Houston 6, Chi Cubs 1
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(61-74)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 8 1
Chi Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
WP: W. Rodriguez (8-12)
LP: S. Marshall (7-7)
(68-65)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Houston
- L. Berkman doubled to deep left, H. Pence scored
Top 4th: Houston
- H. Pence homered to deep left, T. Wigginton and C. Burke scored
Top 6th: Houston
- H. Pence homered to deep center, B. Ausmus scored
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- D. Ward singled to right center, A. Ramirez scored, C. Monroe to second
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
H. Pence cf 4 3 2 5 1 2 0 .325
C. Biggio 2b 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .256
    L. Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
L. Berkman 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .280
C. Lee lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .302
M. Loretta ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .278
T. Wigginton 3b 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .256
C. Burke rf-2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .227
B. Ausmus c 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .231
W. Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .122
    O. Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
    D. Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 34 6 8 6 7 9 16  
 Batting
2B - L Berkman 2 (19, S Marshall, M Wuertz); M Loretta (22, M Wuertz).
HR - H Pence 2 (14, 4th inning off S Marshall 2 on, 2 Out, 6th inning off M Wuertz 1 on, 1 Out).
S - W Rodriguez.
RBI - L Berkman (86), H Pence 5 (52).
2-out RBI - H Pence 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 2, C Burke 3.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - B Ausmus (6, 2nd base off M Wuertz/H Blanco).
CS - C Biggio (3, 3rd base by M Wuertz/H Blanco).
 
 Fielding
E - C Burke (5, fly ball).
DP - 1 (M Loretta-C Biggio-L Berkman).
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Theriot ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M. DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .307
A. Ramirez 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .316
C. Monroe rf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .267
M. Murton lf 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .270
    K. Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Ward ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .330
    S. Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H. Blanco c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190
    C. Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
    J. Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J. Jones cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
S. Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071
    M. Wuertz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    F. Pie cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
 Totals 34 1 7 1 3 9 12  
 Batting
RBI - D Ward (14).
2-out RBI - D Ward.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 1, H Blanco 1, D Lee 1.
GIDP - C Monroe.
Team LOB - 9.
 Fielding
E - A Ramirez (7, ground ball).
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
W. Rodriguez (W, 8-12) 6.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 4.49
D. Borkowski 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.19
T. Miller 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.83
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
S. Marshall (L, 7-7) 3.2 5 4 1 4 3 1 3.98
M. Wuertz 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 3.77
K. Wood 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.18
S. Eyre 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.02
WP - S Marshall, M Wuertz.
IBB - C Lee (by S Marshall).
Pitches-strikes - W Rodriguez 102-58; D Borkowski 30-22; T Miller 19-12; S Marshall 84-45; M Wuertz 47-23; K Wood 34-20; S Eyre 13-10.
Ground balls-fly balls - W Rodriguez 3-10; D Borkowski 2-1; T Miller 0-2; S Marshall 6-2; M Wuertz 0-4; K Wood 1-3; S Eyre 0-1.
Batters faced - W Rodriguez 25; D Borkowski 8; T Miller 4; S Marshall 21; M Wuertz 11; K Wood 7; S Eyre 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry Davis.
Time: 3:06.
Attendance: 41,297.
Weather: 71 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, in from center.

Updated on Saturday, Sep 1, 2007 5:16 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Houston
H. Pence H. Pence
2-4, 2 HR
5 RBI
 Chi Cubs
A. Ramirez A. Ramirez
3-4