Astros down Cubs in rain-shortened game (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 8/5/2008 — Brian Moehler pitched five sharp innings before two powerful storms rolled into Wrigley Field, and the Houston Astros withstood the wild weather to beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 in a rain-shortened game that was called in the bottom of the eighth ...
Rain, Cubs fall
chicagotribune.com 8/5/2008 — Brian Moehler pitched five sharp innings before two powerful storms rolled into Wrigley Field, and the Houston Astros withstood the wild weather to beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 in a rain-shortened game that was called in the bottom of the eighth Monday ...
Elvis Fears No Tornado
mlb.fanhouse.com 8/5/2008 — In case you hadn't heard, last night at Wrigley Field the Cubs game against the Astros had to be delayed twice thanks to some pretty nasty weather in the area. I mean, tornado sirens going off in the city nasty. Still, while the gusting winds, horizontal sheets of rain, and the sirens sent most of the people at Wrigley (including your humble blogger) running for cover, they weren't ...
Cubs lose to Astros in lightning-shortened game -- ChicagoSports.com
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 8/5/2008 — Astros 2, Cubs 0 Cubs lose to Astros in lightning-shortened game By Brian Hamilton | Tribune reporter 12:43 AM CDT, August 5, 2008 The clock on top of the venerable Wrigley Field scoreboard read 8:06 p.m. Monday when tornado sirens began to wail in ...
Astros vs. Cubs - Recap - August 04, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 8/5/2008 — Fast Facts •After two rain delays, the game was called in the eighth. Ryan Dempster took only his second loss at home this season (he was 10-1 at Wrigley entering the game), and the Cubs were shut out for the sixth time this year. •Brian Moehler won ...
Cubs blanked by Astros at wet Wrigley | Cubs.com: News
chicago.cubs.mlb.com 8/5/2008 — CHICAGO -- A severe thunderstorm rocked Wrigley Field and the surrounding area Monday night, but it couldn't wake the Cubs' bats. The Astros led, 2-0, after five innings, when the game was delayed for two hours and 45 minutes, and held on to win by ...
From the Cubicle: Cubs-Astros —
chicagotribune.com - Sports 8/5/2008
Amanda Kaschube: Live play-by-play of today's Cubs-Astros game from a girl who did a rain dance in hopes that the mean, scary lightning stays away from Wrigley.
Harbdall: Cubs designate Eyre for assignment
Cubs lose in lightning-shortened ...
Cubs Held Back —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/6/2008
As many of you know, this Cubs season is proving to be of record-breaking caliber. With Geovany Soto being the first rookie catcher to ever start for the National League All-Star team and Ryan Dempster proving to everyone that he's a legitimate ...