Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 2, Houston 1
Saturday, September 17, 2011 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 17, 2011
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Marty Foster, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance: 39377
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Houston 100000000191
Chi. Cubs 10010000-252
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 51-100 28-46 23-54 L3
Chi. Cubs 67-85 37-40 30-45 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 37-40 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 23-54 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Rodrigo Lopez pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.71. Sean Marshall closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Henry Sosa took the loss for Houston.
  • Bryan LaHair had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Chi. Cubs
Henry Sosa Player Rodrigo Lopez
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 7
4 Hits 4
3.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Houston   Chi. Cubs
Jimmy Paredes Player Darwin Barney
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 9 0 11 .243 12 0 4 1 1
Chi. Cubs 5 1 9 .172 7 1 6 1 2
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Houston. The Cubs have a W/L % of .394 after a win and .477 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .340 after a loss.