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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 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 August 31, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 2009 |
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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 | August 31, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Harden |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 36,990 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Eric Cooper |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Jeff Keppinger | Second Baseman |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Chris Coste | Catcher |
Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
Jake Fox | Left Fielder |
Jeff Baker | Second Baseman |
Koyie Hill | Catcher |
Rich Harden | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Harden
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Harden
Keppinger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Harden
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Harden
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Oswalt
Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Oswalt
Bradley hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Oswalt
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Oswalt
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Harden
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Harden
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
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Oswalt
Fukudome hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Oswalt
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Oswalt
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Harden
Coste takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oswalt vs. Harden
Oswalt bunts towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Coste moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Harden
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Fukudome. Bourn reaches second base with a double. Coste scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Keppinger vs. Harden
Keppinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Harden
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Bourn moves to third. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Harden
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bourn scores. Keppinger scores. Berkman moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Blum vs. Harden
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Oswalt
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hill for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harden vs. Oswalt
Harden hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, 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, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harden
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coste vs. Harden
There goes Pence. The throw from Hill and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Harden
Coste takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Oswalt vs. Harden
Oswalt bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Harden
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Oswalt
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Oswalt
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Oswalt
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Oswalt
Fukudome strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Harden
Keppinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Harden
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Harden
Lee hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Harden
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Harden
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Oswalt
Fox hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Oswalt
Baker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Oswalt
Hill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Hill reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fontenot vs. Oswalt
Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Rich Harden.
Fontenot hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Oswalt
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hill scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Oswalt
Bradley hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Coste vs. Heilman
Coste strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oswalt vs. Heilman
Oswalt bunts towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oswalt for the out. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Heilman
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Keppinger vs. Heilman
Keppinger hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Oswalt
Lee hits a fly ball towards right. Pence settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pence. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Oswalt
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Fukudome vs. Oswalt
Fukudome strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Oswalt
Fox hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Heilman
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Heilman
Lee 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, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Heilman
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Oswalt
Baker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Oswalt
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Oswalt
Sam Fuld pinch hits for Aaron Heilman.
Fuld hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Oswalt
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Gregg
Kevin Gregg now pitching.
Blum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Gregg
Pence hits a line drive towards short. Theriot reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coste vs. Gregg
Coste strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Gregg
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Roy Oswalt.
Erstad strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching.
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hawkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hawkins
Lee hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hawkins
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Hawkins
Fukudome hits a popup, foul, towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Grabow
John Grabow now pitching.
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Grabow
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Grabow
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Valverde
Jose Valverde now pitching.
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Valverde
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Valverde
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/2009 -- Houston at Chicago (N) Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bourn M, cf 4 1 1 1 Theriot R, ss 4 0 2 1 Keppinger J, 2b 4 2 1 0 Bradley M, rf 4 0 0 0 Berkman L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Lee D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Lee C, lf 4 1 2 4 Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 1 0 Fukudome K, cf 4 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fox J, lf 4 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 3 0 1 0 Baker J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Coste C, c 2 1 0 0 Hill K, c 4 1 1 1 Oswalt R, p 1 0 0 0 Harden R, p 1 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Fontenot M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0 Fuld S, ph 1 0 1 0 Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0 Grabow J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 8 5 34 3 7 3 Houston 003 020 000 -- 5 Chicago 000 020 010 -- 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Oswalt R (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 3 Hawkins L 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Valverde J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Harden R (L) 5.0 5 5 5 6 9 Heilman A 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 Gregg K 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Grabow J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Pence H DP -- Houston 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Houston 7, Chicago 5 2B -- Bourn M, Hill K HR -- Lee C, Lee D CS -- Pence H SH -- Oswalt R 2 T -- 2:31 A -- 36990
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