Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - July 29, 2009

Scores for Jul 29, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Chi Cubs leads 2-1 (as of 7/29)

(51-50, 23-25 away)

(53-46, 32-19 home)

2:20 PM ET, July 29, 2009

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

W: R. Wells (7-4)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	13	.288	.364	.398
J Keppinger 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.277	.355	.419
M Tejada SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	14	.328	.357	.475
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Lee LF-1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.307	.357	.488
G Blum 1B-SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.269	.336	.382
H Pence RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	19	.294	.357	.466
I Rodriguez C	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	.251	.282	.399
K Matsui 2B	3	0	3	0	0	0	13	.253	.307	.328
M Hampton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.303	.333	.424
a-M Kata PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.205	.220	.231
B Norris P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Michaels PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.269	.353
Totals	31	0	6	0	2	1	118
a-grounded to shortstop for M Hampton in the 5th b-grounded into fielder's choice to second for B Norris in the 8th
BATTING GIDP: G Blum, M Kata, J Keppinger, H Pence Astros RISP: 0-2 (M Tejada 0-1, J Keppinger 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: M Bourn (2, bobble)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Hampton (L, 6-8)	4.0	8	9	9	4	1	2	79-46	5.36
B Norris	3.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	52-33	3.00
D Brocail	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	1	25-15	6.75
Totals	8.0	14	12	12	6	5	3	156-94
PITCHING WP: M Hampton; B Norris IBB: A Ramirez (By M Hampton) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Hampton 15/24; B Norris 8/13; D Brocail 4/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Hampton 8-4-15-19; B Norris 8-6-12-7; D Brocail 2-0-7-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hampton 3-8; B Norris 0-5; D Brocail 1-2 Game Scores: M Hampton 7

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Johnson CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	10	.252	.327	.395
K Fukudome CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	17	.267	.377	.433
R Theriot SS	3	2	1	0	1	0	13	.292	.350	.410
A Blanco SS	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	.225	.281	.315
D Lee 1B	3	1	1	2	0	1	13	.291	.369	.535
M Hoffpauir 1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	.240	.287	.434
A Ramirez 3B	3	2	2	2	1	0	10	.343	.408	.599
b-M Fontenot PH-2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.228	.301	.370
M Bradley RF	4	2	2	1	1	0	22	.250	.385	.381
A Soriano LF	3	1	1	3	0	1	9	.251	.314	.453
a-J Fox PH-LF	1	0	1	2	0	0	9	.319	.355	.564
J Baker 2B-3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	17	.196	.250	.357
K Hill C	5	0	2	1	0	1	17	.206	.299	.301
R Wells P	2	0	0	0	1	0	9	.143	.172	.143
M Atkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	12	14	12	6	5	156
a-hit sacrifice fly to right for A Soriano in the 7th b-walked for A Ramirez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Theriot (18, M Hampton); D Lee (18, M Hampton); J Baker (4, B Norris) 3B: M Hoffpauir (1, D Brocail) HR: A Soriano (19, 1st inning off M Hampton 2 on, 1 Out); A Ramirez (9, 2nd inning off M Hampton 0 on, 2 Out); A Blanco (1, 8th inning off D Brocail 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Lee 2 (66), A Ramirez 2 (30), A Soriano 3 (48), K Hill (11), M Bradley (25), J Fox 2 (23), A Blanco (9) S: R Wells SF: J Fox, D Lee 2-out RBI: A Ramirez, D Lee, M Bradley Cubs RISP: 6-13 (K Hill 2-3, J Baker 0-1, R Johnson 0-1, R Wells 0-1, J Fox 1-1, A Soriano 1-2, K Fukudome 0-1, A Ramirez 1-1, M Bradley 1-2) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: R Theriot (12, throw); J Baker (2, ground ball) DP: 4 (J Baker-R Theriot-D Lee, D Lee-R Theriot-D Lee, R Theriot-J Baker-D Lee, A Blanco-M Hoffpauir).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Wells (W, 7-4)	8.0	6	0	0	2	1	0	110-68	2.84
M Atkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	0	0	2	1	0	118-75
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Wells 18/30; M Atkins 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Wells 21-4-17-26; M Atkins 2-0-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Wells 17-6; M Atkins 2-1 Game Scores: R Wells 69

			HOU	CHC
	1st	D Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, R Johnson scored, R Theriot to third.	0	1
	1st	A Ramirez singled to left, R Theriot scored.	0	2
	1st	A Soriano homered to left, A Ramirez and M Bradley scored.	0	5
	1st	K Hill singled to center, J Baker scored.	0	6
	2nd	A Ramirez homered to left.	0	7
	4th	D Lee doubled to right, R Theriot scored.	0	8
	4th	M Bradley singled to right center, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to second.	0	9
	7th	J Fox hit sacrifice fly to right, M Bradley scored.	0	10
	8th	A Blanco homered to right.	0	11
	8th	J Fox singled to center, M Hoffpauir scored, M Fontenot to second.	0	12
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CUBS CENTERFIELDER REED JOHNSON LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE THIRD INNING WITH A BRUISED LEFT FOOT.

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	41,538 (101.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:34
Weather	70 degrees, sunny
Wind	15 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - C.B. Bucknor, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Brian Gorman

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