Astros 4, Cubs 1

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Theriot SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.325
R Johnson CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.269
a-D Ward PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.259
D Lee 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.303
A Ramirez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.278
G Soto C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.284
M DeRosa LF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.280
K Fukudome RF-CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.275
R Cedeno 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.271
b-M Fontenot PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
C Zambrano P	3	1	1	1	0	2	2	.351
C Gaudin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	1	9	1	0	10	14
a-struck out swinging for R Johnson in the 7th b-lined out to shortstop for R Cedeno in the 9th
BATTING 2B: R Theriot (14, W Rodriguez) HR: C Zambrano (2, 7th inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Zambrano (7) 2-out RBI: C Zambrano GIDP: R Cedeno Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Zambrano 1, G Soto 1 Team LOB: 7

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Zambrano (L, 10-4)	6.1	6	4	4	6	3	0	109-64	2.98
C Gaudin	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	23-16	1.42
Totals	8.0	6	4	4	6	5	0	132-80
PITCHING Batters faced: C Zambrano 30; C Gaudin 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 11-4; C Gaudin 1-2 Game Scores: C Zambrano 42

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
K Matsui 2B	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	.281
D Erstad CF-LF	4	0	0	1	0	2	5	.280
L Berkman 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.343
C Lee LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	.301
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Tejada SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.282
H Pence RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.266
T Wigginton 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.273
B Ausmus C	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.218
W Rodriguez P	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.115
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
a-D Newhan PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.292
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Bourn CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
Totals	28	4	6	4	6	5	16
a-tripled to deep center for C Sampson in the 7th
BATTING 3B: D Newhan (1, C Zambrano) RBI: H Pence (48), C Lee (78), M Tejada (45), D Erstad (16) S: W Rodriguez 2-out RBI: C Lee, M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, B Ausmus 1, H Pence 1, D Erstad 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: K Matsui (4, 2nd base by C Zambrano/G Soto)
FIELDING DP: 1 (T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez (W, 5-3)	6.2	9	1	1	0	7	1	104-71	3.31
C Sampson (H, 6)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	4.48
D Brocail (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	3.77
J Valverde (S, 25)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-12	3.72
Totals	9.0	9	1	1	0	10	1	137-96
PITCHING Batters faced: W Rodriguez 28; C Sampson 1; D Brocail 3; J Valverde 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 6-7; C Sampson 0-0; D Brocail 2-1; J Valverde 0-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 59

Scoring Summary
			CHC	HOU
	2nd	H Pence grounded out to shortstop, C Lee scored, M Tejada to second.	0	1
	3rd	C Lee singled to left center, W Rodriguez scored, L Berkman to second.	0	2
	3rd	M Tejada singled to center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to second.	0	3
	7th	C Zambrano homered to right.	1	3
	7th	D Erstad grounded out to second, D Newhan scored, K Matsui to second.	1	4
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	43,129 (105.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:24
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Gary Darling

Houston leads 2-0 (as of 7/19)

Oakland	3	Final
NY Yankees	4	in 12

Boston	2	Final
LA Angels	4

Cleveland	9	Final
Seattle	6

San Diego	5	Final
St. Louis	6

Philadelphia	5	Final
Florida	9

Milwaukee	8	Final
San Francisco	5

Toronto	4	Final
Tampa Bay	6

Washington	8	Final
Atlanta	2

Detroit	10	Final
Baltimore	11	in 10

Kansas City	9	Final
Chi White Sox	1

Chi Cubs	1	Final
Houston	4

Texas	2	Final
Minnesota	14

NY Mets	2	Final
Cincinnati	7

Pittsburgh	1	Final
Colorado	7

LA Dodgers	2	Final
Arizona	3

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