Cubs Defeat Astros, Win 'Battle Of The Bad' Series
The Cubs won a series. Yes, it was only the Astros. Still, a win is a win.
| Final - 8.15.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Stories
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It's the all-important rubber game of the Battle of the Bad!
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Marwin Gonzalez, 6,5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Steve Pearce, 3,7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Justin Maxwell, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Chuckie Fick, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Cedeno, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Bogusevic, ph,8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Scott Moore, 5,3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| Ben Francisco, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Jason Castro, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| Brandon Barnes, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Mickey Storey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wesley Wright, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bud Norris, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .135 |
| Fernando Martinez, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 |
| Tyler Greene, ph,6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Moore
Grounded into DP - 2 Gonzalez
Hit by pitch - Pearce
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Passed Balls - Castro
Home runs - Moore
Grounded into DP - 2 Gonzalez
Hit by pitch - Pearce
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Passed Balls - Castro
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Norris (L, 5-10) | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.23 | 1 | 81-50 |
| Chuckie Fick | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 39-18 |
| Xavier Cedeno | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.93 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Mickey Storey | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 26-16 |
| Wesley Wright | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 0 | 14-9 |
Pitching
IBB - DeJesus by Fick
IBB - DeJesus by Fick
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Josh Vitters, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .103 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Luis Valbuena, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 |
| Brett Jackson, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Steve Clevenger, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .228 |
| Justin Germano, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - DeJesus, Castro
Triples - Jackson
Doubles - Castro, Valbuena, Jackson
Grounded into DP - Rizzo, Valbuena
Sacrifices - Germano
Caught Stealing - DeJesus
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Passed Balls - Clevenger
Home runs - DeJesus, Castro
Triples - Jackson
Doubles - Castro, Valbuena, Jackson
Grounded into DP - Rizzo, Valbuena
Sacrifices - Germano
Caught Stealing - DeJesus
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Passed Balls - Clevenger
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Germano (W, 2-2) | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.91 | 0 | 93-60 |
| James Russell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 0 | 8-3 |
| Shawn Camp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Carlos Marmol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.34 | 0 | 16-11 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman, Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor, Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Duration: 3:01
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman, Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor, Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Duration: 3:01
