Chi. Cubs 4, Houston 3
Monday, August 15, 2011 8:05 PM
Location -
Minute Maid Park
Temperature -
Indoors
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Jim Wolf,
First Base -
Alan Porter,
Second Base -
Ron Kulpa,
Third Base -
Brian O'Nora,
Attendance -
20138
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Chi. Cubs
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4
|
11 |
2 |
|
Houston
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3
|
5 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Chi. Cubs
|
54-68 |
29-33 |
25-35 |
W3 |
| Houston
|
38-84 |
19-41 |
19-43 |
L7 |
Recap
Carlos Peña and Geovany Soto each doubled in a pair of runs as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 4-3 victory at Houston on Monday night, their 12th win in 15 games.
Chicago starter Rodrigo Lopez (4-3) allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking two.
Four relievers combined to toss 3 2/3 hitless innings for the Cubs, with Kerry Wood pitching the ninth for his first save of the season.
Soto and Aramis Ramirez each had three of the 11 Chicago hits.
Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Peña doubled home Darwin Barney and Ramirez. Another two-run double by Soto in the top of the sixth gave the Cubs a 4-1 cushion.
Matt Downs' two-run double in the bottom of the sixth made it 4-3.
Henry Sosa (0-2) worked six innings in defeat for the Astros, yielding four runs on seven hits. He finished with six strikeouts and two walks.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Houston |
|
Rodrigo Lopez |
Player |
Henry Sosa
|
|
Win
|
W/L |
Loss
|
|
5.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
5 |
Hits |
7 |
|
3.38 |
ERA |
6.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
11 |
0 |
14 |
.297 |
19 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Houston
|
5 |
0 |
8 |
.156 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Houston
will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs.
The
Astros
have a W/L % of
.263
after a win and
.333
after a loss.
-
Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Houston.
The
Cubs
have a W/L % of
.377
after a win and
.493
after a loss.