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Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 6
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 10 1
Chicago Cubs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 13 0

HOUSTON AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
R Cedeno lf
G Barker cf
Lugo 2b
Bagwell 1b
Meluskey c
Alou rf
Hidalgo cf-lf
Truby 3b
Bogar ss
Mcknight p
M Valdes p
a-L Berkman ph
Dotel p
Totals
3
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
0
1
0
36
3
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
3
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
15
0
0
3
5
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
16
.261
.224
.285
.314
.302
.360
.287
.277
.200
.000
.000
.299
.032

a-struck out for M Valdes in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Lugo (8, 1st inning off Lieber 1 on, 0 out); Hidalgo 2 (37, 2nd inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out, 6th inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out).
S: Bogar.
Rbi: Lugo 2 (35), Hidalgo 2 (105), Meluskey (61), Alou (93), Bagwell (116).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bagwell 2.
Gidp: Alou.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Truby (10, ground ball).
DP: 1 (Bogar-Lugo-Bagwell).

CHICAGO CUBS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
E Young 2b
Ojeda ss
b-Gload ph
Sosa rf
Grace 1b
Zuleta lf
Matthews Jr cf
J Nieves 3b
F Heredia p
Worrell p
Girardi c
Lieber p
a-C Meyers ph
Farnsworth p
W Greene 3b
Totals
5
3
1
5
5
5
3
4
0
0
4
2
1
0
1
39
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
7
4
0
0
3
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
12
.298
.212
.200
.322
.289
.250
.181
.213
.000
.000
.284
.225
.189
.077
.204

a-reached on error for Lieber in the 7th; b-singled for Ojeda in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zuleta (4, Mcknight).
HR: Sosa (48, 1st inning off Mcknight 1 on, 1 out); J Nieves (5, 8th inning off M Valdes 1 on, 2 out).
Rbi: Sosa 2 (132), Lieber (3), J Nieves 2 (23), Grace (76).
2-out rbi: J Nieves 2, Grace.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matthews Jr 1, Sosa 2, Zuleta 1.
Gidp: E Young.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: J Nieves (1, 2nd base off Mcknight/Meluskey); E Young (50, 2nd base off Mcknight/Meluskey).

FIELDING
DP: 1 (Ojeda-Grace).


Pitching
HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mcknight (W, 2-1)
M Valdes
Dotel (S, 13)
7
1
1
8
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
6
0
1
1
1
0
3.50
4.97
5.05

CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lieber (L, 12-9)
Farnsworth
F Heredia
Worrell
7
1
2/3
1/3
9
0
1
0
7
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
10
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
4.32
6.66
5.29
2.83

HBP: Lugo (by Lieber).
Pitches-strikes: Lieber 97-70; Farnsworth 14-10; F Heredia 19-13; Worrell 4-3; Mcknight 113-73; M Valdes 19-11; Dotel 19-14.
Ground balls-fly balls: Lieber 9-2; Farnsworth 0-1; F Heredia 0-0; Worrell 0-0; Mcknight 8-7; M Valdes 0-2; Dotel 1-1.
Batters faced: Lieber 30; Farnsworth 3; F Heredia 5; Worrell 1; Mcknight 30; M Valdes 5; Dotel 6.
Umpires: HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ted Barrett.
T: 2:46.
Att: 37,049.
Weather: 77 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 11 mph, out to center.

 


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NY Yankees 6
Boston 2

Toronto 6
Detroit 2

Kansas City 13
Texas 8

Oakland 11
Tampa Bay 0

Seattle 8
Minnesota 1

Anaheim 2
Baltimore 1

Montreal 4
Atlanta 0

NY Mets 3
Philadelphia 0

Cincinnati 6
Pittsburgh 4

Milwaukee 4
St. Louis 3

Houston 7
Chicago Cubs 6

Los Angeles 12
Colorado 1

Florida 4
Arizona 3

San Francisco 10
San Diego 2