Yet another loss...

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This time, it took 10 innings, but the Cubs still lost 3-2 to the Houston Astros

Feliz wins it with a sac fly, Astros beat Cubs



Houston 3, Chi Cubs 2, 10 innings

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(3-9)
Final 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E

Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 8 1

Chi Cubs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

WP: T. Byrdak (1-0) S: M. Lindstrom (2)
LP: S. Marshall (0-1)

(5-7)

Box Score Play by Play

Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Chi Cubs
- M. Byrd singled to shallow left, J. Baker and G. Soto scored

Top 8th: Houston
- J. Keppinger singled to shallow center, T. Manzella scored, M. Bourn to second

Top 9th: Houston
- G. Blum doubled to shallow right, H. Pence scored

Top 10th: Houston
- P. Feliz hit sacrifice fly to left center, J. Michaels scored

Houston
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
M. Bourn cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333
J. Keppinger 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .371
P. Feliz 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 .222
C. Lee lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .104
M. Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H. Pence rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156
G. Blum 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T. Manzella ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 .219
H. Quintero c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 .167
J.R. Towles ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174
W. Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
C. Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .083
B. Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Michaels ph-lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 3 10 1 12

Batting
2B - G Blum (2, C Marmol); J Michaels (1, S Marshall).

S - M Bourn.

SF - P Feliz.

RBI - J Keppinger (5), P Feliz (5), G Blum (1).

2-out RBI - J Keppinger.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Feliz 1, H Quintero 1, J Towles 1.

Team LOB - 7.
Base Running
SB - H Pence (1, 2nd base off C Marmol/K Hill).

CS - M Bourn (1, 2nd base by R Dempster/G Soto).
Fielding
E - J Keppinger (1, field).

DP - 2 (T Manzella-G Blum, P Feliz-J Keppinger-G Blum).

Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235
M. Byrd cf 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D. Lee 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 .282
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .170
X. Nady rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
T. Colvin rf-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
A. Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
K. Fukudome rf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
J. Baker 2b 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .312
G. Soto c 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
K. Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
R. Dempster p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200
C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
Totals 34 2 7 2 0 3 7 0 14

Batting
2B - M Byrd (4, W Rodriguez).

S - R Dempster 2.

RBI - M Byrd 2 (9).

2-out RBI - M Byrd 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 1, K Hill 1.

GIDP - D Lee.

Team LOB - 7.

Houston
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
W. Rodriguez 7.0 6 2 2 1 3 0 1.56 4.67
B. Moehler 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.71 5.79
T. Byrdak (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.95 2.84
M. Lindstrom (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.00 3.60

Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Dempster 7.2 4 1 1 2 8 0 1.10 3.15
C. Marmol (BS, 1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0.90 1.35
S. Marshall (L, 0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.62 2.25

IBB - J Keppinger (by S Marshall).

Pitches-strikes - M Lindstrom 20-13; W Rodriguez 105-66; B Moehler 14-9; T Byrdak 25-12; R Dempster 120-75; C Marmol 25-17; S Marshall 13-6.

Ground balls-fly balls - M Lindstrom 1-0; W Rodriguez 12-4; B Moehler 1-2; T Byrdak 0-2; R Dempster 10-5; C Marmol 1-2; S Marshall 0-2.

Batters faced - M Lindstrom 4; W Rodriguez 27; B Moehler 3; T Byrdak 5; R Dempster 28; C Marmol 7; S Marshall 5.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jerry Crawford. 2B--Brian O'Nora. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.