Cubs vs. Houston
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 Houston « 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 x 9 16 0 W:R.Villone(5-2) L:K.Wood(11-10)
HR: CUB- None HOU- C.Biggio (12)
Cubs AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Doug Glanville CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Alex Gonzalez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 Moises Alou LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .292 Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Eric Karros 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Ramon E. Martinez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Damian Miller C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234   Randall Simon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Kerry Wood P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125   Tom Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Mark Guthrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Troy O`Leary PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 7 1 0 0 3 3 6     Houston AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Craig Biggio CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .253 Lance Berkman LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 Jeff Kent 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 Geoff Blum 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Richard Hidalgo RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 .302 Brad Ausmus C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .223 Adam Everett SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .238 Ron Villone P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179   Jason Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Jose Vizcaino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243   Dan Miceli P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 40 9 16 3 1 1 7 4 8  
E-S.Sosa, R.Martinez. LOB-Cubs 5, Houston 12. 2B-M.Alou, R.Hidalgo 2,
B.Ausmus. 3B-, L.Berkman. HR-C.Biggio (12) off K.Wood. SF-D.Glanville,
B.Ausmus. GIDP-M.Alou, D.Miller, L.Berkman, G.Blum. DP-Chicago 2 (K.Wood,
A.Gonzalez and E.Karros), (R.Martinez, A.Gonzalez and E.Karros); Houston 3
(R.Hidalgo, J.Bagwell, G.Blum and A.Everett), (G.Blum, J.Kent and J.Bagwell
2).Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Kerry Wood (L 11-10) 4.0 6 5 5 2 5 1 71-44 3.80 Dave Veres 1.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 33-19 5.19 Antonio Alfonseca 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22-11 4.61 Mark Guthrie 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24-14 1.93 Mike Remlinger 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 15-9 4.33   Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Ron Villone (W 5-2) 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 0 78-41 3.10 Rick White 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18-16 3.60 Dan Miceli 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 33-21 3.93
HBP-by D.Miceli (A.Gonzalez).
WP-K.Wood, D.Veres.
T-2:56. A-29555.
Umpires-Home,Laz Diaz; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Jim Reynolds.
How they scored:
ASTROS SECOND: Blum singled to center. Hidalgo doubled to left, Blum to third. Ausmus hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Sosa, Blum scored, Hidalgo to third. Everett struck out. Villone struck out, safe on Wood wild pitch, Hidalgo scored. Biggio grounded out, shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
ASTROS THIRD: Berkman tripled to center. Bagwell singled to center, Berkman scored. Kent walked on a full count, Bagwell to second. Blum grounded into a double play, pitcher Wood to shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros, Bagwell to third, Kent out. Hidalgo walked. Ausmus struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 0.
ASTROS FOURTH: Everett struck out. Villone singled to center. Biggio homered to left on a 1-2 count, Villone scored. Berkman grounded out, first baseman Karros unassisted. Bagwell flied out to center fielder Glanville. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 5, Cubs 0.
CUBS FIFTH: Karros singled to left. Martinez singled to left, Karros to second. Miller walked on a full count, Karros to third, Martinez to second. Goodwin pinch-hitting for Wood. Goodwin struck out. Glanville hit a sacrifice fly also resulting in a double play, Karros scored, Martinez out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 5, Cubs 1.
ASTROS FIFTH: Veres pitching. Kent infield single to short. Blum singled to right, Kent to third. Hidalgo doubled to left, Kent scored, Blum to third. On Veres’ wild pitch, Blum scored, Hidalgo to third. Ausmus singled to center, Hidalgo scored. Everett singled to center, Ausmus to second. Lane pinch-hitting for Villone. Lane fouled out to first baseman Karros. Biggio singled to left, Ausmus to third, Everett to second. Berkman grounded into a double play, second baseman Martinez to shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros, Biggio out. 3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 8, Cubs 1.
ASTROS EIGHTH: Remlinger pitching. Blum singled to left. Hidalgo struck out. Ausmus doubled to right, Blum to third. Everett grounded out, shortstop Gonzalez to first baseman Karros, Blum scored. Miceli struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 9, Cubs 1.
CUBS NINTH: Gonzalez was hit by a pitch. Sosa singled to center, Gonzalez to second. Alou doubled to left, Gonzalez scored, Sosa scored. Ramirez flied out to center fielder Biggio. Karros grounded into fielder’s choice, shortstop Everett to third baseman Blum, Alou out. Martinez singled to center, Karros to second. Simon pinch-hitting for Miller. Simon grounded out, second baseman Kent to first baseman Bagwell. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 9, Cubs 3.
