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Cubs vs. Houston

Final123456789RHE
Cubs «0000010124110
Houston010000020361
W:R.Novoa(4-5) L:B.Lidge(4-4) S:R.Dempster (33)
HR: CHC- None HOU- L.Berkman (24), M.Lamb (12)



CubsABRHRBI2B3BHRWKAVG
Ryan Theriot 2B511010000.154
Neifi Perez SS512000000.273
Derrek Lee 1B301100001.338
Nomar Garciaparra 3B401110000.284
Matt Murton LF411000001.323
Jeromy Burnitz RF401000001.256
Michael Barrett C412110001.272
Corey Patterson CF400000001.214
Carlos Zambrano P201000001.300
&nbsp Jose Macias PH100000001.257
&nbsp Roberto Novoa P000000000.000
&nbsp Todd Walker PH101100000.306
&nbsp Ronny Cedeno PR000000000.300
&nbsp Ryan Dempster P000000000.071
Totals37411430007&nbsp
&nbsp
HoustonABRHRBI2B3BHRWKAVG
Craig Biggio 2B501010001.263
Willy Taveras CF411000002.290
&nbsp Orlando Palmeiro PH100000000.286
Morgan Ensberg 3B300000011.283
Lance Berkman LF-1B311200111.297
Mike Lamb 1B311100111.232
&nbsp Brad Lidge P000000000.000
Jason Lane RF300000010.265
Adam Everett SS400000002.247
Brad Ausmus C302000010.263
&nbsp Chris Burke PR000000000.246
Andy Pettitte P200000001.081
&nbsp Jeff Bagwell PH100000000.255
&nbsp Chad Qualls P000000000.000
&nbsp Charles Gipson LF000000000.182
Totals3236310259&nbsp


E_A.Everett. LOB_Cubs 7, Houston 8. 2B_R.Theriot, N.Garciaparra,
M.Barrett, C.Biggio. HR_M.Lamb (12) off C.Zambrano, L.Berkman (24) off
R.Novoa. SF_D.Lee. S_C.Gipson.

CubsIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Carlos Zambrano7.0411381115-713.26
Roberto Novoa (W 4-5;B 5)1.022211114-74.43
Ryan Dempster (S 33)1.000010019-113.13
&nbsp
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERA
Andy Pettitte7.051106095-602.39
Chad Qualls1.021001017-103.32
Brad Lidge (L 4-4;B 4)1.042200025-152.36


T_2:41. A_41304.
Umpires_Home,Ed Rapuano; First, C.B. Bucknor; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Jerry Crawford.

How they scored:

Astros second. Berkman struck out. Lamb homered to left on a 1-2 count. Lane flied out to left fielder Murton. Everett struck out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Cubs 0.


Cubs sixth.
Zambrano struck out. Theriot doubled to right. Perez singled to left, Theriot to third. Lee hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lane, Theriot scored. Garciaparra flied out to center fielder Taveras.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Astros 1.


Cubs eighth.
Qualls pitching. Macias pinch-hitting for Zambrano. Macias struck out. Theriot grounded out, pitcher Qualls to first baseman Lamb. Perez infield single to short. Lee safe on Everett’s error, Perez to second. Garciaparra doubled to center, Perez scored, Lee to third. Lee was out advancing, center fielder Taveras to shortstop Everett to catcher Ausmus, Lee out.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Astros 1.


Astros eighth.
Novoa pitching. Taveras singled to left. Ensberg fouled out to third baseman Garciaparra. Berkman homered to left on a 1-0 count, Taveras scored. Lamb struck out. Lane walked on four pitches. Everett lined out to second baseman Theriot.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 2.


Cubs ninth.
Berkman in as first baseman. Lidge pitching. Gipson in as left fielder. Murton singled to left. Burnitz singled to right, Murton to third. Barrett doubled to left, Murton scored, Burnitz to third. Patterson grounded into fielder’s choice, first baseman Berkman to catcher Ausmus, Burnitz out, Barrett to third. Walker pinch-hitting for Novoa. Walker singled to right, Barrett scored, Patterson to second. Cedeno pinch-running for Walker. Theriot popped out to first baseman Berkman. Perez grounded out, shortstop Everett to first baseman Berkman.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 4, Astros 3.