Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 40
Played on Tuesday, May 14, 1996 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    0  1  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 10  0
CHI N    0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     5   1   3   0       0   2       1   1
Biggio 2b                     4   1   0   0       0   0       3   3
Bagwell 1b                    5   0   1   0       0   2       8   2
Bell rf                       5   1   1   2       0   0       2   0
Berry 3b                      3   2   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Spiers 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Wilkins c                     4   1   2   0       0   0       9   1
Mouton lf                     3   0   1   1       1   1       1   0
Gutierrez ss                  4   0   1   1       0   0       1   6
Kile p                        3   0   0   1       0   1       1   1
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   6  10   5       1   6      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Biggio-Bagwell-Gutierrez-Wilkins, Bagwell-Gutierrez-Kile.

BATTING - 
2B: Berry (14,off Navarro); Hunter (8,off Navarro).
HR: Bell (5,7th inning off Navarro 1 on 1 out).
SF: Kile (1,off Navarro).
HBP: Berry (3,by Navarro); Biggio (8,by Navarro).
GDP: Biggio (5,off Navarro).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hunter (10,2nd base off Navarro/Servais); Mouton (4,2nd base off Navarro/Servais).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McRae cf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Sandberg 2b                   1   0   0   0       2   0       3   3
Grace 1b                      3   0   0   0       1   1      11   1
Sosa rf                       4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Gonzalez lf                   4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Servais c                     4   1   2   0       0   0       6   0
Gomez 3b                      3   0   2   2       1   1       1   1
Sanchez ss                    2   0   0   0       2   2       0   6
Navarro p                     3   0   0   1       0   1       0   0
  Perez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wendell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Bullett ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       29   3   6   3       6   8      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sanchez-Sandberg-Grace.
E: Grace (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Gomez (7,off Kile).
HBP: Sandberg (1,by Kile).
GDP: Grace (5,off Kile).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Sosa (7,2nd base off Kile/Wilkins).
CS: Sandberg (1,2nd base by Kile/Wilkins).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile W(5-2)                   8     6   3   3   6   5   0  33
Jones SV(7)                   1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     6   3   3   6   8   0  36

HBP: Kile (2,Sandberg).

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Navarro L(2-5)                6.2  10   6   5   1   3   1  33
Perez                         1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4
Wendell                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    10   6   5   1   6   1  40

HBP: Navarro 2 (3,Berry,Biggio).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Perez 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 17562


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs             
1. Hunter              cf        McRae               cf
2. Biggio              2b        Sandberg            2b
3. Bagwell             1b        Grace               1b
4. Bell                rf        Sosa                rf
5. Berry               3b        Gonzalez            lf
6. Wilkins             c         Servais             c
7. Mouton              lf        Gomez               3b
8. Gutierrez           ss        Sanchez             ss
9. Kile                p         Navarro             p

ASTROS 1ST: Hunter singled to center; Hunter stole second;
Biggio popped to third; Bagwell struck out; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: McRae struck out; Sandberg popped to first; Grace
walked; Sosa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry doubled to right; Wilkins grounded out (first
unassisted) [Berry to third]; Mouton singled to right [Berry
scored]; Mouton stole second; Gutierrez lined to center; Kile
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Gonzalez singled to pitcher; Servais singled to center
[Gonzalez to second]; Gomez walked [Gonzalez to third, Servais
to second]; Sanchez struck out; Navarro hit into a double play
(second to first to shortstop to catcher) [Gonzalez scored
(RBI), Gomez to second, Servais out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Hunter singled to center; Biggio grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to second to first) [Hunter out
at second]; Bagwell singled to shortstop; Bell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Sandberg
walked; Sandberg was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Grace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Berry was hit by a pitch; Wilkins singled to center
[Berry to second]; Mouton walked [Berry to third, Wilkins to
second]; Gutierrez singled to right [Berry scored, Wilkins to
third, Mouton to second]; Kile out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Wilkins scored]; Hunter struck out; Biggio was hit by a pitch
[Mouton to third, Gutierrez to second]; Bagwell lined to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Sosa singled to left; Gonzalez flied to left; Servais
lined to right; Sosa stole second; Gomez singled to center [Sosa
scored]; Sanchez walked [Gomez to second]; Navarro struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Bell popped to second; Berry grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wilkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Sandberg
walked; Grace forced Sandberg (shortstop to second) [Grace to
first]; Sosa flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cubs 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Mouton was called out on strikes; Gutierrez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kile grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Gonzalez struck out; Servais singled to center; Gomez
doubled to center [Servais scored, Gomez out at third (center to
second to third)]; Sanchez walked; Navarro lined to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Hunter doubled to left; Biggio reached on an error
by Grace [Hunter scored (no RBI), Biggio to first]; Bagwell
flied to right; Bell homered [Biggio scored (unearned)]; Berry
flied to right; Wilkins singled to right; PEREZ REPLACED NAVARRO
(PITCHING); Mouton forced Wilkins (shortstop to second); 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Sandberg was
hit by a pitch; Grace grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Sandberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Gutierrez popped to first; Kile struck out; Hunter
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs
3.

CUBS 8TH: SPIERS REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); Sosa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first);
Servais grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 6, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 9TH: WENDELL REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Biggio grounded
out (first to pitcher); Bagwell struck out; Bell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: JONES REPLACED KILE (PITCHING); Gomez struck out;
Sanchez struck out; BULLETT BATTED FOR WENDELL; Bullett struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6  10   0    7
 Cubs             3   6   1    6


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