Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 12, Houston 3
When: 2:20 PM ET, Thursday, July 30, 2009
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 41524
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 41524
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 33-19 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 23-26 record on the road.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
- Houston has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Kevin Hart pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.60. Russ Ortiz took the loss for Houston.
- Jake Fox, Milton Bradley hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Kazuo Matsui, Carlos Lee hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston | Chi. Cubs | |
| Russ Ortiz | Player | Kevin Hart |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 2.1 | IP | 6.0 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 9 | Hits | 6 |
| 34.71 | ERA | 4.50 |
Hitting
| Houston | Chi. Cubs | |
| Geoff Blum | Player | Kosuke Fukudome |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 4 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 6 |
| .500 | Avg | 1.000 |
Team Stats Summary