Astros 2, Cubs 3, Final - Apr. 6, 2008

Ignition and liftoff
suntimes.com 4/6/2008 — If it takes a spark to light a flame, call Kosuke Fukudome the Cubs' match. But while the new Japanese star has his team and its adoring fans aglow now, it will take the bats of players such as Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano to ignite ...

Climbing the Ladder in the National League 4/6/2008
seamheads.com 4/7/2008 — Japanese imports shine in debuts Pitching duels dominated the first week of the season, and after Saturday the league average of runs scored per game was down about half a run from last year. 2007 NL Cy Young Award-winner Jake Peavy picked up where he left off. He held the Houston Astros to three hits and no runs in seven innings on Opening Day. There was still room for improvement, ...

Game 6 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (3 of 3) — The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog

Astros at Cubs - April 6, 2008 1:20pm CDT (Eastern guys add an hour) — A League of Her Own

Bizarro World (Cubs win 3-2) — GoatRiders of the Apocalypse

Game recap: Cubs 3, Astros 2 — GoatRiders of the Apocalypse

The Golden Age Of Baseball Coverage? — wrigleyville23

Sunday Game Recap — A League of Her Own

04/06/08: Cubs win on Derrek Lee’s mammoth go-ahead homer…. — CubsHub

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 PM CDT — The Crawfish Boxes

Cubbies lean on Fukudome, Lee — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 4/6/2008
Kosuke Fukudome hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and Derrek Lee was 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, leading the Cubs to a 9-7 win over the Houston...

Astros' Wigginton (thumb), Berkman (neck) out — ESPN.com - MLB 4/6/2008
Houston Astros third baseman Ty Wigginton has a small fracture in his left thumb and was out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs.

Soriano, Lee power Cubs past Astros — Major League Baseball News 4/6/2008
Alfonso Soriano hit his first homer of the season Sunday, and Derrek Lee put the Cubs ahead to stay with a long ball in the seventh for a 3-2 win vs. Houston.

Lee, Zambrano lift Cubs over Astros 3-2 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 4/6/2008
Derrek Lee found his power stroke quickly this year. Lee hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh, Carlos Zambrano struck out seven in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 3-2 Sunday. Lee connected against Oscar Villarreal ...

Lee homer lifts Cubs — Boston.com -- Baseball News 4/6/2008
Derrek Lee found his power stroke quickly this year. Lee hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh, Carlos Zambrano struck out seven in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 3-2 Sunday.

Derrek Lee hits homer as Cubs nip Astros 3-2 — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 4/6/2008
Derrek Lee found his power stroke quickly this year. Lee hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh, Carlos Zambrano struck out seven in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 3-2 Sunday. Lee connected against Oscar Villarreal (0-2) ...

Ailing Astros include Wigginton, Berkman — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 4/7/2008
Houston Astros third baseman Ty Wigginton has a small fracture in his left thumb and was out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was out of the lineup with a sore neck.

Cubs Take Game in Their Paws — Bleacher Report - MLB 4/7/2008
                The Chicago Cubs score five runs in the seventh inning and Derrek Lee was 4-for-4 with a homerun and drove in the go ahead run, in a 9-7 victory over the ...