Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

31-53, 17-28 Away

Final

42-43, 27-19 Home


CHC
HOU

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

CubsTop 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- L Berkman lined out to third, C Burke to third, M Ensberg to second on throwing error by third baseman A Ramirez.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CubsTop 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- S. Marshall pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- B. Howry pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- P Nevin hit for B Howry.
  1
  0
- CHC
  HOU
- N Perez at second base.
  1
  0
- R Cedeno at shortstop.
  1
  0
- O Palmeiro hit for B Ausmus.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- M Lamb hit for R Oswalt.
  1
  0
- W Taveras ran for O Palmeiro.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Cubs
2
Astros
7

Game 1

4/7

Cubs
2
Astros
7

Game 2

4/7

Cubs
1
Astros
0

Game 3

6/7

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 6 July 2006

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 31,952

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

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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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

S. Marshall5-7

R. Oswalt6-5

R. Dempster13

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ground Out