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Linescore

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	16	0
Houston Astros	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	0

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P	ST
Juan Mateo	5.0	4	2	2	1	2	78	54
Will Ohman	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	11	7
Michael Wuertz	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	12	4
David Aardsma	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	12	8
Scott Eyre	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	16	10
Bob Howry	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Roberto Novoa	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	28	12
Angel Guzman	3.0	2	0	0	1	3	54	36
Ryan Dempster	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	53	29
Rich HillW	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	28	19

Houston Astros

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P	ST
Roger Clemens	6.0	7	5	5	1	5	98	61
Chad Qualls	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15	10
Dan Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7
Brad Lidge	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	16	11
Trever Miller	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	6	6
Russ Springer	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	17	12
Fernando Nieve	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	15	8
Dave BorkowskiL	6.0	4	2	2	1	2	70	51

Scoring Summary

▲ 1st Cesar Izturis singles on a fly ball to center fielder Willy Taveras. Juan Pierre scores. 1–0

▲ 2nd Ronny Cedeno homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. 2–0

▼ 4th Aubrey Huff doubles (20) on a line drive to center fielder Juan Pierre. Mike Lamb scores. Lance Berkman scores. Aubrey Huff out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Juan Pierre to second baseman Ronny Cedeno to first baseman John Mabry to third baseman Aramis Ramirez to first baseman John Mabry. 2–2

▲ 5th Jacque Jones homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Angel Pagan scores. Aramis Ramirez scores. 5–2

▼ 6th Adam Everett triples (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Angel Pagan. Luke Scott scores. Aubrey Huff scores. 5–4

▼ 6th Orlando Palmeiro doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Jacque Jones. Adam Everett scores. Brad Ausmus scores. Orlando Palmeiro out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jacque Jones to second baseman Ronny Cedeno to third baseman Aramis Ramirez to shortstop Cesar Izturis to third baseman Aramis Ramirez. 5–6

▲ 9th Matt Murton homers (8) on a line drive to left field. 6–6

▲ 18th Matt Murton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jason Lane. Aramis Ramirez scores. Jacque Jones scores. Michael Barrett to 3rd. 8–6

Box Score

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
CFJuan Pierre	8	1	1	0	1	1
SSCésar Izturis	8	0	4	1	0	0
LFÁngel Pagán	3	1	0	0	1	0
PScott Eyre	0	0	0	0	0	0
PBob Howry	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHPhil Nevin	1	0	0	0	0	1
PRoberto Novoa	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHNeifi Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0
PAngel Guzman	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHCarlos Zambrano	1	0	0	0	0	0
PRyan Dempster	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHCarlos Marmol	1	0	0	0	0	1
PRich Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0
3BAramis Ramirez	8	2	3	0	0	3
RFJacque Jones	7	2	2	3	0	2
1BJohn Mabry	8	0	1	0	0	3
2BRonny Cedeno	7	1	1	1	0	0
CHenry Blanco	3	0	1	0	0	0
CMichael Barrett	4	0	1	0	1	0
PJuan Mateo	1	0	0	0	0	0
PHRyan Theriot	0	0	0	0	0	0
PWill Ohman	0	0	0	0	0	0
PMichael Wuertz	0	0	0	0	0	0
PDavid Aardsma	0	0	0	0	0	0
LFMatt Murton	5	1	2	3	0	1

Houston Astros

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
CFWilly Taveras	9	0	1	0	0	2
2BCraig Biggio	4	0	0	0	0	0
2BChris Burke	4	0	3	0	0	0
1BMike Lamb	4	1	1	0	0	1
PDan Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0
PBrad Lidge	0	0	0	0	0	0
PTrever Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0
PRuss Springer	0	0	0	0	0	0
3BMorgan Ensberg	4	0	0	0	1	1
LFLance Berkman	6	1	0	0	2	3
LFLuke Scott	5	1	3	0	1	0
PDave Borkowski	2	0	0	0	0	0
3BAubrey Huff	5	1	3	2	0	0
PFernando Nieve	0	0	0	0	0	0
1BEric Munson	3	0	1	0	0	2
SSAdam Everett	7	1	1	2	0	1
CBrad Ausmus	6	1	2	0	2	0
PRoger Clemens	1	0	0	0	0	0
PHOrlando Palmeiro	1	0	1	2	0	0
PChad Qualls	0	0	0	0	0	0
RFJason Lane	5	0	0	0	0	2