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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 16, 2009
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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 May 16, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 2009 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 16, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Wells |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 40,549 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Hohn 1B: Angel Campos 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Bruce Dreckman |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Micah Hoffpauir | Right Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Mike Fontenot | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Scales | Second Baseman |
| Randy Wells | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 16, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wells
Matsui hits a line drive into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wells
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wells
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Oswalt
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Oswalt
Theriot hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Theriot reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Oswalt
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Oswalt covering, for the out. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Oswalt
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wells
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Wells
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wells
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Wells
Blum hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to third. Blum moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Oswalt vs. Wells
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Wells covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Oswalt
Hoffpauir hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Oswalt
Soto 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: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Oswalt
Fontenot strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Scales vs. Oswalt
Scales hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wells
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wells
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wells
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wells
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Wells
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Oswalt
Wells strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Oswalt
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Oswalt
Theriot hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wells
Pence hits a line drive into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wells
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Oswalt
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada misplays the ball. That's an error on Tejada. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Oswalt
Lee 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: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Oswalt
Hoffpauir hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Oswalt
Soto hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Wells
Oswalt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wells
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wells
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Oswalt
Fontenot strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Oswalt
Scales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Oswalt
Wells strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wells
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wells
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Wells
Tejada hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fontenot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Oswalt
Soriano hits a popup beyond first. Berkman can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Oswalt
Theriot bunts towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Oswalt
Fukudome hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Oswalt
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soriano scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Oswalt
Hoffpauir hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Oswalt
Soto hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Soto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fontenot vs. Oswalt
Fontenot strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Guzman
Angel Guzman now pitching.
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Guzman
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Hoffpauir settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Arias
Alberto Arias now pitching.
Scales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Arias
Ryan Freel pinch hits for Angel Guzman.
Freel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Arias
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching. Darin Erstad pinch hits for Alberto Arias.
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Marmol
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Marmol
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Wright
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wright
Lee takes first base on ball four. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Sampson
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Micah Hoffpauir. Chris Sampson now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it and throws to second for the out. Fukudome moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Soto vs. Sampson
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fukudome scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fontenot vs. Sampson
Fontenot hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Gregg
Kosuke Fukudome now playing right field. Reed Johnson now playing center field. Kevin Gregg now pitching.
Berkman hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Gregg
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Gregg
Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Gregg
Pence hits a line drive towards the mound. Gregg can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Blum vs. Gregg
Blum is hit by the pitch. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tejada scores. Pence scores. Blum moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Heilman
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Chris Sampson.
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Heilman
Matsui hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Heilman
Bourn takes first base on ball four. Blum moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Berkman vs. Marshall
Sean Marshall now pitching. Bobby Scales now playing third base. Aaron Miles now playing second base.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching.
Scales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Hawkins
Miles bunts towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Matsui covering, for the out. Scales moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Hawkins
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Scales scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/2009 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 5 0 0 0 Soriano A, lf 5 1 2 1
Bourn M, cf 4 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 3 0 1 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Fukudome K, cf-rf 3 1 0 0
Lee C, lf 4 1 3 1 Lee D, 1b 3 1 1 1
Tejada M, ss 4 1 1 0 Hoffpauir M, rf 3 1 2 2
Pence H, rf 3 1 1 0 Johnson R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Blum G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Soto G, c 4 0 2 1
Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 2 Fontenot M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Oswalt R, p 2 0 0 0 Marshall S, p 0 0 0 0
Arias A, p 0 0 0 0 Scales B, 2b-3b 3 1 0 0
Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Wells R, p 2 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Guzman A, p 0 0 0 0
Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0 Freel R, ph 1 0 0 0
Michaels J, ph 1 0 0 0 Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0
Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0
Miles A, 2b 0 0 0 0
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34 4 9 4 32 5 8 5
Houston 000 000 004 -- 4
Chicago 000 003 011 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R 6.0 6 3 3 0 7
Arias A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Wright W 0.1 0 1 1 2 0
Sampson C 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L (L) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wells R 6.0 4 0 0 3 4
Guzman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Marmol C 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Gregg K* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Heilman A 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Marshall S (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 9th
E -- Tejada M
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Theriot R, Soto G
HR -- Hoffpauir M, Berkman L, Lee C
SH -- Theriot R, Miles A
HBP -- by Gregg K (Blum G)
T -- 3:01
A -- 40549
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