Cubs take down Astros
Cubs take down Astros
The Chicago Cubs sealed a victory Thursday with an 8-5 victory over Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Chicago won the game as -145 favorites, and the 13 runs made it OVER the posted total of 10.
Alfonso Soriano belted two home runs and drove in three runs to lead the Cubs. Ted Lilly earned the victory, allowing four hits and two runs.
Russ Ortiz lasted jut over two innings for the win, allowing six hits along the way
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-130
+120
+120
58.6%
41.4%
41.4%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
67.5%
32.5%
32.5%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
+105
-115
-115
45.4%
54.6%
54.6%
9o
9u
9u
64.5%
35.5%
35.5%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+136
-146
-146
31.6%
68.4%
68.4%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
41.0%
59.0%
59.0%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-142
+132
+132
64.5%
35.5%
35.5%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
40.6%
59.4%
59.4%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
-111
+101
+101
66.2%
33.8%
33.8%
8o
8u
8u
63.5%
36.5%
36.5%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-105
-105
-105
60.0%
40.0%
40.0%
7o
7u
7u
49.8%
50.2%
50.2%
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+173
-183
-183
29.0%
71.0%
71.0%
8o
8u
8u
69.0%
31.0%
31.0%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+184
-198
-198
30.3%
69.7%
69.7%
9o
9u
9u
35.6%
64.4%
64.4%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-125
+115
+115
66.2%
33.8%
33.8%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
61.4%
38.6%
38.6%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-109
-101
-101
60.5%
39.5%
39.5%
9o
9u
9u
58.9%
41.1%
41.1%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
-125
+115
+115
68.4%
31.6%
31.6%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
38.1%
61.9%
61.9%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+111
-121
-121
52.8%
47.2%
47.2%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
46.2%
53.8%
53.8%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+138
-148
-148
32.0%
68.0%
68.0%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
44.0%
56.0%
56.0%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-134
+124
+124
70.4%
29.6%
29.6%
7o
7u
7u
58.4%
41.6%
41.6%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+106
-116
-116
47.0%
53.0%
53.0%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
55.6%
44.4%
44.4%
