Astros 3, Cubs 1
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Houston « 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 3 5 1
W: T. Redding (7-9) L: J.Cruz (1-4) S: B.Wagner (31)
HR: CUB-None HOU-J. Bagwell (22)
Cubs AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Kenny Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Moises Alou LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 Eric Karros 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Alex Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Paul Bako C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200   Lenny Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180   Damian Miller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Juan Cruz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Troy O`Leary PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220   Mark Guthrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 6     Houston AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Craig Biggio CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Geoff Blum 3B-2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Jeff Kent 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .300   Morgan Ensberg PH-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Lance Berkman LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .288 Richard Hidalgo RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Brad Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Adam Everett SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Tim Redding P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .161   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 5 2 0 1 3 3 7  
E–G.Blum. LOB–Cubs 3, Houston 5. 2B–, L.Berkman, R.Hidalgo.
3B–A.Ramirez. HR–J.Bagwell (22) off J.Cruz. GIDP–R.Hidalgo. DP–Cubs 1
(A.Ramirez, M.Grudzielanek and E.Karros)Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Juan Cruz (L 1-4) 6.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 88-52 6.47 Kyle Farnsworth 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10-8 3.35 Mark Guthrie 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 2.10 Antonio Alfonseca 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-4 5.22   Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Tim Redding (W 7-9) 7.0 2 1 0 0 4 0 101-65 3.88 Brad Lidge 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11-5 2.28 Billy Wagner (S 31) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 2.02
HBP–by J.Cruz (L.Berkman).
WP–J.Cruz 2.
T–2:28. A–42679.
Umpires–Home,Bill Welke; First, Matt Hallowell; Second, Mike Fichter; Third, John Hirschbeck.
How the runs scored
Astros first: Biggio singled to center. On Cruz’s wild pitch, Biggio to second. Blum walked on four pitches. Bagwell grounded into fielder’s choice, second baseman Grudzielanek to shortstop Gonzalez, Biggio to third, Blum out. Kent grounded out, pitcher Cruz to second baseman Grudzielanek to first baseman Karros, Biggio scored, Bagwell to second. Berkman doubled to right, Bagwell scored. Hidalgo grounded out, shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Cubs fifth: Alou lined out to shortstop Everett. Ramirez tripled to center. Karros fouled out to catcher Ausmus. Gonzalez safe on Blum’s error, Ramirez scored. Bako flied out to right fielder Hidalgo. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
Astros sixth: Blum popped out to second baseman Grudzielanek. Bagwell homered to center on a 2-1 count. Ensberg pinch-hitting for Kent. Ensberg struck out. Berkman walked on a full count. Hidalgo doubled to left, Berkman to third. Ausmus flied out to right fielder Sosa. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
