Cubs 5, Houston 3
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cubs « 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 9 1 Houston 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
W:C.Zambrano(8-8) L:O.Dotel(6-4) S:J.Borowski (18)
HR: CUB- M.Alou (15), C.Zambrano (2) HOU- None
Cubs AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Kenny Lofton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310 Sammy Sosa RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .306 Moises Alou LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 .302 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Eric Karros 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Paul Bako C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Carlos Zambrano P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 .244   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 9 1 0 2 5 3 8     Houston AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Craig Biggio CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Geoff Blum 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 Jeff Kent 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Lance Berkman LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Richard Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 Brad Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .209 Adam Everett SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Wade Miller P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132   Eric Bruntlett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Ricky Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 7  
E–A.Ramirez. LOB–Chicago Cubs 6, Houston 4. 2B–P.Bako, C.Biggio.
HR–C.Zambrano (2) off W.Miller, M.Alou (15) off O.Dotel. S–C.Zambrano.
SB–K.Lofton (19). GIDP–A.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez. DP–Houston 2 (A.Everett, J.Kent
and J.Bagwell), (G.Blum, J.Kent and J.Bagwell).Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Carlos Zambrano (W 8-8) 8.1 5 3 0 1 7 0 118-75 3.26 Joe Borowski (S 18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-6 2.91   Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Wade Miller 7.0 6 3 3 2 6 1 96-61 4.56 Octavio Dotel (L 6-4) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 28-18 2.83 Mike Gallo 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11-8 0.00 Ricky Stone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 3.26
IBB–off C.Zambrano (R.Hidalgo).
HBP–by W.Miller (P.Bako).
T–2:34. A–43013.
Umpires–Home,John Hirschbeck; First, Bill Welke; Second, Matt Hallowell; Third, Mike Fichter.
How the runs scored
Astros first: Biggio infield single to short. Blum singled to center, Biggio to second. Bagwell struck out. Kent flied out to center fielder Lofton. Berkman safe on fielder’s choice and Ramirez’s error, Biggio scored, Blum to third. Hidalgo was intentionally walked. Ausmus singled to center, Blum scored, Berkman scored, Hidalgo to third. Everett popped out to first baseman Karros. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 0.
Cubs sixth: Zambrano struck out. Lofton bunt single to third. Grudzielanek struck out. Lofton stole second. Sosa walked on a full count. Alou singled to center, Lofton scored, Sosa to second. Ramirez popped out to right fielder Hidalgo. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
Cubs seventh: Karros grounded out, pitcher Miller to first baseman Bagwell. Gonzalez grounded out, shortstop Everett to first baseman Bagwell. Bako singled to center. Zambrano homered to right on a 0-2 count, Bako scored. Lofton struck out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Cubs eighth: Dotel pitching. Grudzielanek walked on a full count. Sosa struck out. Alou homered to left on a 3-1 count, Grudzielanek scored. Ramirez singled to right. Karros popped out to center fielder Biggio. Gonzalez grounded out, pitcher Dotel to first baseman Bagwell. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 5, Astros 3.
