Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 6, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 2010 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 3 1 2 0
Keppinger 2b 4 0 1 1
Pence rf 5 0 1 1
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 2 1
Bogusevic lf 4 0 0 0
Downs ss 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Castro c 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 3 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 0 0
  Manzella ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baker 3b 4 0 2 1
DeWitt 2b 4 1 1 0
Byrd cf 4 1 1 2
Soto c 3 1 1 1
Nady 1b 4 0 0 0
Colvin rf 3 0 0 0
Soriano lf 3 0 0 0
Barney ss 3 2 2 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Mateo p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 1 0
  Cashner p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Houston 040 000 000491
Chicago 003 010 01x581
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   7.0 7 4 1 1 6
  Lopez  L(5-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
1
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   6.0 8 4 4 5 2
  Mateo   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Cashner  W(2-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Marmol  SV(28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
5

  E–Lee (7), Soriano (7).  DP–Houston 1. Keppinger-Downs-Lee, Chicago 2. Coleman-Barney-Nady, Coleman-DeWitt-Barney-Nady.  PB–Castro (5).  2B–Houston Bourn (24,off Coleman); Lee (26,off Mateo), Chicago Baker (10,off Rodriguez).  HR–Houston Johnson (7,2nd inning off Coleman 0 on 0 out), Chicago Byrd (12,3rd inning off Rodriguez 1 on 2 out); Soto (17,8th inning off Lopez 0 on 2 out).  SH–Keppinger (5,off Coleman).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  SB–Bourn (46,2nd base off Coleman/Soto).  CS–Soto (1,2nd base by Rodriguez/Castro).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–2:25.  A–31,647.
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