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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 16, 1998
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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 16, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kerry Wood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sean Bergman |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 52,199 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Dana DeMuth 2B: Charlie Reliford 3B: CB Bucknor |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Hernandez | Third Baseman |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Kerry Wood | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
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 |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Sean Bergman | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 16, 1998
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Bergman
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bergman
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Bergman
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Bergman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Bergman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Wood
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wood
Bell 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell hits a popup towards short. Blauser 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bergman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Bergman
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Bergman
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Wood
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Wood
The umpire calls a balk on Wood Everett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Wood
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Bergman
Blauser hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bergman
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Bergman
Morandini hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Wood
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Wood
Spiers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Bergman
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Bergman covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Bergman
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bergman
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bergman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wood
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bergman
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Bergman
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Bergman
Blauser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Wood
Everett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Wood
Eusebio takes first base on ball four. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Everett tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Wood
Bergman bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Eusebio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bergman
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Bergman
Morandini hits a line drive beyond second. Biggio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Bergman
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Bergman
There's a wild pitch. Morandini moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Bergman
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Wood
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wood
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bergman
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bergman
Johnson 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bergman
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Wood
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Wood
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Bergman
Houston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Bergman
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bergman
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bergman, and towards Spiers, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wood
Dave Clark pinch hits for Sean Bergman.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser misplays the ball. That's an error on Blauser. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Wood
There goes Biggio. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Wood
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wood
There goes Biggio. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Biggio steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Wood
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Magnante
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Henry
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Karchner
Matt Karchner now pitching.
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Karchner
Alou hits a line drive towards third. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Karchner
Everett hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Henry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Henry
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Henry
Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Henry
Blauser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Karchner
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karchner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Karchner
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Karchner
Pete Incaviglia pinch hits for Doug Henry.
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching. Brant Brown pinch hits for Matt Karchner.
Brown hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Biggio, and into shallow right field. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Powell
Morandini hits a ball on the ground for an out. Morandini moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Powell
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Powell
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morandini moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching. Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez.
Hill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Miller
Manny Alexander pinch hits for Lance Johnson.
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morandini scores. There goes Grace trying to get to home. Bell throws the ball in to Eusebio who tags Grace who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hill moves to second. View Play
Bottom 11
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Beck
Jose Hernandez now playing center field. Brant Brown now playing left field. Manny Alexander now playing third base. Rod Beck now pitching.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Beck
Spiers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Beck
Bell takes first base on ball four. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Beck
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Beck
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1998 -- Chicago at Houston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Morandini M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Grace M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Sosa S, rf 5 1 1 1 Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 5 0 0 0
Hill G, ph 0 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 5 0 0 0
Beck R, p 0 0 0 0 Everett C, cf 3 1 2 0
Johnson L, cf 4 0 1 0 Eusebio T, c 3 0 0 0
Alexander M, ph-3b 1 0 1 1 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 0 1
Hernandez J, 3b-cf 4 0 0 0 Bergman S, p 1 0 0 0
Houston T, c 4 0 1 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0
Blauser J, ss 4 0 0 0 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0
Wood K, p 3 0 0 0 Henry D, p 0 0 0 0
Karchner M, p 0 0 0 0 Incaviglia P, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown B, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 7 2 35 1 3 1
Chicago 000 100 000 01 -- 2
Houston 000 010 000 00 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood K 8.0 3 1 1 2 11
Karchner M (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Beck R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman S 8.0 4 1 1 0 9
Magnante M 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Henry D 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Powell J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Miller T 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Blauser J
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Houston 7
2B -- Grace M, Biggio C, Everett C, Brown B
HR -- Sosa S
SB -- Biggio C 2
SH -- Bergman S
SF -- Gutierrez R
HBP -- by Beck R (Spiers B)
WP -- Wood K, Bergman S
Balk -- Wood K
T -- 3:15
A -- 52199
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