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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 10, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 10, 1977 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 10, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 10, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
Home Starting Pitcher | Floyd Bannister |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 7,070 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Paul Pryor |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Julio Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Art Howe | Second Baseman |
Floyd Bannister | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 10, 1977
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Bannister
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bannister
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Bannister
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Krukow
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Krukow
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Krukow
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Krukow
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Bannister
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Bannister
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Bannister
Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krukow
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Krukow
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Krukow
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Krukow
Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. Krukow
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Bannister
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Bannister
Mitterwald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Krukow vs. Bannister
Krukow bunts towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Bannister
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Krukow
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Krukow
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Krukow
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Krukow
Crawford hits a popup towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. Cruz scores. Crawford moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Krukow
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bannister
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Bannister
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Bannister
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Bannister
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Bannister
Trillo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ontiveros vs. Bannister
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner scores. Murcer scores. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mitterwald vs. Bannister
Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Bannister
Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Krukow
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Krukow
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Krukow
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Krukow
Art Gardner pinch hits for Floyd Bannister.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. McLaughlin
Clines hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. McLaughlin
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Krukow
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Krukow
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Krukow
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Murcer hits a line drive towards left. Crawford chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Crawford. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. McLaughlin
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. McLaughlin
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ontiveros vs. McLaughlin
The umpire calls a balk on McLaughlin Murcer scores. Trillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. McLaughlin
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trillo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. McLaughlin
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Krukow
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krukow
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Krukow
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Krukow
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Krukow
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. McLaughlin
Krukow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. McLaughlin
De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. McLaughlin
Clines hits a line drive towards right. Cruz catches it and throws to first to double up Krukow. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Krukow
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Murcer is chasing the ball. Howard rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Krukow
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Krukow
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Krukow
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Niekro
Wilbur Howard now playing center field. Joe Niekro now pitching.
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Niekro
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Krukow
Crawford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Crawford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Sutter
Ferguson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Sutter
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford who is chasing the ball. Trillo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Ontiveros vs. Niekro
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. Trillo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Niekro
Jose Cardenal pinch runs for Steve Ontiveros.
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sutter vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Sutter bunts in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Sambito
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Sutter moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Sambito
Clines hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Sutter scores. De Jesus scores. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Sambito
Biittner hits a popup into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Sambito
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Hernandez
Dave Rosello now playing third base. Ramon Hernandez now pitching.
Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hernandez
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hernandez
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Hernandez
Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Hernandez
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell scores. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Hernandez
Crawford hits a line drive towards right. Murcer chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Murcer. Roberts goes all the way around to score. Crawford moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hernandez
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Hernandez
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/10/1977 -- Chicago at Houston (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI De Jesus I, ss 5 1 1 0 Cruz J, rf 5 2 2 0 Clines G, lf 5 0 1 2 Cabell E, 3b 5 1 1 1 Biittner L, 1b 4 1 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0 Murcer B, rf 4 2 0 0 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Morales J, cf 3 1 1 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 2 1 0 Roberts L, ph 1 1 1 1 Ontiveros S, 3b 3 1 3 4 Crawford W, lf 5 0 1 0 Cardenal J, pr 0 1 0 0 Johnson C, 1b 4 0 2 0 Rosello D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 1 2 4 Gonzalez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Krukow M, p 2 0 1 0 Howe A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 1 1 0 0 Bannister F, p 1 0 0 0 Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0 Gardner A, ph 1 0 0 0 McLaughlin B, p 0 0 0 0 Howard W, ph-cf 2 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 11 10 10 39 5 10 3 Chicago 000 502 004 -- 11 Houston 001 000 103 -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Krukow M (W)* 7.0 7 2 1 2 1 Sutter B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Hernandez R 1.0 3 3 2 1 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Bannister F (L) 4.0 3 5 5 3 3 McLaughlin B 3.0 2 2 1 1 1 Niekro J+ 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 Sambito J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- De Jesus I, Crawford W, Cruz J, Murcer B DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Chicago 2, Houston 10 2B -- Cedeno C, Crawford W, Ontiveros S, De Jesus I 3B -- Cruz J, Trillo M, Cabell E HR -- Mitterwald G, Howard W SH -- Krukow M Balk -- McLaughlin B T -- 2:34 A -- 7070
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