Box score

Cubs vs. Houston

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cubs 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 0 Houston « 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 7 10 1 W:B.Backe(2-1) L:C.Bartosh(0-1) HR: CHC- J.Dubois (3) HOU- None

Cubs	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	W	K	AVG
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254
&nbsp Ben Grieve PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400
Neifi Perez SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.368
Corey Patterson CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.284
Derrek Lee 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.419
Aramis Ramirez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241
Jeromy Burnitz RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.299
Todd Hollandsworth LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Michael Barrett C	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225
Kerry Wood P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125
&nbsp Jason Dubois PH	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.346
&nbsp Cliff Bartosh P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
&nbsp Mike Remlinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
&nbsp Ronny Cedeno PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
&nbsp Michael Wuertz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
&nbsp Roberto Novoa P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
&nbsp Jose Macias PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Totals	34	5	8	1	0	1	5	2	9	&nbsp
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Houston	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	W	K	AVG
Willy Taveras CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	.267
&nbsp Eric Bruntlett 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Craig Biggio 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.265
Jeff Bagwell 1B	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.263
Mike Lamb LF	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	.243
Jose Vizcaino SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.313
Jason Lane RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.295
Morgan Ensberg 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.246
Brad Ausmus C	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	.231
Brandon Backe P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375
&nbsp Chad Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	7	10	3	1	0	7	6	12	&nbsp

E_C.Biggio. LOB_Cubs 5, Houston 9. 2B_J.Burnitz, W.Taveras, M.Lamb,
J.Lane. 3B_, M.Lamb. HR_J.Dubois (3) off B.Backe. SF_J.Burnitz. S_B.Backe 2.

Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Kerry Wood	3.0	4	3	3	2	6	0	54-34	6.15
Cliff Bartosh (L 0-1)	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	37-24	2.79
Mike Remlinger	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	5.87
Michael Wuertz	1.0	2	3	3	3	0	0	30-11	4.38
Roberto Novoa	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	3.38
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Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Brandon Backe (W 2-1)	7.0	6	4	4	2	8	1	105-71	5.93
Chad Qualls	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	22-15	2.57

B.Backe pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB_off M.Wuertz (J.Vizcaino), off M.Wuertz (M.Ensberg).
T_2:34. A_41615.
Umpires_Home,Laz Diaz; First, Dana DeMuth; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Rob Drake.

How they scored:

Astros first. Taveras walked on a full count. Biggio grounded out, third baseman Ramirez to first baseman Lee, Taveras to second. Bagwell singled to right, Taveras scored. Lamb tripled to center, Bagwell scored. Vizcaino singled to center, Lamb scored. Lane doubled to left, Vizcaino to third. Ensberg struck out. Ausmus struck out.

3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Cubs fourth. Ramirez flied out to center fielder Taveras. Burnitz doubled to right. Hollandsworth flied out to left fielder Lamb. Barrett singled to right, Burnitz scored. Dubois pinch-hitting for Wood. Dubois homered to left on a 0-2 count, Barrett scored. Hairston Jr. flied out to left fielder Lamb.

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 3, Cubs 3.

Astros fourth. Bartosh pitching. Ensberg lined out to shortstop Perez. Ausmus walked on a full count. Backe sacrificed, second baseman Hairston Jr. to first baseman Lee, Ausmus to second. Taveras doubled to center, Ausmus scored. Biggio struck out.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Astros seventh. Wuertz pitching. Biggio popped out to third baseman Ramirez. Bagwell walked on four pitches. Lamb doubled to right, Bagwell to third. Vizcaino was intentionally walked. Lane grounded out, second baseman Hairston Jr. to first baseman Lee, Bagwell scored, Lamb to third, Vizcaino to second. Ensberg was intentionally walked. Ausmus singled to center, Lamb scored, Vizcaino scored, Ensberg to third. Backe flied out to center fielder Patterson.

3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 7, Cubs 3.

Cubs eighth. Perez walked on a full count. Qualls pitching. Patterson singled to center, Perez to second. Lee singled to center, Perez scored, Patterson to second. Ramirez grounded out, pitcher Qualls to first baseman Bagwell, Patterson to third, Lee to second. Burnitz hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Taveras, Patterson scored. Hollandsworth grounded out, shortstop Vizcaino to first baseman Bagwell.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 7, Cubs 5.