Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
78-81, 40-38 Away
3
78-81, 40-38 Away
Final
87-72, 51-27 Home
2
87-72, 51-27 Home
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- HRM Murton (7, 4th inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 1 Out); D Lee (46, 6th inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM Murton (13), D Lee (106)
- GIDPM Murton
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- CSM Barrett (3, Home by W Rodriguez/R Chavez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (N Perez-J Macias-D Lee)
- AssistsC Patterson (C Gipson at Home)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. LaneRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .325 | .463 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .325 | .340 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .388 | .562 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .412 | .525 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .313 | .497 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .344 | .436 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .290 | .367 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .279 | .412 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .172 | .210 | .263 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .367 | .392 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .270 | .288 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 | .190 | .150 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .299 | .337 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .353 | .334 |
| 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
a-hit sacrifice fly to center for R Chavez in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for W Rodriguez in the 7th
c-walked for C Burke in the 9th
d-struck out swinging for A Everett in the 9th
e-doubled to center for D Wheeler in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BL Scott (4, R Dempster)
- HRL Berkman (23, 2nd inning off G Rusch 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIL Berkman (80), J Bagwell (18)
- SFJ Bagwell
- GIDPM Ensberg
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman)
- EC Biggio (15, ground ball); A Everett (13, throw)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Rusch(W,9-8) |
M. Wuertz(H,19) |
R. Dempster(S,33) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 92-60 | 4.52 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.16 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 127-81 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Burnitz (By W Rodriguez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Rusch 6-9; M Wuertz 1-1; R Dempster 0-0
- Game ScoresG Rusch 59
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Rodriguez(L,10-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 77-49 | 5.53 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-14 | 2.27 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 101-63 |
- Pitching
- WPW Rodriguez
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 10-8; D Wheeler 1-2
- Game ScoresW Rodriguez 57
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | L Berkman homered to right. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Murton homered to right. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Lee homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Burnitz scored, M Barrett to third on wild pitch by W Rodriguez. | 3 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Bagwell hit sacrifice fly to center, C Burke scored. | 3 | 2 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:05 AM, 30 September 2005
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37,820
Game Time:2:12
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Crawford
- First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
- Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
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 |
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