Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 11, Chi. Cubs 2
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Gary Darling
Attendance: 23523
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Starlin Castro SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .367
Darwin Barney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320
(S)  Marcos Mateo RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  John Grabow RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Koyie Hill PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Marlon Byrd CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 .391
(S)  Reed Johnson CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .111
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293
(S)  Blake DeWitt 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Carlos Pena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .185
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Geovany Soto C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .189
Tyler Colvin RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .167
James Russell SP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jeff Samardzija RP 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
(S)  Jeff Stevens RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jeff Baker PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .381
Totals 38 2 11 2 1 8  
Batting
2B - Marlon Byrd (6), Reed Johnson (1), Tyler Colvin (2)
HR - Tyler Colvin (2)
TB - Starlin Castro 2, Marlon Byrd 4, Reed Johnson 2, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Pena, Geovany Soto, Tyler Colvin 6
RBI - Starlin Castro (3), Tyler Colvin (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Reed Johnson (2), Carlos Pena (3), Alfonso Soriano (6), Geovany Soto 3 (10)
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
E - Alfonso Soriano (2), Darwin Barney (1), Blake DeWitt (2)
Outfield Assists - Alfonso Soriano (Pence at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
James Russell (L 1-1) 1.2 7 5 4 0 1 0 9.82
Jeff Samardzija 3.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 7.50
Jeff Stevens 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Marcos Mateo 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.08
John Grabow 1.0 5 4 3 0 0 0 8.31
HBP - Chris Johnson (by Samardzija)
Pitches-Strikes - James Russell 55-40, Jeff Samardzija 54-34, Jeff Stevens 23-17, Marcos Mateo 15-10, John Grabow 20-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - James Russell 1-2, Jeff Samardzija 4-2, Jeff Stevens 3-0, Marcos Mateo 0-0, John Grabow 3-0
Batters Faced - James Russell 12, Jeff Samardzija 14, Jeff Stevens 5, Marcos Mateo 3, John Grabow 9
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jeff Samardzija 1-0, Jeff Stevens 2-0
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Michael Bourn CF 5 4 2 1 0 1 .268
Angel Sanchez SS 5 2 4 2 0 0 .395
Hunter Pence RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 .326
Carlos Lee 1B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .200
(S)  Brett Wallace 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jason Michaels LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .100
Bill Hall 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .231
Chris Johnson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .189
Humberto Quintero C 3 2 3 0 1 0 .292
Brett Myers SP 3 1 1 0 0 0 .429
(S)  Jeff Fulchino RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jason Bourgeois PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400
(S)  Aneury Rodriguez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 11 16 10 1 7  
Batting
2B - Michael Bourn (6), Angel Sanchez (2), Hunter Pence (4), Humberto Quintero (3)
3B - Humberto Quintero (1)
TB - Michael Bourn 3, Angel Sanchez 5, Hunter Pence 4, Jason Michaels, Bill Hall, Humberto Quintero 6, Brett Myers, Jason Bourgeois
RBI - Michael Bourn (3), Angel Sanchez 2 (8), Hunter Pence 4 (9), Carlos Lee (6), Bill Hall (3), Jason Bourgeois (1)
2-Out RBI - Hunter Pence (1), Bill Hall (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Lee (7), Chris Johnson 2 (6), Brett Myers (2)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Michael Bourn 2 (4, 2nd off Russell/Soto, 3rd off Russell/Soto)
Fielding
E - Chris Johnson (4)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Brett Myers (W 1-0) 7.0 8 1 1 0 5 1 1.77
Jeff Fulchino 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
Aneury Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 13.50
Pitches-Strikes - Brett Myers 100-67, Jeff Fulchino 24-17, Aneury Rodriguez 21-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brett Myers 8-5, Jeff Fulchino 0-0, Aneury Rodriguez 1-0
Batters Faced - Brett Myers 29, Jeff Fulchino 4, Aneury Rodriguez 6