Cubs 9, Astros 0

W:	R. Dempster (11-4)
L:	B. Backe (6-10)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Theriot SS	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	.329
K Fukudome RF	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.277
D Lee 1B	5	1	2	3	0	2	0	.304
A Ramirez 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.274
J Edmonds CF	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.238
M DeRosa LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.280
G Soto C	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	.280
M Fontenot 2B	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	.278
R Dempster P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.154
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	39	9	13	9	0	8	7
BATTING 2B: K Fukudome 2 (19, B Backe, T Byrdak); D Lee (27, B Backe); M DeRosa (16, C Sampson); M Fontenot (14, C Sampson) HR: M Fontenot (8, 5th inning off B Backe 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Lee 3 (59), J Edmonds (37), M Fontenot 3 (24), R Theriot 2 (27) S: R Dempster 2-out RBI: J Edmonds, R Theriot GIDP: A Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Fontenot-R Theriot-D Lee).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster (W, 11-4)	8.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	104-73	3.05
C Marmol	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	4.05
Totals	9.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	112-79
PITCHING Batters faced: R Dempster 30; C Marmol 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 9-8; C Marmol 2-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 76

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
K Matsui 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.277
D Erstad CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.273
L Berkman 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.342
C Lee LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.304
M Tejada SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.282
G Blum 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213
H Pence RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.266
J Towles C	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	.143
B Backe P	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	.323
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-D Newhan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
C Paronto P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	0	6	0	1	7	13
a-flied out to center for W Wright in the 7th
BATTING GIDP: M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Matsui 2 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: G Blum (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (L, 6-10)	6.2	8	4	4	0	8	1	93-68	4.79
W Wright	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	4.98
C Sampson	1.1	3	4	3	0	0	0	26-18	4.74
T Byrdak	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	1.99
C Paronto	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	3.86
Totals	9.0	13	9	8	0	8	1	129-92
PITCHING Batters faced: B Backe 28; W Wright 1; C Sampson 8; T Byrdak 1; C Paronto 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 6-6; W Wright 0-1; C Sampson 3-1; T Byrdak 0-0; C Paronto 2-0 Game Scores: B Backe 50

Scoring Summary
			CHC	HOU
	1st	D Lee doubled to deep center, K Fukudome scored.	1	0
	1st	J Edmonds singled to shallow center, D Lee scored.	2	0
	5th	M Fontenot homered to right.	3	0
	7th	R Theriot singled to left, M Fontenot scored, R Theriot to second advancing on throw.	4	0
	9th	M Fontenot doubled to deep left, M DeRosa and G Soto scored.	6	0
	9th	R Theriot singled to shallow right center, M Fontenot scored.	7	0
	9th	D Lee singled to center, R Theriot and K Fukudome scored.	9	0
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	41,461 (101.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:28
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Paul Emmel

Houston won 2-1

Oakland	1	Final
NY Yankees	2

Philadelphia	2	Final
Florida	3	in 11

NY Mets	7	Final
Cincinnati	5	in 10

Washington	15	Final
Atlanta	6

Detroit	5	Final
Baltimore	1

Toronto	9	Final
Tampa Bay	4

Kansas City	8	Final
Chi White Sox	7

Chi Cubs	9	Final
Houston	0

Texas	1	Final
Minnesota	0

San Diego	5	Final
St. Louis	9

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Colorado	11

Milwaukee	7	Final
San Francisco	4

Cleveland	6	Final
Seattle	2

LA Dodgers	6	Final
Arizona	5

Boston	3	Final
LA Angels	5

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