The Scorecard ·
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs
Christian Walker's three-run homer in the fifth turned a one-run game into a route Houston could hold.
Final · Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 5 · W Peter Lambert · L Shota Imanaga · S Nate Pearson · Plate Bill Miller (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MatthewsBrice Matthews 2B-LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PeñaJeremy Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| WalkerChristian Walker 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ParedesIsaac Paredes DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MeyersJake Meyers CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SmithCam Smith RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DezenzoZach Dezenzo LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ShewmakeBraden Shewmake 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VázquezChristian Vázquez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AllenNick Allen 3B-2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Smith. HR: Walker, Meyers, Allen.
| Chicago Cubs | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| HoernerNico Hoerner SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BuschMichael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| BregmanAlex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ConfortoMichael Conforto LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SuzukiSeiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BallesterosMoisés Ballesteros DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KellyCarson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AlcántaraKevin Alcántara PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AmayaMiguel Amaya C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RamírezPedro Ramírez 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
2B: Ramírez. HR: Busch.
| Houston Astros | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LambertPeter LambertW | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| BlubaughAJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AbreuBryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PearsonNate PearsonS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImanagaShota ImanagaL | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| RobertsEthan Roberts | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MatonPhil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ThielbarCaleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Imanaga gave up seven earned in six innings, and the damage centered on two frames. The fifth was the one that broke it open — Peña singled in two on a ball to center that Crow-Armstrong couldn't corral, and then Walker hit a 1-1 sinker 426 feet to left-center with two on. Nick Allen's first homer of the year had tied it in the third, a solo shot to left. Lambert got the win despite 103 pitches in five innings and four walks. The Cubs got two back in the seventh on Busch's two-run homer, but Abreu and Pearson handled the last two innings without a hit. Houston left two men on base all night. Imanaga's line is the one that tells you what happened: 94 pitches, seven earned, six strikeouts, and a loss.
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
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The hit chart
Where every ball landedAll 16 hits located, and 53 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.
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