Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 50
Played on Saturday, May 25, 1996 (N) at Astrodome

CHI N    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
HOU N    0  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  x  -   5 11  1
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McRae cf                      2   0   0   0       2   1       2   0
Sandberg 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   2       4   2
Grace 1b                      3   0   0   0       1   0      11   0
Sosa rf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Gonzalez lf                   4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Servais c                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Gomez 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
Sanchez ss                    3   0   1   0       0   0       3   6
  Barberie ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Navarro p                     3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Perez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   2   6   1       3   6      24  14

FIELDING - 
E: Sanchez (8).

BATTING - 
HR: Gonzalez (4,4th inning off Drabek 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Sosa (6,off Drabek); Sanchez (5,off Drabek).
Team LOB: 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     3   1   2   0       1   0       4   0
Biggio 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       3   3
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   2   2       0   0       8   1
Bell rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Berry 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Spiers 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
May lf                        4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Knorr c                       4   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
Gutierrez ss                  3   0   1   2       0   0       2   4
Drabek p                      2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Cangelosi ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hartgraves p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Mouton lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5  11   4       1   1      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Gutierrez-Biggio-Bagwell, Gutierrez-Biggio-Bagwell.
E: Berry (13).

BATTING - 
2B: Knorr (1,off Navarro); Drabek (1,off Navarro).
HR: Bagwell (16,7th inning off Navarro 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Berry (4,2nd base by Navarro/Servais); Gutierrez (1,2nd base by Navarro/Servais).

PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Navarro L(2-6)                6.2  11   5   4   1   1   1  30
Perez                         1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8    11   5   4   1   1   1  34


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drabek W(2-4)                 7     6   2   1   3   6   1  29
Hartgraves                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Jones SV(10)                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   1   3   6   1  35


Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 34326


Starting Lineups:

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

CUBS 1ST: McRae struck out; Sandberg singled to shortstop; Grace
grounded out (second to first) [Sandberg to second]; Sosa
reached on an error by Berry [Sandberg scored (unearned), Sosa
to first]; Gonzalez flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 1, Astros 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Servais flied to center; Gomez grounded out (third to
first); Sanchez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry singled to center; Berry was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); May grounded out (shortstop to
first); Knorr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Navarro singled to center; McRae walked [Navarro to
second]; Sandberg struck out; Grace grounded out (third to
first) [Navarro to third, McRae to second]; Sosa struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Drabek
lined to right; Hunter singled to center; Biggio singled to
second [Hunter to second]; Hunter was picked off second (pitcher
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Gonzalez homered; Servais struck out; Gomez singled to
right; Sanchez singled to right [Gomez to third]; Navarro struck
out; McRae walked [Sanchez to second]; Sandberg struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Bell popped
to second; Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Grace walked; Sosa grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grace out at second]; Gonzalez
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: May singled to right; Knorr doubled to left [May to
third]; Gutierrez singled to center [May scored, Knorr scored];
Gutierrez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Drabek doubled to left; Hunter walked; Biggio singled to second
[Drabek to third, Hunter to second]; Bagwell flied to center;
Bell reached on an error by Sanchez [Drabek scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Hunter to third, Biggio to second, Bell to first];
Berry lined to right; 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 3.

CUBS 6TH: Servais flied to center; Gomez singled to left;
Sanchez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (second to first); Knorr struck
out; Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 7TH: Navarro lined to shortstop; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sandberg flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: CANGELOSI BATTED FOR DRABEK; Cangelosi flied to
center; Hunter singled to second; Biggio grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hunter to second]; Bagwell homered [Hunter scored];
PEREZ REPLACED NAVARRO (PITCHING); Bell popped to first; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 5.

CUBS 8TH: HARTGRAVES REPLACED CANGELOSI (PITCHING); Grace
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sosa popped to second; Gonzalez
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Berry flied to right; May lined to second; Knorr
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 5.

CUBS 9TH: SPIERS REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); JONES REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); MOUTON REPLACED HARTGRAVES (PLAYING LF); Servais
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez flied to right;
BARBERIE BATTED FOR SANCHEZ; Barberie flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             2   6   1    6
 Astros           5  11   1    5


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