Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

46-49, 18-27 Away

Final

36-57, 16-28 Home


HOU
CHC

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

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
W. TaverasCF
M. Lamb1B
L. BerkmanRF
A. Huff3B
P. WilsonLF
B. AusmusC
A. EverettSS
R. ClemensP
aO. PalmeiroPH
C. QuallsP
T. MillerP
D. WheelerP
bL. ScottPH
B. LidgeP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	1	1	0	.268	.332	.426
0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.311	.312
4	0	1	0	0	1	.326	.375	.528
4	0	1	0	0	0	.321	.407	.605
4	1	1	0	0	0	.281	.348	.462
4	1	2	2	0	0	.280	.318	.420
3	0	2	0	0	1	.247	.313	.308
3	0	0	1	0	1	.238	.295	.320
2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.268
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	3	8	4	1	4

a-flied out to left for R Clemens in the 7th

b-struck out looking for D Wheeler in the 9th

Batting
2BB Ausmus (11, G Maddux); P Wilson 2 (21, B Howry, G Maddux)
HRC Biggio (9, 1st inning off G Maddux 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIC Biggio (36), P Wilson 2 (50), A Everett (33)
2Out RBIP Wilson 2
SHA Everett; B Ausmus
Team LOB5

Baserunning
SBM Lamb (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett)

Fielding
DP1 (C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. PierreCF
R. Theriot2B
aT. WalkerPH-2B
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
J. JonesRF
M. BarrettC
A. PagánLF
R. CedenoSS
G. MadduxP
S. EyreP
bP. NevinPH
B. HowryP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276	.319	.360
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.333	.500
2	1	1	2	1	0	0	.287	.356	.396
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.272	.388	.447
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.321	.470
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.300	.328	.515
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.331	.395	.527
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.260	.288	.480
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.256	.281	.338
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.132
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.228	.313	.449
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
31	2	6	2	1	2	8

a-grounded to shortstop for R Theriot in the 6th

b-walked for S Eyre in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Jones (21, R Clemens); A Pagan (2, R Clemens)
HRT Walker (5, 8th inning off T Miller 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIT Walker 2 (37)
2Out RBIT Walker 2
SHJ Pierre
GIDPA Pagan
Team LOB5

Baserunning
SBJ Pierre (33, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Clemens(W,7-6)
C. Qualls(H,23)
T. Miller(H,12)
D. Wheeler(H,24)
B. Lidge(S,32)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	3	0	0	1	5	0	85-60	2.43
1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	23-13	3.48
0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2-2	4.73
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	3.57
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-11	5.60
9.0	6	2	2	2	8	1	134-90

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 10-3; C Qualls 2-1; T Miller 1-0; D Wheeler 0-1; B Lidge 0-1
Game ScoresR Clemens 70

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
G. Maddux(L,15-14)
S. Eyre
B. Howry
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	7	3	3	0	3	1	102-70	4.56
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25-14	2.23
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	12-8	3.13
9.0	8	4	4	1	5	1	139-92

Pitching
WPS Eyre
Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Maddux 15-3; S Eyre 0-2; B Howry 2-0
Game ScoresG Maddux 54

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CHC
1st	C Biggio homered to left.	1	0
6th	P Wilson doubled to deep right center, C Burke and A Huff scored.	3	0
8th	T Walker homered to right, P Nevin scored.	3	2
9th	A Everett sacrificed to third, P Wilson scored.	4	2

Astros
2
Cubs
4

Game 1

19/7

Astros
4
Cubs
2

Game 2

20/7

Astros
1
Cubs
4

Game 3

20/7

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 20 July 2006

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,344

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford

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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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

R. Clemens2-3

G. Maddux7-11

B. Lidge22

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