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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 25, 2003
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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 July 25, 2003 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carlos Zambrano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wade Miller |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 43,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Welke 1B: Matt Hollowell 2B: Mike Fichter 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Eric Karros | First Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Carlos Zambrano | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Center Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Right Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Wade Miller | Pitcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 25, 2003
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Miller
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lofton for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Miller
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Miller
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Zambrano
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Zambrano
Blum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Zambrano
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Zambrano
Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Zambrano
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ramirez. Biggio scores. Blum moves to third. Berkman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hidalgo vs. Zambrano
Hidalgo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Zambrano
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blum scores. Berkman scores. Hidalgo moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Zambrano
Everett hits a popup towards first. Karros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Miller
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Miller
Karros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Zambrano
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Zambrano
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Zambrano
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Miller
Bako is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zambrano vs. Miller
Zambrano bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kent covering, for the out. Bako moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Miller
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Zambrano
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Zambrano
Kent strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Zambrano
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Miller
Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Miller
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Miller
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Zambrano
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zambrano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Zambrano
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Zambrano
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Miller
Karros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Miller
Bako strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Zambrano
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zambrano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Zambrano
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Zambrano
Blum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Zambrano
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zambrano vs. Miller
Zambrano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Miller
Lofton bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Miller
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Miller
There goes Lofton. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Lofton steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Miller
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Miller
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Zambrano
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Zambrano
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Zambrano
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Miller
Karros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Miller
Bako hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Zambrano vs. Miller
Zambrano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Miller
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Zambrano
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Zambrano
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bruntlett vs. Zambrano
Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Wade Miller.
Bruntlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zambrano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Dotel
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dotel
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Dotel
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Karros vs. Dotel
Karros hits a fly ball into center field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Dotel
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dotel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Zambrano
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Zambrano
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Zambrano
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Gallo
Mike Gallo now pitching.
Bako hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Bako reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Zambrano vs. Gallo
Zambrano bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Gallo
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. Bako moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Stone
Ricky Stone now pitching.
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Zambrano
Kent hits a line drive towards third. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Zambrano
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Borowski
Joe Borowski now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a popup towards first. Karros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Borowski
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Brad Ausmus.
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/2003 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 5 1 1 0 Biggio C, cf 4 1 2 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Blum G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Alou M, lf 4 1 3 3 Kent J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Berkman L, lf 4 1 1 0
Karros E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hidalgo R, rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 2
Bako P, c 3 1 2 0 Merced O, ph 1 0 0 0
Zambrano C, p 3 1 1 2 Everett A, ss 3 0 0 0
Borowski J, p 0 0 0 0 Miller W, p 2 0 0 0
Bruntlett E, ph 1 0 0 0
Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0
Gallo M, p 0 0 0 0
Stone R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 9 5 33 3 5 2
Chicago 000 001 220 -- 5
Houston 300 000 000 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano C (W) 8.1 5 3 0 1 7
Borowski J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Miller W 7.0 6 3 3 2 6
Dotel O (L) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Gallo M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Stone R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Ramirez A
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Houston 4
2B -- Biggio C, Bako P
HR -- Zambrano C, Alou M
SB -- Lofton K
SH -- Zambrano C
HBP -- by Miller W (Bako P)
T -- 2:34
A -- 43013
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