Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 135
Played on Thursday, August 29, 1996 (D) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 8 1 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 9 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McRae cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Bullett rf 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 Grace 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 13 0 Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Magadan 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sandberg 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Haney ph,2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 Houston c 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 Hernandez ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 6 Navarro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Wendell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 4 8 4 0 8 27 15 FIELDING - E: Houston (2). BATTING - 2B: McRae (30,off Reynolds). HR: Grace (8,4th inning off Reynolds 1 on 0 out). Team LOB: 2. BASERUNNING - CS: Houston (2,2nd base by Reynolds/Manwaring); Grace (3,2nd base by Brocail/Manwaring).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunter cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 Bell rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Spiers 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mouton lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Gutierrez ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 xManwaring c 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 Reynolds p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Miller 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 4 4 27 8 x - reached first on interference. BATTING - 2B: Spiers (8,off Navarro); Bell (36,off Wendell); Bagwell (37,off Wendell). HR: Bell (17,2nd inning off Navarro 0 on 0 out); Bagwell (29,7th inning off Navarro 0 on 2 out). SH: Gutierrez (4,off Wendell). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Hunter (8,2nd base by Navarro/Houston).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Navarro W(13-9) 6.2 7 3 3 3 4 2 30 Wendell SV(15) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 4 2 40
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reynolds L(16-7) 7 7 4 4 0 7 1 27 Brocail 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 8 4 4 0 8 1 33 Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Rich Rieker Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 16151 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. McRae cf Hunter cf 2. Bullett rf Biggio 2b 3. Grace 1b Bagwell 1b 4. Gonzalez lf Bell rf 5. Magadan 3b Spiers 3b 6. Sandberg 2b Mouton lf 7. Houston c Gutierrez ss 8. Hernandez ss Manwaring c 9. Navarro p Reynolds p CUBS 1ST: McRae doubled to right; Bullett struck out; Grace lined to first; Gonzalez popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Hunter grounded out (pitcher to first); Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Magadan flied to center; HANEY BATTED FOR SANDBERG; Haney was called out on strikes (strikeout was charged to Sandberg); Houston singled to center; Houston was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: HANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bell homered; Spiers struck out; Mouton was called out on strikes; Gutierrez singled to center; Manwaring reached on catcher's interference by Houston [Gutierrez to second]; Reynolds was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Navarro flied to left; McRae flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Hunter grounded out (second to first); Biggio grounded out (third to first); Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Bullett singled to left; Grace homered [Bullett scored]; Gonzalez flied to center; Magadan struck out; Haney flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Spiers doubled to right; Mouton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Spiers stayed at second]; Gutierrez walked; Manwaring grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Houston struck out; Hernandez struck out; Navarro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Hunter walked; Hunter was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Biggio walked; Bagwell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 6TH: On a bunt McRae grounded out (catcher to first); Bullett struck out; Grace flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Bell flied to center; Spiers singled to shortstop; Mouton singled to center [Spiers to second]; Gutierrez forced Mouton (shortstop to second) [Spiers to third, Gutierrez to first]; Manwaring singled to left [Spiers scored, Gutierrez to second]; Reynolds forced Manwaring (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. CUBS 7TH: Gonzalez flied to left; Magadan singled to left; Haney singled to left [Magadan to second]; Houston grounded out (first to pitcher) [Magadan to third, Haney to second]; Hernandez singled to center [Magadan scored, Haney scored]; Navarro struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: GOMEZ REPLACED MAGADAN (PLAYING 3B); Hunter grounded out (second to first); Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Bagwell homered; WENDELL REPLACED NAVARRO (PITCHING); Bell doubled to left; Spiers popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. CUBS 8TH: BROCAIL REPLACED SPIERS (PITCHING); MILLER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 3B); McRae flied to left; Bullett struck out; Grace singled to shortstop; Grace was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Mouton walked; Gutierrez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mouton to second]; Manwaring grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mouton stayed at second]; Miller popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez popped to second; Haney grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Hunter grounded out (third to first); Biggio flied to center; Bagwell doubled to left; Bell flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 4 8 1 2 Astros 3 9 0 10
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