Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs

We had planned to eat brunch at Uncommon Ground on the corner of Clark St. and Grace Ave. But, by the time we arrived (12:30 pm), it was a 45 minute wait. Since the Cubs game started at 1:20 pm, we decided to eat elsewhere and chose Yak-zies.

Since we were with Nicole’s cousin, Gina Skreens, we needed to buy an extra ticket. I thought we could buy a ticket for under face value, but the warm weather increased demand. The game was not sold out but the cheapest seat at the box office was $24. We bought a single in the Upper Deck for face value ($16) after some negotiation.

The Cubs won 3-2 after Derrek Lee hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the 7th inning. Carlos Zambrano’s scoreless inning streak ended in the top of the 3rd inning at 22.1 innings – a new career high for Zambrano.