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6
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11
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7
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2
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2
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3		 
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4
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9
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7
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 7:05PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 38,470, Time of Game: 3:48
Cubs
13
8-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 7 GB
 at Astros
8
7-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
W: Matt Karchner (1-1)
L: Mike Maddux (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  1   1  0  0   5  1  4   13 16  1
Astros          1  0  2   0  0  0   2  2  1    8 11  3

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 3 3 2 0 3 1 .320 .797 26 9 0.141 1.13 0.212 -0.071 1.9 2 6 2·2B,SB
Ricky Gutierrez SS 5 0 3 5 0 0 .329 .915 21 15 0.125 1.59 0.281 -0.156 2.3 2 4 2B,SF
Mark Grace 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 .269 .877 22 12 -0.147 1.36 0.038 -0.185 -1.8 13 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 3 2 1 2 0 .284 .970 25 10 0.253 1.21 0.325 -0.072 2.5 3 0 HR,SB
Henry Rodriguez LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 .172 .665 29 17 -0.017 1.16 0.047 -0.064 -0.2 2 1 HBP
Willie Greene 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 .583 11 7 -0.015 1.51 0.062 -0.077 -0.2 0 1 SF
   Shane Andrews 3B 2 1 1 3 0 0 .250 .965 9 8 0.016 0.43 0.040 -0.024 2.0 0 1 HR
Damon Buford CF 6 1 2 1 0 2 .197 .568 21 15 -0.095 0.86 0.041 -0.136 -0.3 3 0 2B
Joe Girardi C 5 2 3 1 0 0 .250 .649 15 10 0.153 0.92 0.189 -0.036 1.4 2 1 SB,HBP
Andrew Lorraine P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .393 12 7 0.108 1.33 0.138 -0.031 0.9 0 0 SH
   Matt Karchner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -0.022 1.40 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 0 0 SH
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roosevelt Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .745 5 3 -0.011 0.37 0.000 -0.011 -0.6
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Aguilera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 40 13 16 13 7 6 .400 1.140 198 115 0.489 1.17 1.373 -0.885 7.6 27 15
2B: D Buford (2, off J Powell); E Young 2 (10, 1 off O Dotel, 1 off Y Perez); R Gutierrez (6, off J Powell).
HR: S Andrews (8, off Y Perez; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); S Sosa (7, off M Maddux; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: W Greene (1, off O Dotel); R Gutierrez (2, off Y Perez).
SH: M Karchner (1, off M Maddux); A Lorraine (2, off O Dotel).
HBP: J Girardi (2, by O Dotel); H Rodriguez (2, by M Maddux).
TB: S Sosa 5; R Gutierrez 4; S Andrews 4; E Young 4; J Girardi 3; D Buford 3; W Greene; M Grace; A Lorraine.
RBI: R Gutierrez 5 (17); S Andrews 3 (19); H Rodriguez (8); S Sosa (18); D Buford (8); J Girardi (3); W Greene (1).
2-out RBI: R Gutierrez 3; S Andrews 3; D Buford.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 7 for 22.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Greene-E Young-M Grace; E Young-R Gutierrez-M Grace.
E: W Greene (1).
Outfield Assists: H Rodriguez (T Bogar at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Girardi (1, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Meluskey); E Young (6, 3rd base off Y Perez/M Meluskey); S Sosa (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 2 1 0 2 0 .294 .826 18 7 -0.003 1.04 0.104 -0.107 0.2 3 1 3B,IW
Roger Cedeno CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .200 .639 25 15 0.043 0.95 0.125 -0.083 0.3 3 0 HR
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 2 3 0 2 0 .368 1.214 26 12 0.147 0.79 0.147 0.000 1.6 3 1
Ken Caminiti 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 .341 1.219 15 7 0.072 1.45 0.200 -0.128 2.2 2 0 HR,GDP
Moises Alou RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .390 1.205 6 4 0.028 1.31 0.028 0.000 0.2 3 1 SF
   Julio Lugo RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .400 .971 13 6 0.130 1.76 0.146 -0.016 1.3 3 0 SB
Richard Hidalgo LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .254 .908 14 8 -0.225 2.25 0.049 -0.274 -1.6 1 0
Mitch Meluskey C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .235 .827 15 7 -0.072 1.03 0.042 -0.113 0.4 8 0 HR
Tim Bogar SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .550 21 12 -0.096 0.98 0.030 -0.125 -1.3 1 2 GDP
Octavio Dotel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 5 -0.036 0.93 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 0 0 SH
   Daryle Ward PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .762 5 1 0.016 2.10 0.016 0.000 0.2
   Mike Maddux P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Mieske PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .182 5 2 -0.012 0.45 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Yorkis Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Spiers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .694 3 2 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 10 2 .324 1.114 172 88 -0.011 1.23 0.887 -0.897 2.6 27 6
3B: C Biggio (1, off A Lorraine).
HR: R Cedeno (1, off A Lorraine; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); K Caminiti (5, off K Farnsworth; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); M Meluskey (2, off R Aguilera; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: M Alou (2, off A Lorraine).
SH: O Dotel (1, off A Lorraine).
IBB: C Biggio (1, by A Lorraine).
TB: K Caminiti 5; R Cedeno 5; M Meluskey 4; C Biggio 3; J Bagwell 3; J Lugo; M Alou.
GIDP: T Bogar (4); K Caminiti (4).
RBI: K Caminiti 3 (15); R Cedeno 2 (7); M Meluskey (8); J Lugo (1); M Alou (11).
2-out RBI: J Lugo; K Caminiti.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: T Bogar (2); K Caminiti (3); M Meluskey (4).
Outfield Assists: M Alou (A Lorraine at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Lugo (1, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Girardi).

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
Andrew Lorraine 5.1 6 3 3 5 2 1 5.33 25 87 48 30 4 14 9 8 3 1 41 -0.008 1.15 -0.0
Matt Karchner, W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.53 3 12 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.082 2.15 0.6
Kyle Farnsworth 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 8.31 6 28 12 6 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 -0.035 0.95 -1.4
Felix Heredia 0.2 2 2 2 3 0 0 2.84 7 34 15 9 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.194 1.35 -2.2
Rick Aguilera, S (4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.53 5 11 7 5 0 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0.167 1.29 0.4
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 10 2 3 8.00 46 172 88 54 6 28 17 14 5 3 41 4 0 0.012 1.17 -2.6

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
Octavio Dotel 6 7 3 3 4 4 0 5.04 30 120 68 38 14 16 6 15 5 0 46 0.073 1.49 0.6
Mike Maddux, L (1-1) 0.2 3 4 4 0 0 1 6.75 6 14 9 6 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 -0.298 1.59 -2.1
Jay Powell 1.1 3 2 1 1 1 0 5.06 9 31 21 16 4 1 2 5 2 0 2 2 -0.180 0.69 -2.7
Yorkis Perez 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 10.50 8 33 17 11 4 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 -0.084 0.20 -3.4
Team Totals 9 16 13 12 7 6 2 12.00 53 198 115 71 23 21 13 23 9 2 46 2 2 -0.489 1.23 -7.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: O Dotel (1; J Girardi); M Maddux (2; H Rodriguez).
IBB: A Lorraine (1; C Biggio).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Tim Timmons.
Time of Game: 3:48.
Attendance: 38,470.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Ricky Gutierrez SS 2 Roger Cedeno CF
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Ken Caminiti 3B
5 Henry Rodriguez LF 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Willie Greene 3B 6 Richard Hidalgo LF
7 Damon Buford CF 7 Mitch Meluskey C
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Tim Bogar SS
9 Andrew Lorraine P 9 Octavio Dotel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHC S. Sosa M. Maddux 17% 67% Home Run (LF-CF)
b8 7-9 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo R. Aguilera 16% 91% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t7 5-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  RRR CHC R. Gutierrez J. Powell 15% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Buford Scores; Girardi Scores; Young Scores
t6 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC E. Young O. Dotel 12% 62% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lorraine to 3B
t6 3-3 1 -23 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez O. Dotel -11% 51% Popfly: 2B

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' Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC E. Young O. Dotel 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Gutierrez O. Dotel 5% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grace O. Dotel -5% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa O. Dotel 5% 59% Walk; Young to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RO CHC H. Rodriguez O. Dotel 0% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Young Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Sosa to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHC W. Greene O. Dotel -5% 54% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio A. Lorraine -8% 46% Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-1 0 --3 3,(1-1)  RO HOU R. Cedeno A. Lorraine 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio Scores
b1 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Lorraine -2% 45% Walk
b1 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Caminiti A. Lorraine 3% 48% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU M. Alou A. Lorraine -2% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo A. Lorraine 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC D. Buford O. Dotel -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Girardi O. Dotel 3% 50% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Lorraine O. Dotel -3% 47% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC E. Young O. Dotel 1% 48% Girardi Steals 2B
t2 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC E. Young O. Dotel 1% 49% Walk
t2 1-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez O. Dotel -5% 44% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Andrew Lorraine facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Meluskey A. Lorraine -4% 41% Walk
b2 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO HOU T. Bogar A. Lorraine 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU O. Dotel A. Lorraine 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace O. Dotel 4% 54% Walk
t3 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Sosa O. Dotel 6% 60% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Grace to 2B
t3 1-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez O. Dotel -3% 57% Flyball: RF; Grace to 3B
t3 1-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO CHC W. Greene O. Dotel 1% 57% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Grace Scores
t3 2-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Buford O. Dotel 1% 59% Sosa Steals 2B; Sosa to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t3 2-1 2 --3 8,(3-2)  O CHC D. Buford O. Dotel -4% 55% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Lorraine 3% 58% Flyball: CF
b3 1-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R HOU R. Cedeno A. Lorraine -11% 47% Home Run (LF-CF)
b3 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Lorraine -3% 44% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b3 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU K. Caminiti A. Lorraine -7% 37% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Bagwell to 3B
b3 2-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO HOU M. Alou A. Lorraine -1% 37% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores
b3 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo A. Lorraine 2% 39% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
t4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Girardi O. Dotel 4% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 2-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC A. Lorraine O. Dotel 10% 53% Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Girardi to 3B
t4 2-3 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  O CHC E. Young O. Dotel -7% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC R. Gutierrez O. Dotel 8% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Girardi Scores; Lorraine to 2B
t4 3-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Grace O. Dotel -3% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lorraine out at Hm/RF-C; Gutierrez to 3B; Grace to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 3-3 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa O. Dotel -7% 44% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Andrew Lorraine facing 7-8-9
b4 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey A. Lorraine 3% 46% Lineout: 1B
b4 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Bogar A. Lorraine -3% 43% Walk
b4 3-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU O. Dotel A. Lorraine 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bogar to 2B
b4 3-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio A. Lorraine -1% 45% Intentional Walk
b4 3-3 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno A. Lorraine 5% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
Julio Lugo replaces Moises Alou playing RF batting 5th
t5 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez O. Dotel -3% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC W. Greene O. Dotel -2% 44% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Buford O. Dotel -2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Andrew Lorraine facing 3-4-5
b5 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Lorraine -4% 38% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b5 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU K. Caminiti A. Lorraine 10% 48% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b5 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo A. Lorraine 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
t6 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Girardi O. Dotel -4% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC A. Lorraine O. Dotel 4% 50% Single (Ground Ball)
t6 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC E. Young O. Dotel 12% 62% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lorraine to 3B
t6 3-3 1 -23 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez O. Dotel -11% 51% Popfly: 2B
t6 3-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Grace O. Dotel -9% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Andrew Lorraine facing 6-7-8
b6 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo A. Lorraine -5% 37% Walk
b6 3-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Meluskey A. Lorraine 5% 42% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Matt Karchner replaces Andrew Lorraine pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU T. Bogar M. Karchner 2% 44% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Meluskey to 3B; Bogar out at 2B/LF-2B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel (P) batting 9th
b6 3-3 2 --3 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Ward M. Karchner -2% 42% Walk
b6 3-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Karchner 8% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Mike Maddux facing 4-5-6
Mike Maddux replaces Daryle Ward (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHC S. Sosa M. Maddux 17% 67% Home Run (LF-CF)
t7 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC H. Rodriguez M. Maddux 4% 71% Hit By Pitch
t7 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC W. Greene M. Maddux 6% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Rodriguez to 2B
t7 4-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Buford M. Maddux -6% 71% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Greene to 2B
t7 4-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R CHC J. Girardi M. Maddux 11% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Greene Scores; Buford to 2B
t7 5-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Karchner M. Maddux -2% 80% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Buford to 3B; Girardi to 2B
Jay Powell replaces Mike Maddux pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-3 2 -23 5,(3-1)  CHC E. Young J. Powell 1% 81% Walk
t7 5-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  RRR CHC R. Gutierrez J. Powell 15% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Buford Scores; Girardi Scores; Young Scores
t7 8-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace J. Powell -1% 95% Flyball: RF
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Matt Karchner pitching and batting 9th
Shane Andrews replaces Willie Greene playing 3B batting 6th
b7 3-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU R. Cedeno K. Farnsworth 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Farnsworth -1% 95% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 3-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR HOU K. Caminiti K. Farnsworth -7% 88% Home Run; Bagwell Scores
b7 5-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Lugo K. Farnsworth -4% 85% Walk
b7 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Farnsworth -1% 83% Lugo Steals 2B
b7 5-8 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Farnsworth 5% 88% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b7 5-8 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Meluskey K. Farnsworth 4% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-5, Astros' Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
t8 8-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Sosa J. Powell 2% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sosa to 2B
t8 8-5 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez J. Powell -0% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Sosa to 3B
t8 8-5 1 --3 7,(1-2)  O CHC S. Andrews J. Powell -2% 91% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 8-5 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R CHC D. Buford J. Powell 4% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Sosa Scores/unER
t8 9-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Girardi J. Powell 0% 95% Single (Ground Ball); Buford to 3B
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth (P) batting 9th
t8 9-5 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Brown J. Powell -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Cubs' Felix Heredia facing 8-9-1
Felix Heredia replaces Roosevelt Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU T. Bogar F. Heredia 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Jay Powell (P) batting 9th
b8 5-9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Mieske F. Heredia 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b8 5-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio F. Heredia -1% 97% Walk
b8 5-9 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Cedeno F. Heredia -2% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
b8 5-9 2 12- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell F. Heredia -4% 91% Walk; Biggio to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
b8 5-9 2 123 5,(3-1)  R HOU K. Caminiti F. Heredia -7% 85% Walk; Biggio Scores; Cedeno to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
b8 6-9 2 123 5,(2-2)  R HOU J. Lugo F. Heredia -10% 75% Single (Ground Ball); Cedeno Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
Rick Aguilera replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-9 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo R. Aguilera 16% 91% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-7, Astros' Yorkis Perez facing 1-2-3
Yorkis Perez replaces Matt Mieske (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC E. Young Y. Perez 3% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t9 9-7 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez Y. Perez 1% 95% Young Steals 3B
t9 9-7 0 --3 3,(1-1)  RO CHC R. Gutierrez Y. Perez 0% 95% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
t9 10-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace Y. Perez -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
t9 10-7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa Y. Perez 0% 95% Walk
t9 10-7 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  CHC H. Rodriguez Y. Perez 0% 96% Walk; Sosa to 2B
t9 10-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR CHC S. Andrews Y. Perez 4% 100% Home Run; Sosa Scores; Rodriguez Scores
t9 13-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Buford Y. Perez 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 13-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Girardi Y. Perez -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 13, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-13, Cubs' Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
b9 7-13 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R HOU M. Meluskey R. Aguilera -1% 99% Home Run
b9 8-13 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Bogar R. Aguilera 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Yorkis Perez (P) batting 9th
b9 8-13 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers R. Aguilera 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 8-13 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Aguilera 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 13, Astros 8.

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