Houston 4, Chi. Cubs 3
When: 2:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Ron Kulpa, 1B -
Brian O'Nora, 2B -
Jim Wolf, 3B -
Alan Porter
Attendance:
24054
By SportsDirect Inc.
Closer Mark Melancon wriggled free from a ninth-inning jam as Houston held on for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.
Chicago's Darwin Barney led off the top of the ninth with a base hit against Melancon and advanced to third on a single by Aramis Ramirez. After Carlos Peña popped out to second base and Geovany Soto grounded into a 6-5 fielder's choice to erase Barney, Melancon retired Marlon Byrd on a groundout to preserve the win for Bud Norris (6-8).
Brian Bogusevic, who won Tuesday night's contest with a walk-off grand slam, hit a two-run double in the the third Wednesday to tie the game after Ramirez had delivered a two-run shot in the top of the frame. Chicago, which left 12 runners on base, took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth on Soto's solo home run, but Downs answered in the bottom of the inning with a two-run single into shallow center against Casey Coleman (2-5).
Norris (6-8) departed after escaping a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning. He allowed three runs on six hits, striking out five and walking three. Coleman lasted just 3 2/3 innings for the Cubs, allowing four runs on 10 hits. He struck out four and walked two.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
11 |
2 |
17 |
.289 |
28 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Houston
|
10 |
0 |
11 |
.294 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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