Houston Top 1st
– UMPIRES: Home,Larry Poncino; First, Paul Nauret; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, Mark Wegner;
– Willy Taveras flied out to center. None on with one out and Craig Biggio due up.
– Craig Biggio one-out, solo Home Run (24) to center. Morgan Ensberg due up.
– Morgan Ensberg lined out to first. None on with two outs and Lance Berkman due up.
– Lance Berkman two-out, solo Home Run (21) to left. Mike Lamb due up.
– Mike Lamb grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 1st
– Pitchers confirmed.
– Jose Macias struck out swinging. None on with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez popped out to short. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Houston Top 2nd
– Jason Lane flied out to left. None on with one out and Jose Vizcaino due up.
– Jose Vizcaino grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Brad Ausmus due up.
– Brad Ausmus struck out looking to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 2nd
– Nomar Garciaparra singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz grounded into a fielder`s choice, second to short. Runner on first with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett singled to center. Runners on second and third with one out and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton walked. Bases loaded with one out and Corey Patterson due up.
– Corey Patterson sacrifice fly to right scoring Jeromy Burnitz. Runners on first and third with two outs and Carlos Zambrano due up.
– Carlos Zambrano grounded into a fielder`s choice, short to second to end the inning.
Houston Top 3rd
– Ezequiel Astacio struck out swinging. None on with one out and Willy Taveras due up.
– Willy Taveras bunt ground out third to first. None on with two outs and Craig Biggio due up.
– Craig Biggio walked. Runner on first with two outs and Morgan Ensberg due up.
– Morgan Ensberg singled to center. Runners on first and second with two outs and Lance Berkman due up.
– Lance Berkman grounded out short to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 3rd
– Jose Macias grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee grounded out second to first to end the inning.
Houston Top 4th
– Mike Lamb singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Jason Lane due up.
– Jason Lane popped out to short. Runner on first with one out and Jose Vizcaino due up.
– Jose Vizcaino grounded into a fielder`s choice, second to short. Runner on first with two outs and Brad Ausmus due up.
– Brad Ausmus struck out looking to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 4th
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz walked. Runner on first with one out and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett grounded into a fielder`s choice, third to second. Runner on first with two outs and Matt Murton due up.
– Matt Murton popped out to second to end the inning.
Houston Top 5th
– Ezequiel Astacio grounded out to second. None on with one out and Willy Taveras due up.
– Willy Taveras singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Craig Biggio due up.
– Craig Biggio fouled out to first. Runner on first with two outs and Morgan Ensberg due up.
– Morgan Ensberg doubled to left scoring Willy Taveras. Runner on second with two outs and Lance Berkman due up.
– Lance Berkman flied out to left to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 5th
– Corey Patterson flied out to left. None on with one out and Carlos Zambrano due up.
– Carlos Zambrano grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Jose Macias due up.
– Jose Macias grounded out first to pitcher to end the inning.
Houston Top 6th
– Mike Lamb lined out to third. None on with one out and Jason Lane due up.
– Jason Lane doubled to left. Runner on second with one out and Jose Vizcaino due up.
– Jason Lane advances to third on a wild pitch. Runner on third with one out and Jose Vizcaino at the plate.
– Jose Vizcaino suicide squeeze scored Jason Lane. Runner on first with one out and Brad Ausmus due up.
– Brad Ausmus grounded into a fielder`s choice, short to second. Runner on first with two outs and Ezequiel Astacio due up.
– Ezequiel Astacio struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 6th
– Neifi Perez singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee flied out to center. Runner on first with one out and Nomar Garciaparra due up.
– Nomar Garciaparra one-out, two-run Home Run (8) to left center scoring Neifi Perez. Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett struck out swinging to end the inning.
Houston Top 7th
– Willy Taveras singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Craig Biggio due up.
– Craig Biggio sacrifice bunt to first. Runner on second with one out and Morgan Ensberg due up.
– Morgan Ensberg tripled to center scoring Willy Taveras. Runner on third with one out and Lance Berkman due up.
– The game is underway after a 1-hour and 30-minute rain delay.
– Will Ohman enters the game for the Cubs with a runner on third and one out with a 1 ball and no strike count on Lance Berkman.
– Lance Berkman walked. Runners on first and third with one out and Mike Lamb due up.
– Mike Lamb struck out swinging. Runners on first and third with two outs and Jason Lane due up.
– Jason Lane walked. Bases loaded with two outs and Jose Vizcaino due up.
– Jose Vizcaino reached first on an infield single to third scoring Morgan Ensberg. Bases loaded with two outs and Brad Ausmus due up.
– Will Ohman`s wild pitch scored Lance Berkman. Runners advance to second and third. Runners on second and third with two outs and Brad Ausmus at the plate.
– Brad Ausmus grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 7th
– Chad Qualls starts the inning for the Astros.
– Matt Murton struck out swinging. None on with one out and Corey Patterson due up.
– Corey Patterson lined out to third. None on with two outs and Will Ohman due up.
– Pinch-Hitter Ryan Theriot grounded out short to first to end the inning.
Houston Top 8th
– Todd Wellemeyer starts the inning for the Cubs.
– Chris Burke singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Willy Taveras due up.
– Willy Taveras sacrifice bunt to first. Runner on second with one out and Craig Biggio due up.
– Craig Biggio doubled to left center scoring Chris Burke. Runner on second with one out and Morgan Ensberg due up.
– Morgan Ensberg struck out swinging. Runner on second with two outs and Lance Berkman due up.
– Lance Berkman intentionally walked. Runners on first and second with two outs and Adam Everett due up.
– Adam Everett struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 8th
– Mike Gallo starts the inning for the Astros.
– Jose Macias grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Neifi Perez due up.
– Neifi Perez grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Derrek Lee due up.
– Derrek Lee struck out swinging to end the inning.
Houston Top 9th
– Jason Lane struck out swinging. None on with one out and Mike Gallo due up.
– Pinch-Hitter Jeff Bagwell struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Brad Ausmus due up.
– Brad Ausmus grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Cubs Bottom 9th
– Mike Burns starts the inning for the Astros.
– Nomar Garciaparra grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Jeromy Burnitz due up.
– Jeromy Burnitz grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Michael Barrett due up.
– Michael Barrett struck out swinging to end the game.
Houston 8, Cubs 3
Final
– Confirmed
– WP: E.Astacio (3-6); LP:C.Zambrano (14-6).
