Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

67-56, 34-31 Away

Final

61-62, 30-33 Home


CHC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	11	15	1
0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	6	11	1

J. Leicester4-0

2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

R. Oswalt13-9

2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
C. PattersonCF
D. Lee1B
T. Walker2B
M. AlouLF
K. MerckerP
K. FarnsworthP
S. SosaRF
A. Ramírez3B
M. BarrettC
P. BakoC
R. MartínezSS
K. WoodP
J. LeicesterP
T. GoodwinLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	3	1	0	0	0	.288	.339	.472
5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.295	.361	.546
5	1	2	2	0	0	0	.281	.362	.495
3	2	1	1	1	2	0	.273	.336	.518
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.257	.336	.540
4	2	1	3	1	1	0	.314	.363	.570
3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.296	.344	.499
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.180	.248	.230
5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.246	.310	.350
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.156	.200	.250
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.207	.267	.305
40	11	14	10	2	4	6

Batting
2BT Walker (19, R Oswalt); M Barrett (23, K Bullinger); R Martinez (14, K Bullinger)
HRA Ramirez (25, 3rd inning off R Oswalt 2 on, 2 Out); M Alou (29, 6th inning off M Gallo 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIT Walker 2 (40), A Ramirez 3 (79), M Barrett (54), R Martinez 2 (28), C Patterson (55), M Alou (73)
2Out RBIT Walker 2, A Ramirez 3, C Patterson
Team LOB7

Baserunning
CSM Barrett (4, 2nd base by R Oswalt/R Chavez)
SBC Patterson 2 (25, 2nd base off R Oswalt/R Chavez, 2nd base off K Bullinger/R Chavez)

Fielding
DP3 (R Martinez-T Walker-D Lee 2, A Ramirez-T Walker-D Lee)
ET Walker (7, throw)

Astros Hitting

hitters
J. VizcainoSS
C. HarvilleP
C. BeltranCF
J. Bagwell1B
C. QuallsP
E. BruntlettSS
L. BerkmanRF
J. Kent2B
M. Lamb3B-1B
J. LaneLF
R. ChavezC
R. OswaltP
K. BullingerP
M. GalloP
aC. BiggioPH
M. Ensberg3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	4	1	0	0	1	.288	.328	.378
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.266	.359	.536
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.253	.368	.437
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.276	.389	.621
4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.304	.457	.535
4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.283	.336	.475
4	1	2	1	1	1	0	.297	.366	.523
3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.228	.318	.395
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.190	.230	.233
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.179	.170
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.284	.348	.470
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.326	.394
35	6	11	5	3	4	9

a-homered to left for M Gallo in the 6th

Batting
HRM Lamb (9, 2nd inning off K Wood 0 on, 1 Out); C Biggio (19, 6th inning off J Leicester 0 on, 1 Out); E Bruntlett (3, 9th inning off K Farnsworth 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIM Lamb (39), J Vizcaino (22), C Biggio (47), J Lane (14), E Bruntlett (6)
2Out RBIJ Vizcaino
SFJ Lane
GIDPR Chavez 2; J Lane
Team LOB10

Baserunning
SBC Beltran (17, 2nd base off K Wood/M Barrett)

Fielding
EM Lamb (9, ground ball)
AssistsJ Lane (T Walker at 2nd base)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
K. Wood
J. Leicester(W,5-1)
K. Mercker
K. Farnsworth
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	5	2	2	3	4	1	75-43	2.97
2.2	4	3	1	1	1	1	36-23	2.77
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-12	2.18
1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	19-13	4.34
9.0	11	6	4	4	9	3	144-91

Pitching
HBPM Barrett (By R Oswalt)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Wood 7-2; J Leicester 7-1; K Mercker 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-1
Game ScoresK Wood 46

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(L,20-10)
K. Bullinger
M. Gallo
C. Qualls
C. Harville
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.2	4	5	1	3	3	1	57-34	3.44
2.0	5	5	5	1	0	0	47-27	5.96
1.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	26-16	4.99
2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24-14	6.10
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	5.91
9.0	14	11	7	4	6	2	165-98

Pitching
HBPJ Lane (By K Wood); C Beltran (By K Wood); J Kent (By K Wood)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 2-2; K Bullinger 4-1; M Gallo 1-2; C Qualls 4-2; C Harville 1-0
Game ScoresR Oswalt 38

Scoring Summary

		CHC	HOU
2nd	M Lamb homered to right.	0	1
3rd	T Walker hit a ground rule double to deep right, C Patterson scored.	1	1
3rd	S Sosa safe at second on error by third baseman M Lamb, T Walker scored, M Alou to third.	2	1
3rd	A Ramirez homered to center, M Alou and S Sosa scored.	5	1
4th	T Walker singled to left, C Patterson scored, T Walker thrown out at second.	6	1
4th	J Vizcaino singled to right, J Lane scored, K Bullinger to second.	6	2
5th	M Barrett doubled to right, S Sosa scored, A Ramirez to third.	7	2
5th	R Martinez doubled to deep left center, A Ramirez and M Barrett scored.	9	2
5th	C Patterson singled to center, R Martinez scored.	10	2
6th	M Alou homered to left center.	11	2
6th	C Biggio homered to left.	11	3
7th	J Kent grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Berkman scored on throwing error by second baseman T Walker, J Kent safe at second on throwing error by second baseman T Walker.	11	4
7th	J Lane hit sacrifice fly to left, J Kent scored.	11	5
9th	E Bruntlett homered to left.	11	6

Cubs
9
Astros
2

Game 1

21/8

Cubs
3
Astros
4

Game 2

22/8

Cubs
11
Astros
6

Game 3

22/8

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 22 August 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 41,186

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Hohn
First Base Umpire - Gary Darling
Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Third Base Umpire - Brian Runge

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

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