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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 2002
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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 August 15, 2002 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 2002 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 15, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Saarloos |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Prior |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 37,836 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: CB Bucknor 1B: Mark Carlson 2B: Wally Bell 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Orlando Merced | Left Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Right Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Kirk Saarloos | Pitcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Bellhorn | Second Baseman |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Roosevelt Brown | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Mark Prior | Pitcher |
| Bruce Kimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 2002
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Prior
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Prior
Biggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Prior
Berkman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Prior
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Blum vs. Prior
Blum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Saarloos
Bellhorn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Saarloos
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Saarloos
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Saarloos
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Saarloos
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Saarloos
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Prior
Hidalgo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Hidalgo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ausmus vs. Prior
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hidalgo scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Prior
Everett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Everett reaches second base with a double. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Saarloos vs. Prior
Saarloos strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Merced vs. Prior
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Prior
Biggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Saarloos
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Saarloos
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Prior vs. Saarloos
Prior 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 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Prior
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Prior
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Prior
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Saarloos
Bellhorn 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Saarloos
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Saarloos
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Saarloos
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Prior
Hidalgo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Prior
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Prior
Everett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Saarloos vs. Prior
Saarloos is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Saarloos
Alou hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Saarloos
Brown 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Saarloos
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Saarloos
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Prior
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Prior
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Prior
Berkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Prior
There goes Merced. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Merced steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Prior
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Prior
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Prior vs. Saarloos
Prior strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Saarloos
Bellhorn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Saarloos
Mueller 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 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Prior
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Prior
Ausmus hits a popup towards third. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Prior
Everett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Saarloos
Sosa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Saarloos
McGriff hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Saarloos
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Saarloos
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Saarloos vs. Farnsworth
Corey Patterson now playing center field. Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Saarloos strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Farnsworth
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Farnsworth
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Farnsworth
There goes Biggio. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Farnsworth
Berkman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Farnsworth
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Blum vs. Fassero
Jeff Fassero now pitching.
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Saarloos
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Saarloos
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Saarloos
Patterson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Saarloos
Bellhorn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Saarloos
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Borowski
Joe Girardi now catching. Joe Borowski now pitching.
Hidalgo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Borowski
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Borowski
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Adam Everett.
Vizcaino hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Puffer
Jose Vizcaino now playing shortstop. Brandon Puffer now pitching.
Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Puffer
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Puffer
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermansen vs. Puffer
Chad Hermansen pinch hits for Joe Borowski.
Hermansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Puffer
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hermansen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Mann
Jim Mann now pitching.
Girardi strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zinter vs. Alfonseca
Antonio Alfonseca now pitching. Alan Zinter pinch hits for Jim Mann.
Zinter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Patterson. Zinter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Alfonseca
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zinter scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Alfonseca
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Alfonseca
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Alfonseca
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Alfonseca
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Blum vs. Alfonseca
Blum hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/2002 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Merced O, lf 5 1 1 1 Bellhorn M, 2b 3 1 1 1
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Berkman L, cf 3 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 3 2 2 1
Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 2 McGriff F, 1b 4 1 2 1
Blum G, 3b 5 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 4 1 2 2
Hidalgo R, rf 4 1 1 0 Brown R, cf 3 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 1 Farnsworth K, p 0 0 0 0
Everett A, ss 3 0 1 0 Fassero J, p 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Borowski J, p 0 0 0 0
Saarloos K, p 3 0 0 0 Hermansen C, ph 1 0 1 0
Puffer B, p 0 0 0 0 Alfonseca A, p 0 0 0 0
Mann J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 1 0
Zinter A, ph 1 1 1 0 Hundley T, c 3 0 0 0
Girardi J, c 1 0 0 0
Prior M, p 2 0 0 0
Patterson C, cf 1 1 1 1
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35 4 7 4 33 6 10 6
Houston 010 020 001 -- 4
Chicago 100 101 21x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos K (L) 7.0 7 5 5 1 7
Puffer B 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Mann J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prior M 6.0 5 3 1 1 12
Farnsworth K 0.2 0 0 0 3 1
Fassero J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Borowski J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Alfonseca A (S) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Gonzalez A
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 10, Chicago 5
2B -- Biggio C, Everett A, Zinter A
3B -- Hidalgo R
HR -- Alou M, Bagwell J, McGriff F, Patterson C, Bellhorn M, Sosa S
SB -- Merced O, Biggio C
HBP -- by Prior M (Berkman L), by Saarloos K (Bellhorn M)
T -- 2:51
A -- 37836
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