Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
66-55, 33-30 Away
9
66-55, 33-30 Away
Final/10
60-61, 29-32 Home
2
60-61, 29-32 Home
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Lee (34, C Harville)
- HRM Alou (28, 1st inning off P Munro 1 on, 2 Out); S Sosa (28, 1st inning off P Munro 0 on, 2 Out); N Garciaparra (3, 3rd inning off P Munro 1 on, 0 Out); M Grudzielanek 2 (4, 4th inning off P Munro 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off C Harville 0 on, 1 Out); C Patterson (17, 6th inning off C Harville 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Alou 2 (71), S Sosa (59), N Garciaparra 2 (11), M Grudzielanek 2 (15), C Patterson 2 (54)
- 2Out RBIM Alou 2, S Sosa, C Patterson 2
- SHG Rusch 2
- Team LOB8
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Kent2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .350 | .467 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .361 | .544 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .457 | .539 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .333 | .478 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .370 | .440 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .330 | .398 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .315 | .369 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .297 | .322 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BC Beltran (12, G Rusch); M Ensberg (17, G Rusch); J Bagwell (21, G Rusch)
- RBIM Ensberg 2 (52)
- 2Out RBIM Ensberg 2
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSL Berkman (6, 2nd base by G Rusch/M Barrett)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Rusch(W,6-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 104-61 | 3.94 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 147-84 |
- Pitching
- WPR Dempster
- HBPN Garciaparra (By C Qualls)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Rusch 8-10; R Dempster 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-3
- Game ScoresG Rusch 57
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Munro(L,4-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 62-40 | 4.79 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 159-104 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Munro 5-6; C Harville 2-2; K Bullinger 3-0; C Qualls 5-1
- Game ScoresP Munro 23
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Alou homered to left, N Garciaparra scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | S Sosa homered to right center. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | M Ensberg doubled to left, C Biggio and C Beltran scored, J Bagwell to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | N Garciaparra homered to left, D Lee scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 4th | M Grudzielanek homered to left center. | 6 | 2 | |
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:05 AM, 21 August 2004
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 41,071
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
- First Base Umpire - Brian Runge
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
- Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 59 | 37 | .615 | - | L3 |
| Chicago | 54 | 42 | .563 | 5 | W2 |
| St. Louis | 50 | 45 | .526 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 50 | 47 | .515 | 9.5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 43 | 52 | .453 | 15.5 | L2 |
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