Images from Cubs-Astros game
Chicago Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot, left, makes the catch to get the out on Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada, right, as he was trying to steal second base in the second inning .
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Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano breaks his bat on his way to grounding out in the second inning in the season opener baseball game against the Houston Astros.
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Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley tumbles while trying to get a ball hit by Houston Astros' Geoff Blum for a single as Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano backs him up in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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Houston Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt (44) waits for a new ball as Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano rounds the bases on a solo home run in the first inning.
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Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez, left, rounds the bases in front of Houston Astros third baseman Geoff Blum (27) after hitting a solo home run in the second inning .
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The Cubs' Mike Fontenot, left, squeezes past Houston Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez (12) to score on a Micah Hoffpauir single in the top of the ninth inning in Houston. The Cubs won 4-2.
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Houston Astros' Roy Oswalt delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs in the season opener.
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Chicago Cubs' Carlos Zambrano delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Houston Astros in the season opener.
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Singer song-writer and Houston native Lyle Lovett sings the National Anthem with the Chicago Cubs lined up behind him before a season-opening baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs.
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Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada reacts to getting caught trying to steal second base in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs in the season opener.
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The Cubs' Kevin Gregg reacts to the final out of the game against the Houston Astros in the season opener in Houston. The Cubs won 4-2.
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Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome swings for a strike on his way to striking out in the third inning against the Houston Astros .
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