Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

67-63, 34-30 Away

Final

71-59, 37-28 Home


HOU
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	10	16	1
1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	8	0

C. Hernandez1-1

5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

M. Clement9-12

4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- M. Clement pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Fly Out
- C Beltran stole second.
  0
  0
- C Beltran to third on wild pitch by M Clement.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- C. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- M. Clement pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- C Beltran stole third.
  3
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- C. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- M. Clement pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- C. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- M. Clement pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- C. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- M Barrett safe at first on error by shortstop J Vizcaino, S Sosa to second.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 5th
- M. Clement pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- K. Mercker pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- M Lamb to second on wild pitch by K Mercker.
  4
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- C. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- K. Mercker pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- C. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- J Macias hit for K Mercker.
  5
  3
- C. Harville pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- C. Harville pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- C Biggio hit for C Harville.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- C. Qualls pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- J Lane ran for C Beltran.
  5
  3
- M. Remlinger pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- B Ausmus hit for C Qualls.
  9
  3
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- J Lane in center field.
  10
  3
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- L. Hawkins pitching for CHC
  HOU
  CHC
- T Walker hit for L Hawkins.
  10
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- M. Gallo pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Astros
3
Cubs
8

Game 1

26/8

Astros
15
Cubs
7

Game 2

27/8

Astros
7
Cubs
6

Game 3

28/8

Astros
10
Cubs
3

Game 4

29/8

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 29 August 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,041

Game Time:3:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper

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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M. Clement9-12

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1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
5 Fly Out