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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 16, 2005
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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, 2005 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 2005 |
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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 16, 2005 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 31,963 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Sam Holbrook |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
Neifi Perez | Second Baseman |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
Matt Murton | Left Fielder |
Corey Patterson | Center Fielder |
Henry Blanco | Catcher |
Greg Maddux | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willy Taveras | Center Fielder |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Morgan Ensberg | Third Baseman |
Jason Lane | Right Fielder |
Orlando Palmeiro | Left Fielder |
Adam Everett | Shortstop |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Andy Pettitte | Pitcher |
Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 16, 2005
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pettitte
Lawton hits a line drive into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Pettitte
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Maddux
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lawton who is chasing the ball. Taveras reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taveras scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Maddux
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ensberg vs. Maddux
Ensberg hits a popup towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lane vs. Maddux
Lane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Pettitte
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Murton vs. Pettitte
Murton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Patterson vs. Pettitte
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Blanco vs. Pettitte
Blanco takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Maddux vs. Pettitte
Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ramirez scores. Garciaparra moves to third. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lawton vs. Pettitte
Lawton 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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Maddux
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Maddux
Everett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murton. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Maddux
There goes Everett. The throw from Blanco and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Maddux
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Pettitte
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Pettitte
There goes Lee. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Lee steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Pettitte
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Lee scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Murton vs. Pettitte
Murton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pettitte vs. Maddux
Pettitte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Maddux
Taveras bunts towards the mound. Maddux fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Maddux
There goes Taveras. The throw from Blanco and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Maddux
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ensberg vs. Maddux
Ensberg hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Pettitte
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Pettitte
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Pettitte
Maddux hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lane vs. Maddux
Lane hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Maddux
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Maddux
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pettitte
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Pettitte
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Maddux
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettitte vs. Maddux
Pettitte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Maddux
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Pettitte
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murton vs. Pettitte
Murton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Pettitte
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Pettitte
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Maddux
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ensberg vs. Maddux
Ensberg strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Pettitte
Maddux strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pettitte
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Pettitte
Lee takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Pettitte
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lane vs. Maddux
Lane hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Maddux
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Maddux
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Qualls
Chad Qualls now pitching.
Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnitz vs. Qualls
Jeromy Burnitz pinch hits for Matt Murton.
Burnitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Garciaparra moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Patterson vs. Qualls
Patterson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Garciaparra scores. Burnitz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanco vs. Qualls
There goes Patterson. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Patterson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Blanco vs. Qualls
Blanco strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Macias vs. Qualls
Jose Macias pinch hits for Greg Maddux.
Macias hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio catches it and throws to second with Everett covering, to double up Patterson. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wood
Matt Lawton now playing left field. Jeromy Burnitz now playing right field. Kerry Wood now pitching.
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Wood
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Chad Qualls.
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Wood
Taveras strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Springer
Perez hits a line drive towards third. Ensberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Springer
Lee hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Dempster
Ryan Dempster now pitching.
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dempster
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ensberg vs. Dempster
Ensberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez 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 8/16/2005 -- Chicago at Houston (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Lawton M, rf-lf 5 0 0 0 Taveras W, cf 4 1 2 0 Perez N, 2b 5 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 1 Lee D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Berkman L, 1b 2 0 1 0 Ramirez A, 3b 4 2 3 2 Ensberg M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 3 1 1 0 Lane J, rf 3 0 0 0 Murton M, lf 3 0 1 0 Palmeiro O, lf 3 0 0 0 Burnitz J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Everett A, ss 3 0 1 0 Patterson C, cf 4 0 1 1 Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0 Blanco H, c 3 0 0 0 Pettitte A, p 2 0 0 0 Maddux G, p 3 0 1 1 Qualls C, p 0 0 0 0 Macias J, ph 1 0 0 0 Vizcaino J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wood K, p 0 0 0 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0 Dempster R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 9 4 29 1 4 1 Chicago 011 001 010 -- 4 Houston 100 000 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Maddux G (W) 7.0 3 1 1 2 5 Wood K 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Dempster R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Pettitte A (L) 7.0 8 3 3 2 8 Qualls C 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 Springer R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Biggio C DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, Houston 3 2B -- Ramirez A 2, Everett A 3B -- Taveras W HR -- Ramirez A SB -- Lee D, Taveras W, Patterson C CS -- Everett A T -- 2:18 A -- 31963
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