Cubs Defeat Astros In Front Of Thousands Of Empty Seats
The Cubs and Astros played a baseball game in front of very few witnesses. It still counts.
| Final - 9.10.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Stories
Mars Dust - Passed Ball Leads to Astros Loss
Astros lose to Cubs 4-1.
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Monday 9/10, 7:05 CT
The Cubs open a three-game series against the Astros Monday night in Houston.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mather, 8,7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .258 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 |
| Josh Vitters, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .093 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Sappelt, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Bryan LaHair, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Miguel Socolovich, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adrian Cardenas, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| Jaye Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Castro, Sappelt 2
Grounded into DP - Soriano, Vitters
Hit by pitch - Rizzo, Vitters
Stolen Bases - Castro
Team LOB - 13
Doubles - Castro, Sappelt 2
Grounded into DP - Soriano, Vitters
Hit by pitch - Rizzo, Vitters
Stolen Bases - Castro
Team LOB - 13
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad (W, 3-10) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.99 | 1 | 99-56 |
| Miguel Socolovich (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 12-5 |
| James Russell (, 7-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Jaye Chapman (, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Shawn Camp (, 3-6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 9-4 |
| Carlos Marmol (S, 2-3; S,19) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.88 | 0 | 22-14 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Paredes, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| Fernando Martinez, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Brett Wallace, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Justin Maxwell, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Jason Castro, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Matt Dominguez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .326 |
| J.D. Martinez, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| Tyler Greene, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| Dallas Keuchel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .063 |
| Brandon Laird, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Chuckie Fick, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Fernando Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Cedeno, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brandon Barnes, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Hector Ambriz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rhiner Cruz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Bogusevic, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
Batting
Triples - Paredes, Maxwell
Grounded into DP - Martinez
Stolen Bases - Maxwell
Team LOB - 11
Triples - Paredes, Maxwell
Grounded into DP - Martinez
Stolen Bases - Maxwell
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Keuchel | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.35 | 1 | 82-46 |
| Chuckie Fick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 19-10 |
| Fernando Rodriguez (L, 1-10) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.74 | 1 | 24-15 |
| Xavier Cedeno | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Hector Ambriz | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 34-14 |
| Rhiner Cruz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.66 | 0 | 14-11 |
Pitching
IBB - Socolovich by Ambriz
Castillo by Ambriz
Castro by Fick
IBB - Socolovich by Ambriz
Castillo by Ambriz
Castro by Fick
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth, Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Duration: 3:50
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth, Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Duration: 3:50
