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BAL  4
TOR  0

NYY 13
BOS  5

SEA  4
KCR  1

TBD  4
LAA  0

PHI  4
@ARI  3

WSN  5
@ATL  4

PIT  5
@COL  2

CHC  8
@HOU  0

NYM  4
@LAD  1

MIL  5
SDP  2

SFG 14
FLA  2

CIN  8
@STL  7

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 32,814

Monday, June 5, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:29
Cubs
8
23-33
Won 1
5th, 11½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  4  2   1  1  0   0  0  0    8 13  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
W: C Zambrano (4-3), L: T Buchholz (3-5)
Astros
0
27-31
Lost 5
3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .246  .602   17    3   0   2·SB
T Womack 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .755   20    1   2   
M Barrett C                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .878   20    8   0   HR
T Walker 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .312  .801   15    7   1   
  J Mabry PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .497    3    0   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .246  .776   19    1   3   2B
  P Nevin PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .725    4    2   0   
J Jones RF                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .310  .906   12    1   0   HR
  M Murton LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .746         1   0   
F Bynum LF-RF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .222  .657   19    1   0   SB
R Cedeno SS                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .307  .733   18    1   1   3B
C Zambrano P                  3   1   1   4    0   0  .080  .277   14    1   1   HR,SF
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       39   8  13   8    1   5              161   27   9
BATTING
2B: A Ramirez (11, off T Buchholz).
3B: R Cedeno (4, off T Buchholz).
HR: J Jones (11, off T Buchholz; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Zambrano (1, off T Buchholz; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); M Barrett (7, off T Buchholz; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: C Zambrano (1, off T Buchholz).
TB: J Jones 5; M Barrett 4; R Cedeno 4; C Zambrano 4; A Ramirez 3; J Pierre 2; T Walker 2; F Bynum.
RBI: C Zambrano 4 (4); J Jones 2 (32); A Ramirez (32); M Barrett (25).
2-out RBI: C Zambrano 3; J Jones.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Cedeno-T Womack-T Walker.
BASERUNNING
SB: F Bynum (4, 2nd base off T Buchholz/B Ausmus); J Pierre 2 (19, 2nd base off T Buchholz/B Ausmus 2).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .804   12    0   3   
  J Lane CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .708    2    0   0   
C Burke CF-2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .745   22    3   0   
L Berkman RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .945   13    1   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .977   16    1   2   
M Lamb 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .341  .885   13   11   1   GDP
P Wilson LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .688   13    3   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .751   17    6   0   
E Bruntlett SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .761   14    0   5   
T Buchholz P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .045  .090    6    1   0   
  D Borkowski P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   1   
  W Taveras PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .624    4    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    2   8              137   27  12
BATTING
TB: P Wilson.
GIDP: M Lamb (4).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, W (4-3)            8     1   0   0    2   8   0   3.09   26  126-72   39·14·19    8· 6· 2· 0     86    -     0.24   0.15
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.81    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     1   0   0    2   8   0          29  135-78   43·14·21    9· 8· 2· 0           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Buchholz, L (3-5)            5    11   8   8    1   2   3   6.25   27  102-70   38·12·20    8·11· 5· 0     14    -     0.52  -0.35
D Borkowski                    4     2   0   0    0   3   0   4.08   14   51-35   16· 3·16    8· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   8    1   5   3          41  153-105  54·15·36   16·13· 6· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: C Zambrano (2); T Buchholz (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 32,814.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Pierre             CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. T Womack             2B    2. C Burke              CF 
3. M Barrett            C     3. L Berkman            RF 
4. T Walker             1B    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. M Lamb               1B 
6. J Jones              RF    6. P Wilson             LF 
7. F Bynum              LF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. R Cedeno             SS    8. E Bruntlett          SS 
9. C Zambrano           P     9. T Buchholz           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3  7   22%  82% C Zambrano      T Buchholz      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Bynum Scores; Cedeno Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  6    9%  66% A Ramirez       T Buchholz      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Walker Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  -23  5   -8%  60% R Cedeno        T Buchholz      Fielder's Choice SS; Ramirez out at Hm/SS-C; Bynum to 3B
   t 3   0  0-4  ---  2    5%  90% M Barrett       T Buchholz      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   1  0-1  -2-  3    4%  66% F Bynum         T Buchholz      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Taylor Buchholz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   49%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Taylor Buchholz facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  T Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Walker to 2B
   R      -2-  6   66%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  4   62%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  3   66%  F Bynum         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B
          1-3      68%  R Cedeno        Bynum Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   60%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Ramirez out at Hm/SS-C; Bynum to 3B
   RRR    1-3  7   82%  C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Bynum Scores; Cedeno Scores
          ---  2   82%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      83%  T Womack        Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   81%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   85%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Taylor Buchholz facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   90%  M Barrett       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   89%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   89%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1   93%  J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   92%  F Bynum         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   93%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   94%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   95%  T Buchholz      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Taylor Buchholz facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   96%  R Cedeno        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RO     --3  3   96%  C Zambrano      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
          ---  5   97%  J Pierre        Walk
          1--      97%  T Womack        Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   96%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   97%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8   97%  C Burke         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   98%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Taylor Buchholz facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   98%  T Walker        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   98%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Walker to 2B
   R      -2-  2   99%  J Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Walker Scores
   O      1--  6   98%  F Bynum         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   99%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   98%  M Ensberg       Walk
   OO     1--  2   99%  M Lamb          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Taylor Buchholz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Pierre        Lineout: P
   O      ---  4   99%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   99%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Borkowski     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dave Borkowski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
          ---  2  100%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  J Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   99%  F Bynum         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  C Biggio        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Burke         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8  100%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Burke moves to 2B; Jason Lane replaces Craig Biggio playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Zambrano      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2  100%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7  100%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  M Lamb          Walk
          1--  5  100%  P Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lamb to 2B
          12-      99%  B Ausmus        Wild Pitch; Lamb to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5  100%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dave Borkowski facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Todd Walker batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Phil Nevin pinch hits for Aramis Ramirez batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Will Ohman facing 9-1-2
                  Will Ohman replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th; Phil Nevin moves to 1B; John Mabry moves to 3B; Matt Murton replaces Jacque Jones playing LF batting 6th; Freddie Bynum moves to RF; Willy Taveras pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  W Taveras       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Lane          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  C Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200606050

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