Cubs 8-6 Astros (16 Aug, 2006) Box Score

Houston Astros

57-62, 34-30 home


CHC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	R	H	E
1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	17	0
0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	0

R. Hill3-5

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

D. Borkowski1-1

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. PierreCF
C. IzturisSS
A. PagánLF
S. EyreP
B. HowryP
cP. NevinPH
R. NovoaP
dN. PerezPH
A. GuzmanP
eC. ZambranoPH
R. DempsterP
fC. MarmolPH
R. HillP
A. Ramírez3B
J. JonesRF
J. Mabry1B
R. Cedeno2B
H. BlancoC
bM. BarrettPH-C
J. MateoP
aR. TheriotPH
W. OhmanP
M. WuertzP
D. AardsmaP
M. MurtonLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
8	1	1	0	0	1	1	.280	.326	.377
8	0	4	1	0	0	0	.259	.314	.341
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.290	.333	.480
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.232	.315	.443
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.268	.348
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.182	.396
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.238	.286
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167
8	2	3	0	0	0	3	.281	.343	.543
7	2	2	3	1	0	2	.277	.315	.486
8	0	1	0	0	0	3	.221	.314	.349
7	1	1	1	1	0	0	.252	.276	.343
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.252	.300	.462
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.325	.387	.529
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.448	.560
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	1	2	3	1	0	1	.296	.361	.430
66	8	16	8	3	3	12

a-hit by pitch for J Mateo in the 6th

b-flied out to right for H Blanco in the 8th

c-struck out swinging for B Howry in the 9th

d-grounded to second for R Novoa in the 11th

e-grounded to shortstop for A Guzman in the 14th

f-struck out swinging for R Dempster in the 17th

Batting
2BA Ramirez (25, D Borkowski)
3BJ Pierre (10, R Clemens)
HRR Cedeno (5, 2nd inning off R Clemens 0 on, 0 Out); J Jones (20, 5th inning off R Clemens 2 on, 2 Out); M Murton (8, 9th inning off B Lidge 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIC Izturis (17), R Cedeno (30), J Jones 3 (59), M Murton 3 (44)
2Out RBIJ Jones 3, M Murton 2
SHR Cedeno; J Mateo
GIDPN Perez; C Zambrano
Team LOB11

Baserunning
SBR Theriot (5, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus)

Fielding
AssistsJ Pierre (A Huff at 3rd base); J Jones (C Burke at 3rd base)

Astros Hitting

hitters
W. TaverasCF
C. Biggio2B
M. Lamb1B
D. WheelerP
B. LidgeP
T. MillerP
R. SpringerP
bM. EnsbergPH-3B
L. BerkmanRF-1B-LF
L. ScottLF
D. BorkowskiP
A. Huff3B
F. NieveP
cE. MunsonPH-1B
A. EverettSS
B. AusmusC
R. ClemensP
aO. PalmeiroPH
C. QuallsP
J. LaneRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
9	0	1	0	0	2	.270	.322	.329
4	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.324	.448
4	1	1	0	0	1	.313	.361	.500
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
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	1	1	.236	.391	.481
6	1	0	0	2	3	.319	.421	.623
5	1	3	0	1	0	.433	.490	.678
2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	1	3	2	0	0	.278	.354	.457
0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125
3	0	1	0	0	2	.206	.284	.349
7	1	1	2	0	1	.239	.290	.340
6	1	2	0	2	0	.229	.300	.292
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.211	.000
1	0	1	2	0	0	.229	.289	.301
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	0	0	0	2	.209	.327	.404
62	6	13	6	6	12

a-doubled to right for R Clemens in the 6th

b-flied out to center for R Springer in the 10th

c-struck out swinging for F Nieve in the 12th

Batting
2BA Huff (5, J Mateo); O Palmeiro (4, M Wuertz); B Ausmus (13, A Guzman)
3BA Everett (4, M Wuertz)
RBIA Huff 2 (16), A Everett 2 (43), O Palmeiro 2 (9)
2Out RBIA Everett 2, O Palmeiro 2
SHA Everett
Team LOB15

Baserunning
CSL Scott (1, Home by B Howry/M Barrett)

Fielding
DP2 (A Everett-C Burke-L Berkman, C Burke-A Everett-E Munson)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Mateo
W. Ohman(H,11)
M. Wuertz(B,1)
D. Aardsma
S. Eyre
B. Howry
R. Novoa
A. Guzman
R. Dempster
R. Hill(W,6-7)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	4	2	2	1	2	78-54	3.00
0.2	2	2	2	0	0	11-7	5.04
0.1	2	2	2	1	0	12-4	4.41
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	12-8	4.55
0.2	2	0	0	0	1	16-10	2.60
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	3.10
2.0	1	0	0	2	0	28-12	4.50
3.0	2	0	0	1	3	54-36	6.68
3.0	2	0	0	1	2	53-29	3.70
2.0	1	0	0	0	3	28-19	6.90
18.0	16	6	6	6	12	297-183

Pitching
WPS Eyre
IBBM Barrett (By D Borkowski)
HBPJ Jones (By R Clemens); R Theriot (By R Clemens)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Mateo 2-10; W Ohman 0-2; M Wuertz 0-0; D Aardsma 0-1; S Eyre 0-1; B Howry 0-1; R Novoa 1-5; A Guzman 2-4; R Dempster 5-2; R Hill 2-1
Game ScoresJ Mateo 52

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Clemens
C. Qualls(H,23)
D. Wheeler(H,24)
B. Lidge(B,6)
T. Miller
R. Springer
F. Nieve
D. Borkowski(L,3-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	5	5	1	5	2	98-61	2.71
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	4.07
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	2.90
0.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	16-11	5.70
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-6	4.00
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	3.68
2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-8	4.02
6.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	70-51	3.48
18.0	16	8	8	3	12	3	245-166

Pitching
IBBL Berkman (By R Novoa); L Scott (By R Novoa)
HBPR Clemens (By J Mateo)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 10-3; C Qualls 1-0; D Wheeler 0-3; B Lidge 0-1; T Miller 1-0; R Springer 0-1; F Nieve 2-4; D Borkowski 8-8
Game ScoresR Clemens 42

Scoring Summary

		CHC	HOU
1st	C Izturis singled to center, J Pierre scored.	1	0
2nd	R Cedeno homered to left.	2	0
4th	A Huff doubled to deep center, M Lamb and L Berkman scored, A Huff out at third.	2	2
5th	J Jones homered to center, A Pagan and A Ramirez scored.	5	2
6th	A Everett tripled to left, L Scott and A Huff scored.	5	4
6th	O Palmeiro doubled to right, A Everett and B Ausmus scored, O Palmeiro out at third.	5	6
9th	M Murton homered to left.	6	6
18th	M Murton singled to right, A Ramirez and J Jones scored, M Barrett to third.	8	6

Cubs
3
Astros
0

Game 1

15/8

Cubs
8
Astros
6

Game 2

16/8

Cubs
1
Astros
0

Game 3

16/8

Minute Maid Park

1:05 AM, 16 August 2006

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 41,531

Game Time:5:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Third Base Umpire - Mike Reilly

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Chicago Cubs

Houston Astros

R. Hill3-5

D. Borkowski1-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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