Bourn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. David Newhan scores. Humberto Quintero scores. Reggie Abercrombie to 2nd. 6–3
▲ 6th Miguel Tejada grounds into a double play, shortstop Ryan Theriot to second baseman Mike Fontenot to first baseman Derrek Lee. Reggie Abercrombie scores. Michael Bourn to 3rd. Ty Wigginton out at 2nd. Miguel Tejada out at 1st. 7–3
▼ 6th Ryan Theriot doubles (19) on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Pence. Jim Edmonds scores. Geovany Soto scores. 7–5
▼ 6th Mike Fontenot singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Michael Bourn. Ryan Theriot scores. 7–6
▼ 7th Jim Edmonds homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. 7–7
▲ 11th Geoff Blum homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Lance Berkman scores. 9–7
Box Score
Houston Astros
Batter AB R H RBI BB SO
CFMichael Bourn 5 1 1 2 1 2
LFTy Wigginton 4 0 0 0 2 2
SSMiguel Tejada 6 0 2 2 0 0
1BLance Berkman 5 1 0 0 1 1
3BGeoff Blum 5 2 1 2 1 0
RFHunter Pence 6 1 4 0 0 0
2BDavid Newhan 5 1 2 2 0 1
PWesley Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHMark Loretta 1 0 0 0 0 1
PJose Valverde 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHumberto Quintero 5 2 2 0 1 1
PBrandon Backe 1 0 0 0 0 0
PFernando Nieve 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHReggie Abercrombie 0 1 0 0 1 0
PTim Byrdak 0 0 0 0 0 0
PChris Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHDarin Erstad 1 0 0 0 0 0
PDoug Brocail 0 0 0 0 0 0
2BJose Castillo 1 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago Cubs
Batter AB R H RBI BB SO
LFAlfonso Soriano 5 1 1 1 1 1
2BMike Fontenot 4 0 2 1 1 1
PHHenry Blanco 1 0 0 0 0 0
2BRonny Cedeno 0 0 0 0 0 0
1BDerrek Lee 5 0 2 0 1 1
3BAramis Ramirez 5 0 1 0 1 1
RFMark DeRosa 5 1 2 1 1 0
CFJim Edmonds 3 2 1 1 1 0
PCarlos Marmol 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHCasey McGehee 1 0 0 0 0 1
PKerry Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHDaryle Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0
CGeovany Soto 6 2 3 1 0 1
SSRyan Theriot 4 1 2 2 1 1
PCarlos Zambrano 2 0 0 0 0 0
PBob Howry 0 0 0 0 0 0
PMichael Wuertz 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHReed Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0
PAngel Guzman 0 0 0 0 0 0
CFKosuke Fukudome 1 0 1 0 1 0