Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
4
–
8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
Chicago Cubs
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin TapaniL | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 41 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 22 |
| David Weathers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
| Courtney Duncan | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 15 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane ReynoldsW | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 41 |
| Mike Jackson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Octavio Dotel | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 25 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 3rd
Ricky Gutierrez grounds out, shortstop Julio Lugo to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Bill Mueller scores.
1–0
▲ 4th
Fred McGriff hits a home run (27).
2–0
▲ 4th
Todd Hundley hits a home run (9).
3–0
▼ 5th
Orlando Merced triples (1) on a to center fielder Michael Tucker. Moises Alou scores. Vinny Castilla scores. Richard Hidalgo scores.
3–3
▼ 5th
Craig Biggio reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Bill Mueller. Orlando Merced scores.
3–4
▼ 5th
Jeff Bagwell doubles (37). Craig Biggio scores. Julio Lugo scores.
3–6
▲ 6th
Todd Hundley hits a home run (10).
4–6
▼ 8th
Daryle Ward doubles (15) on a to right fielder Sammy Sosa. Glen Barker scores.
4–7
▼ 8th
Julio Lugo walks.
4–8
Box Score
Chicago Cubs
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BEric Young Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSRicky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFSammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1BFred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRondell White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CTodd Hundley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CFMichael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BBill Mueller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PKevin Tapani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTodd Van Poppel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDelino DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PDavid Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PCourtney Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PCarlos Zambrano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHChad Meyers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SSJulio Lugo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| LFLance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFMoises Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PBilly Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BVinny Castilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RFRichard Hidalgo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CTony Eusebio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CFGlen Barker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PShane Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHOrlando Merced | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHChris Truby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| POctavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDaryle Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CBrad Ausmus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |