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CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS HOUSTON (7) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Macias 2b             5  0  1  0   0  1   0  .291
C Patterson cf          3  0  0  0   1  1   0  .250
M Alou lf               3  0  1  0   1  0   0  .314
A Ramirez 3b            4  2  2  0   0  1   4  .290
D Lee 1b                3  0  0  0   1  0   5  .268
T Hollandsworth rf      4  1  1  2   0  2   5  .345
M Barrett c             4  0  2  1   0  1   0  .298
R Martinez ss           4  0  0  0   0  3   3  .208
G Maddux p              2  0  0  0   0  0   2  .048
 a-J Dubois ph          1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .333
 M Wuertz p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 L Hawkins p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 K Farnsworth p         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-T Walker ph          1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .270

Totals                 34  3  8  3   3 10  19

a-singled to right for G Maddux in the 6th;  b-struck out swinging for 
K Farnsworth in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Barrett (7, R Stone). HR - T Hollandsworth (6, 6th inning off 
M Gallo 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Patterson. RBI - M Barrett (22), T Hollandsworth 2 (10). 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Maddux 1, T Hollandsworth 2, D Lee 1. 
Team LOB - 8. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (6, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus). 
 
FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Macias-R Martinez-D Lee). 
 

HOUSTON                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Biggio cf             5  1  1  0   0  2   2  .308
A Everett ss            3  1  2  0   1  0   0  .283
J Bagwell 1b            5  1  2  3   0  1   4  .295
J Kent 2b               4  1  1  1   0  2   1  .305
L Berkman lf            4  1  2  1   0  0   2  .349
M Ensberg 3b            3  1  0  0   1  1   1  .274
R Hidalgo rf            3  1  2  0   1  1   1  .276
B Ausmus c              3  0  2  0   0  0   2  .268
A Pettitte p            1  0  0  0   0  0   2  .167
 a-B Backe ph           1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 M Gallo p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 R Stone p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-O Palmeiro ph        0  0  0  1   0  0   0  .211
 D Miceli p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .500
 B Lidge p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 c-M Lamb ph            1  0  1  1   0  0   0  .361
 O Dotel p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 33  7 13  7   3  7  15

a-grounded to third for A Pettitte in the 4th;  b-sacrificed to pitcher for 
R Stone in the 6th;  c-singled to right for B Lidge in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Biggio (13, G Maddux); L Berkman (12, G Maddux); R Hidalgo (13, 
M Wuertz). HR - J Bagwell (7, 3rd inning off G Maddux 1 on, 1 Out), J Kent (7, 
3rd inning off G Maddux 0 on, 1 Out), L Berkman (12, 5th inning off G Maddux 
0 on, 2 Out). S - A Everett, O Palmeiro, B Ausmus. RBI - J Bagwell 3 (28), 
J Kent (38), L Berkman (38), O Palmeiro (8), M Lamb (16). 2-out RBI - L Berkman. 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bagwell 2, B Ausmus 1, L Berkman 1. 
GIDP - A Pettitte. Team LOB - 8. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - J Bagwell (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett), A Everett (6, 
2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett). 
 
FIELDING: E - M Ensberg (4, ground ball). Outfield assists - R Hidalgo 
(M Barrett at Home). 
 

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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 000 102 000   --   3
    HOUSTON         - 103 011 01x   --   7
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (L, 3-4)             5       9   5   5   1   2   3   4.74
M Wuertz                      1       1   1   1   0   1   0   9.58
L Hawkins                     1       1   0   0   0   1   0   1.09
K Farnsworth                  1       2   1   1   2   3   0   3.98

HOUSTON                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
A Pettitte                    4       2   1   1   3   4   0   3.37
M Gallo                       1 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   1   2.31
R Stone                         2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   6.75
D Miceli                      1       2   0   0   0   1   0   2.70
B Lidge (W, 1-3)              1       0   0   0   0   3   0   3.67
O Dotel                       1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.13

IBB - R Hidalgo (by G Maddux). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 85-57; M Wuertz 11-7; 
L Hawkins 13-10; K Farnsworth 33-21; A Pettitte 71-41; M Gallo 15-11; 
R Stone 11-8; D Miceli 19-13; B Lidge 11-9; O Dotel 7-7. Ground balls-fly balls: 
G Maddux 8-5; M Wuertz 2-0; L Hawkins 1-1; K Farnsworth 0-0; A Pettitte 4-4; 
M Gallo 2-2; R Stone 0-1; D Miceli 2-0; B Lidge 0-0; O Dotel 1-0. Batters faced: 
G Maddux 24; M Wuertz 4; L Hawkins 4; K Farnsworth 7; A Pettitte 18; M Gallo 6; 
R Stone 3; D Miceli 5; B Lidge 3; O Dotel 3. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Matt Hollowell. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Sam Holbrook. 

T--2:48. Att--40,977. 
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.
 

How They Scored

HOUSTON 1ST:   C Biggio doubled to left.  A Everett sacrificed to pitcher, 
C Biggio to third.  J Bagwell singled to left, C Biggio scored.  J Bagwell stole 
second. J Kent flied out to right, J Bagwell to third.  L Berkman flied out to 
center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 0, HOUSTON 1.

HOUSTON 3RD:   C Biggio grounded out to second.  A Everett reached on infield 
single to shortstop.  A Everett stole second. J Bagwell homered to left, 
A Everett scored.  J Kent homered to left.  L Berkman hit a ground rule double to 
deep center.  M Ensberg struck out swinging.  R Hidalgo intentionally walked.  
B Ausmus flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 0, HOUSTON 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH:   A Ramirez singled to center.  D Lee walked, A Ramirez to 
second.  T Hollandsworth struck out swinging.  M Barrett singled to center, 
A Ramirez scored, D Lee to third.  R Martinez struck out swinging.  G Maddux 
flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 1, HOUSTON 4.

HOUSTON 5TH:   J Bagwell fouled out to catcher.  J Kent struck out looking.  
L Berkman homered to right.  M Ensberg grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 
1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 1, HOUSTON 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH:   A Ramirez singled to center.  D Lee lined out to third.  
T Hollandsworth homered to right, A Ramirez scored.  R Stone relieved M Gallo. 
M Barrett hit a ground rule double to deep center.  R Martinez flied out to 
left.  J Dubois hit for G Maddux. J Dubois singled to right, M Barrett thrown 
out at home. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, HOUSTON 5.

HOUSTON 6TH:   M Wuertz relieved G Maddux. R Hidalgo doubled to deep left 
center.  B Ausmus sacrificed to pitcher, R Hidalgo to third.  O Palmeiro hit 
for R Stone. O Palmeiro sacrificed to pitcher, R Hidalgo scored.  C Biggio 
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, HOUSTON 6.

HOUSTON 8TH:   K Farnsworth relieved L Hawkins. M Ensberg walked.  R Hidalgo 
struck out swinging.  B Ausmus singled to right center, M Ensberg to third.  
M Lamb hit for B Lidge. M Lamb singled to right, M Ensberg scored, B Ausmus to 
second.  C Biggio struck out swinging.  A Everett walked, B Ausmus to third, 
M Lamb to second.  J Bagwell struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  
CHICAGO CUBS 3, HOUSTON 7.

Game Story

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Lance Berkman remained on fire while Jeff 
Bagwell is beginning to heat up.

Berkman homered for the seventh time in nine games and Bagwell
belted just his second of the month as the Houston Astros posted
a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Since May 18, Berkman has been a major force, hitting .441
(15-for-34) with six homers and 12 RBI.  He continued his torrid
pace in this one, going 2-for-4 with his 12th blast of the
season, a solo shot in the fifth inning that gave the Astros a
5-1 lead.

"I feel like I'm back to normal," Berkman said. "Obviously, I'm
swinging the bat well.  I never felt like this at all last
year."

Bagwell, who had just one homer since April 21, got Houston on
the board with an RBI single in the first.  With one out and one
on in the third, Bagwell deposited a 3-1 pitch by Greg Maddux
over the left field wall for a 3-0 cushion.

"Maddux pitched me like he always does - fastball, slider,
changeup," Bagwell said. "I hit a changeup for the single and a
fastball for the home run."

The veteran first baseman, whose next game will be the 2,000th
of his career, tied Billy Williams for 33rd on the all-time
homer list with 426.

Jeff Kent followed with his seventh homer, giving the Astros
their first back-to-back homers of the season.  The shot also
extended Kent's hitting streak to 12 games.

Brad Lidge (1-3) struck out all three batters he faced in the
eighth as Houston used five relievers after Andy Pettitte left
the game.  Pettitte, who spent time on the disabled list last
month with a strained pitching elbow, lasted just four innings
due to a strained left forearm.

"It felt tight in that area before the game, even in the
bullpen," Pettitte said. "I figured, no big deal.  For some
reason, in the fourth inning, it got more than tight.  There's
no doubt it's calmed down since I walked off the mound."

"He'll go to the doctor and get it checked again (Thursday),"
Houston manager Jimy Williams said. "Three or four starts ago,
we had a conversation, told him we wouldn't go over 100 pitches,
build up his arm strength."

Maddux (3-4) fell to 22-10 lifetime against the Astros,
surrendering five runs and nine hits in five innings.

"I pitched like (garbage)," he said. "I made some mistakes and
they took advantage."

With Houston holding a 5-1 lead, Todd Hollandsworth halved the
Cubs' deficit with a two-run homer in the sixth.  But a squeeze
by pinch hitter Orlando Palmeiro in the bottom of the inning
plated Richard Hidalgo, giving the Astros a three-run edge.




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