Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Houston Astros
1. Young 2b Biggio 2b
2. Gutierrez ss Lugo ss
3. Sosa rf Bagwell 1b
4. McGriff 1b Berkman lf
5. Coomer 3b Alou rf
6. Stairs lf Hidalgo cf
7. Tucker cf Castilla 3b
8. Girardi c Ausmus c
9. Lieber p Astacio p
CUBS 1ST: Young grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez was
hit by a pitch; Sosa doubled [Gutierrez scored]; McGriff was
called out on strikes; Coomer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Biggio was called out on strikes; Lugo flied to
right; Bagwell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
CUBS 2ND: Stairs singled to right; Tucker was called out on
strikes; Girardi singled to left [Stairs to second]; Stairs was
caught stealing third (catcher to second to third to shortstop)
[Girardi to second]; Lieber grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Berkman homered to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hidalgo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Castilla grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
CUBS 3RD: Young grounded out (first to pitcher); Gutierrez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sosa singled to left; McGriff
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus flied to right; Astacio flied to right;
Biggio doubled; Lugo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
CUBS 4TH: Coomer walked; Stairs singled to right [Coomer to
third]; Tucker grounded out (second to first) [Coomer scored,
Stairs to second]; Girardi singled to right [Stairs scored,
Girardi out at second (right to shortstop)]; Lieber singled to
center; Young singled to right [Lieber to second]; Gutierrez
flied to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Bagwell singled; Berkman flied to left; Alou popped
to second; Hidalgo forced Bagwell (pitcher to second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
CUBS 5TH: Sosa flied to center; McGriff flied to left; Coomer
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros
1.
ASTROS 5TH: Castilla struck out; Ausmus grounded out (shortstop
to first); Astacio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
CUBS 6TH: Stairs grounded out (pitcher to first); Tucker was
called out on strikes; Girardi lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Biggio struck out; Lugo grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3,
Astros 1.
CUBS 7TH: Lieber was called out on strikes; Young singled to
left; Gutierrez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Young out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Berkman grounded out (first unassisted); Alou lined
to shortstop; Hidalgo flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 1.
CUBS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED ASTACIO (PITCHING); Sosa struck out;
McGriff singled to right; Coomer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [McGriff out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: MUELLER REPLACED COOMER (PLAYING 3B); Castilla lined
to second; MERCED BATTED FOR AUSMUS; Merced flied to left;
VIZCAINO BATTED FOR JACKSON; Vizcaino grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.
CUBS 9TH: VIZCAINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); EUSEBIO REPLACED
LUGO (PLAYING C ); VILLONE REPLACED MERCED (PITCHING); Stairs
walked; PATTERSON RAN FOR STAIRS; Tucker forced Patterson
(second to shortstop); Girardi homered to left [Tucker scored];
Lieber grounded out (shortstop to first); Young reached on an
error by Vizcaino; Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: PATTERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Biggio
grounded out (shortstop to first); WARD BATTED FOR EUSEBIO; Ward
grounded out (second to first); Bagwell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 5 11 0 6
Astros 1 3 1 2
