Batting: Houston, top of 1st. Pitching: Kerry Wood C Brad Ausmus: Grounds out to the shortstop. 1B Orlando Merced: DOUBLES to the gap in right-center. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Flies out to short right-center. 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to center Merced to third. Merced scores. SS Julio Lugo: Flies out to left field. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 1st. Pitching: Wade Miller C Paul Bako: SINGLES to shallow right-center. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Lines out to the third baseman. 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Grounded into double play, 5-4-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd. Pitching: Kerry Wood LF Lance Berkman: Lines out to the third baseman. CF Brad Wilkerson: TRIPLES down the right field line. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds out to the shortstop. Wilkerson scores. P Wade Miller: Flies out to left-center. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 2, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Wade Miller 3B Kevin Orie: SINGLES to left SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Strikes out swinging. LF Moises Alou: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Orie out at 2nd base. CF Corey Patterson: SINGLES down the first-base line. Alou to second. RF Sammy Sosa: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Houston 2, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd. Pitching: Kerry Wood C Brad Ausmus: SINGLES to the gap in left-center. 1B Orlando Merced: Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Ausmus out at 2nd base. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Flies out to shallow right-center. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Merced out at 2nd base. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 2, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Wade Miller P Kerry Wood: Strikes out looking. C Paul Bako: Grounds out to the first baseman. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 2, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 4th. Pitching: Kerry Wood SS Julio Lugo: Base on balls. LF Lance Berkman: Base on balls. Lugo to second. CF Brad Wilkerson: Strikes out swinging. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Berkman out at 2nd base. Berkman to second. P Wade Miller: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 2, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 4th. Pitching: Wade Miller 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Strikes out looking. 3B Kevin Orie: Flies out to the gap in right-center. SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Flies out to right-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 2, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 5th. Pitching: Kerry Wood C Brad Ausmus: Flies out to left field. 1B Orlando Merced: DOUBLES to deep right field. 2B Jose Vizcaino: SINGLES to right Merced to third. Merced tries to score... He scores without a throw. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Lines out to the shortstop. SS Julio Lugo: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 5th. Pitching: Wade Miller LF Moises Alou: Strikes out looking. CF Corey Patterson: Grounds out to the third baseman. RF Sammy Sosa: Grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 6th. Pitching: Kerry Wood LF Lance Berkman: New pitcher: Mark Guthrie. Flies out to left field. CF Brad Wilkerson: Strikes out swinging. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 6th. Pitching: Wade Miller PH Troy O'leary: Flies out to short left field. C Paul Bako: Flies out to right-center. 1B Mark Bellhorn: DOUBLES to deep center field. 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 7th. Pitching: Mark Guthrie P Wade Miller: New pitcher: Mike Remlinger. Strikes out looking. C Brad Ausmus: Strikes out looking. 1B Orlando Merced: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 7th. Pitching: Wade Miller 3B Kevin Orie: DOUBLES down the left field line. SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Grounds out to the third baseman. LF Moises Alou: Intentional walk. CF Corey Patterson: SAC BUNT. Orie advances to third. Alou advances to second. RF Sammy Sosa: Lines out to the catcher. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 8th. Pitching: Mike Remlinger 2B Jose Vizcaino: Grounds out to the shortstop. 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to right PH Jeff Bagwell: Grounded into double play, 4-6-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 8th. Pitching: Wade Miller P Mike Remlinger: New SS: Geoff Blum. New 1B: Jeff Bagwell. PH Eric Karros: Flies out to deep center field. C Paul Bako: Strikes out swinging. 1B Mark Bellhorn: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Flies out to shallow left field. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 9th. Pitching: Mike Remlinger LF Lance Berkman: New pitcher: Dave Veres. Strikes out swinging. CF Brad Wilkerson: Grounds out to the shortstop. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 9th. Pitching: Wade Miller 3B Kevin Orie: Flies out to left-center. SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Strikes out looking. LF Moises Alou: Grounds out to the first baseman.
Game over. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 0