Cubs 5, Astros 2
Houston — After lasting just 2 1/3 innings combined in his last two starts Carlos Silva (10-4) tossed five innings of one run baseball and won for just the second time in eight starts. Geovany Soto (who left after fouling a ball of his foot) started the double parade off Astros starter Wesley Wright (0-1) with a two run double in the 2nd. The Cubs hit five and all and never looked back.
Alfonso Soriano added two of his own off Wright. Ryan Theriot (after a rough weekend at Wrigley) capped it off with his 1st home run on the season and his first in a major league high 700 at-bat drought. NL Player of the Week Aramis Ramirez continued his hot hitting adding two more hits.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CHC « | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Batting | | 2B – S Castro (17, W Wright); D Lee (19, W Wright); A Soriano 2 (24, W Wright 2); G Soto (15, W Wright). | | | 3B – T Colvin (2, N Figueroa). | | | HR – R Theriot (1, 6th inning off N Figueroa 0 on, 1 Out). | | | S – C Silva. | | | RBI – M Byrd (45), A Soriano (54), G Soto 2 (38), R Theriot (21). | | | 2-out RBI – A Soriano. | | | Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – T Colvin 1, S Castro 2, A Ramirez 1, G Soto 1. | | | GIDP – D Lee. | | | Team LOB – 8. |
| | | Fielding | | E – R Theriot (9, field). |
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| Batting | | 2B – M Bourn (20, C Silva); H Pence (16, C Marmol). | | | RBI – L Berkman (45), H Pence (49). | | | 2-out RBI – H Pence. | | | Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – M Bourn 1, L Berkman 1, C Lee 2, J Castro 1, W Wright 1. | | | Team LOB – 12. |
| | | Base Running | | SB – M Bourn (31, 2nd base off C Silva/G Soto), C Johnson (2, 2nd base off C Silva/G Soto). |
| Fielding | | DP – 1 (A Sanchez-J Keppinger-L Berkman). |
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| Pitches-strikes – J Berg 28-20; A Cashner 2-2; S Marshall 16-10; C Marmol 17-11; C Silva 90-54; W Wright 93-61; N Figueroa 40-25; G Chacin 7-6; W Lopez 14-8. |
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| Ground balls-fly balls – J Berg 6-1; A Cashner 1-0; S Marshall 1-1; C Marmol 1-1; C Silva 10-3; W Wright 6-6; N Figueroa 3-3; G Chacin 1-2; W Lopez 2-0. |
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| Batters faced – J Berg 10; A Cashner 1; S Marshall 5; C Marmol 4; C Silva 21; W Wright 24; N Figueroa 9; G Chacin 4; W Lopez 3. |
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| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Brian Knight. 1B–Gerry Davis. 2B–Vic Carapazza. 3B–Greg Gibson. |
