Houston 5, Chi. Cubs 1
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Tschida, 1B -
Jeff Nelson, 2B -
Bill Welke, 3B -
Chris Guccione
Attendance:
18732
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Astros 5, Cubs 1: Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and host Houston completed a three-game sweep of Chicago, handing the Cubs their first nine-game losing streak in a decade.
Houston has won six of eight after notching its first home sweep of Chicago since August 2007.
Rodriguez (4-4) scattered eight hits while striking out five and walking
none. Brandon Lyon fanned two in the eighth to preserve the 2-1 lead
before Houston plated three in the bottom half.
Jeff Samardzija (4-3), who went six innings, was the hard-luck loser in his first career start against Houston.
After Reed Johnson’s first-inning solo homer put the Cubs on top, J.D. Martinez - who had the game-winning RBI on Tuesday - tripled in two runs in the fourth.
Martinez added an RBI single in the eighth, Matt Downs followed with a bases-loaded walk and another run crossed after Jose Altuve was hit by a pitch.
That was more than enough offense against Chicago, which has scored 11 runs in its last five games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cubs get Thursday off before visiting the Pirates for a three-game series. ... Houston starts a seven-game trip Friday in Los Angeles. ... Astros first baseman Carlos Lee went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, raising his average to .306.
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Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Houston |
|
Reed Johnson
| Player |
Carlos Lee |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
5 |
TB |
3 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
10 |
1 |
15 |
.286 |
19 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Houston
|
9 |
0 |
12 |
.273 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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