Houston vs. Cubs
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Cubs « 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 3 9 0 W:C.Zambrano(11-8) L:T.Redding(8-10)
HR: HOU- None CUB- A.Gonzalez (15)
Houston AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Craig Biggio CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Geoff Blum 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Jeff Kent 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Lance Berkman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Richard Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 Brad Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Adam Everett SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Tim Redding P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167   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 .243   Kirk Saarloos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10     Cubs AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Kenny Lofton CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Alex Gonzalez SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .224 Sammy Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Moises Alou LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Hee Seop Choi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 Damian Miller C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Augie Ojeda 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Carlos Zambrano P 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Totals 32 3 9 1 0 1 3 3 3  
LOB-Houston 6, Cubs 9. 2B-A.Everett, K.Lofton. HR-A.Gonzalez (15) off
T.Redding. S-A.Gonzalez. SB-M.Alou (3). GIDP-R.Hidalgo, A.Everett. DP-Chicago
Cubs 2 (A.Ramirez, A.Ojeda and H.Choi), (A.Gonzalez and H.Choi).Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Tim Redding (L 8-10) 6.0 7 3 3 3 2 1 97-57 3.76 Ricky Stone 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 3.21 Kirk Saarloos 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8-6 5.65   Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Carlos Zambrano (W 11-8) 9.0 5 0 0 2 10 0 121-78 3.07
IBB-off T.Redding (A.Ojeda).
HBP-by C.Zambrano (C.Biggio).
WP-T.Redding.
T-2:24. A-39751.
Umpires-Home,Alfonso Marquez; First, Mike Fichter; Second, Jeff Nelson; Third, Tim Tschida.
How they scored:
CUBS FIRST: Lofton singled to left. Gonzalez homered to right on a 3-1 count, Lofton scored. Sosa flied out to center fielder Biggio. Alou grounded out, third baseman Blum to first baseman Bagwell. Choi grounded out, second baseman Kent to first baseman Bagwell. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS SIXTH: Alou singled to right. Alou stole second. Choi walked on a full count. Ramirez singled to right, Alou scored, Choi to second. Miller grounded out, third baseman Blum to first baseman Bagwell, Choi to third, Ramirez to second. Ojeda was intentionally walked. Zambrano struck out. Lofton grounded into fielder’s choice, shortstop Everett to second baseman Kent, Ojeda out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
