Cubs Win Road Series! (Yes, It's Only The Astros)
The Cubs finished their road trip with a non-losing 5-5 record.
| Final - 9.12.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Stories
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Wednesday 9/12, 7:05 CT
The Cubs and Astros play the rubber game of their series Wednesday night.
GameThreads
Astros Fans GameThread on The Crawfish Boxes
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Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mather, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| David DeJesus, ph,8,9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| Tony Campana, pr,8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Josh Vitters, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .103 |
| Luis Valbuena, ph,5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Dave Sappelt, 9,7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 |
| Anthony Recker, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Travis Wood, P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .178 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Soriano, Sappelt, Recker
Stolen Bases - Campana
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Soriano, Sappelt, Recker
Stolen Bases - Campana
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood (W, 6-11) | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.23 | 0 | 108-71 |
| Shawn Camp | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 20-13 |
| Carlos Marmol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 20-11 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Jed Lowrie, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| J.D. Martinez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Rhiner Cruz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Maxwell, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Matt Dominguez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Scott Moore, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Brandon Laird, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Brian Bogusevic, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| Chris Snyder, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 |
| Jason Castro, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Brandon Barnes, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 |
| Fernando Abad, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Chuckie Fick, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Enerio Del Rosario, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Downs, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Fernando Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mickey Storey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jose Valdez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tyler Greene, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Fernando Martinez, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Batting
Doubles - Barnes
Grounded into DP - Abad
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Snyder, Rodriguez
Doubles - Barnes
Grounded into DP - Abad
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Snyder, Rodriguez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Abad (L, 0-4) | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.08 | 1 | 68-37 |
| Chuckie Fick | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.42 | 0 | 28-19 |
| Enerio Del Rosario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 0 | 15-10 |
| Fernando Rodriguez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.80 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Mickey Storey | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 5-4 |
| Jose Valdez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Rhiner Cruz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 0 | 20-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Second Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Duration: 3:24
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Second Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Duration: 3:24
