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FINAL
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 2
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG

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

SCORING
HOUSTON 2ND
Hidalgo homered to left.

CHICAGO 2ND
Sosa homered to right center.

HOUSTON 5TH
Bagwell doubled to deep left, Elarton, Biggio and R Cedeno scored.

CHICAGO 7TH
Girardi homered to center.

HOUSTON 8TH
Bogar hit sacrifice fly to deep center, Caminiti scored, L Berkman to third, Meluskey to second.

HOUSTON 9TH
Caminiti doubled to left center, Bagwell scored.

HOUSTON 1ST
Biggio grounded out to second. R Cedeno walked. Bagwell flied out to deep right. R Cedeno picked off at first, pitcher to first.

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

CHICAGO 1ST
E Young struck out swinging. R Gutierrez grounded out to shortstop. Grace grounded out to second.

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

HOUSTON 2ND
Caminiti grounded out to first. L Berkman flied out to shallow left. Hidalgo homered to left. Meluskey struck out looking.

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

CHICAGO 2ND
Sosa homered to right center. H Rodriguez walked. Andrews grounded into double play, third to second to first, H Rodriguez out at second. Buford singled to left. Girardi flied out to shallow center.

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

HOUSTON 3RD
Ru Johnson popped out to shallow center. Elarton grounded out to third. Biggio grounded out to first.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 1, Chicago Cubs 1

CHICAGO 3RD
Valdes flied out to shallow right. E Young flied out to shallow right center. R Gutierrez safe at first on 3rd baseman Caminiti's fielding error. Grace flied out to left.

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

HOUSTON 4TH
R Cedeno singled to left. Bagwell singled to center, R Cedeno to second. Caminiti struck out swinging. L Berkman flied out to deep right, R Cedeno to third. Hidalgo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bagwell out at second.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 1, Chicago Cubs 1

CHICAGO 4TH
Sosa doubled to left. H Rodriguez flied out to deep left. Andrews grounded out to pitcher. Buford grounded out to third.

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

HOUSTON 5TH
Meluskey flied out to center. Ru Johnson struck out swinging. Elarton singled to center. Biggio walked, Elarton to second. R Cedeno walked, Elarton to third, Biggio to second. Mark Guthrie relieved Ismael Valdes. Bagwell doubled to deep left, Elarton, Biggio and R Cedeno scored. Caminiti grounded out to pitcher.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 1

CHICAGO 5TH
Girardi popped out to third. M Guthrie grounded out to third. E Young doubled to right. R Gutierrez walked. Grace fouled out to third.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 1

HOUSTON 6TH
L Berkman struck out swinging. Hidalgo struck out swinging. Meluskey grounded out to third.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 1

CHICAGO 6TH
Sosa flied out to deep right. H Rodriguez fouled out to third. Andrews struck out looking.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 1

HOUSTON 7TH
Ru Johnson singled to center. Mieske hit for Elarton. Bogar ran for Ru Johnson. Mieske struck out swinging. Biggio hit by pitch, Bogar to second. Biggio to second on runners fielder's choice. Biggio to second on runners fielder's choice. R Cedeno walked. Bagwell struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 1

CHICAGO 7TH
Mike Maddux relieved Scott Elarton. Buford flied out to center. Girardi homered to center. Huson hit for M Guthrie. Huson singled to center. E Young flied out to deep center. R Gutierrez struck out looking.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 2

HOUSTON 8TH
Felix Heredia relieved Mark Guthrie. Caminiti singled to left. L Berkman walked, Caminiti to second. Caminiti to third, L Berkman to second on F Heredia wild pitch. Hidalgo struck out swinging. Meluskey intentionally walked. Bogar hit sacrifice fly to deep center, Caminiti scored, L Berkman to third, Meluskey to second. Lugo hit for M Maddux. Lugo grounded out to third.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 2

CHICAGO 8TH
Jose Cabrera relieved Mike Maddux. Grace grounded out to third. Sosa grounded out to shortstop. H Rodriguez singled to right center. Andrews singled to center, H Rodriguez to second. Buford singled to left, H Rodriguez to third, Andrews to second. G Hill hit for Girardi. Billy Wagner relieved Jose Cabrera. G Hill flied out to deep right.

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

HOUSTON 9TH
Biggio singled to center. R Cedeno bunted into fielder's choice to first, Biggio out at second. R Cedeno to second on J Reed passed ball. Bagwell intentionally walked. Bagwell to second on runners fielder's choice. Bagwell to second on runners fielder's choice. Caminiti doubled to left center, Bagwell scored. L Berkman grounded out to first.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 2

CHICAGO 9TH
J Nieves hit for F Heredia. J Nieves grounded out to second. E Young flied out to deep left center. R Gutierrez struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 2