Houston 4, Chi. Cubs 3
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:05 PM
When: 2:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Ron Kulpa, 1B -
Brian O'Nora, 2B -
Jim Wolf, 3B -
Alan Porter
Attendance:
24054
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Chi. Cubs
|
54-70 |
29-33 |
25-37 |
L2 |
| Houston
|
40-84 |
21-41 |
19-43 |
W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Houston Astros have a 21-41 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 25-37 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Astros have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Bud Norris pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.61. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Casey Coleman took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
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Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Chi. Cubs
|
11 |
2 |
17 |
.289 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Houston
|
10 |
0 |
11 |
.294 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against San Francisco. The Astros have a W/L % of .282 after a win and .341 after a loss.
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Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Cubs have a W/L % of .370 after a win and .486 after a loss.
