Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 30, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 12

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 1 1 0
Matsui 2b 4 1 1 2
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Lee lf 3 1 1 1
  Kata ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Blum 1b 4 0 2 0
Pence rf 3 0 1 0
Keppinger 3b 3 0 0 0
Quintero c 1 0 0 0
Ortiz p 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 1 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Coste ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fukudome cf 3 2 3 4
Theriot ss 4 0 1 4
  Atkins p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hoffpauir ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Fox 3b 5 1 1 1
Bradley rf 4 2 1 1
Soriano lf 3 2 2 0
Fontenot 2b 5 2 2 1
Hill c 3 1 1 1
Hart p 3 1 1 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco ph,ss 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 12 13 12
Houston 012 000 000372
Chicago 045 010 20x12130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  L(3-6) 2.1 9 9 9 3 3
  Byrdak   2.2 2 1 1 1 3
  Sampson   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
6
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hart  W(3-1) 6.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Marshall   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Atkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gregg   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
8

  E–Matsui 2 (4).  DP–Houston 1. Quintero-Matsui-Quintero, Chicago 2. Theriot-Fontenot-Lee, Theriot-Fontenot-Lee.  2B–Houston Bourn (18,off Hart), Chicago Soriano (22,off Ortiz); Theriot (19,off Ortiz); Fukudome (22,off Ortiz); Fontenot (14,off Byrdak).  3B–Chicago Fontenot (2,off Ortiz); Fukudome (5,off Sampson).  HR–Houston Lee (17,2nd inning off Hart 0 on 0 out); Matsui (4,3rd inning off Hart 1 on 0 out), Chicago J. Fox (6,3rd inning off Ortiz 0 on 0 out); Bradley (8,3rd inning off Ortiz 0 on 0 out).  SH–Keppinger (6,off Hart).  HBP–Pence (1,by Hart); Quintero (2,by Hart).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Hill (1,off Ortiz); Theriot (5,off Byrdak).  IBB–Hill (3,by Ortiz).  Team–8.  CS–Fukudome (8,Home by Byrdak/Quintero); Fukudome (8,Home by Byrdak/Quintero).  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:54.  A–41,524.
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