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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 21, 2002
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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 August 21, 2002 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 2002 |
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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 | August 21, 2002 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Prior |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carlos Hernandez |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 27,582 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: Laz Diaz 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Larry Vanover |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mark Bellhorn | Second Baseman |
Chris Stynes | Third Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
Corey Patterson | Center Fielder |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Joe Girardi | Catcher |
Mark Prior | Pitcher |
Bruce Kimm | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Vizcaino | Shortstop |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Lance Berkman | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Daryle Ward | Left Fielder |
Richard Hidalgo | Right Fielder |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Gregg Zaun | Catcher |
Carlos Hernandez | Pitcher |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 21, 2002
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Hernandez
Bellhorn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Hernandez
Stynes 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hernandez
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Hernandez
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Hernandez
Alou hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Prior
Vizcaino hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Prior
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Prior
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Prior
Bagwell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Patterson. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Prior
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berkman scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Prior
Hidalgo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Blum vs. Prior
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Zaun vs. Prior
Zaun hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Hernandez
Patterson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Hernandez
Girardi strikes out. There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Zaun to second, and Gonzalez is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Prior
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Prior
Vizcaino hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Prior
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Prior
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Prior
Bagwell is hit by the pitch. Biggio moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Prior
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bellhorn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Prior vs. Hernandez
Prior takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bellhorn vs. Hernandez
Bellhorn hits a fly ball into center field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stynes vs. Hernandez
Stynes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Hernandez
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Prior
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Prior
Blum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Blum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Zaun vs. Prior
Zaun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bellhorn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blum moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Prior
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Vizcaino vs. Prior
Vizcaino hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hernandez
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hernandez
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Hernandez
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patterson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Hernandez
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Prior
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Prior
Berkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Prior
Bagwell hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Prior
Ward hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Ward reaches second base with a double. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Prior
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Ward trying to get to home. Alou throws the ball in to Girardi who tags Ward, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Prior vs. Hernandez
Prior strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Hernandez
Bellhorn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Hernandez
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stynes for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Prior
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Prior
Zaun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Prior
Hernandez bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Prior
Vizcaino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zaun moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Cunnane
Will Cunnane now pitching.
Biggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hernandez
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hernandez
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hernandez
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Hernandez
The ball gets by Zaun for a passed ball. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Patterson vs. Hernandez
Patterson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Cunnane
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Cunnane
Bagwell strikes out. There goes Berkman. The throw from Girardi to second, and Berkman is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Cunnane
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Stone
Ricky Stone now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Stone
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Stone
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Will Cunnane.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bellhorn vs. Stone
Bellhorn hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stynes vs. Dotel
Orlando Merced now playing left field. Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Stynes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Gordon
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Gordon
Zaun hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Dotel
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Dotel
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dotel
Alou hits a popup towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Dotel
Patterson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Gordon
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Gordon
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizcaino for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Gordon
Biggio is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dotel
Lance Berkman now playing left field. Brian Hunter now playing center field.
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Dotel
Girardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dotel
Bill Mueller pinch hits for Tom Gordon.
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bellhorn vs. Dotel
Bellhorn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stynes vs. Dotel
Stynes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/2002 -- Chicago at Houston (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Bellhorn M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Vizcaino J, ss 5 1 2 1 Stynes C, 3b 5 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 1 2 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 0 Berkman L, cf-lf 2 1 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 0 2 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Alou M, lf 4 0 1 0 Ward D, lf 4 0 2 2 Patterson C, cf 4 0 0 0 Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 2 0 Hidalgo R, rf 4 0 2 1 Girardi J, c 4 0 1 0 Blum G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Prior M, p 1 0 0 0 Zaun G, c 4 0 1 0 Cunnane W, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez C, p 2 0 0 0 Brown R, ph 1 0 1 0 Stone R, p 0 0 0 0 Gordon T, p 0 0 0 0 Merced O, lf 1 0 0 0 Mueller B, ph 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 7 0 34 4 12 4 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston 300 100 00x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Prior M (L) 4.2 12 4 4 2 5 Cunnane W 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 Gordon T 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Hernandez C (W) 6.0 4 0 0 3 8 Stone R 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Dotel O (S) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 E -- Biggio C DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 2 LOB -- Chicago 11, Houston 10 2B -- Bagwell J, Blum G, Ward D HR -- Vizcaino J CS -- Gonzalez A, Berkman L HBP -- by Prior M (Bagwell J) PB -- Zaun G T -- 2:40 A -- 27582
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