Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 11,
Chi. Cubs 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Gary Darling
Attendance: 23523
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Gary Darling
Attendance: 23523
Final Scoring Summary
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Starlin Castro | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .367 |
| Darwin Barney | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| Marcos Mateo | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Grabow | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Koyie Hill | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marlon Byrd | CF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 |
| Reed Johnson | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| Blake DeWitt | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .185 |
| Alfonso Soriano | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 |
| Geovany Soto | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .189 |
| Tyler Colvin | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| James Russell | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Samardzija | RP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Stevens | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Baker | PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .381 |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Marlon Byrd (6), Reed Johnson (1), Tyler Colvin (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Tyler Colvin (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Starlin Castro 2, Marlon Byrd 4, Reed Johnson 2, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Pena, Geovany Soto, Tyler Colvin 6 | |||||||||
| RBI - Starlin Castro (3), Tyler Colvin (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Reed Johnson (2), Carlos Pena (3), Alfonso Soriano (6), Geovany Soto 3 (10) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Alfonso Soriano (2), Darwin Barney (1), Blake DeWitt (2) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Alfonso Soriano (Pence at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| James Russell (L 1-1) | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Jeff Stevens | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marcos Mateo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.08 |
| John Grabow | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 |
| HBP - Chris Johnson (by Samardzija) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - James Russell 55-40, Jeff Samardzija 54-34, Jeff Stevens 23-17, Marcos Mateo 15-10, John Grabow 20-18 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - James Russell 1-2, Jeff Samardzija 4-2, Jeff Stevens 3-0, Marcos Mateo 0-0, John Grabow 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - James Russell 12, Jeff Samardzija 14, Jeff Stevens 5, Marcos Mateo 3, John Grabow 9 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jeff Samardzija 1-0, Jeff Stevens 2-0 | ||||||||
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Michael Bourn | CF | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| Angel Sanchez | SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .395 |
| Hunter Pence | RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .326 |
| Carlos Lee | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 |
| Brett Wallace | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jason Michaels | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 |
| Bill Hall | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .231 |
| Chris Johnson | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .189 |
| Humberto Quintero | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Brett Myers | SP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 |
| Jeff Fulchino | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Bourgeois | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Aneury Rodriguez | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Michael Bourn (6), Angel Sanchez (2), Hunter Pence (4), Humberto Quintero (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Humberto Quintero (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Michael Bourn 3, Angel Sanchez 5, Hunter Pence 4, Jason Michaels, Bill Hall, Humberto Quintero 6, Brett Myers, Jason Bourgeois | |||||||||
| RBI - Michael Bourn (3), Angel Sanchez 2 (8), Hunter Pence 4 (9), Carlos Lee (6), Bill Hall (3), Jason Bourgeois (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Hunter Pence (1), Bill Hall (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Lee (7), Chris Johnson 2 (6), Brett Myers (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Michael Bourn 2 (4, 2nd off Russell/Soto, 3rd off Russell/Soto) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Chris Johnson (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brett Myers (W 1-0) | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.77 |
| Jeff Fulchino | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Aneury Rodriguez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brett Myers 100-67, Jeff Fulchino 24-17, Aneury Rodriguez 21-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brett Myers 8-5, Jeff Fulchino 0-0, Aneury Rodriguez 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brett Myers 29, Jeff Fulchino 4, Aneury Rodriguez 6 | ||||||||