Cubs vs. Houston
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cubs 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 11 0 Houston « 4 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 x 12 15 1 W:D.Miceli(1-2) L:M.Clement(10-11)
HR: CUB- M.Alou (19), A.Gonzalez (17), A.Ramirez (17) HOU- J.Kent (18)
Cubs AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Kenny Lofton CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Alex Gonzalez SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .232   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Doug Glanville PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Sammy Sosa RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Moises Alou LF 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .291 Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 .274 Eric Karros 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Tony Womack 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Ramon E. Martinez 2B-SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Damian Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Matt Clement P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152   Tom Goodwin PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Randall Simon 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278 Totals 34 8 11 2 0 3 8 3 5     Houston AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Craig Biggio CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Lance Berkman LF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .288 Jeff Bagwell 1B 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .273 Jeff Kent 2B 5 3 3 1 0 1 6 0 1 .297 Richard Hidalgo RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .301 Geoff Blum 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .259 Gregg Zaun C 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 Adam Everett SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 Jeriome Robertson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .146   Dan Miceli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Eric Bruntlett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Jason Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Octavio Dotel 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 38 12 15 5 0 1 11 5 8  
E-J.Bagwell. LOB-Cubs 40, Houston 7. 2B-T.Goodwin, R.Simon,
L.Berkman, J.Kent, R.Hidalgo, G.Blum 2. HR-M.Alou (19) off J.Robertson,
A.Ramirez (17) off J.Robertson, A.Gonzalez (17) off B.Lidge, J.Kent (18) off
M.Clement. S-K.Lofton. GIDP-E.Karros, D.Miller 2, C.Biggio. DP-Chicago 1
(R.Martinez, A.Gonzalez and E.Karros)
Houston 3 (G.Blum, J.Kent and
J.Bagwell), (A.Everett, J.Kent and J.Bagwell), (R.White, A.Everett, J.Kent
and J.Bagwell)Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Matt Clement (L 10-11) 4.0 8 8 8 4 3 1 102-56 4.29 Dave Veres 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 26-16 4.32 Kyle Farnsworth 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 20-13 3.02 Antonio Alfonseca 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19-13 4.70   Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Jeriome Robertson 3.0 5 5 5 1 1 2 48-30 5.16 Dan Miceli (W 1-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23-16 3.63 Rick White 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12-8 6.00 Brad Lidge 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 23-16 3.33 Octavio Dotel 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18-10 2.86 Billy Wagner 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23-15 1.75
IBB-off J.Robertson (M.Alou).
HBP-by J.Robertson (K.Lofton).
WP-M.Clement, D.Veres.
T-3:10. A-32707.
Umpires-Home,Dale Scott; First, Jim Reynolds; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Jim Joyce.
How they scored
CUBS FIRST: Lofton was hit by a pitch. Lofton was picked off, pitcher Robertson to first baseman Bagwell, Lofton out. Gonzalez singled to center. Sosa flied out to center fielder Biggio, Gonzalez to second. Alou was intentionally walked. Ramirez homered to left on a 2-2 count, Gonzalez scored, Alou scored. Karros flied out to right fielder Hidalgo. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
ASTROS FIRST: Biggio popped out to first baseman Karros. Berkman infield single to third. Bagwell singled to left, Berkman to third. Bagwell to second. Kent singled to left, Berkman scored, Bagwell to third. On Clement’s wild pitch, Bagwell scored, Kent to second. Hidalgo walked on a full count. Blum doubled to center, Kent scored, Hidalgo scored. Zaun struck out. Everett popped out to catcher Miller. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 4, Cubs 3.
CUBS THIRD: Lofton infield single to second. Gonzalez grounded out, third baseman Blum to first baseman Bagwell, Lofton to second. Sosa grounded out, shortstop Everett to first baseman Bagwell, Lofton to third. Alou homered to left on a 0-1 count, Lofton scored. Ramirez flied out to right fielder Hidalgo. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 5, Astros 4.
ASTROS THIRD: Hidalgo lined out to shortstop Gonzalez. Blum doubled to center. Zaun singled to center, Blum scored. Zaun to second. Everett popped out to center fielder Lofton. Lane pinch-hitting for Robertson. Lane popped out to left fielder Alou. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 5, Cubs 5.
ASTROS FOURTH: Biggio grounded out, shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros. Berkman walked on a full count. Bagwell walked, Berkman to second. Kent homered to left on a 1-1 count, Berkman scored, Bagwell scored. Hidalgo grounded out, shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros. Blum struck out. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 8, Cubs 5.
ASTROS SIXTH: Berkman doubled to center. On Veres’ wild pitch, Berkman to third. Bagwell walked on a full count. Kent doubled to left, Berkman scored, Bagwell scored. Farnsworth pitching. Simon in as first baseman. Hidalgo doubled to left, Kent scored. Blum struck out. Zaun singled to right, Hidalgo to third. Everett singled to center, Hidalgo scored, Zaun to second. Merced pinch-hitting for White. Merced grounded out, first baseman Simon to pitcher Farnsworth, Zaun to third, Everett to second. Biggio struck out. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 12, Cubs 5.
CUBS SEVENTH: Lidge pitching. Martinez singled to right. Miller struck out. Simon doubled to right, Martinez scored. Lofton grounded out, pitcher Lidge to first baseman Bagwell, Simon to third. Gonzalez homered to left on a full count, Simon scored. Sosa grounded out, shortstop Everett to first baseman Bagwell. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 12, Cubs 8.
