Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7
Shawn Chacon struck out seven and walked one on Wednesday. (Matt York/AP)
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
Right-hander Shawn Chacon got his sixth straight no-decision when the bullpen couldn't hold a one-run lead after his exit. Chacon allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings. Carlos Lee smacked a three-run homer in the first inning as the Astros scored four times in that frame.
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Houston
(13-16)
Lost 1
Arizona 8, Houston 7
Today's Boxes 4/30/08
MIN 4, CWS 3
PIT 13, NYM 1
STL 5, CIN 2
SF 3, COL 2
WSH 3, ATL 2
DET 6, NYY 2
SD 4, PHI 2
CLE 8, SEA 3
TB 8, BAL 1
BOS 2, TOR 1
LAD 13, FLA 1
TEX 11, KC 9
CHC 19, MIL 5
LAA 6, OAK 1
Arizona
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Won 1
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Standings thru 4/30/08  | Recap: HOU | ARI  | Gameday  | Astros stats  | Diamondbacks stats
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pence , RF5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .250
Byrdak , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Brocail , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matsui , 2B3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .260
Tejada , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .345
Berkman , 1B4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .297
Lee , LF4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .262
Cruz , CF-RF5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .063
Loretta , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Towles , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Ausmus , C4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .172
1-Bourn , PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Chacon , P2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167
a-Erstad , PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .302
Wright , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Borkowski , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Geary , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Blum , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 5 16
a-Walked for Chacon in the 6th. b-Flied out for Geary in the 8th. 1-Ran for Ausmus in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Ausmus 2 (3, Johnson, Johnson).HR : Lee (6, 1st inning off Johnson, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Pence 2; Matsui; Tejada 2; Berkman; Lee 4; Ausmus 5; Chacon.RBI : Berkman 2 (25), Lee 3 (16), Pence (10), Matsui (8).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lee; Chacon; Tejada; Cruz.S : Matsui.SF : Matsui.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Matsui (3, 2nd base off Lyon/Snyder).
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young , CF5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .227
Byrnes , LF5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .267
Hudson , 2B4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .270
Jackson , 1B4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .348
Upton , RF4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .327
Drew , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .258
Burke , 3B3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .128
Lyon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Montero , C4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .438
1-Ojeda , PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Johnson , P1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
a-Salazar , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Medders , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Owings , PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .421
Qualls , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pena , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Snyder , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206
Totals 37 8 13 8 1 11 16
a-Doubled for Johnson in the 4th. b-Homered for Medders in the 6th. c-Bunted out for Pena in the 8th. 1-Ran for Montero in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Hudson (6, Chacon), Upton (6, Chacon), Salazar (2, Chacon), Drew (9, Wright), Young (7, Borkowski), Montero (2, Byrdak).HR : Jackson (5, 3rd inning off Chacon, 0 on, 2 out), Owings (1, 6th inning off Borkowski, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Young 3; Byrnes; Hudson 2; Jackson 5; Upton 2; Drew 2; Montero 4; Salazar 2; Owings 4.RBI : Hudson (17), Upton (15), Jackson (25), Salazar (7), Young (14), Owings 2 (3), Byrnes (15).2-out RBI : Upton; Jackson; Owings 2; Byrnes.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew; Byrnes 2.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Drew (2, fielding).
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson 4.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 4.79
Medders (W, 1-0)2.0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2.45
Qualls (H, 9)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pena (H, 7)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.11
Lyon (S, 9)1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.57
Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Pitches-strikes : Chacon 96-61, Wright 12-7, Borkowski 10-7, Geary 9-8, Byrdak 3-2, Brocail 3-3, Johnson 73-47, Medders 37-22, Qualls 8-4, Pena 9-8, Lyon 24-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Chacon 4-4, Wright 0-1, Borkowski 0-0, Geary 0-1, Byrdak 0-0, Brocail 1-2, Johnson 4-6, Medders 3-2, Qualls 3-0, Pena 0-2, Lyon 0-2.Batters faced : Chacon 23, Wright 3, Borkowski 4, Geary 4, Byrdak 1, Brocail 3, Johnson 21, Medders 9, Qualls 3, Pena 4, Lyon 5.Inherited runners-scored : Borkowski 1-1, Brocail 1-0.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Laz Diaz.Weather : 78 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 3:03.Att : 21,519.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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