Astros 4, Cubs 3

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	.133
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
L Berkman 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.190
M Tejada SS	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.263
T Wigginton 3B	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	.176
M Loretta 2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.214
J Towles C	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.231
C Sampson P	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	4	5	4	3	5	11
a-flied out to center for D Brocail in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Tejada (2, R Hill) 3B: M Tejada (1, J Lieber) HR: J Towles (1, 4th inning off R Hill 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Towles 2 (3), M Tejada (2), T Wigginton (2) SF: T Wigginton 2-out RBI: J Towles 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, C Sampson 2 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Sampson	6.2	6	2	2	0	1	0	71-49	2.70
W Wright (W, 1-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
D Brocail (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	18-12	0.00
J Valverde (S, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	12-8	6.00
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	0	2	1	108-74
PITCHING Batters faced: C Sampson 25; W Wright 1; D Brocail 5; J Valverde 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sampson 10-9; W Wright 1-0; D Brocail 1-1; J Valverde 0-3 Game Scores: C Sampson 55

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF-2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.059
R Theriot SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222
D Lee 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222
A Ramirez 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.154
M Wuertz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Fukudome RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500
M DeRosa 2B-3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	.333
G Soto C	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.167
F Pie CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
R Hill P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-R Johnson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
J Lieber P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-R Cedeno PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-D Ward PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	3	9	3	0	2	9
a-doubled to deep left for R Hill in the 6th b-hit for R Hill in the 8th c-grounded to first for R Cedeno in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Johnson (1, C Sampson) HR: M Derosa (1, 9th inning off J Valverde 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Soto 2 (4), M DeRosa (2) 2-out RBI: G Soto 2 GIDP: M DeRosa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Theriot 1, A Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: M DeRosa (1, ground ball)

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Hill	6.0	4	2	2	3	4	1	88-53	3.00
J Lieber (L, 0-1)	2.0	1	2	0	0	1	0	24-20	0.00
M Wuertz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	4	2	3	5	1	126-82
PITCHING HBP: J Towles (By R Hill) Batters faced: R Hill 26; J Lieber 8; M Wuertz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Hill 6-8; J Lieber 3-2; M Wuertz 2-1 Game Scores: R Hill 57

Scoring Summary
			HOU	CHC
	4th	J Towles homered to left, M Loretta scored.	2	0
	7th	G Soto singled to left, A Ramirez and K Fukudome scored.	2	2
	8th	M Tejada tripled to left, L Berkman scored.	3	2
	8th	T Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tejada scored.	4	2
	9th	M DeRosa homered to left.	4	3
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Game Information
Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	37,812 (91.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:26
Weather	43 degrees, cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Charlie Reliford, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Chris Guccione

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/4)

Chi White Sox	8	Final
Detroit	5

San Francisco	4	Final
Milwaukee	13

Houston	4	Final
Chi Cubs	3

Arizona	8	Final
Colorado	1

Seattle	4	Final
Baltimore	7

Tampa Bay	13	Final
NY Yankees	4

Philadelphia	8	Final
Cincinnati	4

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Florida	5

Boston	3	Final
Toronto	6

NY Mets		Postponed
Atlanta

Kansas City	3	Final
Minnesota	4

Washington	4	Final
St. Louis	5

Texas	11	Final
LA Angels	6

Cleveland	3	Final
Oakland	6

LA Dodgers	7	Final
San Diego	1

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