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  FINAL
Chicago Cubs 12, Houston 3
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs 5 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 12 14 2
Houston 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 1

CHICAGO CUBS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
E Young 2b
a-Huson ph-2b
R Gutierrez ss
J Nieves ss
Grace 1b
Sosa rf
R Brown rf
H Rodriguez lf
Andrews 3b
Buford cf
Girardi c
Lieber p
Totals
4
2
4
1
5
4
0
3
4
5
4
5
41
1
0
3
0
1
3
0
2
0
1
1
0
12
2
0
3
0
2
2
0
2
0
2
1
0
14
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
6
0
1
1
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
3
10
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
17
.327
.143
.349
.231
.277
.293
.294
.194
.238
.210
.250
.063

a-grounded to second for E Young in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: E Young (11, Lima); Sosa (6, Lima); R Gutierrez (7, Lima); Grace (4, Lima); Buford (3, B Wagner).
HR: E Young (1, 1st inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out); R Gutierrez (4, 1st inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out); H Rodriguez 2 (6, 1st inning off Lima 1 on, 1 out, 4th inning off Lima 3 on, 1 out); Buford (3, 1st inning off Lima 0 on, 2 out).
SF: Girardi.
Rbi: E Young (7), R Gutierrez (18), H Rodriguez 6 (14), Buford (9), Girardi (4), Grace 2 (16).
2-out rbi -: Buford, Grace 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Grace 1,: Lieber 1, Sosa 1, Andrews 1, Huson 1.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Sosa (3, 2nd base off Lima/Eusebio).

FIELDING
E: Grace (2, ground ball); Andrews (9, bobble).
PB: Girardi.

HOUSTON AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Biggio 2b
R Cedeno cf
Bagwell 1b
Mieske lf
Caminiti 3b
Lugo ss
D Ward lf-1b
Hidalgo rf
Spiers ss-3b
Eusebio c
Lima p
a-Ru Johnson ph
J Cabrera p
b-Bogar ph
Henry p
B Wagner p
Totals
4
4
3
0
3
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
34
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
8
.278
.188
.366
.000
.341
.333
.220
.239
.271
.195
.000
.125
.000
.164
.000
.000

a-struck out for Lima in the 5th; b-flied to left for J Cabrera in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Caminiti (3, Lieber).
HR: D Ward (4, 5th inning off Lieber 1 on, 0 out).
Rbi: D Ward 2 (11), Caminiti (16).
2-out rbi: Caminiti.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ru Johnson 1, D Ward 1.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Lugo (1, throw).


Pitching
CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lieber (W, 2-2) 9 5 3 1 0 7 1 3.48

HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lima (L, 1-4)
J Cabrera
Henry
B Wagner
5
2
1
1
13
0
0
1
12
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
2
0
2
5
0
0
0
8.42
7.84
5.14
3.38

WP: Lima, Lieber.
HBP: H Rodriguez (by Henry); Mieske (by Lieber).
Pitches-strikes: Lima 121-75; J Cabrera 29-16; Henry 12-6;: B Wagner 15-10; Lieber 120-79.
Ground balls-fly balls: Lima 4-5;: J Cabrera 2-2; Henry 1-2; B Wagner 1-0; Lieber 12-8.
Batters faced: Lima 31; J Cabrera 6; Henry 5; B Wagner 4; Lieber 35.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Marty Foster.
T: 2:26.
Att: 42,271.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, left to right.

 


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BOXSCORES
Chi. White Sox 13
Baltimore 4

Tampa Bay 7
Anaheim 3

Atlanta 6
Los Angeles 3

Cincinnati 2
NY Mets 1

Milwaukee 8
St. Louis 4

San Diego 12
Pittsburgh 4

Philadelphia 5
Arizona 4

Chicago Cubs 12
Houston 3