Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
April 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 2008 at Wrigley Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 2 1
Wigginton 3b 2 0 0 1
Loretta 2b 3 1 0 0
Towles c 3 1 1 2
Sampson p 3 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf,2b 4 0 0 0
Theriot ss 4 0 1 0
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
Fukudome rf 4 1 2 0
DeRosa 2b,3b 4 1 2 1
Soto c 4 0 1 2
Pie cf 4 0 0 0
Hill p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Houston 000 200 020450
Chicago 000 000 201391
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Sampson   6.2 6 2 2 0 1
  Wright  W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Brocail   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Valverde  SV(1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
0
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hill   6.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Lieber  L(0-1) 2.0 1 2 0 0 1
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–DeRosa (1).  DP–Houston 1. Tejada-Loretta-Berkman.  2B–Houston Tejada (2,off R. Hill), Chicago Johnson (1,off Sampson).  3B–Houston Tejada (1,off Lieber).  HR–Houston Towles (1,4th inning off R. Hill 1 on 2 out), Chicago DeRosa (1,9th inning off Valverde 0 on 1 out).  SF–Wigginton (1,off Lieber).  HBP–Towles (1,by R. Hill).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:26.  A–37,812.
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