CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Marlon Byrd's infield single drove in Starlin Castro with one out in the 11th inning Friday, giving the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros.
Carlos Lee's second home run in the game, a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth, erased a 3-1 Chicago lead and forced extra innings.
With Davis Carpenter (0-3) pitching, Castro walked to open the 12th and advanced on a sacrifice bunt. After Aramis Ramirez was intentionally walked, both runners moved up on a wild pitch, leading to an intentional walk to Reed Johnson to load the bases.
Byrd hit a high chopper down the third-base line that third baseman Chris Johnson just touched, allowing Castro to score the winning run.
Jeff Samardzija (7-4) earned the win with an inning of one-hit relief.
Lee had a second-inning home run but it was his ninth-inning shot -- his 18th of the year -- that ruined a strong outing by Cubs starter Matt Garza, who took a three-hitter into the ninth.
A home run by Geovany Soto tied the score at 1-1 in the third and Chicago went up 3-1 in the sixth when Jeff Baker singled in Aramis Ramirez, who had tripled, and then score on Alfonso Soriano's base hit.
