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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 23, 1998
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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 23, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 38,714 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Joe West |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Jose Lima | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 23, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Trachsel
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lima covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Trachsel
Everett hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Trachsel
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Trachsel
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lima vs. Trachsel
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lima for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Spiers juggles the ball. That's an error on Spiers. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Lima
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Lima
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Trachsel vs. Lima
Trachsel hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Brant Brown now playing left field.
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa hits a popup into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a popup into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Trachsel
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Trachsel
Everett hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Trachsel
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Trachsel
Ausmus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lima vs. Trachsel
Lima hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Trachsel
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Lima
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Lima
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to second for the out. Brown scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Trachsel vs. Lima
Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Trachsel
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Trachsel
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Trachsel
Bagwell hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Trachsel
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Trachsel
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Trachsel
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Trachsel
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Everett scores. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lima vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Lima bunts for an out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Myers
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Myers
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Myers
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Myers
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Lima
Houston hits a popup into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Lima
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Myers
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Myers
Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Myers
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Myers
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Everett scores. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lima vs. Myers
Lima hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Stevens
Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Jeff Blauser now playing shortstop. Dave Stevens now pitching.
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Stevens
Spiers hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stevens
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Lima
Richard Hidalgo now playing right field.
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Stevens
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bagwell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stevens
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Stevens
Everett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Stevens
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Stevens
Jose Hernandez now playing right field. Brant Brown now playing first base. Manny Alexander now playing third base. Glenallen Hill now playing lef
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Stevens
Pete Incaviglia pinch hits for Jose Lima.
Incaviglia hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Stevens
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Stevens
Spiers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Stevens
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Houston hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Magnante
Scott Servais pinch hits for Dave Stevens.
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Magnante
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Houston moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 13 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Magnante
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1998 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 6 3 3 6 Johnson L, cf 5 0 2 0
Spiers B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bell D, rf 3 0 0 1 Sosa S, rf 4 2 2 2
Hidalgo R, rf 1 0 0 0 Alexander M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Grace M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Alou M, lf 5 1 1 0 Hill G, lf 0 0 0 0
Everett C, cf 4 2 2 0 Rodriguez H, lf 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 4 2 2 0 Brown B, lf-1b 3 1 1 0
Ausmus B, c 4 3 4 5 Hernandez , ss-3b-rf 4 0 1 0
Lima J, p 4 2 1 1 Houston T, c 4 0 2 0
Incaviglia P, ph 1 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 1 1
Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0 Stevens D, p 0 0 0 0
Servais S, ph 1 0 0 0
Trachsel S, p 2 0 0 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
Blauser J, ss 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 13 15 13 37 3 11 3
Houston 100 304 500 -- 13
Chicago 000 110 010 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lima J (W) 8.0 9 3 3 0 3
Magnante M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (L)* 5.0 7 7 7 4 1
Myers R 1.1 5 5 5 1 1
Stevens D 2.2 3 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Spiers B
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Biggio C
HR -- Ausmus B, Sosa S 2, Biggio C 2
SF -- Bell D
T -- 3:08
A -- 38714
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