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Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 4
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Houston 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 x 5 6 0

CHICAGO CUBS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
E Young 2b
Grace 1b
Sosa rf
Ro White lf
Buford cf
W Greene 3b
R Gutierrez ss
J Reed c
Huson pr
Tapani p
a-B Brown ph
Arnold p
b-C Meyers ph
Totals
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
32
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
6
4
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
.287
.285
.314
.303
.263
.209
.276
.223
.244
.170
.181
.000
.207

a-struck out for Tapani in the 7th; b-walked for Arnold in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Buford (15, Elarton).
HR: W Greene (8, 4th inning off Elarton 1 on, 0 out); Sosa (43, 5th inning off Elarton 0 on, 1 out).
S: Tapani.
Rbi: W Greene 2 (27), Sosa (115).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Buford 1, E Young 2, Grace 1.
Gidp: Buford, E Young.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 1 (W Greene-E Young-Grace).

HOUSTON AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo 2b
Bogar ss
Bagwell 1b
Hidalgo cf-lf
Alou rf
L Berkman lf
G Barker cf
Eusebio c
Truby 3b
Elarton p
Dotel p
Slusarski p
Totals
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
28
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
8
.272
.177
.313
.275
.358
.298
.235
.267
.273
.191
.032
.143

BATTING
2B: Lugo (15, Tapani); Bogar (7, Tapani).
HR: Hidalgo (32, 4th inning off Tapani 1 on, 1 out).
SF: Hidalgo.
Rbi: Bogar (18), Hidalgo 3 (85), Alou (73).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Eusebio 1.
Gidp: Truby.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Elarton-Bogar-Lugo-Bagwell, Bogar-Lugo-Bagwell).


Pitching
CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tapani (L, 8-10)
Arnold
6
2
6
0
5
0
5
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
4.53
4.63

HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Elarton (W, 14-4)
Dotel (H, 1)
Slusarski (S, 2)
8
0
1
8
0
0
3
1
0
3
1
0
2
3
0
6
0
0
2
0
0
4.68
5.19
3.98

Dotel pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

HBP: Lugo (by Tapani).
Pitches-strikes: Elarton 118-77; Dotel 13-1; Slusarski 6-4; Tapani 91-55; Arnold 17-12.
Ground balls- fly balls: Elarton 8-10; Dotel 0-0; Slusarski 2-1; Tapani 7-10;: Arnold 2-3.
Batters faced: Elarton 33; Dotel 3; Slusarski 2;: Tapani 25; Arnold 6.
Umpires: HP: Dan Morrison. 1B--Andrew Fletcher. 2B--Pat Spieler. 3B--Tim Timmons.
T: 2:25.
Att: 34,248.

 


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