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@BOS		11
4
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@CLE		6
14
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@DET		8
4
TBD
@MIN		3
2
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@NYY		5
4
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@TOR		5
7
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@ARI		4
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@CIN		5
4
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@HOU		7
10
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@LAD		6
14
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@SDP		1
16
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@SFG		7
5
PIT
@STL		6
2
Tuesday, August 22, 2000, 7:05PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 32,943, Time of Game: 3:19
Cubs
7
54-70
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
 at Astros
10
52-74
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Marc Valdes (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  1   1  2  1   0  0  0    7  8  0
Astros          2  0  2   0  2  0   3  1  X   10  9  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chad Meyers 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .465 22 14 -0.169 1.60 0.023 -0.192 -1.6 4 1 SF
Ricky Gutierrez SS 3 3 2 1 2 0 .279 .788 22 11 0.126 0.91 0.186 -0.060 1.3 0 1 HR
Sammy Sosa RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .311 1.043 18 9 -0.077 1.05 0.029 -0.106 -0.7 0 0
Rondell White LF 5 2 4 4 0 0 .310 .869 19 12 0.376 1.15 0.407 -0.031 3.7 2 0 2·HR
Damon Buford CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .747 11 7 -0.076 0.94 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 3 0
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Grace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .829 2 1 -0.066 1.40 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 GDP
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Worrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eric Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .756 3 2 -0.015 0.52 0.000 -0.015 -0.4
Willie Greene 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .207 .678 19 8 -0.038 1.16 0.050 -0.088 -0.3 0 1
Brant Brown 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .177 .550 14 8 0.013 1.08 0.074 -0.061 0.1 2 0
Joe Girardi C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .775 18 10 0.068 1.15 0.112 -0.044 0.6 12 1
Kerry Wood P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .681 1 1 -0.027 0.99 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 0
   Gary Matthews PH-CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .188 .528 16 9 0.125 1.52 0.125 0.000 0.7 1 0 3B
Team Totals 34 7 8 7 6 4 .235 .900 165 92 0.240 1.16 1.006 -0.766 1.6 24 4
3B: G Matthews (2, off B Powell).
HR: R Gutierrez (9, off B Powell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); R White 2 (13, 2 off B Powell; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: C Meyers (1, off B Powell).
TB: R White 10; R Gutierrez 5; G Matthews 3; J Girardi.
GIDP: M Grace (5).
RBI: R White 4 (58); C Meyers (2); R Gutierrez (48); G Matthews (5).
2-out RBI: R White 3; R Gutierrez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Cedeno LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 .267 .762 29 15 0.069 0.77 0.111 -0.043 0.7 5 0 2·SB,CS
Julio Lugo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .268 .718 26 13 -0.040 1.27 0.072 -0.112 -0.8 2 1
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 4 3 2 1 0 .317 1.068 13 5 0.506 1.87 0.506 0.000 4.2 5 2 HR,2·2B
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .274 .928 20 13 -0.009 1.75 0.160 -0.169 -0.1 3 0 3B
Moises Alou RF 4 1 2 4 0 1 .359 1.064 15 11 0.328 1.77 0.422 -0.094 2.3 3 0 HR,2B
Mitch Meluskey C 2 0 1 1 2 0 .299 .901 19 7 0.160 1.34 0.170 -0.010 1.2 4 0
Bill Spiers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .799 14 8 -0.131 1.15 0.000 -0.131 -1.5 1 2
   Jose Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tim Bogar SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .178 .553 21 11 -0.064 1.03 0.037 -0.101 0.1 2 1 HR
Brian Powell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .804 10 7 -0.046 0.82 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 0 0
   Jason Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daryle Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .840 7 6 -0.031 1.18 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Marc Valdes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Wayne Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Truby 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .818 3 3 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 32 10 9 9 6 12 .281 1.113 177 99 0.738 1.26 1.478 -0.741 5.2 27 6
2B: J Bagwell 2 (29, 1 off K Farnsworth, 1 off T Van Poppel); M Alou (20, off K Wood).
3B: R Hidalgo (1, off T Van Poppel).
HR: T Bogar (4, off T Worrell; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Bagwell (39, off K Wood; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); M Alou (24, off K Farnsworth; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Bagwell 8; M Alou 6; T Bogar 4; R Hidalgo 3; R Cedeno; M Meluskey.
RBI: M Alou 4 (77); J Bagwell 2 (105); R Hidalgo (86); M Meluskey (53); T Bogar (19).
2-out RBI: M Meluskey; M Alou.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bagwell-T Bogar-M Valdes.
E: J Lugo (15).
Baserunning
SB: R Cedeno 2 (21, 2nd base off K Wood/J Girardi 2).
CS: R Cedeno (8, 2nd base by T Worrell/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
Kerry Wood 4 3 4 4 4 8 1 5.32 19 95 49 30 5 14 1 6 1 0 44 -0.168 1.32 -1.6
Todd Van Poppel 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 3.03 9 36 26 17 3 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.091 1.36 -0.8
Kyle Farnsworth, BS (3), L (1-7) 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 7.80 6 27 15 12 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.452 1.80 -2.4
Tim Worrell 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.35 4 19 9 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.028 0.17 -0.4
Team Totals 8 9 10 10 6 12 3 11.25 38 177 99 65 11 23 5 15 4 0 44 0 0 -0.739 1.16 -5.2

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
Brian Powell 5 5 7 6 4 2 3 6.64 25 93 48 33 3 12 4 15 1 0 29 -0.476 0.96 -4.0
Jason Green 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.94 4 15 7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.044 2.19 0.6
Marc Valdes, W (4-4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.98 3 14 8 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.066 1.10 0.6
Wayne Franklin, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.77 4 25 16 10 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.012 1.13 0.1
Jose Cabrera, S (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.81 5 18 13 10 0 3 2 3 1 0 2 0 0.116 1.37 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 7 6 6 4 3 6.00 41 165 92 62 9 21 11 20 2 0 29 4 1 -0.238 1.26 -1.6
B Powell faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Wood (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Pat Spieler, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 32,943.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Chad Meyers 2B 1 Roger Cedeno LF
2 Ricky Gutierrez SS 2 Julio Lugo 2B
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Rondell White LF 4 Richard Hidalgo CF
5 Damon Buford CF 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Willie Greene 3B 6 Mitch Meluskey C
7 Brant Brown 1B 7 Bill Spiers 3B
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Tim Bogar SS
9 Kerry Wood P 9 Brian Powell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 6-7 1 -23 8,(3-2)  RRR HOU M. Alou K. Farnsworth 30% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball); Lugo Scores; Bagwell Scores
b7 6-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Farnsworth 20% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lugo to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC R. White B. Powell -17% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gutierrez Scores
b5 4-6 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU R. Hidalgo T. Van Poppel 16% 50% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores
b1 0-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell K. Wood 14% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball); Cedeno 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' Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Meyers B. Powell 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez B. Powell -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Powell 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC R. White B. Powell -17% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gutierrez Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Buford B. Powell 1% 37% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU R. Cedeno K. Wood 4% 41% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lugo K. Wood -4% 37% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Wood 1% 39% Cedeno Steals 2B
b1 0-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell K. Wood 14% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball); Cedeno Scores
b1 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Wood -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Alou K. Wood -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Brian Powell facing 6-7-8
t2 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC W. Greene B. Powell 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. Brown B. Powell 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Powell 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Meluskey K. Wood 4% 59% Walk
b2 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Spiers K. Wood -3% 56% Flyball: CF
b2 2-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Bogar K. Wood -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 2-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Powell K. Wood -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Brian Powell facing 9-1-2
t3 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Wood B. Powell 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Meyers B. Powell 2% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 2-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  R CHC R. Gutierrez B. Powell -11% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t3 3-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Powell 1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
b3 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU R. Cedeno K. Wood 4% 49% Single (Ground Ball)
b3 2-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Lugo K. Wood -4% 45% Flyball: LF
b3 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Wood 2% 47% Cedeno Steals 2B
b3 2-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Wood 2% 49% Walk
b3 2-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Wood -5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Alou K. Wood 13% 57% Double to LF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Bagwell to 3B
b3 3-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Meluskey K. Wood 1% 58% Walk
b3 3-3 2 123 6,(2-2)  R HOU B. Spiers K. Wood 9% 67% Wild Pitch; Bagwell Scores; Alou to 3B; Meluskey to 2B
b3 4-3 2 -23 8,(3-2)  O HOU B. Spiers K. Wood -6% 61% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Brian Powell facing 4-5-6
t4 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R CHC R. White B. Powell -11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Buford B. Powell 3% 53% Popfly: 2B
t4 4-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC W. Greene B. Powell 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t4 4-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC B. Brown B. Powell 1% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
b4 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Bogar K. Wood -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Powell K. Wood -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno K. Wood -1% 50% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Brian Powell facing 8-9-1
t5 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Powell 3% 53% Popfly: 2B
Gary Matthews pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
t5 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Matthews B. Powell -9% 44% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t5 4-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO CHC C. Meyers B. Powell -2% 42% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Matthews Scores
t5 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Gutierrez B. Powell -1% 41% Walk
t5 5-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Sosa B. Powell -3% 38% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 3B
t5 5-4 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  R CHC R. White B. Powell -10% 28% Single to P (Ground Ball); Gutierrez Scores/unER; Sosa to 2B
t5 6-4 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHC D. Buford B. Powell 4% 32% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 2-3-4
Todd Van Poppel replaces Damon Buford (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Gary Matthews moves from PH to CF
b5 4-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Lugo T. Van Poppel -3% 28% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell T. Van Poppel 5% 34% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 4-6 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU R. Hidalgo T. Van Poppel 16% 50% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores
b5 5-6 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Alou T. Van Poppel -8% 41% Popfly: 2B
b5 5-6 2 --3 6,(2-2)  R HOU M. Meluskey T. Van Poppel 12% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hidalgo Scores
b5 6-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Spiers T. Van Poppel -3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 6.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Astros' Brian Powell facing 6-7-8
t6 6-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC W. Greene B. Powell -5% 45% Walk
t6 6-6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC B. Brown B. Powell -7% 38% Walk; Greene to 2B
Jason Green replaces Brian Powell pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-6 0 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Girardi J. Green -9% 29% Walk; Greene to 3B; Brown to 2B
t6 6-6 0 123 5,(3-1)  RO CHC G. Matthews J. Green -0% 29% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Greene Scores; Brown to 3B
t6 7-6 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Meyers J. Green 7% 36% Flyball: LF
t6 7-6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez J. Green 6% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 8-9-1
b6 6-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Bogar T. Van Poppel -4% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jason Green (P) batting 9th
b6 6-7 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O HOU D. Ward T. Van Poppel -3% 35% Popfly: 2B
b6 6-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno T. Van Poppel -2% 33% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 6.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Astros' Marc Valdes facing 3-4-5
Marc Valdes replaces Daryle Ward (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 7-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Valdes 3% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. White M. Valdes -3% 33% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
Mark Grace pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel (P) batting 5th
t7 7-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC M. Grace M. Valdes 7% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Mark Grace (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b7 6-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Lugo K. Farnsworth 7% 46% Walk
b7 6-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Farnsworth 20% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lugo to 3B
b7 6-7 0 -23 6,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Farnsworth -10% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-7 1 -23 8,(3-2)  RRR HOU M. Alou K. Farnsworth 30% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball); Lugo Scores; Bagwell Scores
b7 9-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey K. Farnsworth -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b7 9-7 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Spiers K. Farnsworth -1% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 9.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-9, Astros' Wayne Franklin facing 6-7-8
Wayne Franklin replaces Marc Valdes pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC W. Greene W. Franklin 4% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t8 7-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. Brown W. Franklin 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC J. Girardi W. Franklin -2% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t8 7-9 2 1-- 10,(3-2)  CHC G. Matthews W. Franklin -4% 86% Walk; Girardi to 2B
Jose Cabrera replaces Bill Spiers (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Chris Truby replaces Wayne Franklin (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t8 7-9 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O CHC C. Meyers J. Cabrera 7% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-7, Cubs' Tim Worrell facing 8-9-1
Tim Worrell replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 5th
b8 9-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R HOU T. Bogar T. Worrell 4% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b8 10-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Truby T. Worrell -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 10-7 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Cedeno T. Worrell 0% 97% Walk
b8 10-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo T. Worrell -1% 96% Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 10-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Lugo T. Worrell -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 10.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-10, Astros' Jose Cabrera facing 2-3-4
t9 7-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Gutierrez J. Cabrera -4% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 7-10 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Cabrera 4% 95% Groundout: 1B-P; Gutierrez to 2B
t9 7-10 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. White J. Cabrera 3% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gutierrez to 3B
Eric Young pinch hits for Tim Worrell (P) batting 5th
t9 7-10 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O CHC E. Young J. Cabrera 2% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 10.

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