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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 21, 2012
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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 21, 2012 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Garza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Norris |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 16,895 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Welke 1B: Chris Guccione 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Jeff Nelson |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
| Tony Campana | Center Fielder |
| Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
| Bryan LaHair | First Baseman |
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ian Stewart | Third Baseman |
| Adrian Cardenas | Second Baseman |
| Koyie Hill | Catcher |
| Matt Garza | Pitcher |
| Dale Sveum | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Travis Buck | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Lee | First Baseman |
| Brian Bogusevic | Center Fielder |
| Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
| J.D. Martinez | Left Fielder |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| Bud Norris | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 21, 2012
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Norris
DeJesus hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campana vs. Norris
Campana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Norris
There goes Campana. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Campana steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Norris
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaHair vs. Norris
There goes Campana. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Campana steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
LaHair vs. Norris
LaHair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Garza
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Campana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Garza
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Garza
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Norris
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Norris
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Norris
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Buck. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Norris
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Garza
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Garza
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garza
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Garza
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Garza
Castro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Garza
Norris hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garza vs. Norris
Garza strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Norris
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campana vs. Norris
Campana hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Norris
Castro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campana moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaHair vs. Norris
LaHair hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Garza
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Campana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Garza
Lowrie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Garza
Buck strikes out. The ball gets by Hill. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Garza
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrie scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Garza
Bogusevic takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Garza
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Garza
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Norris
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Norris
Stewart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Norris
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Norris
Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Norris
Jeff Baker pinch hits for Matt Garza.
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Wells
Randy Wells now pitching.
Castro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Wells
Norris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Wells
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Norris
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campana vs. Norris
Campana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Norris
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
LaHair vs. Norris
LaHair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Wells
Lowrie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Wells
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. Lowrie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Wells
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bogusevic vs. Wells
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Norris
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Norris
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Norris
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wells
Joe Mather now playing left field.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wells
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Wells
Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Mather settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Norris
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Norris
Wells strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Norris
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campana vs. Norris
Campana strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Marwin Gonzalez pinch hits for Bud Norris.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Wells
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Wells
Lowrie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Wells
Buck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wells
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bogusevic vs. Wells
Bogusevic hits a fly ball into left field. Mather settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Del Rosario
Matt Downs now playing first base. Enerio Del Rosario now pitching. Marwin Gonzalez now playing shortstop.
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lalli vs. Del Rosario
Blake Lalli pinch hits for Bryan LaHair.
Lalli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mather vs. Del Rosario
Mather hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Del Rosario
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops it up and throws to first, with Del Rosario covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wells
Blake Lalli now playing first base.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wells
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Wells
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Del Rosario
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Del Rosario
Hill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Del Rosario
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Randy Wells.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
DeJesus vs. Abad
Fernando Abad now pitching.
DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hill scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Campana vs. Abad
Campana strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Castro vs. Lopez
Wilton Lopez now pitching.
Castro hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lalli vs. Lopez
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Lalli vs. Lopez
Lalli hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. DeJesus scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mather vs. Lopez
Mather hits a fly ball into right field. Buck 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 5/21/2012 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, rf 4 1 2 1 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Campana T, cf 4 0 1 0 Lowrie J, ss 4 2 3 1
Castro S, ss 5 0 2 0 Downs M, 1b 0 0 0 0
LaHair B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Buck T, rf 3 0 0 0
Lalli B, ph-1b 2 0 1 2 Lee C, 1b 4 1 2 1
Soriano A, lf 3 0 0 0 Del Rosario E, p 0 0 0 0
Mather J, lf 2 0 0 0 Abad F, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart I, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lopez W, p 0 0 0 0
Cardenas A, 2b 4 1 2 0 Bogusevic B, cf 3 1 0 0
Hill K, c 4 1 2 0 Johnson C, 3b 4 2 2 3
Garza M, p 1 0 0 0 Martinez J, lf 3 1 0 0
Baker J, ph 1 0 0 0 Castro J, c 3 1 1 3
Wells R, p 1 0 0 0 Norris B, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson R, ph 1 1 1 1 Gonzalez M, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 11 4 31 8 8 8
Chicago 000 000 004 -- 4
Houston 034 000 10x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Garza M (L) 3.0 5 7 7 2 2
Wells R 5.0 3 1 1 2 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Norris B (W) 7.0 5 0 0 3 8
Del Rosario E* 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Abad F 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Lopez W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Hill K
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Houston 3
2B -- Cardenas A 2
HR -- Castro J, Johnson C, Lowrie J
SB -- Campana T 2, Lowrie J
T -- 3:05
A -- 16895
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