BATTING - 2B: Bryant (33,off Fiers); Fowler (23,off Fiers).
HR: Soler (11,3rd inning off Fiers 0 on 1 out); Russell (20,4th inning off
Gustave 1 on 2 out).
SF: Ross (5,off Fiers).
Team LOB: 5.
Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Houston Astros
1. Fowler cf Springer rf
2. Bryant 3b Bregman dh
3. Rizzo 1b Altuve 2b
4. Soler dh Correa ss
5. Zobrist lf Gurriel 3b
6. Russell ss Gattis c
7. Baez 2b Rasmus lf
8. Ross c Gonzalez 1b
9. Almora rf Marisnick cf
Arrieta p Fiers p
CUBS 1ST: Fowler walked; Bryant doubled to left [Fowler scored];
Rizzo flied to right [Bryant to third]; Soler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zobrist flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Springer walked; Springer was out trying to advance
to second (catcher to second); Bregman struck out; Altuve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
1, Astros 0.
CUBS 2ND: Russell singled to left; Baez singled to center
[Russell to third]; Ross out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Russell scored, Baez to second]; Almora lined to third [Baez to
third (error by Gurriel)]; Fiers threw a wild pitch [Baez
scored]; Fowler doubled to right; Bryant popped to first; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Correa singled to right; Gurriel forced Correa
(shortstop to second); Gattis grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Gurriel to second]; Rasmus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.
CUBS 3RD: Rizzo grounded out (third to first); Soler homered to
left-center; Zobrist walked; Russell singled to left [Zobrist to
second]; Baez singled to center [Zobrist scored, Russell to
second]; GUSTAVE REPLACED FIERS (PITCHING); Ross popped to first
[Russell to third, Baez to second]; Almora singled to center
[Russell scored, Baez scored]; Fowler walked [Almora to second];
Bryant was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 7,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez lined to second; Marisnick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Springer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.
CUBS 4TH: Rizzo singled to right; Soler struck out; Gustave
threw a wild pitch [Rizzo to second]; Zobrist grounded out
(second to first) [Rizzo to third]; Russell homered to
left-center [Rizzo scored]; Baez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Bregman flied to right; Altuve homered to left; REED
BATTED FOR CORREA; Reed was called out on strikes; Gurriel
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
9, Astros 1.
CUBS 5TH: REED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); FELIZ REPLACED GUSTAVE (PITCHING); Ross
struck out; Almora struck out; Fowler grounded out (first to
second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Gattis lined to left; Rasmus grounded out (pitcher
to first); Gonzalez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
9, Astros 1.
CUBS 6TH: HOYT REPLACED FELIZ (PITCHING); Bryant flied to right;
Rizzo struck out; Soler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
9, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Marisnick grounded out (third to first); Springer
was hit by a pitch; Bregman doubled to left [Springer scored];
Altuve singled to left [Bregman to third]; Arrieta threw a wild
pitch [Bregman scored, Altuve to second]; Arrieta threw a wild
pitch [Altuve to third]; Reed walked; GRIMM REPLACED ARRIETA
(PITCHING); Grimm threw a wild pitch [Reed to second]; Gurriel
walked; Gattis flied to center; Rasmus flied to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 3.
CUBS 7TH: NESHEK REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Zobrist grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell struck out; Baez struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 3.
ASTROS 7TH: CAHILL REPLACED GRIMM (PITCHING); On a bunt Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Marisnick singled to left;
Springer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Marisnick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9,
Astros 3.
CUBS 8TH: RODGERS REPLACED NESHEK (PITCHING); Ross struck out;
Almora lined to center; Fowler walked; Bryant lined to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 3.
ASTROS 8TH: Bregman struck out; Altuve grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 3.
CUBS 9TH: Rizzo grounded out (second to first); Soler was called
out on strikes; Zobrist flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 9, Astros 3.
ASTROS 9TH: Gurriel homered to left; Gattis homered to
left-center; WOOD REPLACED CAHILL (PITCHING); HERNANDEZ BATTED
FOR RASMUS; Hernandez flied to right; Gonzalez struck out;
Marisnick grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 9, Astros 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 9 10 0 5
Astros 5 7 1 4
