BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/31/2009
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BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1563 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (56-50) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Houston Astros (68-37) 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 3
Cubs Lose to Astros, 5-2
The Houston Astros got a stellar performance from pitcher Chris Carpenter, who handcuffed the Chicago offense en route to a win, 5-2, at Minute Maid Park. Matt Mantei converted his 26th save in 26 tries. The Astros have an impressive 68-37 record.

Carl Crawford dealt the Cubs a blow in the bottom of the third. Batting with the bases loaded and Houston leading 3-0, Crawford, who is tied for 9th in the NL in stolen bases with 17, hit a 1-0 curveball for a 2-run single.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Houston manager Craig Biggio.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 11 38
D. Stubbs LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .266 14 50
J. Ellsbury RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .320 5 60
D. Dorn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 16 70
O. Garza DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .213 13 62
W. Aybar 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .237 3 14
K. Greene SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 8 46
J. Werth C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 8 22
A. Batista CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 0 3
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Aybar (6, 2nd Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Stubbs (15, 4th Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Stubbs 2 , J. Ellsbury , W. Aybar 3 , K. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ellsbury , K. Greene , J. Werth
Sac Fly: O. Garza
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Izturis-Greene-Dorn, Greene-Izturis-Dorn)
PB: J. Werth
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 2B 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .327 10 51
M. Brantley RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .324 5 61
G. Connors C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .264 21 63
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .318 27 84
H. Blalock 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .281 21 65
R. Thompson DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .249 20 63
S. Green LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .286 2 7
   a-S. Boyd LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 9
C. Crawford CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .294 5 41
M. Bellhorn SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 0 3
Totals 28 5 6 5 6 6 18      
a - S. Boyd substituted for S. Green in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Brantley (23, 1st Inning off J. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bartlett (22, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Bartlett (5, 1st Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett 5 , M. Brantley 2 , H. Blalock , S. Green , C. Crawford
2-out RBI: H. Blalock , S. Green , C. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Thompson , M. Bellhorn
GIDP: G. Connors , C. Crawford
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bartlett (6) , A. Pujols (9) , S. Green (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray L (4-4) 2.2 5 5 5 4 2 0 86 4.72   
J. Mikels 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 4.91   
M. Duvall 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.70   
A. Ashley 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 5.02   
J. Ascanio 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 22
Batters Faced: J. Gray 17, J. Mikels 6, M. Duvall 4, A. Ashley 4, J. Ascanio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 2-4, J. Mikels 1-2, M. Duvall 2-0, A. Ashley 0-2, J. Ascanio 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 86-51, J. Mikels 28-15, M. Duvall 23-16, A. Ashley 16-8, J. Ascanio 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mikels 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter W (14-2) 6.0 5 2 1 2 4 0 100 3.51   
H. Rivera H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.84   
T. Worthington H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00   
M. Mantei SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 58
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 26, H. Rivera 3, T. Worthington 3, M. Mantei 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 5-9, H. Rivera 1-0, T. Worthington 0-1, M. Mantei 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 100-61, H. Rivera 15-8, T. Worthington 9-7, M. Mantei 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Carpenter
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 4:15 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 40330
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