Chi Cubs 11, Houston 6
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chi Cubs 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 11 16 0
Houston 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 11 1
WP: T. Lilly (1-0)
LP: B. Moehler (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee doubled to right, A. Soriano scored, K. Fukudome to third
- A. Ramirez singled to left, K. Fukudome scored, D. Lee to third, M. Bradley to second
- M. Fontenot singled to first, D. Lee scored, M. Bradley to third, A. Ramirez to second
- R. Theriot singled to right, M. Bradley scored, A. Ramirez to third, M. Fontenot to second
Top 2nd: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez singled to deep left, K. Fukudome scored, M. Bradley to third
- M. Fontenot homered to deep right, A. Ramirez and M. Bradley scored
Bot 3rd: Houston
- J. Keppinger homered to deep left
- L. Berkman homered to deep left
Bot 4th: Houston
- I. Rodriguez homered to deep left, M. Tejada scored
Top 5th: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez doubled to deep left, A. Soriano and K. Fukudome scored, M. Bradley to third
Bot 5th: Houston
- K. Matsui homered to deep left
Bot 6th: Houston
- H. Pence homered to deep right
Top 9th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome homered to deep right center
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
A. Soriano lf 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 .300
K. Fukudome cf 5 4 4 1 1 0 1 .000
    A. Guzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Lee 1b 6 1 1 1 0 3 5 .143
M. Bradley rf 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 .000
A. Ramirez 3b 6 1 4 4 0 1 2 .250
M. Fontenot 2b 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .375
R. Theriot ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .600
K. Hill c 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .000
T. Lilly p 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
    M. Hoffpauir ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
    D. Patton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Gathright ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 43 11 16 11 6 9 21  
 Batting
2B - D Lee (1, B Moehler); K Fukudome (1, R Ortiz); A Ramirez (1, C Sampson); A Soriano (1, G Geary).
HR - M Fontenot (1, 2nd inning off R Ortiz 2 on, 2 Out), K Fukudome (1, 9th inning off D Brocail 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - D Lee (2), A Ramirez 4 (5), M Fontenot 4 (4), R Theriot (2), K Fukudome (1).
2-out RBI - A Ramirez 3, M Fontenot 3, K Fukudome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Lilly 3, A Ramirez 1, M Bradley 2, M Fontenot 2.
GIDP - K Hill.
Team LOB - 12.
 Base Running
SB - A Soriano (1, 3rd base off R Ortiz/I Rodriguez), K Fukudome (1, 2nd base off R Ortiz/I Rodriguez).
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
K. Matsui 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286
J. Keppinger 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1.000
L. Berkman 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333
C. Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000
M. Tejada ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .571
H. Pence rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .333
I. Rodriguez c 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .125
M. Bourn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375
B. Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Ortiz p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
    C. Sampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    G. Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    W. Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Erstad ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
 Totals 38 6 11 6 0 6 9  
 Batting
2B - I Rodriguez (1, T Lilly); C Lee (1, T Lilly); H Pence (1, C Marmol).
HR - J Keppinger (1, 3rd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 2 Out), L Berkman (1, 3rd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 2 Out), I Rodriguez (1, 4th inning off T Lilly 1 on, 1 Out), K Matsui (1, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out), H Pence (2, 6th inning off D Patton 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Keppinger (2), L Berkman (1), I Rodriguez 2 (2), K Matsui (1), H Pence (3).
2-out RBI - J Keppinger, L Berkman.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, M Tejada 1, M Bourn 1.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
E - M Tejada (2, ground ball).
DP - 1 (L Berkman-I Rodriguez).
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Lilly (W, 1-0) 5.0 8 5 5 0 3 4 9.00
D. Patton 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.50
C. Marmol 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
A. Guzman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Moehler (L, 0-1) 1.2 8 7 7 1 1 0 37.80
R. Ortiz 3.0 4 3 3 4 6 1 9.00
C. Sampson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
G. Geary 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
W. Wright 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
D. Brocail 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0.00
HBP - M Bradley (by B Moehler).
Pitches-strikes - T Lilly 74-50; D Patton 25-16; C Marmol 16-8; A Guzman 16-11; B Moehler 37-24; R Ortiz 73-41; C Sampson 17-12; G Geary 24-15; W Wright 11-9; D Brocail 20-11.
Ground balls-fly balls - T Lilly 4-8; D Patton 3-1; C Marmol 2-1; A Guzman 2-0; B Moehler 3-1; R Ortiz 1-2; C Sampson 2-2; G Geary 2-0; W Wright 1-1; D Brocail 1-2.
Batters faced - T Lilly 23; D Patton 7; C Marmol 4; A Guzman 4; B Moehler 14; R Ortiz 17; C Sampson 5; G Geary 4; W Wright 4; D Brocail 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Jim Joyce.
Time: 3:14.
Attendance: 30,047.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, out to center.

Updated on Thursday, Apr 9, 2009 3:45 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Chi Cubs
A. Ramirez Aramis Ramirez
4-6
4 RBI
 Houston
I. Rodriguez Ivan Rodriguez
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI