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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 20, 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 20, 2008 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ryan Dempster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Sampson |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,339 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: CB Bucknor 1B: Joe West 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Ed Hickox |
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 |
| Ryan Dempster | 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 |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| J.R. Towles | Catcher |
| Chris Sampson | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 20, 2008
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Sampson
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Sampson
Theriot 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Sampson
Lee hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bourn. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Fukudome vs. Sampson
Fukudome 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 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Dempster
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Dempster
Matsui hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Dempster
Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Matsui moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Dempster
Lee 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Sampson
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Sampson
Edmonds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Sampson
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Dempster
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Dempster covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Dempster
Pence 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: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Dempster
Towles strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dempster vs. Sampson
Dempster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Sampson
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Sampson
Theriot hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sampson vs. Dempster
Sampson 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Dempster
Bourn 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Dempster
Matsui 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
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Sampson
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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Sampson
Fukudome 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, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Sampson
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Sampson
Edmonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Dempster
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Dempster
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Edmonds. Tejada moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Blum vs. Dempster
Blum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Pence vs. Dempster
Pence hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Dempster
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dempster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sampson vs. Dempster
Sampson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Sampson
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempster vs. Sampson
Dempster bunts towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Sampson
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Sampson
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Dempster
Bourn hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Dempster
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Dempster
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Sampson
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sampson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sampson
Ramirez hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Sampson
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Dempster
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Dempster
Blum hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Dempster
Pence hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Towles vs. Dempster
Towles hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Sampson
Soto hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Sampson
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Sampson
DeRosa hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Sampson
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Ryan Dempster.
Hoffpauir takes first base on ball four. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching. Brad Ausmus now catching.
Soriano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ascanio
Jose Ascanio now pitching.
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Ascanio
Bourn bunts towards the mound. Ascanio fields it and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Ascanio
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Ascanio
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Ascanio
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Brocail
Theriot hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Brocail
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Brocail
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Brocail
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Ascanio
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Ascanio
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Ascanio
Pence hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Edmonds. Pence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Erstad vs. Ascanio
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Doug Brocail.
Erstad is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Ascanio
Ausmus 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
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Valverde
Jose Valverde now pitching. Darin Erstad now playing left field.
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Valverde
Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Valverde
There's a wild pitch. Edmonds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
DeRosa vs. Valverde
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fontenot vs. Valverde
Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Jose Ascanio.
Fontenot 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/2008 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Soriano A, lf 4 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 3 0 0 0
Theriot R, ss 4 0 0 0 Matsui K, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lee D, 1b 4 1 3 0 Tejada M, ss 3 1 1 0
Ramirez A, 3b 4 1 2 2 Berkman L, 1b 3 1 1 0
Fukudome K, rf 4 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0
Soto G, c 4 0 1 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0
Edmonds J, cf 3 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b 3 1 1 0
DeRosa M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Pence H, rf 4 1 3 4
Dempster R, p 1 0 0 0 Towles J, c 3 0 0 0
Hoffpauir M, ph 0 0 0 0 Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0
Ascanio J, p 0 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Fontenot M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sampson C, p 2 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 31 4 8 4
Chicago 000 200 000 -- 2
Houston 000 400 00x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster R (L) 6.0 6 4 4 2 5
Ascanio J 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Sampson C (W) 6.2 7 2 2 1 4
Brocail D 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Valverde J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Bourn M, Edmonds J
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Houston 8
2B -- Lee D, Tejada M, Pence H
HR -- Ramirez A, Pence H
SH -- Dempster R, Bourn M
WP -- Valverde J
T -- 2:31
A -- 33339
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