Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 2009 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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Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 5 0 0 0
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 2 1
Lee lf 4 1 3 1
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Pence rf 3 1 1 0
Blum 3b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 2
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 1 2 1
Theriot ss 3 0 1 0
Fukudome cf,rf 3 1 0 0
Lee 1b 3 1 1 1
Hoffpauir rf 3 1 2 2
  Johnson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Soto c 4 0 2 1
Fontenot 3b 4 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Scales 2b,3b 3 1 0 0
Wells p 2 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Freel ph 1 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Miles 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Houston 000 000 004491
Chicago 000 003 011580
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   6.0 6 3 3 0 7
  Arias   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wright   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Sampson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins  L(1-2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
8
5
5
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wells   6.0 4 0 0 3 4
  Guzman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Marmol   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Gregg   0.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Heilman   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Marshall  W(2-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
8

  E–Tejada (7).  DP–Chicago 2. Theriot-Scales-Lee, Fontenot-Scales-Lee.  2B–Chicago Theriot (6,off Oswalt); Soto (3,off Oswalt).  HR–Houston Berkman (8,9th inning off Gregg 0 on 0 out); Lee (8,9th inning off Gregg 0 on 0 out), Chicago Hoffpauir (4,6th inning off Oswalt 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Blum (2,by Gregg).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Theriot (2,off Oswalt); Miles (2,off Hawkins).  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Angel Campos, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–3:01.  A–40,549.
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