Batting: Houston, top of 1st. Pitching: Shawn Estes C Brad Ausmus: Grounds out to the shortstop. 1B Orlando Merced: Strikes out looking. 2B Jose Vizcaino: SINGLES to shallow center field. 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to the gap in left-center. Vizcaino to second. Vizcaino tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. SS Julio Lugo: Lines out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 0, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 1st. Pitching: Shane Reynolds C Paul Bako: Flies out to center field. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Flies out to right-center. 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 0, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd. Pitching: Shawn Estes LF Lance Berkman: Base on balls. CF Brad Wilkerson: Flies out to center field. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Berkman out at 2nd base. P Shane Reynolds: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Cordero out at 2nd base. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 0, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Shane Reynolds 3B Kevin Orie: Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman. SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Flies out to the gap in left-center. LF Moises Alou: SINGLES to left Orie to second. CF Corey Patterson: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Alou out at 2nd base. Orie to third. RF Sammy Sosa: SINGLES to short left-center. Orie scores. Patterson to second. P Shawn Estes: Grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error. Score: Chicago (N) 1, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd. Pitching: Shawn Estes C Brad Ausmus: Strikes out looking. 1B Orlando Merced: Strikes out swinging. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Flies out to deep left-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Shane Reynolds C Paul Bako: Flies out to deep right field. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Base on balls. 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Bellhorn out at 2nd base. 3B Kevin Orie: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 1, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 4th. Pitching: Shawn Estes 3B Morgan Ensberg: Strikes out looking. SS Julio Lugo: SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (395 feet) LF Lance Berkman: Hit by pitch. CF Brad Wilkerson: Strikes out looking. RF Wilfredo Cordero: 2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (406 feet) P Shane Reynolds: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 4th. Pitching: Shane Reynolds SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Grounds out to the second baseman. LF Moises Alou: SINGLES to right CF Corey Patterson: Grounded into double play, U4-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 5th. Pitching: Shawn Estes C Brad Ausmus: Grounds out to the second baseman. 1B Orlando Merced: Flies out to center field. 2B Jose Vizcaino: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Base on balls. Vizcaino to second. SS Julio Lugo: New pitcher: Juan Cruz. Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 5th. Pitching: Shane Reynolds RF Sammy Sosa: Flies out to center field. P Juan Cruz: Strikes out swinging. C Paul Bako: Lines out to the catcher. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 6th. Pitching: Juan Cruz LF Lance Berkman: Flies out to center field. CF Brad Wilkerson: SINGLES to shallow right-center. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 6th. Pitching: Shane Reynolds 1B Mark Bellhorn: SINGLES to left 2B Ramon E. Martinez: Base on balls. Bellhorn to second. 3B Kevin Orie: Grounded into double play, 4-6-3. Bellhorn to third. SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Flies out to right field. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 7th. Pitching: Juan Cruz PH Jeff Bagwell: Strikes out swinging. C Brad Ausmus: Strikes out looking. 1B Orlando Merced: Base on balls. PH Jose Vidro: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 7th. Pitching: Shane Reynolds LF Moises Alou: New pitcher: Ricky Stone. New 2B: Jose Vidro. New 1B: Jeff Bagwell. Strikes out swinging. CF Corey Patterson: Flies out to short left field. RF Sammy Sosa: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 8th. Pitching: Juan Cruz 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to center SS Julio Lugo: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Ensberg out at 2nd base. LF Lance Berkman: SINGLES to center Lugo to second. Lugo tries to advance to third... Patterson throws to third... SAFE at third base. CF Brad Wilkerson: Flies out to short left-center. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Flies out to center field. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 8th. Pitching: Ricky Stone PH Troy O'leary: Strikes out swinging. C Paul Bako: New pitcher: Octavio Dotel. Grounds out to the third baseman. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 9th. Pitching: Juan Cruz 1B Jeff Bagwell: New pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth. Base on balls. PH Brian L. Hunter: Flies out to deep right field. PH Gregg Zaun: Bagwell steals second. Flies out to right-center. 2B Jose Vidro: Intentional walk. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 3, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 9th. Pitching: Octavio Dotel 2B Ramon E. Martinez: New pitcher: Billy Wagner. PH Bobby Hill: Base on balls. PH Eric Karros: SINGLES to center Hill to second. Hill tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Reaches on INFIELD-HIT. Hill scores. Karros to second. LF Moises Alou: Flies out to left field. PH Damian Miller: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Gonzalez out at 2nd base. Goodwin to third. RF Sammy Sosa: Passed ball. Goodwin scores. Gipson to second. Passed ball. Gipson to third. Strikes out swinging. Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 10th. Pitching: Kyle Farnsworth SS Julio Lugo: New 2B: Bobby Hill. New CF: Tom Goodwin. New 3B: Charles Gipson. Strikes out swinging. LF Lance Berkman: Strikes out swinging. CF Brad Wilkerson: New pitcher: Antonio Alfonseca. Flies out to left field. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 3
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 10th. Pitching: Billy Wagner P Antonio Alfonseca: New pitcher: Brandon Puffer. Grounds out to the shortstop. C Paul Bako: Grounds out to the second baseman. 1B Mark Bellhorn: Base on balls. 2B Bobby Hill: New pitcher: Javier Vazquez. Passed ball. Bellhorn to second. Intentional walk. CF Tom Goodwin: Passed ball. Bellhorn to third. Hill to second. Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 11th. Pitching: Antonio Alfonseca RF Wilfredo Cordero: Base on balls. 1B Jeff Bagwell: SINGLES to left Cordero to second. C Brian L. Hunter: Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bagwell out at 2nd base. Cordero to third. P Javier Vazquez: Strikes out swinging. 2B Jose Vidro: Flies out to left field. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 3
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 11th. Pitching: Javier Vazquez SS Alex S. Gonzalez: Strikes out swinging. LF Moises Alou: DOUBLES to the gap in right-center. 3B Charles Gipson: SINGLES to left Alou to third. RF Sammy Sosa: SINGLES to short left-center. Alou scores. Gipson to second.
Game over. Score: Chicago (N) 4, Houston 3