MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/07/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2681 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (89-51) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Houston Astros (62-79) 3 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 X 10 12 1
Espinola Rips 2 Home Runs in 10-4 Astros Triumph
A 5-RBI performance from the two-time All-Star Christopher Espinola helped the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs, 10-4. The Astros are now 62-79, while the Cubs fall to 89-51.

Luis Ravelo hit a 2-run double off Aaron Nola in the bottom of the third, which put the Astros in front, 5-4. In addition to the double, Ravelo had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

In postgame comments to the Houston News, Ravelo said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bazzana LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 18 79
B. Reiland SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .281 3 46
E. Durieux 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .293 27 120
C. Stephenson DH 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .317 46 142
M. Fields RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .334 24 95
N. Gorman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 24 58
H. Davis C 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .293 28 66
J. Cabrales CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294 4 52
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 6 53
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 11 5      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Durieux (36, 3rd Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Stephenson 2 (46, 2nd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Bazzana , B. Reiland 2 , E. Durieux 3 , C. Stephenson 8 , H. Davis
2-out RBI: E. Durieux , C. Stephenson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Reiland , E. Durieux , J. Cabrales
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Reiland 2 (28) , H. Davis (12)
CS: E. Durieux (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Romero 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .282 11 58
D. Baldwin C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 4 22
C. Espinola DH 2 3 2 5 3 0 0 .263 36 95
E. Rodriguez LF 5 2 2 3 0 2 2 .253 26 67
C. Emerson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296 12 45
E. Casares 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .296 8 67
T. Grisham RF, CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .170 9 24
G. Goss CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .199 8 40
   a-J. Ramos RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 4 19
L. Ravelo SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .159 0 9
Totals 36 10 12 10 5 9 13      
a - J. Ramos substituted for G. Goss in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Romero (33, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ravelo (4, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez 2 (26, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off K. Senga, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Espinola 2 (36, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Senga, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Romero 3 , C. Espinola 8 , E. Rodriguez 8 , E. Casares 2 , T. Grisham 2 , L. Ravelo 3
2-out RBI: C. Espinola , L. Ravelo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Romero , L. Ravelo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Bieber (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola L (11-10) 2.2 7 5 5 3 1 2 58 3.78   
K. Senga 2.0 5 5 5 1 4 2 56 5.03   
C. Schmidt 3.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 46 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 18
Batters Faced: A. Nola 18, K. Senga 12, C. Schmidt 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 3-4, K. Senga 0-2, C. Schmidt 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 58-31, K. Senga 56-37, C. Schmidt 46-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Senga 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber W (9-8) 6.2 7 4 4 0 8 2 101 3.82   
A. Pena 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 52
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 27, A. Pena 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 5-6, A. Pena 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 101-65, A. Pena 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Pena 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christopher Espinola
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 81 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 31922
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