Cubs 14, Astros 7
Chicago — On the day legendary manager Lou Piniella announced his retirement from baseball his team exploded from a 7-1 deficit to down the visiting Houston Astros. Aramis Ramirez single-handedly led the Cubs back with three homers and seven runs batted in. Derrek Lee added three RBI of his own.
The Cubs fell behind early allowing four runs in the top of the 2nd. Three of them unearned after a bad throwing error by 2B Ryan Theriot, but the Cubs rallied back in the 5th scoring five unearned runs of their own off Astros starter Wesley Wright as the Astros melted down committing an error, hitting a batter, allowing a passed ball, and being called for a balk in the inning.
Cubs rookie Andrew Cashner (1-3) earned his first career win in relief.
| Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| HOU |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
| CHC « |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
X |
14 |
14 |
1 |
| Batting |
| 2B – A Sanchez (3, R Dempster); C Lee (15, R Dempster). |
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| HR – C Johnson (2, 5th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 0 Out). |
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| RBI – A Sanchez (3), L Berkman (44), H Pence (44), C Lee (48), C Johnson 2 (15). |
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| 2-out RBI – A Sanchez, L Berkman, H Pence, C Lee. |
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| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – A Sanchez 1, H Pence 2, J Keppinger 1. |
|
| Team LOB – 7. |
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| Base Running |
| SB – M Bourn (29, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto). |
| Fielding |
| E – A Sanchez (2, field); J Keppinger (7, throw). |
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| PB – J Castro. |
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| DP – 1 (L Berkman-A Sanchez). |
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| Batting |
| 2B – S Castro (13, B Lyon); D Lee (17, B Lyon). |
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| HR – A Ramirez 3 (15, 4th inning off W Wright 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off W Wright 2 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off G Majewski 2 on, 1 Out), G Soto (12, 6th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out). |
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| S – R Dempster. |
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| RBI – S Castro (26), D Lee 3 (44), A Ramirez 7 (47), A Soriano (51), G Soto (33). |
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| 2-out RBI – A Ramirez 3, A Soriano. |
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| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – S Castro 1, A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1. |
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| GIDP – A Soriano. |
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| Team LOB – 5. |
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| Base Running |
| SB – S Castro (4, 2nd base off W Wright/J Castro). |
| Fielding |
| E – R Theriot (7, throw). |
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| Houston |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
| W. Wright |
4.2 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1.60 |
4.40 |
|
| W. Lopez |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.23 |
4.17 |
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| C. Sampson (BS, 2) |
0.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.62 |
6.04 |
|
| T. Byrdak |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.52 |
4.07 |
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| B. Lyon (L, 5-4) |
1.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.48 |
3.98 |
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| G. Majewski |
1.0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3.00 |
22.50 |
|
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| Chi Cubs |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
| R. Dempster |
5.0 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
3.70 |
|
| A. Cashner (W, 1-3) |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.32 |
2.38 |
|
| S. Marshall (H, 13) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.88 |
|
| C. Marmol |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.29 |
2.84 |
|
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| Pitches-strikes – B Lyon 20-13; G Majewski 27-18; W Wright 93-57; W Lopez 7-3; C Sampson 10-8; T Byrdak 2-2; R Dempster 113-69; A Cashner 16-13; S Marshall 7-7; C Marmol 14-9. |
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| Ground balls-fly balls – B Lyon 0-2; G Majewski 5-1; W Wright 6-3; W Lopez 0-0; C Sampson 1-1; T Byrdak 0-1; R Dempster 11-9; A Cashner 3-1; S Marshall 1-0; C Marmol 1-1. |
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| Batters faced – B Lyon 6; G Majewski 9; W Wright 23; W Lopez 1; C Sampson 3; T Byrdak 1; R Dempster 29; A Cashner 6; S Marshall 3; C Marmol 3. |
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| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Brian Gorman. 1B–Paul Nauert. 2B–Dan Bellino. 3B–Tony Randazzo. |
— Keegan Rush
Been following Chicago sports for many years. I have ties to Rockford, Illinois however have since been displaced in North Carolina far from Illinois. I am still an avid fan despite the geographical complications in following my teams. I am known as the internet’s #1 Rex Grossman connoisseur
