Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

64-54, 28-31 Away

Final

60-57, 28-30 Home


HOU
CHC

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

AstrosTop 1st
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- W. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- S Sosa safe at first on error by third baseman G Blum.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 2nd
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- W. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- W. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- W. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- W. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- W. Miller pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- M Ensberg at third base.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- O. Dotel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- H Choi hit for K Wood.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- O. Dotel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- A Ramirez safe at first on error by right fielder R Hidalgo, A Ramirez out at first trying to return to base.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 9th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- M. Guthrie pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- E Bruntlett hit for O Dotel.
  3
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- B. Wagner pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- T O'Leary hit for A Ojeda.
  3
  1
- A Gonzalez hit for M Guthrie.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Astros
3
Cubs
1

Game 1

12/8

Astros
0
Cubs
3

Game 2

13/8

Astros
4
Cubs
6

Game 3

13/8

Astros
1
Cubs
7

Game 4

14/8

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 12 August 2003

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,889

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Second Base Umpire - Mike Fichter
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson

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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