Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 5, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 2010 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 8, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot 2b 4 0 0 0
Colvin rf 5 1 2 2
Lee 1b 5 2 2 0
Byrd cf 5 1 3 1
Ramirez 3b 4 2 3 2
Soriano lf 2 1 0 1
Castro ss 4 0 0 0
Hill c 3 1 2 2
Dempster p 2 0 0 0
  Marshall p 1 0 0 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 1 1 0
Keppinger 2b 4 1 1 1
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Pence rf 3 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 4 1 2 0
Manzella ss 4 1 0 0
Quintero c 4 1 2 2
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Chacin p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 35 5 8 5
Chicago 010 201 2208121
Houston 101 000 102581
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster  W(4-5) 6.1 6 3 3 2 7
  Marshall   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Stevens   0.2 2 2 0 0 0
  Marmol  SV(12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
2
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L(3-8) 7.0 9 6 6 1 1
  Fulchino   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Chacin   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
3

  E–Theriot (6), Feliz (7).  DP–Chicago 1. Theriot-Castro-Lee, Houston 2. Manzella, Feliz-Quintero-Berkman.  2B–Chicago Colvin (7,off Oswalt); Byrd 2 (20,off Oswalt 2); Lee (9,off Oswalt); Hill (1,off Chacin), Houston Quintero (5,off Stevens).  HR–Chicago Ramirez (5,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on 1 out); Colvin (6,7th inning off Oswalt 1 on 2 out), Houston Keppinger (1,3rd inning off Dempster 0 on 2 out); Quintero (2,7th inning off Dempster 0 on 1 out).  SH–Dempster (9,off Oswalt).  SF–Soriano (2,off Oswalt).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Bourn (19,2nd base off Dempster/Hill).  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–Alan Porter, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:49.  A–34,241.
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