Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 11, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 2007 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 0 1 0
Theriot ss 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Floyd rf 3 1 2 0
  Pie pr,cf 0 0 0 0
  Murton ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 5 1 1 0
DeRosa 2b 5 1 1 3
Jones cf,rf,cf 6 1 3 0
Kendall c 2 0 1 1
Marquis p 3 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Fuld pr 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Pence cf 5 0 2 2
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 5 0 0 0
Lee lf 5 1 1 0
Loretta ss 4 0 1 1
  Bruntlett pr 0 1 0 0
Scott rf 5 1 2 1
Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0
Quintero c 4 1 1 0
Backe p 1 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 1 1 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 10 4
Chicago 013 000 000 004100
Houston 010 021 000 015100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis   5.0 8 4 3 0 1
  Marmol   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Howry   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Dempster  L (2-6) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.1
10
5
4
1
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe   5.0 6 4 4 4 3
  Sampson   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Borkowski   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Lidge  W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
10
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2. Loretta-Berkman, Loretta-Biggio-Berkman.  PB–Kendall (4).  2B–Chicago Kendall (10,off Backe), Houston Biggio (29,off Marquis); Quintero (2,off Marquis); Loretta (23,off Marquis).  3B–Houston Pence (9,off Marquis); Scott (4,off Dempster).  HR–Chicago DeRosa (9,3rd inning off Backe 2 on 0 out).  SH–Kendall 2 (3,off Qualls,off Lidge); Pie (2,off Qualls).  HBP–Soriano (4,by Backe).  IBB–Ward (7,by Qualls).  Team LOB–15.  Team–6.  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–3:36.  A–33,493.
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