Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
79-82, 41-39 Away
1
79-82, 41-39 Away
Final
88-73, 52-28 Home
3
88-73, 52-28 Home
Cubs Hitting
a-grounded to second for M Wuertz in the 9th
- Batting
- RBIM Murton (14)
- SFM Murton
- SHJ Williams
- GIDPN Garciaparra; N Perez
- Team LOB9
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. BerkmanLF-1B |
M. Lamb1B |
J. LaneRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .323 | .466 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .342 | .433 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .324 | .341 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .361 | .384 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .292 | .413 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .386 | .555 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | .414 | .528 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .281 | .418 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .312 | .492 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .355 | .334 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .288 | .364 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .281 | .241 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 |
| 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
a-grounded to third for W Taveras in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BW Taveras (13, J Williams)
- HRC Biggio (26, 1st inning off J Williams 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Biggio (69), J Lane (77), J Bagwell (19)
- 2Out RBIJ Lane
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Everett-C Biggio-M Lamb 2)
- EC Biggio (16, ground ball)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Williams(L,6-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 91-58 | 4.26 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.98 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.84 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 105-67 |
- Pitching
- IBBC Patterson (By R Clemens)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Williams 12-6; W Ohman 0-0; M Wuertz 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Williams 54
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Clemens(W,13-8) |
D. Wheeler(H,18) |
B. Lidge(S,42) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 101-62 | 1.86 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-18 | 2.24 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.29 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 132-87 |
- Pitching
- HBPL Berkman (By J Williams)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 14-2; D Wheeler 2-0; B Lidge 2-0
- Game ScoresR Clemens 63
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Biggio homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Murton hit sacrifice fly to right, N Garciaparra scored, J Burnitz to third, M Barrett to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Lane singled to left, W Taveras scored, M Lamb to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Bagwell grounded out to third, A Everett scored, C Biggio to second. | 1 | 3 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Daikin Park
9:05 PM, 1 October 2005
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 42,021
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
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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