BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/30/2012
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BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 426 - MONDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (24-6) 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 11 13 1
Chicago Cubs (14-15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1
11-3 Win Sends Houston to 24-6
Rain could not dampen the pregame excitement of Chicago fans. But the subsequent loss, and a disappointing one at that, to the Astros had to.

Fernando Rijo was superb against Chicago. The right-hander, who finished 2nd in the AL in strikeouts with 234 in 2004, had a slider that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Astros victory. The score was 11-3. Houston, at 24-6, has sizzled in the early going.

With two out in the top of the third, Albert Pujols put Houston in front, 3-1, with a 2-run single. The Astros went on to win the ballgame.

"Fernando set the tone with his ability to attack the hitters," said Houston manager Craig Biggio.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 3B 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 .301 2 11
K. Johnson 2B 5 2 2 0 1 2 3 .317 9 25
M. Brantley LF, CF 6 1 2 1 0 1 6 .341 5 26
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .304 5 31
Y. Cespedes RF 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .363 4 23
S. Boyd DH 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 .357 0 5
M. Bradley CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .284 6 20
   a-F. Guzman PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 0 2
C. Iannetta C 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .232 6 17
M. Amador SS 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1
Totals 39 11 13 11 9 7 24      
a - F. Guzman pinch hit for M. Bradley in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Boyd (4, 6th Inning off M. Boggs, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Iannetta (2, 9th Inning off L. Avilan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett 3 , K. Johnson 2 , M. Brantley 2 , A. Pujols , Y. Cespedes 2 , S. Boyd 2 , M. Bradley , C. Iannetta 2
2-out RBI: M. Brantley , A. Pujols , Y. Cespedes 2 , S. Boyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bartlett , M. Brantley , Y. Cespedes , C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Amador (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Amador-Pujols)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stubbs RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 4 14
M. Cuddyer 1B 5 2 2 1 0 3 2 .231 1 4
J. Ellsbury LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .362 3 23
M. Cabrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345 3 24
D. Ackley 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .307 2 14
C. Guillen 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .274 2 15
F. Agosti DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .400 0 4
G. Sassetti C 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .267 7 15
B. Crosby SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 2 11
   a-H. Alegria PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 1
   b-T. Greene SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 5 11 15      
a - H. Alegria pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 7th
b - T. Greene substituted for H. Alegria in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Cuddyer (1, 1st Inning off F. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cuddyer 5 , J. Ellsbury , D. Ackley , F. Agosti 2 , G. Sassetti
2-out RBI: D. Ackley , F. Agosti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stubbs , M. Cuddyer , T. Greene
GIDP: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ellsbury (3)
OF assists: 1 (Ellsbury(Boyd at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rijo W (4-1) 6.1 3 1 1 2 9 1 93 2.41   
C. Bruner 1.1 4 2 2 2 0 0 28 3.52   
K. Newby 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9.95   
D. Rondon SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rijo 70
Batters Faced: F. Rijo 25, C. Bruner 9, K. Newby 1, D. Rondon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rijo 4-6, C. Bruner 2-1, K. Newby 0-0, D. Rondon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rijo 93-56, C. Bruner 28-18, K. Newby 4-0, D. Rondon 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bruner 1-0 , K. Newby 2-0 , D. Rondon 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kluber L (1-3) 5.0 8 4 3 3 3 0 101 4.93   
M. Boggs 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 0 32 5.62   
A. Alburquerque 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 0.90   
L. Avilan 1.0 1 3 3 3 0 0 29 10.38   
J. Ascanio 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 37
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 26, M. Boggs 7, A. Alburquerque 6, L. Avilan 7, J. Ascanio 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 7-5, M. Boggs 0-1, A. Alburquerque 0-2, L. Avilan 2-1, J. Ascanio 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 101-59, M. Boggs 32-18, A. Alburquerque 18-12, L. Avilan 29-11, J. Ascanio 7-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Avilan 1-0 , J. Ascanio 1-0
WP: C. Kluber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Rijo
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 20950
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 5th inning.
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