BATTING - 2B: E. Young (11,off Lima); Sosa (6,off Lima); Gutierrez (7,off Lima); Grace
(4,off Lima); Buford (3,off Wagner).
HR: E. Young (1,1st inning off Lima 0 on 0 out); Gutierrez (4,1st inning off
Lima 0 on 0 out); Rodriguez 2 (6,1st inning off Lima 1 on 1 out,4th inning
off Lima 3 on 1 out); Buford (3,1st inning off Lima 0 on 2 out).
SF: Girardi (1,off Lima).
HBP: Rodriguez (3,by Henry).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Sosa (3,2nd base off Lima/Eusebio).
Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Houston Astros
1. E. Young 2b Biggio 2b
2. Gutierrez ss Cedeno cf
3. Grace 1b Bagwell 1b
4. Sosa rf Caminiti 3b
5. Rodriguez lf Ward lf
6. Andrews 3b Hidalgo rf
7. Buford cf Spiers ss
8. Girardi c Eusebio c
9. Lieber p Lima p
CUBS 1ST: E. Young homered to left; Gutierrez homered to left;
Grace grounded out (second to first); Sosa singled to left; Sosa
stole second; Rodriguez homered to right [Sosa scored]; Andrews
grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford homered to left-center;
Girardi struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Biggio struck out; Cedeno grounded out (second to
first); Bagwell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
CUBS 2ND: Lieber popped to shortstop; E. Young doubled to right;
Gutierrez struck out; Grace grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Caminiti grounded out (second to first); Ward
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hidalgo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
CUBS 3RD: Sosa doubled to left; Rodriguez walked; Andrews walked
[Sosa to third, Rodriguez to second]; Buford struck out; Girardi
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sosa scored]; Lieber was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Spiers grounded out (pitcher to first); Eusebio
struck out; Lima flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6,
Astros 0.
CUBS 4TH: E. Young lined to pitcher; Gutierrez singled to left;
Grace singled to right [Gutierrez to third]; Sosa walked [Grace
to second]; Rodriguez homered to right [Gutierrez scored, Grace
scored, Sosa scored]; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first);
Buford struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Biggio grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bagwell flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Astros 0.
CUBS 5TH: Girardi singled to left; Lieber flied to center; E.
Young flied to center; Gutierrez doubled [Girardi to third];
Grace doubled to right [Girardi scored, Gutierrez scored]; Lima
threw a wild pitch [Grace to third]; Sosa struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Caminiti reached on an error by Grace; Ward homered
to right [Caminiti scored (unearned)]; Hidalgo grounded out
(second to first); Spiers singled to right; Eusebio struck out;
JOHNSON BATTED FOR LIMA; Lieber threw a wild pitch [Spiers to
second]; Johnson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs
12, Astros 2.
CUBS 6TH: CABRERA REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez struck
out; Andrews flied to center; Buford flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Biggio popped to shortstop; Cedeno grounded out
(first unassisted); Bagwell singled to left; Girardi allowed a
passed ball [Bagwell to second]; Caminiti doubled to right
[Bagwell scored (unearned)]; Ward grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.
CUBS 7TH: MIESKE REPLACED BAGWELL (PLAYING LF); WARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SPIERS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
LUGO REPLACED CAMINITI (PLAYING SS); Girardi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lieber struck out; HUSON BATTED FOR E.
YOUNG; Huson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.
ASTROS 7TH: HUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NIEVES REPLACED
GUTIERREZ (PLAYING SS); Hidalgo was called out on strikes;
Spiers singled to left; Eusebio flied to center; BOGAR BATTED
FOR CABRERA; Bogar flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs
12, Astros 3.
CUBS 8TH: HENRY REPLACED BOGAR (PITCHING); Nieves flied to
right; Grace popped to shortstop in foul territory; Sosa reached
on an error by Lugo; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch [Sosa to
second]; Andrews forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second) [Sosa to
third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.
ASTROS 8TH: R. BROWN REPLACED SOSA (PLAYING RF); Biggio flied to
left; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Mieske was hit by
a pitch; Lugo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros
3.
CUBS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED HENRY (PITCHING); Buford doubled to
left; Girardi was called out on strikes; Lieber was called out
on strikes; Huson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.
ASTROS 9TH: Ward flied to center; Hidalgo reached on an error by
Andrews; Spiers forced Hidalgo (shortstop to second); Eusebio
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Astros 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 12 14 2 7
Astros 3 5 1 5
