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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 2

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Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 2

Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 7, 1992 (N) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
CHI N    4  1  0    3  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 11  1
BATTING
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   3
  Guerrero 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Finley cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
  D. Jones p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   0       4   0
Incaviglia rf                 4   0   2   1       0   0       6   0
Gonzalez lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Ramirez ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Taubensee c                   4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Candaele 3b                   3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Bowen p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Boever p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Distefano ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mallicoat p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Osuna p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anthony ph,cf               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2       0   2      24   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boever-Biggio-Bagwell.
E: Ramirez (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Finley (6,off Morgan).
Team LOB: 5.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sosa cf                       5   2   2   1       0   1       5   0
Grace 1b                      4   1   1   1       1   2       9   1
Sandberg 2b                   3   2   0   0       2   0       3   4
  Vizcaino 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dawson rf                     4   2   3   0       0   0       1   0
  Dascenzo pr,rf              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
May lf                        4   2   2   2       1   1       2   0
Salazar ss                    4   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
Girardi c                     2   0   2   2       2   0       3   0
Strange 3b                    4   0   1   2       0   0       0   3
Morgan p                      4   0   0   0       0   2       2   4
Totals                       35   9  11   8       7   7      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: Sosa (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Dawson 2 (5,off Bowen,off Mallicoat); Sosa (4,off Bowen); May (1,off Boever).
HR: Sosa (1,1st inning off Bowen 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Sosa (3,off Boever).
IBB: May (1,by Bowen); Salazar (2,by Mallicoat).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bowen L(0-4)                  1     5   5   5   3   2   1  11
Boever                        3     4   3   3   2   1   0  15
Mallicoat                     2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10
Osuna                         1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
D. Jones                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    11   9   9   7   7   1  42
Bowen faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning
WP: Bowen (2).
IBB: Bowen (2,May); Mallicoat (1,Salazar).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Boever 1-0.
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Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Morgan W(2-2)                 9     7   2   1   0   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Frank Pulli
Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 21614
Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs             
1. Biggio              2b        Sosa                cf
2. Finley              cf        Grace               1b
3. Bagwell             1b        Sandberg            2b
4. Incaviglia          rf        Dawson              rf
5. Gonzalez            lf        May                 lf
6. Ramirez             ss        Salazar             ss
7. Taubensee           c         Girardi             c
8. Candaele            3b        Strange             3b
9. Bowen               p         Morgan              p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (second to first); Finley
doubled to third; Bagwell singled to second [Finley scored,
Bagwell to third (error by Sosa) (on throw)]; Incaviglia reached
on a fielder's choice [Bagwell scored (unearned) (RBI)];
Gonzalez forced Incaviglia (second to shortstop) [Gonzalez to
first]; Gonzalez was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Sosa homered to left-center; Grace lined to right;
Sandberg walked; Dawson doubled to third [Sandberg to third];
May was walked intentionally; Salazar was called out on strikes;
Bowen threw a wild pitch [Sandberg scored, Dawson to third, May
to second]; Girardi walked; Strange singled [Dawson scored, May
scored, Girardi to second]; Morgan struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Ramirez lined to second; Taubensee flied to left;
Candaele grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Sosa doubled to first; Grace singled [Sosa scored];
BOEVER REPLACED BOWEN (PITCHING); Sandberg forced Grace (third
to second) [Sandberg to first]; Dawson flied to right; May
singled to second [Sandberg to second]; Salazar flied to right;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Boever grounded out (pitcher to first); Biggio
struck out; Finley flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Girardi walked; Strange reached on an error by Ramirez
[Girardi to second, Strange to first]; Morgan struck out; Sosa
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Strange out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Bagwell lined to center; Incaviglia singled;
Gonzalez lined to center; Ramirez forced Incaviglia (third to
second) [Ramirez to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Grace walked; Sandberg lined to right; Dawson singled
[Grace to second]; May doubled [Grace scored, Dawson scored];
Salazar popped to shortstop; Girardi singled to second [May
scored]; Strange grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Taubensee was called out on strikes; Candaele
singled to right; DISTEFANO BATTED FOR BOEVER; Distefano popped
to second; Biggio lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: MALLICOAT REPLACED DISTEFANO (PITCHING); Morgan lined
to center; Sosa flied to center; Grace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 6TH: Finley grounded out (second to first); Bagwell
grounded out (third to first); Incaviglia singled to shortstop;
Gonzalez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs
8.

CUBS 6TH: Sandberg walked; Dawson doubled to third [Sandberg to
third]; DASCENZO RAN FOR DAWSON; May struck out; Salazar was
walked intentionally; Girardi singled to shortstop [Sandberg
scored, Dascenzo to third, Salazar to second]; Strange flied to
center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 9.

ASTROS 7TH: DASCENZO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ramirez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taubensee grounded out (first
to pitcher); Candaele lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: OSUNA REPLACED MALLICOAT (PITCHING); Sosa struck out;
Grace struck out; Sandberg lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 2, Cubs 9.

ASTROS 8TH: ANTHONY BATTED FOR OSUNA; Anthony grounded out
(second to first); Biggio singled to right; Finley forced Biggio
(pitcher to shortstop) [Finley to first]; Bagwell lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: D. JONES REPLACED FINLEY (PITCHING); GUERRERO REPLACED
BIGGIO (PLAYING 2B); ANTHONY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
Dascenzo flied to left; May lined to right; Salazar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 9.

ASTROS 9TH: VIZCAINO REPLACED SANDBERG (PLAYING 2B); Incaviglia
grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled to center;
Ramirez popped to catcher; Taubensee flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           2   7   1    5
 Cubs             9  11   1    9
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