Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 6, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2009 at Minute Maid Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 1 1 0
Theriot ss 5 0 0 0
Bradley rf 5 1 1 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 1
Soto c 3 1 0 0
Johnson cf,rf 3 2 1 3
Hoffpauir 1b 4 0 1 0
Miles 2b 3 0 1 0
Harden p 4 0 1 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Gathright cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 5 0 2 0
Bourn cf 4 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 1 2
Lee lf 3 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 1 2 0
Blum 3b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Hampton p 2 0 1 1
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 400 001 100680
Houston 000 100 020381
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harden  W(3-1) 7.0 8 3 3 3 4
  Marmol   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gregg  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L(1-3) 5.1 7 5 3 4 4
  Arias   1.2 1 1 1 0 3
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Fulchino   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
4
9

  E–Blum (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Theriot-Miles-Hoffpauir, Houston 1. Tejada-Matsui-Berkman.  PB–I. Rodriguez 2 (2).  2B–Chicago Miles (4,off Hampton); Hoffpauir (3,off Hampton), Houston Pence (6,off Harden).  3B–Chicago Johnson (1,off Hampton).  HR–Chicago Ramirez (4,7th inning off Arias 0 on 1 out), Houston Berkman (7,8th inning off Harden 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:49.  A–29,415.
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