Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - July 28, 2009

Scores for Jul 28, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/28)

(51-49, 23-24 away)

(52-46, 31-19 home)

8:05 PM ET, July 28, 2009

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	5	3	3	0	1	1	24	.288	.362	.398
J Keppinger 2B	5	3	4	3	0	1	13	.283	.362	.428
M Tejada SS	4	1	2	5	0	0	16	.328	.358	.478
C Lee LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	23	.310	.360	.493
G Blum 3B	5	1	2	1	0	0	17	.274	.341	.389
H Pence RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	14	.293	.355	.467
I Rodriguez C	5	0	0	0	0	1	11	.254	.285	.404
C Coste 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	28	.246	.333	.377
R Oswalt P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.154
W Wright P	2	1	1	0	0	0	8	.500	.500	.500
J Fulchino P	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	.333	.333	.667
a-M Kata PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.211	.225	.237
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Michaels PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	.202	.272	.357
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	42	11	17	11	2	4	165
a-grounded to second for J Fulchino in the 8th b-singled to center for T Byrdak in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Keppinger (12, R Dempster); J Fulchino (1, S Marshall); H Pence (17, J Samardzija) 3B: J Keppinger (3, A Heilman) HR: M Tejada (9, 5th inning off R Dempster 1 on, 1 Out); G Blum (5, 7th inning off A Guzman 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Tejada 5 (60), J Keppinger 3 (18), C Lee (62), G Blum (34), C Coste (13) SF: M Tejada, C Lee 2-out RBI: G Blum, J Keppinger 2, M Tejada, C Coste GIDP: H Pence Astros RISP: 7-12 (M Tejada 2-3, C Coste 1-1, I Rodriguez 0-1, M Bourn 2-3, H Pence 0-1, J Keppinger 2-3) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Bourn (K Fukudome at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-15	3.61
W Wright	2.1	1	3	3	5	2	0	51-23	5.92
J Fulchino (W, 4-3)	3.0	3	3	3	2	3	1	59-35	3.80
T Byrdak	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	3.48
J Valverde	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21-12	2.63
Totals	9.0	5	6	6	10	9	1	167-93
PITCHING IBB: K Hill (By W Wright) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Oswalt 3/5; W Wright 5/13; J Fulchino 4/14; T Byrdak 3/4; J Valverde 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Oswalt 5-3-4-3; W Wright 7-2-8-6; J Fulchino 8-8-10-9; T Byrdak 3-2-1-2; J Valverde 6-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 1-1; W Wright 2-3; J Fulchino 2-4; T Byrdak 1-1; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: R Oswalt 55

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Fukudome CF	4	1	2	0	1	1	22	.269	.380	.438
R Theriot SS	3	1	0	0	2	0	22	.292	.348	.408
D Lee 1B	2	2	1	0	3	0	22	.290	.370	.534
A Ramirez 3B	4	2	1	3	1	2	20	.336	.399	.575
M Bradley RF	2	0	0	1	0	2	15	.246	.381	.379
A Guzman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Fox PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.312	.352	.559
J Stevens P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Heilman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Samardzija P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
d-C Zambrano PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.220	.235	.460
A Soriano LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	19	.251	.314	.446
M Fontenot 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.228	.299	.370
a-R Johnson PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	.248	.325	.393
A Blanco 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.216	.274	.273
c-J Baker PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.192	.236	.346
K Hill C	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	.198	.295	.298
R Dempster P	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.083	.132	.111
S Marshall P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231
M Hoffpauir RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.236	.283	.420
Totals	30	6	5	6	10	9	167
a-singled to left for M Fontenot in the 4th b-struck out swinging for A Guzman in the 7th c-grounded to pitcher for A Blanco in the 8th d-struck out swinging for J Samardzija in the 9th
BATTING HR: A Ramirez (8, 5th inning off J Fulchino 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Bradley (24), R Johnson 2 (20), A Ramirez 3 (28) SF: M Bradley 2-out RBI: R Johnson 2 Cubs RISP: 2-9 (K Hill 0-1, R Johnson 1-1, R Dempster 0-1, C Zambrano 0-1, J Fox 0-1, M Hoffpauir 0-1, A Ramirez 1-3) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: A Soriano (8, 3rd base off W Wright/I Rodriguez); R Johnson (2, 2nd base off W Wright/I Rodriguez)
FIELDING E: R Dempster (3, throw) DP: 1 (A Blanco-R Theriot-D Lee).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster	5.0	9	6	5	0	3	1	85-60	4.31
S Marshall	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-9	3.74
A Guzman (L, 2-2)	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	19-13	2.51
J Stevens	0.2	0	2	2	2	0	0	15-7	2.84
A Heilman	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	9-6	4.56
J Samardzija	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	20-12	5.60
Totals	9.0	17	11	10	2	4	2	165-107
PITCHING WP: R Dempster First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dempster 15/24; S Marshall 1/4; A Guzman 4/5; J Stevens 4/4; A Heilman 2/3; J Samardzija 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dempster 10-9-20-21; S Marshall 4-0-1-4; A Guzman 2-2-5-4; J Stevens 4-0-1-2; A Heilman 2-0-1-3; J Samardzija 3-0-3-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 6-6; S Marshall 2-0; A Guzman 1-2; J Stevens 1-1; A Heilman 0-1; J Samardzija 1-2 Game Scores: R Dempster 30

			HOU	CHC
	1st	M Tejada hit sacrifice fly to center, M Bourn scored.	1	0
	3rd	J Keppinger singled to right, W Wright scored, M Bourn to third.	2	0
	3rd	M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Bourn scored, J Keppinger safe at third on throwing error by pitcher R Dempster.	3	0
	3rd	C Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, J Keppinger scored.	4	0
	4th	M Bradley hit sacrifice fly to center, R Theriot scored.	4	1
	4th	R Johnson singled to left, D Lee and A Ramirez scored, A Soriano to second.	4	3
	5th	M Tejada homered to left, J Keppinger scored.	6	3
	5th	A Ramirez homered to left center, K Fukudome and D Lee scored.	6	6
	7th	G Blum homered to right.	7	6
	8th	J Keppinger tripled to deep center, C Coste and M Bourn scored.	9	6
	8th	M Tejada singled to left, J Keppinger scored.	10	6
	9th	C Coste singled to right, H Pence scored.	11	6
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ASTROS PITCHER ROY OSWALT LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING WITH A LEFT LOWER BACK STRAIN.

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	40,814 (99.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:20
Weather	77 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Mike Everitt

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