Chi. Cubs 14, Houston 7
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
80°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Gorman, 1B -
Paul Nauert, 2B -
Dan Bellino, 3B -
Tony Randazzo
Attendance:
36401
By SportsDirect Inc.
The Chicago Cubs seemed destined for another defeat to the Houston Astros as they were trailing 6-0 by the fourth inning.
But the Cubs were fuelled by three Aramis Ramirez home runs as they pulled out an improbable 14-7 come-from-behind victory over Houston on Tuesday night.
The Astros took a 4-0 lead in the second inning, and then extended it to 6-0 with RBI singles from Hunter Pence and Carlos Lee in the fourth.
The Cubs scored a run in the fourth with a solo shot from Ramirez, but the Astros regained the six-run lead with Chris Johnson’s solo home run in the fifth.
Chicago responded with five runs in the bottom half, including a three-run homer from Ramirez, to get back in the game.
The Cubs tied the game in the sixth with a solo blast from Geovany Soto and then took the lead in the seventh on Derrek Lee’s RBI double. The Cubs took a two-run lead later in the seventh on Alfonso Soriano’s RBI single.
Chicago cushioned its lead with five runs in the eighth, highlighted by yet another three-run blast from Ramirez.
Ramirez finished 3-for-5 with seven RBIs.
Cubs reliever Andrew Cashner (1-3) earned the victory, while Astros reliever Brandon Lyon (5-4) took the loss.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
8 |
1 |
13 |
.222 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
14 |
4 |
28 |
.368 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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