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ANA
@BAL		6
5		 
(10)
BOS
@CHW		3
10
DET
@CLE		4
8
OAK
@KCR		10
1
SEA
@MIN		6
3
TOR
@NYY		5
3
TEX
@TBD		1
2
MON
@ATL		1
2		 
(10)
LAD
@COL		22
7
CIN
@FLA		8
4
CHC
@HOU		5
4
NYM
@PHI		6
3
MIL
@SDP		3
5
ARI
@SFG		9
2
PIT
@STL		2
9
Saturday, July 21, 2001, 7:06PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 43,208, Time of Game: 3:00
Cubs
5
56-40
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
4
53-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Ron Villone (4-4)
S: Tom Gordon (19)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  1   0  1  0   0  2  0    5 13  0
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    4  7  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .275 .740 16 7 0.078 1.52 0.131 -0.053 0.4 3 2
Delino DeShields LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .209 .643 22 9 -0.039 1.25 0.139 -0.178 -1.1 2 0 SB,GDP
   Gary Matthews CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .719 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .301 1.107 15 7 0.128 0.95 0.217 -0.089 1.3 2 0 2·HR,GDP,IW
Matt Stairs 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248 .815 11 7 0.012 0.94 0.076 -0.064 0.2 3 1 2B
   Kyle Farnsworth P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.037 1.20 0.000 -0.037 -0.6 0 0
   Tom Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Michael Tucker CF-LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .246 .699 24 16 0.081 0.82 0.121 -0.039 0.9 1 0 2B
Ricky Gutierrez SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .282 .758 20 13 -0.051 1.02 0.051 -0.102 -0.5 0 4
Ron Coomer 3B-1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .271 .721 13 10 0.005 1.07 0.123 -0.118 -0.6 3 0 2B,GDP
Robert Machado C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .265 .762 11 3 -0.049 1.49 0.043 -0.092 -0.0 11 1 IW
Kevin Tapani P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .172 .372 9 7 -0.072 1.31 0.026 -0.097 -1.0 0 1
   Miguel Cairo 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .740 2 2 0.170 2.45 0.170 0.000 0.9 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 13 5 5 5 .342 .998 148 84 0.226 1.18 1.097 -0.869 -0.0 27 9
2B: M Tucker (11, off D Mlicki); R Coomer (8, off D Mlicki); M Stairs (16, off D Mlicki).
HR: S Sosa 2 (33, 2 off D Mlicki; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
IBB: R Machado (2, by D Mlicki); S Sosa (25, by R Villone).
TB: S Sosa 8; R Coomer 3; M Stairs 3; M Tucker 3; D DeShields; E Young; R Gutierrez; M Cairo; K Tapani.
GIDP: S Sosa (5); R Coomer (13); D DeShields (5).
RBI: S Sosa 2 (92); R Gutierrez (41); D DeShields (25); E Young (30).
2-out RBI: S Sosa; D DeShields.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Gutierrez-E Young-M Stairs; R Gutierrez-E Young-R Coomer.
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields (15, 3rd base off R Villone/S Servais).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .893 13 9 -0.122 1.01 0.000 -0.122 -1.0 3 6
Julio Lugo SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 .281 .766 19 8 0.090 1.01 0.142 -0.053 0.3 2 2 CS
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .283 .958 16 10 0.043 1.80 0.286 -0.244 0.4 11 2 HR,GDP
Lance Berkman LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 .360 1.155 16 12 0.098 0.79 0.138 -0.040 0.9 0 0 HR,2B
Moises Alou RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .359 1.030 20 14 -0.025 1.19 0.054 -0.079 0.3 2 0
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .275 .824 16 10 -0.102 1.69 0.052 -0.154 -0.2 1 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .752 13 10 -0.142 1.11 0.000 -0.142 -1.1 1 2 GDP
Brad Ausmus C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .569 8 5 0.028 0.81 0.043 -0.015 0.3 2 2
   Jim Mann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Vizcaino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .623 6 4 -0.047 1.80 0.000 -0.047 -0.3
   Michael Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Mlicki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 1 1 -0.023 1.71 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 1 1 SH
   Scott Servais C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .800 6 4 -0.037 1.41 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 3 0
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .938 2 2 -0.032 1.24 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Tony Eusebio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .851 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 4 7 4 2 11 .233 .748 136 89 -0.271 1.24 0.715 -0.988 -1.0 27 15
2B: L Berkman (32, off T Gordon).
HR: L Berkman (27, off K Tapani; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Bagwell (27, off K Tapani; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: D Mlicki (1, off K Tapani).
TB: L Berkman 6; J Bagwell 4; B Ausmus; J Lugo; R Hidalgo; M Alou.
GIDP: J Bagwell (13); V Castilla (11).
RBI: J Bagwell 2 (83); L Berkman (88); M Alou (72).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2; M Alou.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Lugo-C Biggio-J Bagwell 2; D Mlicki-B Ausmus-J Bagwell.
E: J Lugo (15).
Baserunning
CS: J Lugo (9, 2nd base by K Tapani/R Machado).

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
Kevin Tapani 6 5 3 3 1 9 2 4.35 22 93 61 31 13 17 4 8 4 0 58 -0.021 1.01 0.3
Kyle Farnsworth, W (1-3) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.06 6 24 18 11 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.191 1.21 1.1
Tom Gordon, S (19) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.67 5 22 12 8 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0.103 2.32 -0.4
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 2 11 2 4.00 33 139 91 50 18 23 6 14 7 0 58 0 0 0.273 1.18 1.0

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
Dave Mlicki 5 9 3 3 4 1 2 7.07 27 87 46 29 6 11 12 10 5 0 34 -0.064 1.12 -0.2
Jim Mann 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 3 11 7 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.043 0.91 0.6
Ron Villone, L (4-4) 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 5.94 10 36 21 9 3 9 3 3 2 0 0 0 -0.227 1.60 -0.9
Michael Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 3 14 10 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.021 0.27 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 5 5 2 5.00 43 148 84 50 12 22 17 16 8 0 34 0 0 -0.227 1.24 0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Mlicki (3; R Machado); R Villone (5; S Sosa).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Mark Barron, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 43,208.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Delino DeShields LF 2 Julio Lugo SS
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Matt Stairs 1B 4 Lance Berkman LF
5 Michael Tucker CF 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Ricky Gutierrez SS 6 Richard Hidalgo CF
7 Ron Coomer 3B 7 Vinny Castilla 3B
8 Robert Machado C 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Kevin Tapani P 9 Dave Mlicki P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani -29% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Lugo Scores
b9 3-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO HOU J. Bagwell T. Gordon 18% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 3-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Cairo R. Villone 17% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Machado to 3B; Cairo to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t2 1-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO CHC D. DeShields D. Mlicki -13% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
t8 4-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R CHC D. DeShields R. Villone 11% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cairo 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' Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC E. Young D. Mlicki -2% 48% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. DeShields D. Mlicki -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Mlicki 9% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t1 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Stairs D. Mlicki 1% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 1-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Tucker D. Mlicki 2% 58% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Stairs to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez D. Mlicki -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Tapani 2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU J. Lugo K. Tapani -3% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani 3% 57% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani 2% 60% Lugo Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Coomer D. Mlicki 5% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Machado D. Mlicki 3% 68% Walk
t2 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Tapani D. Mlicki -5% 63% Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Machado to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  CHC E. Young D. Mlicki 5% 68% Walk; Machado to 3B; Tapani to 2B
t2 1-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO CHC D. DeShields D. Mlicki -13% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani -10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Alou K. Tapani 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Tapani 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU V. Castilla K. Tapani 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Mlicki 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Stairs D. Mlicki -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. Tucker D. Mlicki 4% 62% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t3 2-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez D. Mlicki -3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Coomer D. Mlicki -3% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
b3 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Ausmus K. Tapani -4% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Mlicki K. Tapani 2% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
b3 1-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Tapani 5% 59% Fielder's Choice SS; Ausmus out at 3B/SS-3B; Biggio to 1B
b3 1-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lugo K. Tapani 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 8-9-1
t4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Machado D. Mlicki -2% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC K. Tapani D. Mlicki 3% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC E. Young D. Mlicki -3% 59% Flyball: RF
t4 2-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. DeShields D. Mlicki 2% 61% Walk; Tapani to 2B
t4 2-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Mlicki -5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani 2% 62% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Alou K. Tapani 1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
t5 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Stairs D. Mlicki 6% 70% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 2-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Tucker D. Mlicki 6% 76% Single (Ground Ball); Stairs to 3B
t5 2-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHC R. Gutierrez D. Mlicki 5% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive); Stairs Scores; Tucker to 2B
t5 3-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC R. Coomer D. Mlicki -8% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Tucker to 3B
t5 3-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Machado D. Mlicki 1% 74% Intentional Walk
t5 3-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  CHC K. Tapani D. Mlicki 1% 75% Defensive Indifference; Machado to 2B
t5 3-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Tapani D. Mlicki -5% 70% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Tapani -5% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU V. Castilla K. Tapani 11% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus K. Tapani 1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Jim Mann facing 1-2-3
Jim Mann replaces Brad Ausmus (C) pitching and batting 8th
Scott Servais replaces Dave Mlicki (P) playing C batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC E. Young J. Mann 3% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 3-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. DeShields J. Mann -3% 77% Flyball: RF
t6 3-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC S. Sosa J. Mann -4% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 9-1-2
b6 1-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU S. Servais K. Tapani 4% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Tapani 3% 79% Lineout: LF
b6 1-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Lugo K. Tapani -2% 77% Walk
b6 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani -29% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Lugo Scores
b6 3-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Ron Villone facing 4-5-6
Ron Villone replaces Jim Mann pitching and batting 8th
t7 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Stairs R. Villone -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Tucker R. Villone -3% 43% Popfly: SS
t7 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez R. Villone -2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Matt Stairs (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Ron Coomer moves from 3B to 1B
Miguel Cairo replaces Kevin Tapani (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b7 3-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Alou K. Farnsworth 4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Farnsworth 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU V. Castilla K. Farnsworth 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Ron Villone facing 7-8-9
t8 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Coomer R. Villone 7% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Machado R. Villone -7% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 3-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Cairo R. Villone 17% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Machado to 3B; Cairo to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t8 3-3 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO CHC E. Young R. Villone 5% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B; Machado Scores; Cairo to 3B
t8 4-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R CHC D. DeShields R. Villone 11% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cairo Scores
t8 5-3 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Sosa R. Villone 1% 85% Intentional Walk; DeShields to 2B
t8 5-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  CHC K. Farnsworth R. Villone 0% 85% DeShields Steals 3B
t8 5-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  CHC K. Farnsworth R. Villone 0% 86% Defensive Indifference; Sosa to 2B
t8 5-3 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Farnsworth R. Villone -4% 82% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
Michael Tucker moves from CF to LF
Gary Matthews replaces Delino DeShields (LF) playing CF batting 2nd
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Ron Villone (P) batting 8th
b8 3-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino K. Farnsworth 5% 87% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Scott Servais (C) batting 9th
b8 3-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU O. Merced K. Farnsworth 3% 90% Flyball: CF
b8 3-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Farnsworth 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Astros' Michael Jackson facing 5-6-7
Michael Jackson replaces Jose Vizcaino (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Tony Eusebio replaces Orlando Merced (PH) playing C batting 9th
t9 5-3 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHC M. Tucker M. Jackson -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez M. Jackson -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Coomer M. Jackson -1% 90% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
Tom Gordon replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 4th
b9 3-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Lugo T. Gordon -10% 80% Walk
b9 3-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO HOU J. Bagwell T. Gordon 18% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman T. Gordon -4% 95% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b9 3-5 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  R HOU M. Alou T. Gordon -5% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores
b9 4-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Gordon 11% 100% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4.

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