07/20 Cubs (Dempster) @ Astros (Backe) 1:05 CT WGN-TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Erstad grounded out to third, 5-3

[Andy]

Why is Lou wearing his ASG jersey?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Berkman singled to left field

[Little Slide Rooter]

Good effort by D-Ro.

Could have easily let it become a triple though.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Matsui grounded out to first, unassisted

Erstad grounded out to third, 5-3

Berkman singled to left field

C Lee flied out (foul) to right field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            2 0 0 0                        2  3  0
Houston         0 0 0 0                        0  2  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dempster      4.0  2  0  0  0  1  0  41

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Backe         4.0  3  2  2  0  5  0  48

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS         Houston
P/PA              3.20            3.15
RBI%              0.67            0.00
R/BR              0.67            0.00
BA               0.200           0.154
OBP              0.200           0.154
SLG              0.333           0.154
OPS              0.533           0.308
ERA               0.00            4.50
BB/9              0.00            0.00
K/9               2.25           11.25

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Leading off        64   10   22    6    0    4    4    5   11  0.344  0.391  0.625  1.016  0.367  3.72  0.048  0.000
Road              168   17   48   14    0    9   22   19   44  0.286  0.362  0.530  0.891  0.339  3.97  0.076  0.127
vs. Houst          29    2    6    1    1    1    6    0    6  0.207  0.207  0.414  0.621  0.227  3.28  0.000  0.294

overall           324   37   92   24    1   16   56   42   85  0.284  0.364  0.512  0.876  0.341  3.94  0.080  0.181

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto struck out swinging

[Magnetic Curses]

he;s throwing everything away, just go right field!

 

backe isn't a strikeout pitcher, did we just forget how to hit? i mean, these ab's aren't even interesting.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot           AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty        75   15   22   10    0    3    3   10   15  0.293  0.376  0.547  0.923  0.333  4.36  0.083  0.000

[UMFan83]

Has Backe thrown a ball in the last 2 innings or so?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot homered to right field

[Andy]

SNEAKY POWER!

[UMFan83]

he;s throwing everything away, just go right field!

 

backe isn't a strikeout pitcher, did we just forget how to hit? i mean, these ab's aren't even interesting.

 

Someone was listening.

[genbar]

Fonty!

[TMan92]

The midget smokes another one.

[Magnetic Curses]

sneaky power.

 

we need more lefties today.

[UMFan83]

Nice Ted Lilly impression Backe

[Little Slide Rooter]

Backe with the Ted Lilly home run hop.

Fontenot for MVP(Most Valuable Pigme)

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have homered in 11 of their last 12 games

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Dempster grounded out to second, 1-4-3

[E.J.]

Someone get Fontenot some shampoo.

[Andy]

Fontenot now has more HRs than Fukudome.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot singled to right field

[UMFan83]

I am dumbfounded at how Theriot got so good at hitting a baseball.