Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Houston Astros
1. Kessinger ss Miller rf
2. Beckert 2b Torres ss
3. Williams rf Wynn cf
4. Santo 3b Staub 1b
5. Smith lf Menke 2b
6. Spangler cf Aspromonte 3b
7. Nen 1b Bateman c
8. Hundley c Simpson lf
9. Jenkins p Dierker p
CUBS 1ST: Larry Dierker 123 pitches; Fergie Jenkins 105
pitches; Kessinger reached on an error by Menke [Kessinger
to first]; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second);
Williams popped to shortstop; Santo singled to center [Beckert
to second]; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs
0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Miller doubled to center; Torres grounded out (third
to first); Wynn walked; Staub struck out; Menke grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
CUBS 2ND: Spangler walked; Nen struck out; Hundley singled to
left [Spangler to third]; Jenkins grounded out (second to first)
[Spangler scored, Hundley to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch
[Hundley to third]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bateman struck out; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied out to center; Williams flied out to
center; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (third to first); Miller lined
to right; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.
CUBS 4TH: Smith struck out; Spangler grounded out (first
unassisted); Nen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; Staub singled to left; Menke flied
out to center; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
CUBS 5TH: Hundley struck out; Jenkins flied out to center;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Bateman struck out; Simpson grounded out (second to
first); Dierker lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1,
Astros 0.
CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams doubled to center
[Beckert to third]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beckert scored]; Spangler was
walked intentionally; PHILLIPS RAN FOR SPANGLER; Nen was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); Torres grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wynn struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS 7TH: Hundley walked; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hundley to second]; Kessinger grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hundley to third]; Beckert popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke
walked; Aspromonte flied out to right; Bateman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to right; Santo singled to left
[Williams to second]; Smith reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Williams to third, Santo to second]; Phillips
struck out; Nen hit into a double play (right to catcher)
[Williams out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 8TH: WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HICKMAN
REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Simpson singled to left; THOMAS
BATTED FOR DIERKER; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory;
Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
CUBS 9TH: SHEA REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jenkins grounded out (second to first);
Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 9TH: Wynn doubled to left; Staub grounded out (second to
first) [Wynn to third]; Menke popped to second; Aspromonte
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs
2, Astros 0.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 2 6 0 8
Astros 0 4 1 6
