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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 23, 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 23, 2012 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 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 23, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Samardzija |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,732 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Bill Welke 3B: Chris Guccione |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
| Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Joe Mather | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Baker | First Baseman |
| Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
| Koyie Hill | Catcher |
| Jeff Samardzija | 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 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 23, 2012
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Rodriguez
DeJesus 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: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Rodriguez
Castro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Samardzija
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Samardzija
Lowrie hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Samardzija
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mather vs. Rodriguez
Mather hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rodriguez
Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Rodriguez
Barney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Rodriguez
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Samardzija
Lee hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Samardzija
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Samardzija
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samardzija vs. Rodriguez
Samardzija hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Rodriguez
DeJesus bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Samardzija moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Rodriguez
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it and throws to third for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Samardzija
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Samardzija
Castro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Castro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Samardzija
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castro moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Altuve vs. Samardzija
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lowrie vs. Samardzija
Lowrie strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mather vs. Rodriguez
Mather bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rodriguez
Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buck. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. Rodriguez
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Rodriguez
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Samardzija
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Samardzija
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Samardzija
Bogusevic strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Samardzija
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Samardzija
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of DeJesus who is chasing the ball. Martinez reaches third base with a triple. Lee scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Castro vs. Samardzija
Castro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Samardzija
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Samardzija vs. Rodriguez
Samardzija strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Rodriguez
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Rodriguez
Castro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Rodriguez
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Samardzija
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Samardzija
Lowrie hits a line drive towards short. Castro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Samardzija
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mather vs. Rodriguez
Mather hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bogusevic. Mather reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Rodriguez
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. Rodriguez
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mather moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Rodriguez
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Samardzija
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Samardzija
Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Samardzija
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Samardzija
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bogusevic moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Castro vs. Samardzija
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mather fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campana vs. Rodriguez
Tony Campana pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija.
Campana strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Rodriguez
DeJesus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Rodriguez
Castro hits a line drive into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Russell
James Russell now pitching. Marwin Gonzalez pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez.
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Russell
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Russell
Lowrie hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Lyon
Brandon Lyon now pitching.
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mather vs. Lyon
Mather hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Lyon
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Lyon
There goes Mather. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Mather steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. Lyon
Barney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Dolis
Rafael Dolis now pitching. Bryan LaHair now playing first base.
Buck hits a line drive into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Dolis
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Dolis
Bogusevic strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dolis
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Dolis
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lee scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Dolis
Castro takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Downs vs. Dolis
Matt Downs pinch hits for Brandon Lyon.
Downs takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Martinez moves to third. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Altuve vs. Dolis
Altuve is hit by the pitch. Martinez scores. Castro moves to third. Downs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lowrie vs. Bowden
Michael Bowden now pitching.
Lowrie hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Myers
Justin Maxwell now playing left field. Brett Myers now pitching.
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaHair vs. Myers
LaHair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Myers covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Myers
DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Myers
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/2012 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, rf 3 0 1 0 Altuve J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Johnson R, cf 4 1 2 1 Lowrie J, ss 5 0 0 0
Castro S, ss 4 0 2 0 Buck T, rf 4 0 0 0
Soriano A, lf 4 0 0 0 Lee C, 1b 4 2 3 0
Mather J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Bogusevic B, cf 4 0 0 0
Baker J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Johnson C, 3b 4 2 2 0
Dolis R, p 0 0 0 0 Martinez J, lf 4 1 3 3
Bowden M, p 0 0 0 0 Maxwell J, lf 0 0 0 0
Barney D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Castro J, c 2 0 1 0
Hill K, c 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez W, p 2 0 0 0
Samardzija J, p 2 0 1 0 Gonzalez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Campana T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lyon B, p 0 0 0 0
Russell J, p 0 0 0 0 Downs M, ph 0 0 0 1
LaHair B, 1b 1 0 0 0 Myers B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 10 1 33 5 9 5
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
Houston 000 200 03x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Samardzija J (L) 6.0 6 2 2 2 4
Russell J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Dolis R 0.2 3 3 3 2 1
Bowden M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W (W) 7.0 8 1 1 0 5
Lyon B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Myers B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Houston 9
2B -- Castro J, Baker J, Mather J
3B -- Martinez J
HR -- Johnson R
SB -- Mather J
SH -- DeJesus D
HBP -- by Rodriguez W (Johnson R), by Rodriguez W (DeJesus D), by Dolis R (Altuve J)
T -- 2:57
A -- 18732
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