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Standings
OAK
@BAL		4
5		 
(10)
BOS
@CAL		1
3
MIL
@CHW		3
4
CLE
@DET		6
3
TEX
@KCR		0
8
NYY
@SEA		4
10
MIN
@TOR		4
0
CIN
@COL		11
9
STL
@FLA		4
2
CHC
@HOU		7
8		 
(10)
LAD
@MON		5
4		 
(11)
SDP
@NYM		13
1
ATL
@PIT		5
3
PHI
@SFG		5
1
Friday, May 24, 1996 7:05
, Astrodome
Attendance: 23,910, Time of Game: 3:27
Cubs
7
21-27
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Astros
8
23-26
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Todd Jones (5-1)
L: Bob Patterson (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  3   4  0  0   0    7  9  0
Astros          0  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  3   1    8 12  2
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .721 0 0 -0.142 1.21 0.022 -0.164 -0.5 3 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 5 1 1 4 0 1 .214 .761 0 0 0.351 1.42 0.403 -0.052 1.7 2 2 HR
Mark Grace 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .353 .901 0 0 0.011 0.40 0.038 -0.026 0.6 11 0 2B
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .253 .843 0 0 0.125 0.72 0.207 -0.082 0.9 2 0 HR,CS,HBP,GDP
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .828 0 0 -0.066 0.82 0.021 -0.086 -0.6 3 0
Scott Servais C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .866 0 0 -0.089 0.87 0.013 -0.101 -0.6 7 1
Leo Gomez 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .293 .952 0 0 0.082 0.99 0.092 -0.010 0.4 1 3
   Jose Hernandez PR-3B 2 1 0 0 0 1 .191 .448 0 0 0.027 0.71 0.030 -0.003 0.0 0 1
Rey Sanchez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .218 .565 0 0 0.125 1.45 0.179 -0.053 0.1 0 3 SH
Steve Trachsel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   Todd Haney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .481 0 0 -0.016 0.62 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Mike Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bret Barberie PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1.133 0 0 0.137 3.65 0.137 0.000 0.8
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ozzie Timmons PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128 .450 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.003 0.000 0.3
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pedro Valdes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .619 0 0 -0.135 4.93 0.000 -0.135 -0.5
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 9 7 5 5 .237 .762 0 0 0.387 1.08 1.145 -0.754 2.2 29 12
2B: M Grace (14, off D Wall).
HR: R Sandberg (10, off G Swindell; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); S Sosa (16, off D Wall; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: R Sanchez (3, off X Hernandez).
HBP: S Sosa (2, by D Wall).
TB: R Sandberg 4; S Sosa 4; M Grace 3; B McRae 2; L Gomez; R Sanchez; S Servais.
GIDP: S Sosa (5).
RBI: R Sandberg 4 (24); S Sosa 3 (38).
2-out RBI: S Sosa 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Sanchez-R Sandberg-M Grace; S Servais-L Gomez.
Baserunning
CS: S Sosa (1, 2nd base by D Wall/R Wilkins).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi LF 6 2 2 1 0 1 .240 .657 0 0 0.335 1.27 0.416 -0.082 -0.7 1 0
Craig Biggio 2B 4 2 3 2 1 1 .260 .760 0 0 0.099 0.68 0.115 -0.015 2.9 4 5 HR,2·SB
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 2 1 3 1 0 .333 1.128 0 0 0.181 1.12 0.238 -0.057 1.8 9 0 HR
Derek Bell RF 3 1 2 0 2 0 .294 .815 0 0 0.078 1.07 0.122 -0.044 0.3 3 0 SB,CS
Sean Berry 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .294 .809 0 0 0.523 1.99 0.562 -0.039 1.7 1 2 2B,HBP
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Wilkins C 5 0 0 1 0 2 .241 .746 0 0 -0.151 1.57 0.008 -0.159 -1.3 5 1
Brian Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .654 0 0 -0.069 0.93 0.015 -0.085 -0.5 4 0 HBP
Ricky Gutierrez SS-3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .303 .713 0 0 -0.020 1.19 0.109 -0.129 -1.1 3 3 SB,GDP
Donne Wall P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0 0 -0.023 0.46 0.000 -0.023 -0.3 0 0
   Bill Spiers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .466 0 0 -0.022 0.78 0.000 -0.022 -0.2
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Swindell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Anthony Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Derrick May PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .773 0 0 0.026 0.48 0.026 0.000 0.3
   Orlando Miller SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .827 0 0 -0.069 2.90 0.000 -0.069 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 39 8 12 8 5 7 .308 .900 0 0 0.888 1.20 1.611 -0.724 2.5 30 12
2B: S Berry (16, off S Trachsel).
HR: C Biggio (4, off T Wendell; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); J Bagwell (15, off S Trachsel; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: B Hunter (2, by S Trachsel); S Berry (4, by S Trachsel).
TB: C Biggio 6; J Bagwell 4; S Berry 3; D Bell 2; R Gutierrez 2; J Cangelosi 2.
GIDP: R Gutierrez (1).
RBI: J Bagwell 3 (44); C Biggio 2 (19); S Berry (25); R Wilkins (15); J Cangelosi (3).
2-out RBI: C Biggio 2; J Cangelosi; S Berry.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.
E: J Bagwell (5); O Miller (8).
Baserunning
SB: D Bell (10, 2nd base off S Trachsel/S Servais); C Biggio 2 (10, 2nd base off T Adams/S Servais, 3rd base off S Trachsel/S Servais); R Gutierrez (2, 2nd base off B Patterson/S Servais).
CS: D Bell (3, 3rd base by S Trachsel/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Trachsel 5 6 4 4 2 3 1 2.29 23 6 9 6 1 40 -0.206 0.68 -1.6
Mike Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.58 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.046 0.65 0.5
Terry Adams, H (2) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.100 0.94 1.0
Turk Wendell, H (4) 0.2 1 3 3 3 1 1 2.70 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 -0.128 1.36 -1.9
Doug Jones, BS (5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.32 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 -0.333 5.46 -0.6
Bob Patterson, L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.20 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 -0.367 2.59 0.2
Team Totals 9.2 12 8 8 5 7 2 7.45 46 11 19 11 2 40 2 1 -0.888 1.08 -2.5

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Donne Wall 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 3.20 24 7 13 7 1 50 0.040 0.71 -0.1
Xavier Hernandez 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 5.50 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.315 2.75 -1.8
Greg Swindell, BS (1) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 1 6.30 10 3 3 2 1 3 3 -0.259 1.05 -1.6
Anthony Young 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.42 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.012 0.30 0.9
Todd Jones, W (5-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.33 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.133 2.51 0.5
Team Totals 10 9 7 6 5 5 2 5.40 45 14 18 11 2 50 5 3 -0.389 1.20 -2.2
X Hernandez faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Wall (1; S Sosa); S Trachsel 2 (2; B Hunter, S Berry).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 23,910.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Brian McRae CF 1 John Cangelosi LF
2 Ryne Sandberg 2B 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Derek Bell RF
5 Luis Gonzalez LF 5 Sean Berry 3B
6 Scott Servais C 6 Rick Wilkins C
7 Leo Gomez 3B 7 Brian Hunter CF
8 Rey Sanchez SS 8 Ricky Gutierrez SS
9 Steve Trachsel P 9 Donne Wall P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-7 2 12- R HOU S. Berry D. Jones 44% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B
t7 3-4 1 123 RRRR CHC R. Sandberg G. Swindell -40% 11% Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Sanchez Scores/unER; Barberie Scores; Sandberg Scores
b10 7-7 2 -2- R HOU J. Cangelosi B. Patterson 39% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores
t6 0-4 2 -23 RRR CHC S. Sosa D. Wall -19% 73% Home Run (CF-RF); McRae Scores; Grace Scores
b3 1-0 1 12- RRR HOU J. Bagwell S. Trachsel 19% 89% Home Run; Cangelosi Scores; Biggio Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC B. McRae D. Wall 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC R. Sandberg D. Wall 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC M. Grace D. Wall 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cangelosi S. Trachsel -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Biggio S. Trachsel -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Bagwell S. Trachsel -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Donne Wall facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC S. Sosa D. Wall 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Wall 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- CHC S. Servais D. Wall -1% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 2 1-- CHC L. Gomez D. Wall -2% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive); Servais to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O CHC R. Sanchez D. Wall 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU D. Bell S. Trachsel 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- HOU S. Berry S. Trachsel 11% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B
b2 0-0 0 -23 RO HOU R. Wilkins S. Trachsel 1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell Scores; Berry to 3B
b2 1-0 1 --3 HOU B. Hunter S. Trachsel 2% 72% Hit By Pitch
b2 1-0 1 1-3 OO HOU R. Gutierrez S. Trachsel -10% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHC S. Trachsel D. Wall 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O CHC B. McRae D. Wall 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O CHC R. Sandberg D. Wall 1% 67% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Wall S. Trachsel -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- HOU J. Cangelosi S. Trachsel 2% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 1 1-- HOU C. Biggio S. Trachsel 3% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive); Cangelosi to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- RRR HOU J. Bagwell S. Trachsel 19% 89% Home Run; Cangelosi Scores; Biggio Scores
b3 4-0 1 --- HOU D. Bell S. Trachsel 1% 90% Walk
b3 4-0 1 1-- HOU S. Berry S. Trachsel 1% 91% Hit By Pitch; Bell to 2B
b3 4-0 1 12- OO HOU R. Wilkins S. Trachsel -3% 89% Double Play: Strikeout, Bell Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Donne Wall facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- O CHC M. Grace D. Wall 2% 90% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-4 1 --- CHC S. Sosa D. Wall -2% 88% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-4 1 1-- O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Wall 3% 91% Sosa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 0-4 2 --- O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Wall 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
b4 4-0 0 --- O HOU B. Hunter S. Trachsel -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- O HOU R. Gutierrez S. Trachsel -0% 91% Lineout: CF
b4 4-0 2 --- O HOU D. Wall S. Trachsel -0% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
t5 0-4 0 --- O CHC S. Servais D. Wall 2% 92% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-4 1 --- O CHC L. Gomez D. Wall 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- O CHC R. Sanchez D. Wall 1% 94% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
b5 4-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cangelosi S. Trachsel -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- HOU C. Biggio S. Trachsel 1% 94% Walk
b5 4-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Bagwell S. Trachsel -1% 93% Flyball: RF
b5 4-0 2 1-- HOU D. Bell S. Trachsel 0% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- HOU S. Berry S. Trachsel 0% 94% Biggio Steals 3B; Bell Steals 2B
b5 4-0 2 -23 O HOU S. Berry S. Trachsel -1% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
Todd Haney pinch hits for Steve Trachsel (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- O CHC T. Haney D. Wall 2% 94% Popfly: 2B
t6 0-4 1 --- CHC B. McRae D. Wall -2% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 0-4 1 1-- O CHC R. Sandberg D. Wall 2% 94% Flyball: LF
t6 0-4 2 1-- CHC M. Grace D. Wall -3% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive); McRae to 3B
t6 0-4 2 -23 RRR CHC S. Sosa D. Wall -19% 73% Home Run (CF-RF); McRae Scores; Grace Scores
t6 3-4 2 --- CHC L. Gonzalez D. Wall -2% 71% Walk
t6 3-4 2 1-- O CHC S. Servais D. Wall 4% 75% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Mike Perez facing 6-7-8
Mike Perez replaces Todd Haney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- O HOU R. Wilkins M. Perez -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-3 1 --- O HOU B. Hunter M. Perez -1% 71% Flyball: LF
b6 4-3 2 --- HOU R. Gutierrez M. Perez 1% 72% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Donne Wall (P) batting 9th
b6 4-3 2 1-- O HOU B. Spiers M. Perez -2% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Xavier Hernandez facing 7-8-9
Xavier Hernandez replaces Bill Spiers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 --- CHC L. Gomez X. Hernandez -7% 63% Walk
Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Leo Gomez (3B) batting 7th
t7 3-4 0 1-- CHC R. Sanchez X. Hernandez -11% 52% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Hernandez to 2B; Sanchez to 1B
Bret Barberie pinch hits for Mike Perez (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 12- CHC B. Barberie X. Hernandez -14% 39% Walk; Hernandez to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
Greg Swindell replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 123 O CHC B. McRae G. Swindell 12% 51% Lineout: 3B
t7 3-4 1 123 RRRR CHC R. Sandberg G. Swindell -40% 11% Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Sanchez Scores/unER; Barberie Scores; Sandberg Scores
t7 7-4 1 --- CHC M. Grace G. Swindell -1% 10% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t7 7-4 1 1-- OO CHC S. Sosa G. Swindell 2% 12% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 1-2-3
Terry Adams replaces Bret Barberie (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jose Hernandez moves from PR to 3B
b7 4-7 0 --- O HOU J. Cangelosi T. Adams -3% 9% Groundout: P-1B
b7 4-7 1 --- HOU C. Biggio T. Adams 3% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 4-7 1 1-- HOU J. Bagwell T. Adams 1% 14% Biggio Steals 2B
b7 4-7 1 -2- O HOU J. Bagwell T. Adams -4% 10% Flyball: LF
b7 4-7 2 -2- O HOU D. Bell T. Adams -3% 7% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Astros' Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
t8 7-4 0 --- O CHC L. Gonzalez G. Swindell 1% 7% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-4 1 --- O CHC S. Servais G. Swindell 0% 8% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 7-4 2 --- O CHC J. Hernandez G. Swindell 0% 8% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 5-6-7
b8 4-7 0 --- O HOU S. Berry T. Adams -3% 5% Strikeout
b8 4-7 1 --- O HOU R. Wilkins T. Adams -2% 4% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 4-7 2 --- O HOU B. Hunter T. Adams -1% 3% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Astros' Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
t9 7-4 0 --- O CHC R. Sanchez G. Swindell 0% 3% Flyball: CF
Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Terry Adams (P) batting 9th
t9 7-4 1 --- CHC O. Timmons G. Swindell -0% 3% Walk
t9 7-4 1 1-- CHC B. McRae G. Swindell -0% 3% Single to RF (Line Drive); Timmons to 2B
Anthony Young replaces Greg Swindell pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-4 1 12- O CHC R. Sandberg A. Young 1% 3% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-4 2 12- CHC M. Grace A. Young -0% 3% Walk; Timmons to 3B; McRae to 2B
t9 7-4 2 123 O CHC S. Sosa A. Young 1% 4% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 8-9-1
Turk Wendell replaces Ozzie Timmons (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-7 0 --- O HOU R. Gutierrez T. Wendell -2% 2% Strikeout Looking
Derrick May pinch hits for Anthony Young (P) batting 9th
b9 4-7 1 --- HOU D. May T. Wendell 3% 4% Walk
b9 4-7 1 1-- O HOU J. Cangelosi T. Wendell -3% 1% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cangelosi to 1B
b9 4-7 2 1-- RR HOU C. Biggio T. Wendell 3% 4% Home Run; Cangelosi Scores
b9 6-7 2 --- HOU J. Bagwell T. Wendell 5% 9% Walk
b9 6-7 2 1-- HOU D. Bell T. Wendell 7% 17% Walk; Bagwell to 2B
Doug Jones replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 9th
b9 6-7 2 12- R HOU S. Berry D. Jones 44% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B
b9 7-7 2 12- O HOU R. Wilkins D. Jones -11% 50% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 7.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 7-7, Astros' Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
Todd Jones replaces Sean Berry (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Ricky Gutierrez moves from SS to 3B
Orlando Miller replaces Derrick May (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t10 7-7 0 --- O CHC L. Gonzalez T. Jones 6% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t10 7-7 1 --- O CHC S. Servais T. Jones 4% 60% Lineout: RF
t10 7-7 2 --- CHC J. Hernandez T. Jones -3% 57% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 1B
t10 7-7 2 1-- CHC R. Sanchez T. Jones -7% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hernandez to 3B
Pedro Valdes pinch hits for Doug Jones (P) batting 9th
t10 7-7 2 1-3 O CHC P. Valdes T. Jones 14% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Cubs' Bob Patterson facing 7-8-9
Bob Patterson replaces Pedro Valdes (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b10 7-7 0 --- O HOU B. Hunter B. Patterson -6% 58% Strikeout
b10 7-7 1 --- HOU R. Gutierrez B. Patterson 5% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b10 7-7 1 1-- O HOU O. Miller B. Patterson -7% 56% Foul Flyball: 1B
b10 7-7 2 1-- HOU J. Cangelosi B. Patterson 4% 61% Gutierrez Steals 2B
b10 7-7 2 -2- R HOU J. Cangelosi B. Patterson 39% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 8.

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