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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 2007
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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, 2007 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2007 |
|---|---|
| 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, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sean Marshall |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 41,297 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Gibson 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Tony Randazzo 3B: Gerry Davis |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hunter Pence | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Mark Loretta | Shortstop |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Chris Burke | Right Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Mark DeRosa | Second Baseman |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Craig Monroe | Right Fielder |
| Matt Murton | Left Fielder |
| Henry Blanco | Catcher |
| Jacque Jones | Center Fielder |
| Sean Marshall | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 2007
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Marshall
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Marshall
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Marshall
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Murton. Berkman reaches second base with a double. Pence goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Marshall
Lee is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Loretta vs. Marshall
Loretta strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wigginton vs. Marshall
There's a wild pitch. Berkman moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Wigginton vs. Marshall
Wigginton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Burke vs. Marshall
Burke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Marshall
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Marshall
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Marshall
Pence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Rodriguez
Monroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Loretta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Rodriguez
Murton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Rodriguez
Blanco hits a line drive into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Marshall
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Marshall
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Marshall
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Loretta vs. Marshall
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rodriguez
Jones hits a popup towards short. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Rodriguez
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a fly ball towards right. Burke settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Burke. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa takes first base on ball four. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Marshall
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez juggles the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Marshall
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wigginton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Marshall
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wigginton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Marshall
Rodriguez bunts towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with DeRosa covering, for the out. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Pence vs. Marshall
Pence hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Marshall
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Marshall
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
There goes Biggio. The throw from Blanco and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Rodriguez
Monroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murton vs. Rodriguez
Murton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Rodriguez
Blanco strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wuertz
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Wuertz
Loretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murton. Loretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wigginton vs. Wuertz
There's a wild pitch. Loretta moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Wigginton vs. Wuertz
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Burke vs. Wuertz
Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Murton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rodriguez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wuertz vs. Rodriguez
Wuertz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wuertz
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wuertz
Rodriguez bunts towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Wuertz
There goes Ausmus. The throw from Blanco and he is safe. Ausmus steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Wuertz
Pence hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wuertz
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wuertz
Berkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Monroe. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Wuertz
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Loretta vs. Wuertz
Loretta hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Rodriguez
Monroe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Murton vs. Rodriguez
Murton takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blanco vs. Rodriguez
Blanco hits a popup towards short. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Wood
Craig Monroe now playing left field. Kerry Wood now pitching. Jacque Jones now playing right field. Felix Pie now playing center field.
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Wood
Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Wood
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez.
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Borkowski
Dave Borkowski now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pie vs. Borkowski
Pie hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Borkowski
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wood
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wood
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Borkowski
Luke Scott now playing right field. Chris Burke now playing second base.
DeRosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Borkowski
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Borkowski
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Borkowski
Monroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Borkowski
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Kerry Wood.
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Monroe moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Floyd vs. Miller
Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Henry Blanco. Trever Miller now pitching.
Floyd hits a popup towards short. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Eyre
Scott Eyre now pitching. Jason Kendall now catching.
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Pie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Eyre
Loretta strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Eyre
Wigginton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Miller
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pie vs. Miller
Pie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Miller
Theriot hits a line drive into left field. Lee 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 8/31/2007 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Pence H, cf 4 3 2 5 Theriot R, ss 5 0 1 0
Biggio C, 2b 5 0 2 0 DeRosa M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Scott L, rf 0 0 0 0 Lee D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 0 2 1 Ramirez A, 3b 4 1 3 0
Lee C, lf 3 0 0 0 Monroe C, rf-lf 3 0 1 0
Loretta M, ss 5 0 1 0 Murton M, lf 2 0 1 0
Wigginton T, 3b 4 1 0 0 Wood K, p 0 0 0 0
Burke C, rf-2b 4 1 1 0 Ward D, ph 1 0 1 1
Ausmus B, c 2 1 0 0 Eyre S, p 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez W, p 2 0 0 0 Blanco H, c 3 0 0 0
Palmeiro O, ph 1 0 0 0 Floyd C, ph 1 0 0 0
Borkowski D, p 0 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 0 0 0 0
Miller T, p 0 0 0 0 Jones J, cf-rf 4 0 0 0
Marshall S, p 1 0 0 0
Wuertz M, p 1 0 0 0
Pie F, cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 6 34 1 7 1
Houston 100 302 000 -- 6
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W (W) 6.0 4 0 0 3 5
Borkowski D 1.2 3 1 1 0 2
Miller T 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall S (L) 3.2 5 4 1 4 3
Wuertz M 2.1 3 2 2 2 2
Wood K 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Eyre S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Burke C, Ramirez A
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Berkman L 2, Loretta M
HR -- Pence H 2
SB -- Ausmus B
CS -- Biggio C
SH -- Rodriguez W
WP -- Marshall S, Wuertz M
T -- 3:06
A -- 41297
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