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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 15, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on May 15, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Donne Wall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 16,093 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Bruce Dreckman 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Paul Runge |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
James Mouton | Left Fielder |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Donne Wall | Pitcher |
Terry Collins | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 15, 1996
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Castillo
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wall
McRae bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Wall
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Wall
There goes Sandberg. The throw from Wilkins and he is safe. Sandberg steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Wall
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Sandberg trying to get to home. Hunter throws the ball in to Wilkins who tags Sandberg who's trying to score from second, for the out. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Wall
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Castillo
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields the ball and throws to Castillo covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wilkins vs. Castillo
Wilkins hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Castillo
Mouton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mouton reaches second base with a double. Berry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Castillo
Gutierrez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wall vs. Castillo
Wall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wall for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wall
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Wall
Servais hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Wall
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Wall
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. Servais moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Castillo vs. Wall
Castillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Castillo
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Castillo
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Castillo, and towards Gomez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Castillo
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Castillo
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Bell reaches second base with a double. Hunter scores. Bagwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Castillo
Berry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Castillo
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Castillo
Mouton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Castillo
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Wall vs. Castillo
Wall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mouton scores. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wall
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Wall
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Wall
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Myers
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Myers
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. McRae throws the ball in to Servais who tags Bagwell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Myers
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Myers
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Wilkins vs. Myers
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Wall
Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wall
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mouton. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Wall
Servais hits a line drive into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Wall
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Wall
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Myers
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Myers
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Myers
Wall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Wall
Todd Haney pinch hits for Rodney Myers.
Haney hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wall
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Wall
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Wall
Grace hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Wall
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry juggles the ball. That's an error on Berry. Sandberg scores. Grace moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Wall
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. Sosa goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Wall
Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Wall
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Jones
Doug Jones now pitching.
Hunter bunts towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hunter is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Jones
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdes vs. Hernandez
Pedro Valdes pinch hits for Doug Jones.
Valdes hits a line drive into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hernandez
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Wilkins hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Adams
Mouton bunts towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Adams
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Adams
Hernandez bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Mouton moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Hunter vs. Adams
Hunter hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Hernandez
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hernandez
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hernandez
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Adams
Biggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Adams
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Adams
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Hernandez
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hernandez
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Adams
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Adams
Wilkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Adams
Mouton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Adams
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Sanchez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching. John Cangelosi now playing left field. Robin Jennings pinch hits for Rey Sanchez.
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Jones
Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Terry Adams.
Timmons strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jones
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Jones
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1996 -- Houston at Chicago (D) Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hunter B, cf 5 1 2 0 McRae B, cf 5 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Sandberg R, 2b 5 1 2 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Grace M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Bell D, rf 5 1 3 2 Sosa S, rf 4 2 1 1 Berry S, 3b 4 2 2 2 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 2 2 Spiers B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 0 3 1 Wilkins R, c 5 0 1 0 Gomez L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mouton J, lf 5 1 3 1 Sanchez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Jones T, p 0 0 0 0 Jennings R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 1 0 Castillo F, p 1 0 0 0 Wall D, p 3 0 1 1 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0 Haney T, ph 1 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, lf 0 0 0 0 Jones D, p 0 0 0 0 Valdes P, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Timmons O, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 15 7 38 5 12 4 Houston 015 100 000 -- 7 Chicago 000 140 000 -- 5 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wall D (W) 5.0 10 5 1 0 1 Hernandez X 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 Jones T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Castillo F (L) 2.2 8 6 6 2 0 Myers R 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 Jones D 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 Adams T 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 E -- Berry S DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 10, Chicago 6 2B -- Mouton J, Bell D 2, Bagwell J, Gonzalez L 2 HR -- Berry S, Sosa S SB -- Sandberg R SH -- Hernandez X T -- 2:27 A -- 16093
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