Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Wood
  
  Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Sappelt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Wood
  
  Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Dominguez vs. Wood
  
  Dominguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Maxwell vs. Wood
  
  Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Dominguez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Corporan vs. Wood
  
  Corporan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dominguez scores. Maxwell moves to third. Corporan moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Barnes vs. Wood
  
  Barnes hits a fly ball into right field. Sappelt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Campana vs. Gonzalez
  
  Campana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Gonzalez
  
  Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Castro vs. Gonzalez
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Wood
  
  Laird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Wood
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Wood
  
  Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Greene vs. Wood
  
  Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Lowrie vs. Wood
  
  Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  LaHair vs. Gonzalez
  
  LaHair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Sappelt vs. Gonzalez
  
  Sappelt hits a fly ball into right field. Paredes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Vitters vs. Gonzalez
  
  Vitters takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Gonzalez
  
  Jackson strikes out. There goes Vitters. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Recker vs. Gonzalez
  
  Recker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dominguez vs. Wood
  
  Dominguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Wood
  
  Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Corporan vs. Wood
  
  Corporan hits a line drive into right field. Sappelt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Barnes vs. Wood
  
  Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Gonzalez
  
  Wood hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Campana vs. Gonzalez
  
  Campana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Cardenas vs. Gonzalez
  
  Gonzalez fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gonzalez. Campana moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Cardenas vs. Gonzalez
  
  Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Castro vs. Gonzalez
  
  There goes Campana. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Campana steals third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Castro vs. Gonzalez
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Wood
  
  Laird strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Wood
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Wood
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  LaHair vs. Gonzalez
  
  LaHair hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sappelt vs. Gonzalez
  
  Sappelt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Vitters vs. Gonzalez
  
  Vitters hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Sappelt moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Gonzalez
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. Sappelt moves to third. Vitters moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Recker vs. Gonzalez
  
  Recker takes first base on ball four. Sappelt scores. Vitters moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Wood vs. Gonzalez
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Vitters scores. Jackson scores. Recker moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Campana vs. Abad
  
  Fernando Abad now pitching.
  
  Campana hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Corporan fields it and throws to first for the out. Recker moves to third. Wood moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Cardenas vs. Abad
  
  Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Castro vs. Valdez
  
  Jose Valdez now pitching.
  
  Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Wood
  
  Greene strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Wood
  
  Lowrie hits a fly ball into left field. Campana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dominguez vs. Wood
  
  Dominguez hits a fly ball into right field. Sappelt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  LaHair vs. Valdez
  
  LaHair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Sappelt vs. Valdez
  
  Sappelt hits a popup towards short. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Vitters vs. Valdez
  
  Vitters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Wood
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Corporan vs. Wood
  
  Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barnes vs. Wood
  
  Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Storey
  
  Mickey Storey now pitching.
  
  Jackson hits a popup towards third. Dominguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Recker vs. Storey
  
  Recker hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Storey
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Wood
  
  Laird hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Recker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Wood
  
  Paredes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Downs vs. Wood
  
  Matt Downs pinch hits for Mickey Storey.
  
  Downs takes first base on ball four. Paredes moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Greene vs. Chapman
  
  Jaye Chapman now pitching.
  
  Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campana vs. Rodriguez
  
  Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
  
  Campana bunts towards third. Dominguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Rodriguez
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Rodriguez
  
  Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Camp
  
  Shawn Camp now pitching.
  
  Lowrie hits a line drive towards center. Jackson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Jackson. Lowrie moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Dominguez vs. Camp
  
  Dominguez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Camp
  
  Maxwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Corporan vs. Camp
  
  Corporan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barnes vs. Camp
  
  There goes Corporan. The throw from Recker and he is out, Castro applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Barnes vs. Camp
  
  Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Camp
  
  Laird strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaHair vs. Ambriz
  
  Hector Ambriz now pitching. Brett Wallace now playing first base.
  
  LaHair hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sappelt vs. Ambriz
  
  Sappelt hits a line drive into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Vitters vs. Ambriz
  
  Vitters takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Ambriz
  
  Jackson strikes out. Corporan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jackson out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Marmol
  
  Carlos Marmol now pitching.
  
  Paredes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Wallace vs. Marmol
  
  Wallace hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaHair fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Marmol covering. It's a double play. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Marmol
  
  Greene strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Recker vs. Ambriz
  
  Brian Bogusevic now playing right field.
  
  Recker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Clevenger vs. Ambriz
  
  Steve Clevenger pinch hits for Carlos Marmol. Darwin Barney pinch runs for Anthony Recker.
  
  Clevenger bunts towards the mound. Ambriz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Campana vs. Ambriz
  
  Campana bunts towards the right side of the infield. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barney moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Cardenas vs. Ambriz
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Castro vs. Ambriz
  
  Castro takes first base on ball four. Barney moves to third. Campana moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  LaHair vs. Ambriz
  
  LaHair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barney scores. Campana moves to third. Castro moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 10/3/2012 -- Houston at Chicago (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Greene T, 2b          5  0  1  0   Campana T, lf         5  0  2  0   
Lowrie J, ss          3  1  0  0   Cardenas A, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Dominguez M, 3b       3  2  0  0   Castro S, ss          4  0  0  0   
Maxwell J, lf         3  1  2  3   LaHair B, 1b          5  1  2  2   
Corporan C, c         4  0  2  1   Sappelt D, rf         4  1  1  0   
Barnes B, cf          4  0  0  0   Vitters J, 3b         2  1  1  0   
Laird B, 1b           4  0  0  0   Jackson B, cf         3  1  0  0   
Ambriz H, p           0  0  0  0   Recker A, c           2  0  0  1   
Paredes J, rf         3  0  1  0   Barney D, pr          0  1  0  0   
Bogusevic B, rf       0  0  0  0   Wood T, p             3  0  1  2   
Gonzalez E, p         1  0  0  0   Chapman J, p          0  0  0  0   
Abad F, p             0  0  0  0   Camp S, p             0  0  0  0   
Valdez J, p           0  0  0  0   Marmol C, p           0  0  0  0   
Storey M, p           0  0  0  0   Clevenger S, ph       1  0  0  0   
Downs M, ph           0  0  0  0                                      
Rodriguez F, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Wallace B, 1b         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  4  6  4                        32  5  7  5

Houston          100 000 030 --  4
Chicago          010 300 001 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gonzalez E            3.1  5  4  4  4  1
Abad F                0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Valdez J              1.1  0  0  0  0  0
Storey M              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Rodriguez F           1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Ambriz H (L)          1.2  2  1  1  3  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wood T                6.1  3  1  1  5  4
Chapman J             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Camp S                1.0  2  3  2  1  1
Marmol C (W)          1.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Gonzalez E, Jackson B
DP -- Houston 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 6, Chicago 9
2B -- Maxwell J
HR -- LaHair B, Maxwell J
SB -- Vitters J, Campana T
CS -- Corporan C
T -- 3:04
A -- 27606

    

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