Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Houston Astros
1. Beckert 2b Staub rf
2. Landrum cf Morgan 2b
3. Williams rf Bond lf
4. Santo 3b Gentile 1b
5. Banks 1b Aspromonte 3b
6. Altman lf Wynn cf
7. Krug c Brand c
8. Kessinger ss Lillis ss
9. Buhl p Dierker p
CUBS 1ST: Beckert was called out on strikes; Landrum lined to
second; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Staub flied out to right; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Bond popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
0, Astros 0.
CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Altman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Gentile flied out to center; Aspromonte flied out to
left; Wynn popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0,
Astros 0.
CUBS 3RD: Krug struck out; Kessinger struck out; Buhl lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Brand walked; Lillis forced Brand (pitcher to
shortstop); Dierker forced Lillis (third to second); Staub
singled to right [Dierker to second]; Morgan grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
CUBS 4TH: Beckert singled to right; Landrum doubled to center
[Beckert scored]; Dierker balked [Landrum to third]; Williams
struck out; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Landrum
scored]; Banks struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros
0.
ASTROS 4TH: Bond doubled to left; Gentile grounded out (second
to first) [Bond to third]; Aspromonte grounded out (third to
first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS 5TH: Altman struck out; Krug popped to shortstop; Kessinger
singled to shortstop; Buhl was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Brand singled to center; Brand stole second [Brand
to third (error by Krug)]; Lillis flied out to left; Dierker
struck out; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Landrum was
hit by a pitch; Williams popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs
2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bond
singled to right; Gentile grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bond out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS 7TH: Banks tripled to right; Altman struck out; Krug
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Wynn
singled to left; Brand grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2,
Astros 0.
CUBS 8TH: OWENS REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Buhl reached on an
error by Brand; Beckert out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Buhl to second]; Landrum struck out; Williams singled
to right [Buhl scored (unearned)]; Santo flied out to right; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
ASTROS 8TH: CLEMENS REPLACED ALTMAN (PLAYING LF); Lillis popped
to second; GAINES BATTED FOR OWENS; Gaines popped to second;
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 0.
CUBS 9TH: COOMBS REPLACED GAINES (PITCHING); Banks singled to
center; Clemens walked [Banks to second]; Krug walked [Banks to
third, Clemens to second]; Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Banks scored, Clemens to third]; STEWART BATTED FOR
BUHL; Stewart grounded out (third to first) [Clemens scored,
Krug to second]; Beckert grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
ASTROS 9TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Morgan flied
out to left; Bond struck out; Gentile walked; Aspromonte popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 5 6 1 5
Astros 0 5 1 5
