Chi. Cubs 12, Houston 3
When: 2:20 PM ET, Thursday, July 30, 2009
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
74°
Umpires:
Home -
CB Bucknor, 1B -
Mike Everitt, 2B -
Brian Gorman, 3B -
Gerry Davis
Attendance:
41524
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Houston
|
51-51 |
28-25 |
23-26 |
L2 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
54-46 |
33-19 |
21-27 |
W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 33-19 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 23-26 record on the road.
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Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Houston has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Kevin Hart pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.60. Russ Ortiz took the loss for Houston.
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Jake Fox, Milton Bradley hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Kazuo Matsui, Carlos Lee hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Russ Ortiz |
Player |
Kevin Hart
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
6 |
|
34.71 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
7 |
2 |
14 |
.226 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
13 |
2 |
27 |
.361 |
19 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |