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On The Field
Minute Maid Park
Houston, Texas
Matt Garza
Bud Norris
L (2-2)
IP H ER BB K ERA
3.0 5 7 2 2 3.72
W (5-1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
7.0 5 0 3 8 3.14

Astros 8, Cubs 4
The way Bud Norris has been pitching lately, the Houston Astros figure scoring two runs will be enough when he's on the mound. So when they scored seven in the first three innings on Monday night, the Astros were pretty confident they were headed for a win. Jason Castro and Chris Johnson each hit three-run homers and Norris threw seven scoreless innings to give the Astros an 8-4 victory over the slumping Chicago Cubs. Castro's home run came in the...
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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 2nd
- J.Castro homered to right on a 0-2 count, C.Johnson scored, J.D.Martinez scored.
Bottom of 3rd
- Ca.Lee singled to left, Lowrie scored.
- C.Johnson homered to center on a 2-1 count, Ca.Lee scored, Bogusevic scored.
Bottom of 7th
- Lowrie homered to right on a 0-1 count.
Top of 9th
- Re.Johnson singled to center, Cardenas scored, K.Hill to third.
- DeJesus singled to center, K.Hill scored, Re.Johnson to third.
- Lalli singled to right, Re.Johnson scored, DeJesus scored.

Season Series
Date Home Time (ET)
Fri 6/21 CHC 2:20 pm
Sat 6/22 CHC 4:05 pm
Sun 6/23 CHC 2:20 pm
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D. DeJesus, RF 4 1 2 1 1
2. T. Campana, CF 4 0 1 0 1
3. S. Castro, SS 5 0 2 0 0
4. B. LaHair, 1B 3 0 0 0 0
4. B. Lalli, PH-1B 2 0 1 2 0
5. A. Soriano, LF 3 0 0 0 0
5. J. Mather, LF 2 0 0 0 0
6. I. Stewart, 3B 3 0 0 0 1
7. A. Cardenas, 2B 4 1 2 0 0
8. K. Hill, C 4 1 2 0 0
9. M. Garza, P 1 0 0 0 0
9. J. Baker, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. R. Wells, P 1 0 0 0 0
9. R. Johnson, PH 1 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 4 11 4 3
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. J. Altuve, 2B 4 0 0 0 0
2. J. Lowrie, SS 4 2 3 1 0
2. M. Downs, 1B 0 0 0 0 0
3. T. Buck, RF 3 0 0 0 1
4. C. Lee, 1B 4 1 2 1 0
4. E. Del Rosario, P 0 0 0 0 0
4. F. Abad, P 0 0 0 0 0
4. W. Lopez, P 0 0 0 0 0
5. B. Bogusevic, CF 3 1 0 0 1
6. C. Johnson, 3B 4 2 2 3 0
7. J. Martinez, LF 3 1 0 0 1
8. J. Castro, C 3 1 1 3 1
9. B. Norris, P 2 0 0 0 0
9. M. Gonzalez, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 8 4
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
M Garza
(L, 2-2)
3.0 5 7 7 2 2 3.72
R Wells 5.0 3 1 1 2 3 4.61
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
B Norris
(W, 5-1)
7.0 5 0 0 3 8 3.14
E Del Rosario 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 12.00
F Abad 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 5.19
W Lopez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.80
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: A Cardenas 2 (3)
BASERUNNING
SB: T Campana 2 (12)
BATTING
HR: J Lowrie (7), C Johnson (5), J Castro (1)
BASERUNNING
SB: J Lowrie (2)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Cubs

News: When Matt Garza comes off the disabled list Tuesday, Villanueva will head to the bullpen. The Cubs announced the shuffle Saturday.  (STATS - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Matt Garza (CHC - P)

News: Garza (arm) will join the Cubs' rotation Tuesday against the Pirates, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)

News: Villanueva will move to the bullpen as Matt Garza is joining the Cubs' rotation Tuesday, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Astros
J.D. Martinez (HOU - LF)

News: Martinez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game in Pittsburgh, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Jose Veras (HOU - P)

News: Veras tossed a perfect eleventh inning Saturday against the Pirates to earn his sixth save of the season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Erik Bedard (HOU - P)

News: Bedard allowed two runs over six innings and did not factor in the decision Saturday against the Pirates.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)

Injury Report
Cubs
NameInjuryStatus
S ClevengerLeft oblique strainon 60-day DL
S BakerStrained right elbowon 60-day DL
A VizcainoRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
M GarzaStrained left laton 15-day DL
Astros
NameInjuryStatus
B NorrisLeft game - Back spasmsday-to-day
J MaxwellFractured left handon 15-day DL
J FieldsRight forearm strainon 15-day DL
A WhiteRight elbow strainon 60-day DL

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