Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- HRC Zambrano (1, 3rd inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out); N Garciaparra (2, 4th inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIA Ramirez (89), C Zambrano (5), N Garciaparra (7), M Barrett (51)
- SFM Barrett; A Ramirez
- GIDPA Ramirez
- Team LOB3
- Baserunning
- CSM Barrett (2, 2nd base by R Oswalt/B Ausmus)
- Fielding
- EN Garciaparra (5, throw); N Perez (10, catch)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Lamb1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .335 | .362 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .338 | .470 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 | .405 | .478 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .296 | .396 | .600 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .253 | .379 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .280 | .419 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .373 | .491 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .288 | .373 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .333 | .293 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .200 | .154 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .284 | .302 |
| 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
a-struck out swinging for D Wheeler in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BC Biggio (33, C Zambrano)
- RBIM Lamb (40)
- SHR Oswalt
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Everett-C Biggio-M Lamb)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Zambrano(W,14-6) |
R. Dempster(S,33) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 116-72 | 3.07 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.98 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 130-80 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 7-8; R Dempster 3-0
- Game ScoresC Zambrano 78
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Oswalt(L,20-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 106-77 | 2.75 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 1.83 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 1.69 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 128-93 |
- Pitching
- WPR Oswalt
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 10-4; D Wheeler 1-2; M Gallo 3-0
- Game ScoresR Oswalt 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, M Lawton scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | C Zambrano homered to right. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | N Garciaparra homered to left. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4th | M Lamb grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Biggio scored, M Ensberg out at second, L Berkman to third, L Berkman scored, M Lamb to second on throwing error by shortstop N Garciaparra. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 7th | M Barrett hit sacrifice fly to right, C Patterson scored, J Burnitz to third. | 4 | 2 | ||
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
12:05 AM, 18 August 2005
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 29,978
Game Time:2:21
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Randy Marsh
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |

