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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 18, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 18, 1989 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Sanderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 31,987 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Randy Marsh |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerome Walton | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Smith | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Damon Berryhill | Catcher |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Scott Sanderson | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Craig Biggio | Catcher |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Jim Clancy | Pitcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 18, 1989
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Clancy
Walton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Clancy
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Clancy
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sanderson
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Sanderson
Doran hits a line drive towards short. Dunston fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dunston. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Sanderson
There goes Doran. The throw from Berryhill and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Sanderson
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Sanderson
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Clancy
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Clancy
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berryhill vs. Clancy
Berryhill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Clancy
There goes Dawson. The throw from Biggio and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Clancy
Law hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Law reaches second base with a double. Dawson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Clancy
Dunston is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sanderson vs. Clancy
Sanderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sanderson
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Sanderson
Bass hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Sanderson
Caminiti strikes out. There goes Bass. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Sanderson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Clancy
Walton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Clancy
Sandberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Sandberg reaches third base with a triple. Walton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Clancy
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Clancy
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Clancy
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berryhill vs. Clancy
Berryhill 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clancy vs. Sanderson
Clancy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sanderson
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Sanderson
Doran hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Clancy
Law hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Clancy
Dunston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass who is chasing the ball. Dunston reaches third base with a triple. Law scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sanderson vs. Clancy
Sanderson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Walton vs. Clancy
Walton hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dunston tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Clancy
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Sanderson
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sanderson
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Sanderson
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Sanderson
Bass hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Bass reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. There goes Puhl trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Dunston who relays the ball to Berryhill, who tags Puhl, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Sanderson
Caminiti hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Forsch
Bob Forsch now pitching. Craig Reynolds now playing third base.
Smith bunts towards the mound. Forsch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Forsch
Grace 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 -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Forsch
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Young. Dawson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berryhill vs. Forsch
Berryhill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Law vs. Forsch
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sanderson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Sanderson
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Sanderson
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Doran vs. Lancaster
Les Lancaster now pitching.
Doran hits a popup, foul, towards third. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Biggio vs. Lancaster
Biggio hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ramirez tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lancaster
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Forsch
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lancaster vs. Forsch
Lancaster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Forsch
Walton hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lancaster
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lancaster
Bass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davidson vs. Lancaster
Mark Davidson pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Andersen
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Andersen covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Andersen
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Lancaster
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lancaster
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Lancaster
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to second for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Doran vs. Lancaster
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Lancaster
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Andersen
Dawson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Andersen
Berryhill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Andersen
Law strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lancaster
Davis hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lancaster
Puhl hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching. Domingo Ramos now playing third base.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Williams
Billy Hatcher pinch hits for Larry Andersen.
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walton. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Bass scores. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Schiraldi
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Schiraldi
Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Schiraldi
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Dunston bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Smith
Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Smith
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Schiraldi
Doran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Doran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Schiraldi
Biggio bunts towards the mound. Schiraldi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Schiraldi
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walton. Davis reaches second base with a double. Doran scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Yelding vs. Wilson
Steve Wilson now pitching. Eric Yelding pinch hits for Terry Puhl.
Yelding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Wilson
Bass is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Spilman vs. Pico
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Dave Smith. Jeff Pico now pitching. Harry Spilman pinch hits for Alex Trevino.
Spilman is walked intentionally. Davis moves to third. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Pico
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Bass moves to third. Spilman moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1989 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Walton J, cf 4 1 1 1 Young G, cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg R, 2b 4 1 1 1 Doran B, 2b 5 1 1 0
Smith D, lf 4 0 0 1 Biggio C, c 4 0 0 1
Grace M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 5 3 3 2
Dawson A, rf 4 1 3 0 Puhl T, lf 4 0 2 0
Berryhill D, c 4 0 1 0 Yelding E, ph 1 0 0 0
Law V, 3b 4 1 2 1 Bass K, rf 4 1 3 1
Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Caminiti K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Schiraldi C, p 0 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson S, p 0 0 0 0 Davidson M, ph 1 0 0 0
Pico J, p 0 0 0 0 Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0
Dunston S, ss 3 1 2 1 Hatcher B, ph 1 0 1 0
Sanderson S, p 2 0 0 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Lancaster L, p 1 0 0 0 Trevino A, ph 0 0 0 0
Ramos D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Spilman H, ph 0 0 0 0
Ramirez R, ss 3 1 2 1
Clancy J, p 1 0 0 0
Reynolds C, 3b 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 37 6 13 5
Chicago 012 200 000 -- 5
Houston 000 110 022 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson S* 4.0 6 2 2 1 2
Lancaster L+ 3.0 4 2 2 1 1
Williams M 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Schiraldi C (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Wilson S 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Pico J 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J 4.0 7 5 5 1 4
Forsch B 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Andersen L 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Smith D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Dunston S
DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 12
2B -- Law V 2, Bass K, Dawson A, Reynolds C, Hatcher B, Doran B, Davis G
3B -- Sandberg R, Dunston S
HR -- Davis G
SB -- Doran B, Dawson A, Bass K
SF -- Walton J, Biggio C
WP -- Schiraldi C
T -- 3:28
A -- 31987
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