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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on August 21, 1987 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Deshaies |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Lynch |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 31,006 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: John Kibler 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Jim Quick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Jim Deshaies | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dernier | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Brian Dayett | Left Fielder |
| Keith Moreland | Third Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | First Baseman |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Ed Lynch | Pitcher |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1987
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lynch
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Lynch
Hatcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Dayett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dernier vs. Deshaies
Dernier hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Deshaies
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Deshaies
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dayett vs. Deshaies
Dayett strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. Deshaies
Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby hits a popup into left field. Dayett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lynch
Bass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lynch
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Lynch
Walling takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Lynch
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Deshaies
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Deshaies
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Deshaies
Dunston strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Lynch
Deshaies is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lynch
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Lynch
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Deshaies
Lynch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dernier vs. Deshaies
Dernier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Deshaies
There goes Dernier. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Dernier steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Deshaies
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynch scores. Dernier scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Deshaies
Dawson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dayett vs. Heathcock
Jeff Heathcock now pitching.
Dayett hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Heathcock
Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Heathcock
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Heathcock
There's a wild pitch. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Heathcock
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lynch
Bass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lynch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lynch
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lynch
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heathcock vs. Lynch
Heathcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lynch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Heathcock
Dunston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Heathcock
Lynch hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dernier vs. Heathcock
Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Heathcock
Sandberg hits a popup towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lynch
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Lynch
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dayett. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lynch
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. DiPino
Frank DiPino now pitching.
Davis hits a popup into left field. Dayett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. DiPino
Ken Caminiti pinch hits for Denny Walling.
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Heathcock
Ken Caminiti now playing third base.
Dawson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Heathcock
Rafael Palmeiro pinch hits for Brian Dayett.
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Heathcock
Moreland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Heathcock
Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Heathcock
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. DiPino
Rafael Palmeiro now playing left field.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. DiPino
Davey Lopes pinch hits for Jeff Heathcock.
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. DiPino
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. DiPino
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Lopes moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doran vs. DiPino
Doran takes first base on ball four. Lopes scores. Young moves to third. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. DiPino
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Childress
Rocky Childress now pitching.
Dunston bunts towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Childress
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Frank DiPino.
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Childress
Dave Martinez pinch hits for Bob Dernier.
There goes Dunston. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Childress
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Childress
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Noles
Dave Martinez now playing center field. Dickie Noles now pitching.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Noles
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Noles
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Noles
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Childress
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Childress
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. Childress
There goes Palmeiro. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Doran applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Childress
Moreland strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Noles
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Rocky Childress.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Martinez who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching. Manny Trillo now playing third base. Leon Durham now playing first base.
Young hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Smith
There goes Hatcher. The throw from Davis and he is out, Dunston applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham juggles the ball. That's an error on Durham. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby takes first base on ball four. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Agosto
Billy Hatcher now playing right field. Juan Agosto now pitching. Jose Cruz now playing left field.
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Agosto
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Agosto
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Agosto
Durham strikes out. There goes Dunston. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Agosto
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Smith
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Smith
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1987 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Young G, cf 6 1 2 0 Dernier B, cf 3 2 2 1
Hatcher B, lf-rf 4 1 3 2 Martinez D, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Doran B, 2b 4 1 2 3 Sandberg R, 2b 4 1 2 2
Ashby A, c 4 0 0 0 Dawson A, rf 4 2 2 3
Bass K, rf 5 0 2 0 Dayett B, lf 2 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro R, ph-lf 2 0 1 0
Davis G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Moreland K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Walling D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Smith L, p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti K, ph-3b 3 0 2 0 Trillo M, 1b-3b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds C, ss 5 0 1 0 Davis J, c 4 1 1 1
Deshaies J, p 1 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 4 0 2 0
Heathcock J, p 1 0 0 0 Lynch E, p 2 1 2 0
Lopes D, ph 0 1 0 0 DiPino F, p 0 0 0 0
Childress R, p 0 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz J, ph-lf 2 1 2 0 Noles D, p 0 0 0 0
Durham L, 1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 5 15 5 35 7 12 7
Houston 000 031 010 -- 5
Chicago 104 010 01x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies J (L)* 2.0 6 5 5 0 3
Heathcock J 3.0 2 1 1 2 0
Childress R 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Agosto J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch E 4.1 9 3 3 1 2
DiPino F (W) 1.2 1 1 1 3 1
Noles D+ 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Smith L (S) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Sandberg R, Durham L
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 14, Chicago 6
2B -- Hatcher B
3B -- Cruz J
HR -- Dernier B, Dawson A 2, Doran B, Davis J
SB -- Dernier B, Dunston S 2
CS -- Palmeiro R, Hatcher B
WP -- Heathcock J
T -- 3:03
A -- 31006
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