Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 6
Regular Season Game 3
Played on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (N) at Minute Maid Park

CHI N    4  4  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -  11 16  0
HOU N    0  0  2    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    5   2   2   0       1   0       1   0
Fukudome cf                   5   4   4   1       1   0       3   0
  Guzman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lee 1b                        6   1   1   1       0   3      11   1
Bradley rf                    2   2   0   0       3   1       2   0
Ramirez 3b                    6   1   4   4       0   1       1   5
Fontenot 2b                   5   1   2   4       0   1       1   1
Theriot ss                    4   0   2   1       1   0       1   2
Hill c                        5   0   1   0       0   2       7   0
Lilly p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hoffpauir ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Patton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Marmol p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gathright ph,cf             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       43  11  16  11       6   9      27   9

BATTING - 
2B: Lee (1,off Moehler); Fukudome (1,off Ortiz); Ramirez (1,off Sampson); Soriano
(1,off Geary).
HR: Fontenot (1,2nd inning off Ortiz 2 on 2 out); Fukudome (1,9th inning off
Brocail 0 on 2 out).
HBP: Bradley (1,by Moehler).
GDP: Hill (1,off Moehler).
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Soriano (1,3rd base off Ortiz/I. Rodriguez); Fukudome (1,2nd base off Ortiz/I.
Rodriguez).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Matsui 2b                     5   1   1   1       0   0       2   3
Keppinger 3b                  5   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Berkman 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   1      11   1
Lee lf                        4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Tejada ss                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Pence rf                      4   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
I. Rodriguez c                4   1   2   2       0   0      10   0
Bourn cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Moehler p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ortiz p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Sampson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Geary p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wright p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brocail p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Erstad ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       38   6  11   6       0   6      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Berkman-I. Rodriguez.
E: Tejada (2).

BATTING - 
2B: I. Rodriguez (1,off Lilly); Lee (1,off Lilly); Pence (1,off Marmol).
HR: Keppinger (1,3rd inning off Lilly 0 on 2 out); Berkman (1,3rd inning off
Lilly 0 on 2 out); I. Rodriguez (1,4th inning off Lilly 1 on 1 out); Matsui
(1,5th inning off Lilly 0 on 0 out); Pence (2,6th inning off Patton 0 on
0 out).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lilly W(1-0)                  5     8   5   5   0   3   4  23
Patton                        2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7
Marmol                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Guzman                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9    11   6   6   0   6   5  38


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moehler L(0-1)                1.2   8   7   7   1   1   0  14
Ortiz                         3     4   3   3   4   6   1  17
Sampson                       1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Geary                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Wright                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Brocail                       1     1   1   1   1   0   1   6
Totals                        9    16  11  11   6   9   2  50

HBP: Moehler (1,Bradley).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ortiz 2-2; Sampson 3-2.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim Joyce
Official Scorer: Ivy McLemore
Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 30047


Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros           
1. Soriano             lf        Matsui              2b
2. Fukudome            cf        Keppinger           3b
3. Lee                 1b        Berkman             1b
4. Bradley             rf        Lee                 lf
5. Ramirez             3b        Tejada              ss
6. Fontenot            2b        Pence               rf
7. Theriot             ss        I. Rodriguez        c
8. Hill                c         Bourn               cf
9. Lilly               p         Moehler             p

CUBS 1ST: Soriano singled to right; Fukudome singled to center
[Soriano to second]; Lee doubled to right [Soriano scored,
Fukudome to third]; Bradley walked; Ramirez singled to left
[Fukudome scored, Lee to third, Bradley to second]; Fontenot
singled to first [Lee scored, Bradley to third, Ramirez to
second]; Theriot singled to right [Bradley scored, Ramirez to
third, Fontenot to second]; Hill grounded into a double play
(first to catcher) [Fontenot to third, Theriot to second,
Ramirez out at home]; Lilly grounded out (second to first); 4 R,
6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Matsui grounded out (third to first); Keppinger
singled to left; Berkman flied to center; Lee flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Soriano lined to third; Fukudome singled to right; Lee
struck out; Bradley was hit by a pitch [Fukudome to second];
Ramirez singled to left [Fukudome scored, Bradley to third];
ORTIZ REPLACED MOEHLER (PITCHING); Fontenot homered [Bradley
scored, Ramirez scored]; Theriot walked; Hill singled to center
[Theriot to third]; Lilly lined to first; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubs 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Tejada popped to second; Pence flied to center; I.
Rodriguez doubled to center; Bourn grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Soriano grounded out (shortstop to first); Fukudome
doubled; Lee was called out on strikes; Bradley struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ortiz struck out; Matsui grounded out (third to
first); Keppinger homered; Berkman homered; Lee popped to third;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Astros 2.

CUBS 4TH: Ramirez struck out; Fontenot struck out; Theriot
singled to center; Hill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
8, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Tejada singled to center; Pence popped to catcher;
I. Rodriguez homered [Tejada scored]; Bourn struck out; Ortiz
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Astros 4.

CUBS 5TH: Lilly struck out; Soriano walked; Fukudome walked
[Soriano to second]; Lee popped to first; Soriano stole third
and Fukudome stole second; Bradley walked; SAMPSON REPLACED
ORTIZ (PITCHING); Ramirez doubled to left [Soriano scored,
Fukudome scored, Bradley to third]; Fontenot popped to second; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Matsui homered; Keppinger grounded out (third to
first); Berkman flied to center; Lee doubled to center; Tejada
flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros 5.

CUBS 6TH: Theriot grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
grounded out (second to first); HOFFPAUIR BATTED FOR LILLY;
Hoffpauir flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros
5.

ASTROS 6TH: PATTON REPLACED HOFFPAUIR (PITCHING); Pence
homered; Debut game for David Patton; I. Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Bourn grounded out (second to
first); SMITH BATTED FOR SAMPSON; Smith struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros 6.

CUBS 7TH: GEARY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Soriano doubled to
center; Fukudome grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee struck
out; Bradley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Matsui grounded out (first unassisted); Keppinger
flied to right; Berkman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
10, Astros 6.

CUBS 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED GEARY (PITCHING); Ramirez singled to
center; Fontenot flied to center; Theriot forced Ramirez
(shortstop to second); Hill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 10, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: MARMOL REPLACED PATTON (PITCHING); Lee popped to
first; Tejada grounded out (shortstop to first); Pence doubled
to left; I. Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros 6.

CUBS 9TH: BROCAIL REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); GATHRIGHT BATTED
FOR MARMOL; Gathright grounded out (pitcher to first); Soriano
popped to first; Fukudome homered; Lee reached on an error by
Tejada; Bradley walked [Lee to second]; Ramirez flied to left; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 11, Astros 6.

ASTROS 9TH: GUZMAN REPLACED FUKUDOME (PITCHING); GATHRIGHT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bourn singled to left; ERSTAD
BATTED FOR BROCAIL; Erstad struck out; Matsui forced Bourn
(first to shortstop); Keppinger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 11, Astros 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs            11  16   0   12
 Astros           6  11   1    5


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