MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/06/2030
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2388 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2030 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (52-61) 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 10 1
Houston Astros (50-62) 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 9 0
Cubs Drop Astros, 8-7
Led by Luis Matos, the Chicago Cubs downed the Houston Astros, 8-7. Matos was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Cubs. Their 52-61 record puts the Cubs second in the National League Central Division.

Chicago needed the clutch hitting of Brennen Davis to notch the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Cubs on top, 8-6. For the game, Davis had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Nice win for us," said Matos. "Now we'll go after the next one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barry SS 5 1 3 2 0 2 2 .291 6 17
L. Matos CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .277 9 35
B. Davis RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .208 17 41
K. Dowling LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .203 18 33
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 5 27
J. Maslin 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .261 9 26
T. Mason 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .217 1 4
C. Herzing DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
H. Medina 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .211 0 20
Totals 35 8 10 8 5 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Barry (9, 2nd Inning off C. Theunissen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Maslin (9, 3rd Inning off C. Theunissen, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Matos (9, 4th Inning off C. Theunissen, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Davis (17, 7th Inning off M. McCoy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Barry 4 , L. Matos 5 , B. Davis 5 , J. Maslin 4 , C. Herzing , H. Medina
2-out RBI: J. Barry , L. Matos , J. Maslin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barry , L. Matos , F. Alvarez
GIDP: B. Davis , H. Medina
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Mason (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Mattero LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 23 56
A. Harkins RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .216 2 11
S. Herrera CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .238 3 31
A. Bregman DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .239 17 56
A. Gutierrez 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .258 12 52
Y. Zosky SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .290 0 8
E. Cacho 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .242 6 32
S. Robinson C 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .209 5 24
C. Biggio 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .153 7 27
Totals 36 7 9 7 4 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Zosky (4, 2nd Inning off B. D'Orazio, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Harkins (11, 4th Inning off T. Gonsolin, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Gutierrez (3, 7th Inning off J. Burke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Robinson (5, 2nd Inning off B. D'Orazio, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Harkins 2 , S. Herrera 2 , A. Gutierrez 3 , Y. Zosky 3 , S. Robinson 5 , C. Biggio
2-out RBI: Y. Zosky
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Bregman 2 , S. Robinson
Sac Fly: E. Cacho
Hit by Pitch: A. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Harkins (8) , S. Herrera (15) , C. Biggio (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Biggio-Cacho-Gutierrez, Zosky-Cacho-Gutierrez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. D'Orazio 2.2 5 5 5 1 1 1 54 5.61   
T. Gonsolin 2.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 34 2.68   
J. Marino W (3-2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.33   
J. Burke H (15) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 31 2.97   
J. Arenas SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. D'Orazio 24
Batters Faced: B. D'Orazio 15, T. Gonsolin 10, J. Marino 6, J. Burke 7, J. Arenas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. D'Orazio 6-1, T. Gonsolin 4-2, J. Marino 1-1, J. Burke 1-3, J. Arenas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. D'Orazio 54-30, T. Gonsolin 34-21, J. Marino 23-17, J. Burke 31-21, J. Arenas 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gonsolin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. D'Orazio
Balk: T. Gonsolin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Theunissen 3.2 7 6 6 4 2 2 68 5.19   
M. McCoy L (1-4) 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 35 3.51   
M. Giambi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.76   
S. Sanchez 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 34 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Theunissen 19
Batters Faced: C. Theunissen 20, M. McCoy 10, M. Giambi 1, S. Sanchez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Theunissen 5-2, M. McCoy 2-4, M. Giambi 0-1, S. Sanchez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Theunissen 68-37, M. McCoy 35-23, M. Giambi 3-1, S. Sanchez 34-21
Balk: C. Theunissen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Matos
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 23090
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