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August 17, 2011

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 11 0
Astros 4 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 11 0
Astros 4 10 0

Marlon Byrd Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .500 .348
At Bats 3 321
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 70
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 16
RBI’s 0 22

Mark Melancon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 11
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Minute Maid Park - August 17, 2011
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Out
Mark Melancon
Carlos Corporan
Matt Downs
Jose Altuve
Jimmy Paredes
Clint Barmes
J.B. Shuck
Jason Bourgeois
Brian Bogusevic
Marlon Byrd
Geovany Soto
Tony Campana

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 11 0 12
Houston Astros 4 10 0 9
Winning Pitcher Bud Norris
Losing Pitcher Casey Coleman
Save Mark Melancon
Game Winning RBI Matt Downs
Attendance 24,054
Time of Game 3 hours 9 minutes
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Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it and throws to third to get Barney. Campana moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 There goes Campana. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Campana steals second.
Top 9 Tony Campana pinch runs for Aramis Ramirez. Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barney moves to third.
Top 9 Mark Melancon now pitching. Barney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Shuck hits a line drive towards short. Castro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Samardzija now pitching. Corporan strikes out.
Top 8 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reed Johnson pinch hits for Ramon Ortiz. Johnson bunts towards third. Paredes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Colvin moves to second.
Top 8 Colvin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Byrd strikes out.
Bottom 7 Barmes hits a line drive into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bogusevic hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paredes strikes out.
Top 7 J.B. Shuck now playing left field. Fernando Rodriguez now pitching. Jason Bourgeois now playing center field. Soto strikes out.
Top 7 Sergio Escalona now pitching. Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops it up and throws to first, with Escalona covering, for the out.
Top 7 Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Downs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ramon Ortiz now pitching. Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Barney hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Castro. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Castro steals second.
Top 6 Castro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jeff Baker pinch hits for John Grabow. Baker strikes out.
Top 6 David Carpenter now pitching. Colvin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Paredes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shuck hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Soto fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Grabow Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jason Michaels pinch hits for Bud Norris. Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Corporan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Barmes hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Byrd strikes out.
Top 5 Soto strikes out.
Top 5 Pena takes first base on ball four. Barney moves to third. Ramirez moves to second.
Top 5 Ramirez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Barney. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Barney steals second.
Top 5 Barney is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 John Grabow now pitching. Bogusevic hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Paredes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. Downs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Downs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shuck scores. Altuve scores. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Altuve moves to second.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Shuck moves to third.
Bottom 4 Altuve hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Shuck moves to second.
Bottom 4 Shuck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Norris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Colvin strikes out.
Top 4 Soriano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Byrd moves to third. Soriano moves to second.
Top 4 Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Soto hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Barmes strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bogusevic hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Pena, and into shallow right field. Bogusevic reaches second base with a double. Altuve scores. Martinez scores. Paredes moves to third.
Bottom 3 Paredes takes first base on ball four. Altuve moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Downs hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altuve moves to second.
Bottom 3 Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Shuck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Pena strikes out.
Top 3 Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Barney hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Castro hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Altuve reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Downs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out.
Bottom 2 Norris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Corporan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Barmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bogusevic hits a line drive towards short. Castro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Colvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corporan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Byrd takes first base on ball four. Soto moves to second.
Top 2 Soto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pena hits a popup towards third. Paredes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Paredes strikes out.
Bottom 1 Downs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Shuck moves to second.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Colvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Shuck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ramirez strikes out.
Top 1 Barney hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castro hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.