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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 6, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on August 6, 2008 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon Backe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Marquis |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 41,107 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Adrian Johnson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Shortstop |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Darin Erstad | Center Fielder |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Brandon Backe | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Mark DeRosa | Second Baseman |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Jason Marquis | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 6, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Marquis
Matsui hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Marquis
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Marquis
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Backe
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Backe
Theriot hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Matsui reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Backe
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Backe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Marquis
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Marquis
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Marquis
Wigginton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Wigginton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Erstad vs. Marquis
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marquis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Backe
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Backe
Edmonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Edmonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
DeRosa vs. Backe
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Edmonds scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Backe
Fukudome hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Backe
Soto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Marquis vs. Backe
Marquis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Marquis
Quintero hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Backe vs. Marquis
Backe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Marquis
Matsui hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Marquis
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Marquis
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Matsui scores. Pence moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Marquis
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Marquis
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Marquis covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Backe
Soriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Backe
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Backe
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Backe
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Edmonds vs. Backe
Edmonds takes first base on ball four. Theriot moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
DeRosa vs. Backe
DeRosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Backe
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Fukudome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Backe
Soto is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquis vs. Backe
Marquis hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Marquis reaches second base with a double. Fukudome scores. Soto moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soriano vs. Backe
Soriano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Backe
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Backe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Marquis
Wigginton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Marquis
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards second base. DeRosa fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Marquis
Quintero hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Erstad moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Backe vs. Marquis
Backe strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Marquis
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Erstad moves to third. Quintero moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Pence vs. Marquis
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Backe
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Backe
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edmonds vs. Backe
Edmonds hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
DeRosa vs. Backe
DeRosa takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Fukudome vs. Backe
Fukudome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee scores. Ramirez moves to third. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Soto vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ramirez tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquis vs. Byrdak
Marquis hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Marquis
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Marquis
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Marquis
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Byrdak
Soriano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Byrdak
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Byrdak
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Byrdak
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Marquis
Wigginton hits a popup towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Marquis
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Marquis
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez juggles the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Byrdak vs. Marquis
Byrdak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Byrdak
Edmonds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Byrdak
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Byrdak
Fukudome hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Marquis
Ronny Cedeno now playing shortstop.
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Marquis
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Marshall
Sean Marshall now pitching. Reed Johnson now playing center field.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Marshall
Lee hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Byrdak
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrdak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Byrdak
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Erstad. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Byrdak
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Byrdak
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Marshall
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Marshall
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Marshall
Erstad hits a line drive towards first. Lee catches it and steps on first to double up Wigginton. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. David Newhan now playing left field.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Hawkins
Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Aramis Ramirez.
Fontenot strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hawkins
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Sean Marshall.
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Samardzija
Mike Fontenot now playing second base. Jeff Samardzija now pitching. Mark DeRosa now playing third base.
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newhan vs. Samardzija
Newhan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Samardzija
Matsui hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/2008 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 4 1 1 0 Soriano A, lf 5 1 2 3
Pence H, rf 3 1 0 0 Theriot R, ss 4 1 1 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 1 1 1 Cedeno R, ss 1 0 0 0
Lee C, lf 4 1 1 3 Lee D, 1b 4 1 0 0
Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Ramirez A, 3b 3 2 1 0
Blum G, ss 4 0 0 0 Fontenot M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Wigginton T, 3b 4 0 3 0 Edmonds J, cf 3 2 1 0
Erstad D, cf 4 0 0 0 Marshall S, p 0 0 0 0
Quintero H, c 4 0 1 0 Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0
Backe B, p 2 0 0 0 Samardzija J, p 0 0 0 0
Byrdak T, p 1 0 0 0 DeRosa M, 2b-3b 3 1 2 5
Newhan D, lf 1 0 0 0 Fukudome K, rf 4 1 2 1
Soto G, c 1 1 0 1
Marquis J, p 3 1 1 1
Johnson R, cf 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 7 4 34 11 11 11
Houston 004 000 000 -- 4
Chicago 018 200 00x -- 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Backe B (L) 3.1 9 11 11 6 0
Byrdak T 3.2 2 0 0 0 4
Hawkins L 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis J (W) 6.1 6 4 4 2 3
Marshall S 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Samardzija J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Ramirez A
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Wigginton T, Edmonds J, DeRosa M, Matsui K, Fukudome K, Marquis J, Johnson R
HR -- Lee C, DeRosa M, Soriano A
SF -- Soto G
T -- 2:57
A -- 41107
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