Cubs Lose Again, Have Longest Losing Streak In 10 Years
The Cubs actually had the lead Wednesday, for the first time in a week! But they lost anyway.
| Final - 5.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Wednesday 5/23, 7:05 CT
The Cubs must win tonight, or they'll have their longest losing streak in ten years.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Reed Johnson, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Joe Mather, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jeff Baker, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Rafael Dolis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Bowden, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Koyie Hill, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 |
| Tony Campana, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Johnson
Doubles - Mather, Baker
Grounded into DP - Soriano
Hit by pitch - DeJesus, Johnson
Sacrifices - DeJesus
Stolen Bases - Mather
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Johnson
Doubles - Mather, Baker
Grounded into DP - Soriano
Hit by pitch - DeJesus, Johnson
Sacrifices - DeJesus
Stolen Bases - Mather
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija (L, 4-3) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 90-58 |
| James Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Rafael Dolis | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 0 | 32-15 |
| Michael Bowden | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 0 | 2-1 |
Pitching
IBB - Castro by Samardzija
IBB - Castro by Samardzija
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| Jed Lowrie, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Travis Buck, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Carlos Lee, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Brian Bogusevic, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| Chris Johnson, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| J.D. Martinez, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Justin Maxwell, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Jason Castro, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .220 |
| Wandy Rodriguez, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marwin Gonzalez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Brandon Lyon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Downs, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Brett Myers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Batting
Triples - Martinez
Doubles - Castro
Hit by pitch - Altuve
Team LOB - 9
Triples - Martinez
Doubles - Castro
Hit by pitch - Altuve
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez (W, 4-4) | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.14 | 0 | 105-65 |
| Brandon Lyon (, 0-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.65 | 0 | 17-12 |
| Brett Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 | 14-10 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida, First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke, Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Duration: 2:57
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida, First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke, Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Duration: 2:57
