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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 9, 2009
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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 June 9, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 9, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 9, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Lilly |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 29,669 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Joe West |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
Mike Fontenot | Third Baseman |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Andres Blanco | Second Baseman |
Ted Lilly | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
Edwin Maysonet | Second Baseman |
Brian Moehler | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 9, 2009
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Tejada, and into shallow left field. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Soriano scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Fukudome scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Moehler
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Moehler
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lee scores. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Blanco vs. Moehler
Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Fontenot trying to get to home. Bourn throws the ball in to Rodriguez who tags Fontenot who's trying to score from second, for the out. Soto moves to third. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lilly
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Soriano. Pence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Moehler
Lilly hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence who is chasing the ball. Lilly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Soriano vs. Moehler
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Theriot vs. Moehler
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fukudome vs. Moehler
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maysonet fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Maysonet. Lilly scores. Theriot moves to third. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Moehler
Lee is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bradley vs. Moehler
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maysonet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lilly
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Lilly
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Moehler
Fontenot hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Moehler
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maysonet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Moehler
Blanco strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Moehler
Lilly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maysonet vs. Lilly
Maysonet strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Backe vs. Lilly
Brandon Backe pinch hits for Brian Moehler.
Backe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Lilly
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Backe
Brandon Backe now pitching.
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Backe
Theriot strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Backe
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Backe
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Lee reaches second base with a double. Fukudome moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Bradley vs. Backe
Bradley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Backe
Fontenot hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Backe
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Backe
Blanco takes first base on ball four. Soto moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lilly vs. Backe
Lilly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maysonet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Soto moves to third. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Soriano vs. Backe
Soriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Theriot vs. Backe
Theriot hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lilly
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Lilly
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maysonet vs. Lilly
Maysonet hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Backe
Fukudome hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Backe
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Backe
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Backe
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Backe
Soto hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to third. Fontenot moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blanco vs. Backe
Blanco hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Lee scores. Fontenot scores. Soto moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lilly vs. Backe
Lilly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kata vs. Lilly
Matt Kata pinch hits for Brandon Backe.
Kata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lilly
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lilly
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Lilly
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Arias
Alberto Arias now pitching.
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Arias
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arias fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Arias
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Arias
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lilly
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lilly
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lilly
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Lilly
Keppinger takes first base on ball four. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Maysonet vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
Maysonet strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Arias
Bradley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keppinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Arias
Fontenot hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Fontenot reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Arias
Soto hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blanco vs. Arias
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Heilman
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Alberto Arias.
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erstad for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Heilman
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Heilman
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Heilman
Pence hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching. Jake Fox pinch hits for Aaron Heilman.
Fox hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Byrdak
Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Byrdak
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maysonet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Fukudome vs. Byrdak
Fukudome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Byrdak
Lee takes first base on ball four. Fukudome moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bradley vs. Byrdak
Bradley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Marshall
Sean Marshall now pitching.
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Marshall
Berkman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Marshall
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Marshall
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/9/2009 -- Chicago at Houston (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Soriano A, lf 5 1 1 0 Bourn M, cf 4 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 5 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 2 0 Fukudome K, cf 4 1 2 2 Pence H, rf 4 0 1 0 Lee D, 1b 3 2 2 1 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0 Bradley M, rf 6 0 0 0 Berkman L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Fontenot M, 3b 5 2 4 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0 Soto G, c 5 0 3 1 Keppinger J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Blanco A, 2b 4 0 2 2 Maysonet E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lilly T, p 4 1 1 0 Moehler B, p 0 0 0 0 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 Backe B, ph-p 0 0 0 0 Fox J, ph 1 0 1 0 Kata M, ph 1 0 0 0 Marshall S, p 0 0 0 0 Arias A, p 0 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 7 16 7 32 1 5 1 Chicago 311 002 000 -- 7 Houston 000 000 001 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lilly T (W) 6.2 3 0 0 2 4 Heilman A 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 Marshall S 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Moehler B (L) 3.0 8 5 5 2 3 Backe B 3.0 6 2 2 3 4 Arias A 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Byrdak T 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 E -- Maysonet E DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Chicago 16, Houston 6 2B -- Soriano A, Fukudome K, Pence H, Lee D, Blanco A, Fontenot M, Fox J 3B -- Lilly T HR -- Fontenot M, Berkman L T -- 3:13 A -- 29669
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