Cubs Have Worst Record In Baseball After 2-1 Loss To Astros
The Cubs have not even had a lead in nearly a week.
| Final - 5.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Stories
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Astros, Tuesday 5/22, 7:05 CT
Break this losing streak!
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Tuesday 5/22, 7:05 CT
The Cubs will try once again to break their losing streak tonight in Houston.
Bombs Away! Astros Hit 3 bombs in 8-4 Victory over Cubs!
Bombs Away! Astros Hit 3 bombs in 8-4 Victory over Cubs!
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Reed Johnson, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 |
| Tony Campana, pr,8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .309 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .264 |
| Joe Mather, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Jeff Baker, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adrian Cardenas, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Blake Lalli, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Travis Wood, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Wood
Caught Stealing - Baker
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Camp
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Wood
Caught Stealing - Baker
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Camp
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood (L, 0-1) | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 97-54 |
| Shawn Camp | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 16-8 |
| James Russell | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| Jed Lowrie, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Justin Maxwell, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Carlos Lee, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| J.D. Martinez, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Chris Johnson, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Matt Downs, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Chris Snyder, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .177 |
| Jordan Schafer, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| J.A. Happ, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Wesley Wright, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Wilton Lopez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brett Myers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Altuve
Doubles - Altuve, Lowrie
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Lopez
Home runs - Altuve
Doubles - Altuve, Lowrie
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Lopez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.A. Happ (W, 4-3) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.56 | 0 | 106-68 |
| Wesley Wright (, 0-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 15-12 |
| Wilton Lopez (, 3-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | 10-8 |
| Brett Myers (S, 0-1; S,11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 9-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 2:47
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 2:47
