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FINAL
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

SCORING
HOUSTON 1ST
Lugo homered to left, R Cedeno scored.

CHICAGO 1ST
Sosa homered to right, Ojeda scored.

HOUSTON 2ND
Hidalgo homered to left.

CHICAGO 2ND
Lieber singled to right, J Nieves scored.

HOUSTON 3RD
Meluskey singled to right, R Cedeno scored, Lugo to third.
Alou grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lugo scored, Meluskey out at second.

HOUSTON 5TH
Bagwell singled to right, R Cedeno scored, Lugo to third.

HOUSTON 6TH
Hidalgo homered to right center.

CHICAGO 8TH
J Nieves homered to center, Matthews Jr scored.

CHICAGO 9TH
Grace singled to right, Gload scored, Sosa to second.

HOUSTON 1ST
R Cedeno singled to center. Lugo homered to left, R Cedeno scored. Bagwell grounded out to third. Meluskey struck out looking. Alou flied out to center.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 2, Chicago Cubs 0

CHICAGO 1ST
E Young flied out to left. Ojeda reached on bunt single to pitcher. Sosa homered to right, Ojeda scored. Grace flied out to center. Zuleta doubled to left. Matthews Jr grounded out to second.

2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 2, Chicago Cubs 2

HOUSTON 2ND
Hidalgo homered to left. Truby struck out swinging. Bogar struck out swinging. Mcknight struck out looking.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 3, Chicago Cubs 2

CHICAGO 2ND
J Nieves singled to left. J Nieves stole second. Girardi struck out swinging. Lieber singled to right, J Nieves scored. E Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, Lieber out at second. E Young stole second. Ojeda walked. Sosa grounded out to pitcher.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 3, Chicago Cubs 3

HOUSTON 3RD
R Cedeno singled to right. Lugo hit by pitch, R Cedeno to second. Bagwell struck out looking. Meluskey singled to right, R Cedeno scored, Lugo to third. Alou grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lugo scored, Meluskey out at second. Hidalgo struck out swinging.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3

CHICAGO 3RD
Grace flied out to right. Zuleta flied out to left. Matthews Jr struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3

HOUSTON 4TH
Truby struck out swinging. Bogar grounded out to shortstop. Mcknight struck out looking.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3

CHICAGO 4TH
J Nieves flied out to left. Girardi singled to right. Lieber singled to left, Girardi to second. E Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Lieber out at second.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3

HOUSTON 5TH
R Cedeno singled to center. Lugo singled to left, R Cedeno to second. Bagwell singled to right, R Cedeno scored, Lugo to third. Meluskey struck out swinging. Alou grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Bagwell out at second.

1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 3

CHICAGO 5TH
Ojeda popped out to shortstop. Sosa struck out swinging. Grace singled to left. Zuleta grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Grace out at second.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 3

HOUSTON 6TH
Hidalgo homered to right center. Truby grounded out to shortstop. Bogar struck out swinging. Mcknight grounded out to second.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3

CHICAGO 6TH
Matthews Jr struck out swinging. J Nieves struck out swinging. Girardi struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3

HOUSTON 7TH
G Barker grounded out to first. Lugo lined out to pitcher. Bagwell grounded out to shortstop.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3

CHICAGO 7TH
C Meyers hit for Lieber. C Meyers safe at second on 3rd baseman Truby's fielding error. E Young flied out to left. Ojeda grounded out to first, C Meyers to third. Sosa grounded out to second.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3

HOUSTON 8TH
Kyle Farnsworth relieved Jon Lieber. Meluskey struck out swinging. Alou struck out swinging. Hidalgo flied out to right.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3

CHICAGO 8TH
Marc Valdes relieved Tony Mcknight. Grace flied out to left. Zuleta singled to center. Zuleta out at first on runners fielder's choice. Matthews Jr walked. J Nieves homered to center, Matthews Jr scored. Girardi flied out to center.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 5

HOUSTON 9TH
Felix Heredia relieved Kyle Farnsworth. W Greene at third. Truby reached on infield single. Bogar sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, Truby to second. M Valdes struck out looking. G Barker walked, Truby to third, Bogar to second. Lugo struck out swinging. Tim Worrell relieved Felix Heredia. Bagwell struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 5

CHICAGO 9TH
Octavio Dotel relieved Marc Valdes. W Greene grounded out to shortstop. E Young struck out swinging. Gload hit for Ojeda. Gload singled to center. Sosa singled to center, Gload to second. Grace singled to right, Gload scored, Sosa to second. Zuleta flied out to shallow center.

1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 6