Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 8, Chi. Cubs 4
Monday, May 21, 2012 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, May 21, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Jeff Nelson
Attendance: 16895
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 0000000044111
Houston 03400010-880
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 15-27 9-15 6-12 L7
Houston 19-23 14-10 5-13 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 14-10 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 6-12 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Bud Norris pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.14. Matt Garza took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Jed Lowrie, Chris Johnson, Jason Castro hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Houston
Matt Garza Player Bud Norris
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 8
5 Hits 5
21.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Houston
Adrian CardenasPlayer Jed Lowrie
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
4 TB 6
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 11 0 13 .289 9 4 3 2 1
Houston 8 3 17 .258 5 8 4 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs. The Astros have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .478 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Cubs have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .423 after a loss.