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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1999
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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 April 20, 1999 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1999 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 20, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 28,876 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Mike Winters 3B: Kerwin Danley |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Right Fielder |
| Mitch Meluskey | Catcher |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| 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 |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1999
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Lieber
Spiers hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Lieber
Caminiti hits a line drive into center field. Johnson 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lima fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morandini for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Lima
There goes Sosa. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Sosa steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Lima
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Lieber
Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Lieber
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Lieber
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Everett scores. Meluskey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lima vs. Lieber
Lima bunts in front of the plate. Santiago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Morandini covering, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Lima
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Lima
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lima fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lieber vs. Lima
Lieber 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 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Lieber
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Caminiti vs. Lieber
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. Spiers scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Lieber
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Lima
There goes Johnson. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Lima
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bagwell. Morandini moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Lieber
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hidalgo moves to third. Meluskey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. Lieber
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hidalgo tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lima vs. Lieber
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meluskey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Lima
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Santiago reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Lima
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lieber vs. Lima
Lieber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lima, and towards Gutierrez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Santiago moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Lima
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Lieber
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Lieber
Caminiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Lieber
Everett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Everett reaches third base with a triple. Bagwell scores. Caminiti goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Lieber
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Meluskey vs. Lieber
Meluskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, 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, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lima
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Lima
Santiago hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Lima
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Spiers. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Santiago moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Houston vs. Lima
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Houston 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 6
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Serafini
Dan Serafini now pitching. Alex Diaz pinch hits for Jose Lima.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Serafini
Biggio bunts in front of the plate. Santiago fields it and throws to first for the out. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Karchner
Derek Bell pinch hits for Bill Spiers. Matt Karchner now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Karchner
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Williams
Derek Bell now playing right field. Richard Hidalgo now playing left field. Brian Williams now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Williams
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Williams
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Karchner
Caminiti hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Karchner
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Karchner
Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Karchner
Meluskey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Karchner
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Williams
Grace hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Williams
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Williams
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Karchner
Glen Barker pinch hits for Brian Williams.
Barker bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Karchner
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Karchner
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Elarton
Scott Elarton now pitching.
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Elarton
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Elarton
Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Matt Karchner.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Elarton
Johnson 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, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Mulholland
Terry Mulholland now pitching.
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Mulholland
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Caminiti reaches second base with a double. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Everett vs. Mulholland
Tim Bogar pinch runs for Ken Caminiti.
Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. Bogar moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Mulholland
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Bogar scores. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Meluskey vs. Mulholland
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Everett scores. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Mulholland
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elarton vs. Mulholland
Elarton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Mulholland covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Elarton
Tim Bogar now playing third base.
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Elarton
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Elarton
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Elarton
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1999 -- Houston at Chicago (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, cf 5 1 1 0
Spiers B, lf 2 1 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 5 0 0 0
Bell D, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 5 1 2 1
Bagwell J, 1b 4 2 2 0 Grace M, 1b 2 1 0 0
Caminiti K, 3b 5 1 2 1 Rodriguez H, lf 5 1 1 0
Bogar T, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 0
Everett C, cf 5 2 3 3 Santiago B, c 4 0 2 1
Hidalgo R, rf-lf 5 2 3 2 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 1
Meluskey M, c 4 1 3 2 Lieber J, p 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 1 2 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
Lima J, p 2 0 0 0 Houston T, ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz A, ph 1 0 1 0 Serafini D, p 0 0 0 0
Williams B, p 0 0 0 0 Karchner M, p 0 0 0 0
Barker G, ph 1 0 0 0 Goodwin C, ph 1 0 1 0
Elarton S, p 1 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 16 10 38 4 9 3
Houston 011 120 203 -- 10
Chicago 001 030 000 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lima J (W) 5.0 8 4 3 2 4
Williams B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Elarton S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber J (L) 4.2 10 5 5 2 3
Myers R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Serafini D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Karchner M 2.2 2 2 2 0 1
Mulholland T 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
E -- Biggio C, Bagwell J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 8, Chicago 10
2B -- Hernandez J, Bagwell J, Santiago B, Gaetti G, Caminiti K, Hidalgo R
3B -- Everett C
HR -- Sosa S, Hidalgo R, Meluskey M
SB -- Sosa S, Johnson L
SH -- Biggio C
SF -- Gutierrez R
T -- 3:05
A -- 28876
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