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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 19, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 19, 2008 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Lilly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 32,458 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Joe West 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Mark DeRosa | Second Baseman |
| Ted Lilly | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Brian Moehler | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 19, 2008
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Moehler covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lilly
Bourn 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lilly
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Moehler
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fukudome for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Edmonds vs. Moehler
There's a wild pitch. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Edmonds vs. Moehler
Edmonds hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Lilly
Wigginton hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Moehler
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Moehler
Lilly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Lilly
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moehler vs. Lilly
Moehler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lilly
Bourn hits a line drive towards first. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Moehler
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a fly ballSoto hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Bourn is chasing the ball. Soto rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Moehler
Edmonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Moehler
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edmonds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lilly vs. Moehler
Lilly bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. Edmonds moves to third. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot 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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lilly
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Lilly
There goes Tejada. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Tejada steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Tejada scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Moehler
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 -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Lilly
Wigginton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Edmonds. Wigginton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Lilly
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wigginton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Lilly
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Brian Moehler.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bourn vs. Lilly
Bourn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wigginton scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Lilly
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Edmonds 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Byrdak
DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Byrdak
Lilly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lieber
Jon Lieber now pitching.
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Lieber
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Nieve
Fernando Nieve now pitching.
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Nieve
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Theriot reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Nieve
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Theriot scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Nieve
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Nieve
Fukudome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soto vs. Nieve
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Lieber
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Lieber
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Fernando Nieve.
Erstad hits a popup towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Wright
DeRosa hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Wright
Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Jon Lieber.
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Borkowski
Dave Borkowski now pitching.
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Theriot vs. Borkowski
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeRosa scores. There goes Cedeno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
Bourn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Wuertz
There goes Bourn. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Wuertz
Matsui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bourn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching.
There goes Matsui. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Marmol
Tejada hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Berkman vs. Marmol
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Marmol
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Borkowski
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Borkowski
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Borkowski
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Borkowski
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Borkowski
Edmonds hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Howry
Bob Howry now pitching.
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Howry
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Howry
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/2008 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Soriano A, lf 4 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 4 0 2 1
Theriot R, ss 5 1 2 1 Matsui K, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lee D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Tejada M, ss 4 1 1 0
Ramirez A, 3b 5 2 3 2 Berkman L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fukudome K, rf 4 1 2 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 2 1
Soto G, c 5 1 1 3 Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0
Edmonds J, cf 5 0 1 0 Wigginton T, 3b 4 1 1 0
DeRosa M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0
Lilly T, p 2 0 1 0 Moehler B, p 1 0 0 0
Lieber J, p 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, ph 0 0 0 0
Cedeno R, ph 0 0 0 0 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0
Wuertz M, p 0 0 0 0 Nieve F, p 0 0 0 0
Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0
Howry B, p 0 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
Borkowski D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 14 7 33 2 7 2
Chicago 000 300 112 -- 7
Houston 000 110 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly T (W) 5.1 4 2 2 2 6
Lieber J 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Wuertz M* 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Marmol C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Howry B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler B (L) 5.0 7 3 3 2 1
Byrdak T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Nieve F 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Wright W 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Borkowski D 1.2 3 2 2 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Houston 6
2B -- Tejada M, Wigginton T, Theriot R, Lee D
HR -- Soto G, Ramirez A
SB -- Tejada M, Bourn M, Matsui K
SH -- Lilly T
WP -- Moehler B
T -- 3:19
A -- 32458
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