Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 5, Houston 1
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 13101
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 1000101115110
Houston 000000010162
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 56-87 34-34 22-53 W1
Houston 45-98 29-42 16-56 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 29-42 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 22-53 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Travis Wood pitched 7.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.23. Fernando Abad took the loss for Houston.
  • Alfonso Soriano had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Houston
Travis Wood Player Fernando Abad
Win W/L Loss
7.2 IP 3.1
6 Strikeouts 2
4 Hits 4
1.17 ERA 2.70
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Houston
Dave Sappelt Player Brandon Barnes
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 3
1.000 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 11 1 17 .289 8 4 4 1 0
Houston 6 0 7 .194 10 1 3 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .309 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Cubs have a W/L % of .411 after a win and .379 after a loss.