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CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS HOUSTON (1) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Walker 2b             4  0  1  1   0  0   1  .284
R Martinez ss           3  0  1  0   1  0   1  .262
M Alou lf               5  0  1  0   0  1   5  .295
A Ramirez 3b            5  1  3  0   0  0   1  .328
T Hollandsworth rf      4  1  1  1   0  0   3  .305
D Lee 1b                3  0  0  1   0  1   1  .282
C Patterson cf          4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .267
P Bako c                4  1  1  1   0  0   1  .224
G Maddux p              1  0  1  0   1  0   0  .077
 F Beltran p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 M Remlinger p          1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .000
 L Hawkins p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 34  4 11  4   2  3  14

BATTING: 2B - P Bako (4, T Redding); R Martinez (10, T Redding). 3B - T 
Hollandsworth (1, D Miceli); C Patterson (3, M Gallo). S - G Maddux , R 
Martinez. SF - T Walker , D Lee. RBI - P Bako (3), T Walker (26), T 
Hollandsworth (21), D Lee (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T 
Hollandsworth 1, M Alou 3, M Remlinger 1, A Ramirez 1. GIDP - R Martinez. Team 
LOB - 9. 
 

HOUSTON                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Biggio cf             3  1  1  0   1  0   0  .301
J Vizcaino ss           3  0  0  0   0  0   2  .259
L Berkman lf            3  0  2  1   1  1   0  .332
J Kent 2b               4  0  0  0   0  1   3  .298
J Bagwell 1b            4  0  3  0   0  1   1  .279
M Ensberg 3b            4  0  1  0   0  0   4  .275
J Lane rf               4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .250
B Ausmus c              4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .255
T Redding p             2  0  0  0   0  2   0  .174
 a-R Hidalgo ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .256
 D Miceli p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .500
 M Gallo p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 K Bullinger p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-O Palmeiro ph        1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .206

Totals                 33  1  8  1   2  7  13

a-flied out to center for T Redding in the 7th;  b-grounded to second for K 
Bullinger in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Biggio (20, G Maddux). S - J Vizcaino. RBI - L Berkman (50). 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vizcaino 1, M Ensberg 1. Team LOB - 
8. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - B Ausmus (2, 2nd base off F Beltran/P Bako). CS - J Bagwell 
(4, 2nd base by G Maddux/P Bako). 
 
FIELDING: E - B Ausmus (3, throw); J Bagwell (4, ground ball). DP: 1 (M 
Ensberg-J Kent-J Bagwell). 
 

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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 000 000 220   --   4
    HOUSTON         - 100 000 000   --   1
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (W, 6-5)             6 1/3   8   1   1   0   5   0   3.91
F Beltran (H, 4)                1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   4.12
M Remlinger (H, 5)            1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   6.75
L Hawkins (S, 7)              1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.42

HOUSTON                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
T Redding (L, 3-6)            7       8   2   2   2   1   0   5.00
D Miceli                        1/3   2   2   2   0   0   0   3.79
M Gallo                         2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   3.26
K Bullinger                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 85-60; F Beltran 10-4; M Remlinger 17-11; L Hawkins 
8-7; T Redding 109-61; D Miceli 9-6; M Gallo 13-9; K Bullinger 8-6. Ground 
balls-fly balls: G Maddux 8-5; F Beltran 0-1; M Remlinger 2-1; L Hawkins 1-1; T 
Redding 11-9; D Miceli 0-1; M Gallo 0-1; K Bullinger 2-0. Batters faced: G 
Maddux 26; F Beltran 2; M Remlinger 5; L Hawkins 3; T Redding 30; D Miceli 3; M 
Gallo 3; K Bullinger 4. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Darren Spagnardi. 1B--Joe Brinkman. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Marty 
Foster. 

T--2:51. Att--36,225. 
Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to 
left.
 

How They Scored

HOUSTON 1ST:   C Biggio doubled to left.  J Vizcaino sacrificed to pitcher, 
C Biggio to third.  L Berkman singled to center, C Biggio scored.  J Kent 
grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Berkman out at second.  J Bagwell 
singled to center, J Kent to third.  M Ensberg grounded into fielder's choice 
to third, J Bagwell out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 0, 
HOUSTON 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH:   C Patterson reached on bunt single to catcher, C 
Patterson to second on throwing error by catcher B Ausmus. P Bako doubled to 
deep right, C Patterson scored.  G Maddux sacrificed to third, P Bako to third. 
T Walker hit sacrifice fly to left, P Bako scored.  R Martinez doubled to deep 
left center.  M Alou grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)  CHICAGO 
CUBS 2, HOUSTON 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH:   D Miceli relieved T Redding. A Ramirez singled to center. 
T Hollandsworth tripled to deep center, A Ramirez scored.  D Lee hit sacrifice 
fly to left, T Hollandsworth scored.  M Gallo relieved D Miceli. C Patterson 
tripled to right.  P Bako lined out to second.  M Remlinger struck out 
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 4, HOUSTON 1.

Game Story

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs have picked an opportune 
time to put it all together.

Greg Maddux tossed 6 1/3 superb innings and Corey Patterson
ignited a two-run seventh-inning rally with a bunt single as the
Cubs recorded their fifth straight win, a 4-1 triumph over the
Houston Astros.

In the middle of a stretch where all but nine of its next 31
games are against National League Central Division opponents,
Chicago continues to roll.  The Cubs are 5-1 on their seven-game
road trip and won for the ninth time in their last 12 games
overall.

Maddux (6-5) kept the momentum going with career victory No.
295.  He allowed a run and eight hits, did not walk a batter and
struck out five.  He is within five victories of becoming the
22nd player to reach the 300-win plateau and would be the first
NL hurler to achieve the feat since Steve Carlton in 1983.

"He had as good stuff tonight as he's had all year," Cubs
catcher Paul Bako said. "Without question he's getting better.
His location was good."

"The pitchers on this team are keeping us in the game," Maddux
said. "We're winning a lot of close games."

The 38-year-old righthander improved to 24-10 against the
Astros.

After Francis Beltran got an out in the seventh, Mike Remlinger
logged 1 1/3 hitless innings.  LaTroy Hawkins struck out one in
a perfect ninth for his seventh save in 10 opportunities.

Patterson started the seventh-inning rally with a bunt base hit.
Paul Bako knotted the contest, 1-1, with a double to right and
Todd Walker gave Chicago the lead for good with a sacrifice fly
later in the inning.

"I was trying to get on of course," Patterson said. "Get
yourself seeing the ball hit the bat."

Todd Hollandsworth had an RBI triple in the eighth and scored on
Derrek Lee's sacrifice fly.

Houston starter Tim Redding (3-6) took a tough loss, allowing
two runs and eight hits in seven innings.

"I was fortunate that it wasn't worse than it was, especially
after the fifth inning" Redding said. "I didn't feel I was all
there tonight."

Houston is 4-4 against the Cubs in 2004.

The Cubs collected their 16th come-from-behind win of the
season, including three on this road trip.  They scored three
runs in the ninth to beat Houston 4-2 on Tuesday.

"You'd like to start early," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said.
"We've been starting late, lately."

"We're all relaxed, having fun," said Patterson, who made a long
running catch on Morgan Ensberg with a runner on and two out in
the eighth to kill Houston's last threat. "It all starts with
pitching and defense."

Houston is 20-22 since May 1.

"We believed this was a good team when we left spring training
and we still should believe it," said Astros first baseman Jeff
Bagwell, who went 3-for-4 a day after getting a cortisone shot
in his right shoulder. "Every team goes through these funks."