Houston 2, Chi. Cubs 1
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Chris Guccione, 1B -
Tim Tschida, 2B -
Jeff Nelson, 3B -
Bill Welke
Attendance:
20091
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Astros 2, Cubs 1: J.A. Happ allowed one run over six innings as host Houston won for the fifth time in seven games and sent Chicago to its eighth straight loss.
J.D. Martinez’s sixth-inning RBI single snapped a 1-1 tie and the Astros held on from there as Chicago matched its longest losing streak since May 30-June 7 last season.
Happ (4-3) allowed five hits, striking out six and walking two. Wesley
Wright and Wilton Lopez bridged the gap to Brett Myers, who notched his
11th save with a perfect ninth.
Travis Wood (0-1), recalled from
Triple-A to take Chris Volstad’s spot in the rotation, was the hard-luck
loser. Wood yielded two runs and two hits over 5 2/3 frames.
Jose Altuve led off the game with a homer for Houston, but Alfonso Soriano tied it in the fourth with a solo blast. That marked the first time the Cubs had scored against a starting pitcher in four games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Astros CF Jordan Schafer went 0-for-3 as he returned to the lineup after missing two games with a strained muscle in his leg. ... Houston 3B Chris Johnson was ejected after the fourth inning for arguing an out call at first base. ... The Cubs fell to 6-13 on the road.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Houston |
|
Travis Wood
|
Player |
J.A. Happ
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.2 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
2 |
Hits |
5 |
|
3.18 |
ERA |
1.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.188 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Houston
|
4 |
1 |
9 |
.143 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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