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July 25, 2003

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 9 1
Astros 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 9 1
Astros 3 5 0

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .000 .310
At Bats 0 158
Hits 0 40
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 21

Joe Borowski Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 17
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Minute Maid Park - July 25, 2003
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Out
Joe Borowski
Paul Bako
Eric Karros
Mark Grudzielanek
Aramis Ramirez
Alex Gonzalez
Moises Alou
Kenny Lofton
Sammy Sosa
Orlando Merced
Lance Berkman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 9 1 6
Houston Astros 3 5 0 4
Winning Pitcher Carlos Zambrano
Losing Pitcher Octavio Dotel
Save Joe Borowski
Game Winning RBI Moises Alou
Attendance 43,013
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Borowski now pitching. Hidalgo hits a popup towards first. Karros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kent hits a line drive towards third. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ricky Stone now pitching. Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. Bako moves to third.
Top 9 Zambrano bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Bagwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Blum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dotel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Karros hits a fly ball into center field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Sosa strikes out.
Top 8 Octavio Dotel now pitching. Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ausmus strikes out.
Top 7 Lofton strikes out.
Top 7 Zambrano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Bako hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Karros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Sosa moves to second.
Top 6 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Lofton. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Lofton steals second.
Top 6 Grudzielanek strikes out.
Top 6 Lofton bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Zambrano strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Biggio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zambrano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bako strikes out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Karros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zambrano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sosa strikes out.
Top 4 Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kent strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bagwell strikes out.
Top 3 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zambrano bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kent covering, for the out. Bako moves to second.
Top 3 Bako is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out.
Bottom 2 Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miller strikes out.
Top 2 Karros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Everett hits a popup towards first. Karros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Hidalgo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bagwell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Blum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second.
Bottom 1 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Sosa strikes out.
Top 1 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lofton for the out.