Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2008 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies 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

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 1
Utley 2b 4 1 2 0
Burrell lf 5 0 1 0
  Bruntlett pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Howard 1b 5 1 3 1
Victorino cf 5 1 2 0
Werth rf 4 1 2 3
Feliz 3b 3 0 0 0
Ruiz c 4 1 1 0
Moyer p 2 0 0 0
  Durbin p 1 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 0 1 0
Johnson cf 5 0 1 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 5 0 0 0
DeRosa 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Soto c 4 1 3 0
Fukudome rf 4 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 2 0 1 1
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco ph 1 0 1 1
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
Marshall p 2 0 1 1
  Samardzija p 0 0 0 0
  Theriot ph,ss 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 0
  Fontenot pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Philadelphia 300 011 0005120
Chicago 020 000 0103110
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W(12-7) 5.1 8 2 2 2 4
  Durbin   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Romero   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Madson   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  SV(33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall  L(3-4) 5.1 9 5 5 2 2
  Samardzija   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Howry   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Cotts   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Werth (13,off Marshall); Howard (19,off Marshall); Ruiz (10,off Marshall).  HR–Philadelphia Werth (21,5th inning off Marshall 0 on 2 out).  SH–Moyer (10,off Marshall).  SF–Rollins (3,off Samardzija).  IBB–Feliz (2,by Marshall).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:04.  A–41,544.
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