Cubs vs. Astros - Box Score - May 19, 2008

ShysterBall found this 5/20/2008 on scores.espn.go.com [flag]

Chicago Cubs Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG A Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .287 R Theriot SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .333 D Lee 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292 A Ramirez 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .285 K Fukudome RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .319 G Soto C 5 1 1 3 0 1 4 .317 J Edmonds CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 M DeRosa 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306 T Lilly P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 J Lieber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a- R Cedeno PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 M Wuertz ... [link]

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And That Happened
Published 5/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... Cubs 7, Astros 2: While this doesn't make the Edmonds trade any better, it is probably worth noting that the Cubs are about the only team in the NL that has enough offense anyway that it can afford to carry his lack of a bat. The 2-5 hitters go 10-24 with 7 RBI. ...

Jon Lester No-Hitter [MLB Walk-Off]
Published 5/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... night in baseball? A fat catcher runs the bases Only at Minute Maid park can a guy like Geovany Soto pull of an inside-the-park home run. He's the first catcher to pull off the feat since 1959. Highlight of the video is Aramis Ramirez and Kosuke Fukudome trying to get him to slide into home plate when it wasn't necessary at all. Cubs cruise to another win. Cubs 7, Astros 2. Blake DeWitt is DeHit The Dodgers rookie is now 6-6 ...

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