May 15, 2001 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 9
@ANA 3 BAL 11
DET 3 KCR 6
TBD 2 BOS 5
@MIN 2 OAK 3
NYY 2
(12) SEA 4
CHW 3 CLE 8
@TEX 6 ATL 5
COL 3 HOU 9
@CHC 7
(12) ARI 5
@CIN 1 SFG 7
@FLA 4 MON 2
LAD 0 NYM 1
SDP 0 MIL 14
@PHI 10
(10) STL 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 31,648

Tuesday, May 15, 2001, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:55

Astros

21-16

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  1  0   3  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  2    9 17  1
Cubs            2  0  0   0  3  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    7  9  1

W: M Jackson (1-1), L: T Van Poppel (1-1), S: N Cruz (1)

Cubs

21-17

Lost 5

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS-LF                  7   0   3   1    0   3  .294  .849   27    4   2   SB
C Biggio 2B                   6   1   3   2    0   3  .293  .841   30    4   2   2B,HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  6   0   2   0    0   2  .287  .990   18    9   3   3B
L Berkman CF-RF               5   0   1   1    1   2  .333 1.122   24    0   0   2B
M Alou RF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .402 1.147   21    1   0   
  G Barker PR-CF              1   1   0   0    0   1  .143  .378    3    1   0   SB
R Hidalgo LF                  6   1   2   1    0   2  .303  .960   28    6   0   2·2B,GDP
  C Hayes 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .356         0   0   
V Castilla 3B-SS              5   3   3   2    1   0  .235  .680   18    1   2   HR,2·2B
B Ausmus C                    4   2   1   0    1   1  .200  .551   25    8   2   2B,SH
J Lima P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   SH
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .674    2    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   1   
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .907    7    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .592    5    0   0   
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .813    5    0   0   HR
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       48   9  17   9    5  15              216   36  12

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (9, off K Tapani); R Hidalgo 2 (9, off T Gordon, off K Tapani); B Ausmus (7, off K Tapani); C Biggio (8, off K Tapani); V Castilla 2 (8, off T Van Poppel, off K Tapani).

3B: J Bagwell (1, off T Van Poppel).

HR: T Eusebio (2, off T Van Poppel; 12th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); V Castilla (3, off M Aybar; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: B Ausmus (2, off T Van Poppel); J Lima (1, off K Tapani).

HBP: C Biggio (7, by M Aybar).

TB: V Castilla 8; C Biggio 4; R Hidalgo 4; J Bagwell 4; T Eusebio 4; J Lugo 3; B Ausmus 2; L Berkman 2; M Alou.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (5).

RBI: V Castilla 2 (11); C Biggio 2 (12); T Eusebio 2 (6); J Lugo (15); R Hidalgo (28); L Berkman (28).

2-out RBI: C Biggio 2; J Lugo; R Hidalgo; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Lugo-J Bagwell; J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lugo (5, 2nd base off T Van Poppel/T Hundley); G Barker (4, 2nd base off T Gordon/T Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .738   21    5   4   3B,SF,SH,GDP
R Gutierrez SS                5   2   1   0    1   2  .254  .697   18    0   4   2B
S Sosa RF                     5   2   1   2    1   2  .250 1.014   19    0   0   HR
R Coomer 3B                   4   1   3   4    0   0  .316  .747    8    2   2   HR,2·2B
  C Duncan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Buford CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .519    6    0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .793   12    0   1   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
T Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .207  .668   22   15   0   
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .779   19   10   2   CS
G Matthews CF-LF              5   1   0   0    0   2  .173  .600   20    3   0   GDP
K Tapani P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .600    1    0   1   
  M Aybar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    1   0   SH
  M Cairo PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
  A Ojeda 3B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .515   14    0   1   
Totals                       40   7   9   7    5   8              167   36  15

BATTING

2B: R Coomer 2 (2, off O Dotel, off J Lima); R Gutierrez (8, off J Lima).

3B: E Young (2, off J Lima).

HR: R Coomer (1, off J Lima; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); S Sosa (13, off J Lima; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: E Young (3, off J Lima).

SH: M Aybar (1, off J Lima); E Young (2, off O Dotel).

TB: R Coomer 8; S Sosa 4; E Young 3; R Gutierrez 2; A Ojeda; M Stairs; T Hundley.

GIDP: E Young (7); G Matthews (2).

RBI: R Coomer 4 (6); S Sosa 2 (34); E Young (14).

2-out RBI: R Coomer 4; S Sosa 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gutierrez-E Young-M Stairs; R Coomer.

E: T Hundley (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Stairs (1, 2nd base by O Dotel/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima                         5     6   5   2    2   1   2   6.65   23   66-41   30· 4· 7    7· 6· 5· 2     40    -     1.05  -0.32
O Dotel, BS (1)                2     1   2   2    3   3   0   5.02    9   38-20    7· 8· 5    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.17  -0.30
J Powell                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.12    6   28-20   10· 3· 7    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.38   0.17
M Jackson, W (1-1)             2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.32    7   21-13    9· 1· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.55   0.27
N Cruz, S (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3   10-8     3· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                        12     9   7   4    5   8   2          48  163-102  59·18·25   15·10· 8· 2           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Tapani                       4     9   5   5    2   4   0   4.74   21   71-44   21· 9·14    4· 1·10· 0     26    -     1.23  -0.34
M Aybar                        3     2   1   1    1   1   1   4.08   12   37-24   17· 2· 5    5· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.97  -0.03
C Duncan, H (6)                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    2   10-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.01
J Fassero                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.67    1    7-3     3· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.89  -0.09
K Farnsworth, H (7)            0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.37    2   10-7     1· 3· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.28   0.21
T Gordon, BS (1)               1     2   1   1    0   2   0   1.80    5   19-13    7· 3· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.86  -0.20
T Van Poppel, L (1-1)          3     4   2   2    0   6   1   5.50   13   53-38   14·18· 6    3· 0· 3· 1          0-0    2.54  -0.14
Totals                        12    17   9   9    5  15   2          56  207-133  65·36·32   13· 5·15· 2          3-0

J Fassero faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Jackson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Aybar (2; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 3:55.

Attendance: 31,648.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Lugo               SS    1. E Young              2B 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. L Berkman            CF    4. R Coomer             3B 
5. M Alou               RF    5. R White              LF 
6. R Hidalgo            LF    6. T Hundley            C  
7. V Castilla           3B    7. M Stairs             1B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. G Matthews           CF 
9. J Lima               P     9. K Tapani             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  6-5  12-  1  -43%  22% R Coomer        O Dotel         Double to CF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   t 9   2  7-6  -2-  6   35%  47% R Hidalgo       T Gordon        Double to LF (Line Drive); Barker Scores
   t11   0  7-7  ---  2   28%  78% J Bagwell       T Van Poppel    Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   b 5   2  5-3  -2-  2  -26%  49% S Sosa          J Lima          Home Run; Gutierrez Scores/unER; Sosa Scores/unER
   t12   1  7-7  --3  5   25%  92% T Eusebio       T Van Poppel    Home Run; Castilla Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   52%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   48%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   58%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
          -2-  6   59%  M Alou          Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   58%  E Young         Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   59%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: LF
          ---  4   58%  S Sosa          Walk
   RR     1--  2   39%  R Coomer        Home Run; Sosa Scores
   O      ---  2   39%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   37%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   41%  B Ausmus        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   38%  J Lima          Lineout: 1B
   RO     -2-  2   45%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores; Lugo out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   41%  T Hundley       Walk
          1--  2   36%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hundley to 2B
   OO     12-  5   46%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Hundley to 3B
   O      --3  1   50%  K Tapani        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   54%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  1   64%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  5   58%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3  1   45%  M Alou          Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   34%  E Young         Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   39%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: 3B
   O      --3  3   46%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   50%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   57%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  1   69%  V Castilla      Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hidalgo Scores
          -2-  7   72%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  1   71%  J Lima          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Castilla to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  3   64%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -23  2   80%  C Biggio        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Castilla Scores; Ausmus Scores
   O      1--  1   79%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   81%  R White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   83%  T Hundley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   84%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Manuel Aybar facing 4-5-6
                  Manuel Aybar replaces Kevin Tapani pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   83%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   82%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   81%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   75%  G Matthews      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Matthews to 2B
   O      -2-  1   77%  M Aybar         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Matthews to 3B
   RO     --3  5   77%  E Young         Flyball: 2B/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Matthews Scores/unER
          ---  1   74%  R Gutierrez     Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  2   49%  S Sosa          Home Run; Gutierrez Scores/unER; Sosa Scores/unER
          ---  3   45%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   50%  R White         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Manuel Aybar facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   66%  V Castilla      Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   64%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   O      ---  2   62%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   63%  J Lugo          Single to 3B (Bunt)
          1--  2   66%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch; Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lugo to 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Octavio Dotel facing 6-7-8
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   65%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   60%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--      68%  G Matthews      Stairs Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Manuel Aybar facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   73%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  M Alou          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   OO     1--  2   64%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
                  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Manuel Aybar batting 9th
          ---  5   56%  M Cairo         Walk
   O      1--  2   60%  E Young         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cairo to 2B
          -2-  5   56%  R Gutierrez     Walk
   O      12-  5   65%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  1   22%  R Coomer        Double to CF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   O      -2-  5   25%  R White         Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Courtney Duncan facing 7-8-9
                  Courtney Duncan replaces Ron Coomer pitching and batting 4th; Augie Ojeda replaces Miguel Cairo playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  6   34%  V Castilla      Walk
   O      1--  4   26%  B Ausmus        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Courtney Duncan pitching and batting 4th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 9th
          1--  7   34%  D Ward          Walk; Castilla to 2B
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 4th
   O      12-  6   24%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   13%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jay Powell facing 6-7-8
                  Jay Powell replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   14%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  8   15%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   16%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Gordon replaces Rondell White pitching and batting 5th; Gary Matthews moves to LF; Damon Buford replaces Kyle Farnsworth playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  6    9%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    4%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3    8%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 5th
          1--      11%  R Hidalgo       Barker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   47%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Barker Scores
   O      -2-  1   36%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 7-7, Jay Powell facing 9-1-2
                  Glen Barker moves to CF; Lance Berkman moves to RF
          ---  9   29%  A Ojeda         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   47%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Todd Van Poppel facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Tom Gordon pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  4   44%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
   O      ---  5   40%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   43%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      48%  C Biggio        Lugo Steals 2B; Lugo to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  6   36%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 7-7, Mike Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Jackson replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   42%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   47%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  T Van Poppel    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7.

Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Todd Van Poppel facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   78%  J Bagwell       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  3   67%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  3   48%  G Barker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   36%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 7-7, Mike Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   29%  T Hundley       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   37%  M Stairs        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  Charlie Hayes replaces Richard Hidalgo playing 3B batting 6th; Vinny Castilla moves to SS; Julio Lugo moves to LF
   O      1--  3   44%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
          1--      39%  A Ojeda         Wild Pitch; Hundley to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7.

Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Todd Van Poppel facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   67%  V Castilla      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   67%  B Ausmus        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Castilla to 3B
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Mike Jackson batting 9th
   RR     --3  5   92%  T Eusebio       Home Run; Castilla Scores
   O      ---  9   91%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-9, Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Tony Eusebio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 7.

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