Cubs get one from Astros
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07/20/2008 -
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Dempster hurled eight scoreless innings,
as the Chicago Cubs avoided a three-game series sweep by their division rival
Houston, 9-0, at Minute Maid Park.
Dempster (11-4) was dominating, surrendering just six hits and a walk while
striking out seven for the victory.
Mike Fontenot was 3-for-4 with a home run, double, three RBI and scored three
runs while Ryan Theriot had three hits and two RBI with a run scored. Derrek
Lee knocked in three with two hits and scored once for Chicago, which snapped
a three-game skid.
Brandon Backe (6-10) scattered eight hits and four runs without walking a
batter as the hard-luck loser. The right-hander fanned eight over 6 2/3
innings.
Carlos Lee had two of Houston's six hits as the 'Stros went without an extra-
base hit and had their four-game winning streak halted.
Chicago jumped on Backe for two in the first. Kosuke Fukudome doubled to left
with one down and came around to score on a Lee double to right. Jim Edmonds
ripped an RBI single back through the middle two batters later.
The Cubs got a solo home run from Fontenot in the fifth to pad their lead but
Houston opened the home half by loading the bases with three straight singles.
J.R. Towles went down swinging and Backe was rung up looking on a questionable
call. Dempster completed the escape by getting Kazuo Matsui to pop out to
third.
Chicago pulled ahead by four with a run in the seventh. Fontenot singled with
one down, moved to second on a sacrifice and crossed home on a Theriot single
to left.
The Cubs added insurance in the ninth off Chris Sampson. Mark DeRosa led off
with a double and Geovany Soto reached on an error before Fontenot stroked a
two-run double. Theriot took an RBI single to right two batters later and Tim
Byrdak took over. Fukudome doubled to center and Chad Paronto entered to allow
an RBI single to Lee.
Carlos Marmol took over in the ninth for Dempster and dispatched of the Astros
in order as Houston failed to move a runner past first following the bases-
loaded, no-out opportunity in the fifth.
Game Notes
The Cubs are 4-7 over their last 11 games at Minute Maid Park despite the win
having dropped two of three tests to the Astros in Houston back in May. The
Cubs tied the season series at four games apiece with Sunday's win...Injured
Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, who has been sidelined with a fractured hand
since June 12, will begin a Minor League rehab assignment on Monday with
hopes of rejoining the team later next week...Theriot extended his career-best
hitting streak to 13 games and had his second consecutive multi-hit effort and
leads the National League with 39 multi-hit games this season.
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