Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
April 5, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 2008 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 1 2 0
Pence rf 5 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Erstad 1b 2 2 2 1
Lee lf 4 2 3 2
Tejada ss 3 1 0 1
Wigginton 3b 3 0 2 0
  Perez 2b 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Loretta 2b,3b,2b 4 0 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Villarreal p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 0 0 0
Johnson cf 5 0 2 2
Lee 1b 4 3 4 2
Ramirez 3b 3 1 0 0
Fukudome rf 4 1 2 2
DeRosa 2b 4 0 2 1
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Soto c 4 1 1 0
  Blanco c 0 0 0 0
Theriot ss 3 1 0 0
Marquis p 2 0 1 1
  Hart p 0 0 0 0
  Fontenot ph 1 1 1 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 9 14 8
Houston 110 102 0207121
Chicago 011 001 51x9141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L(0-2) 6.2 10 6 5 1 0
  Villarreal   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Wright   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Geary   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Brocail   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
2
1
1
0
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis   5.1 8 5 4 1 2
  Hart  W(1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Howry   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Marmol   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wood  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Wigginton (1), Lee (1).  DP–Houston 2. Loretta-Erstad, Bourn-Wigginton, Chicago 3. Marquis-Theriot-Lee, Marquis-Theriot-Lee, DeRosa-Theriot-Lee.  PB–Ausmus (1).  2B–Houston Erstad (1,off Marquis); Lee 2 (3,off Marquis,off Howry), Chicago Marquis (1,off Oswalt); Lee (2,off Oswalt); Fukudome (3,off Wright); DeRosa (2,off Geary).  3B–Houston Bourn (1,off Hart), Chicago Soto (1,off Oswalt).  HR–Houston Lee (2,4th inning off Marquis 0 on 0 out), Chicago Lee (2,3rd inning off Oswalt 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  SB–Bourn (4,2nd base off Marquis/Soto); Pence (1,2nd base off Marquis/Soto).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Brocail/Ausmus).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:53.  A–40,707.
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