Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 73
Played on Saturday, June 21, 1997 (D) at Astrodome

CHI N    0  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0
HOU N    2  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 12  1
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Glanville cf                  3   1   0   0       1   0       5   0
Sandberg 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       4   2
Grace 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       5   0
Sosa rf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
D. Clark lf                   3   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
  McRae ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Orie 3b                       4   0   2   1       0   1       1   1
Hubbard c                     4   1   1   0       0   0       6   2
Sanchez ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Patterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Adams p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cairo ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Castillo p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bottenfield p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brown ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Tatis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hansen ph                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez ph,ss             0   0   0   1       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   3   6   3       2   7      24   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Sanchez-Sandberg-Grace, Hernandez-Sandberg-Grace.

BATTING - 
2B: D. Clark 2 (5,off Holt 2); Orie (11,off Holt).
SF: Hernandez (1,off Magnante).
Team LOB: 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     3   2   2   1       1   1       1   6
Listach cf                    4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Bagwell 1b                    3   1   1   2       0   0      13   0
Gonzalez lf                   3   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
Bell rf                       3   1   3   1       1   0       2   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   1   1       0   0       0   2
  Spiers 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Ausmus c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Bogar ss                      4   1   3   1       0   0       0   4
Holt p                        2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Magnante p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       30   7  12   7       3   6      27  14

FIELDING - 
E: Listach (6).

BATTING - 
2B: Bagwell (24,off Castillo); Bogar 3 (6,off Castillo,off Bottenfield,off
Tatis).
3B: Listach (2,off Castillo).
SH: Holt (7,off Tatis).
SF: Bagwell (4,off Bottenfield); Berry (2,off Patterson).
GDP: Listach (7,off Tatis); Bogar (2,off Adams).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bell (3,2nd base off Bottenfield/Hubbard).
CS: Bell (2,2nd base by Patterson/Hubbard).

PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Castillo L(4-9)               1.1   7   5   5   0   0   0  11
Bottenfield                   1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7
Tatis                         3     1   0   0   2   4   0  11
Patterson                     1     1   1   1   1   0   0   4
Adams                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    12   7   7   3   6   0  36

Inherited Runners - Scored: Bottenfield 1-1.
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Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Holt W(7-5)                   6.1   5   3   2   2   4   0  26
Magnante                      2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9
Totals                        9     6   3   2   2   7   0  35

Inherited Runners - Scored: Magnante 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Rich Rieker
Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 25227


Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros           
1. Glanville           cf        Biggio              2b
2. Sandberg            2b        Listach             cf
3. Grace               1b        Bagwell             1b
4. Sosa                rf        Gonzalez            lf
5. D. Clark            lf        Bell                rf
6. Orie                3b        Berry               3b
7. Hubbard             c         Ausmus              c
8. Sanchez             ss        Bogar               ss
9. Castillo            p         Holt                p

CUBS 1ST: Glanville lined to first; Sandberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grace walked; Sosa flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled to shortstop; Listach grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Biggio to second]; Bagwell doubled to left
[Biggio scored]; Gonzalez flied to left [Bagwell to third]; Bell
singled to center [Bagwell scored]; Berry singled to left [Bell
to second]; Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 2ND: D. Clark doubled to right; Orie doubled to left [D.
Clark scored]; Hubbard lined to center; Sanchez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Orie to third]; Castillo grounded out
(catcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Bogar doubled to left; On a bunt Holt made an out to
catcher; Biggio singled to center [Bogar scored, Biggio to
second (on throw)]; Listach tripled to right [Biggio scored];
BOTTENFIELD REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Bagwell out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Listach scored]; Gonzalez flied to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 5.

CUBS 3RD: Glanville walked; Sandberg grounded out (third to
shortstop to first) [Glanville to second]; Grace singled to
center [Glanville to third]; Sosa was called out on strikes; D.
Clark doubled to left [Glanville scored, Grace to third]; Orie
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Bell singled to center; Bell stole second; Berry
flied to right [Bell to third]; Ausmus lined to third; Bogar
doubled to right [Bell scored]; Holt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 6.

CUBS 4TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); BROWN BATTED FOR BOTTENFIELD;
Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: TATIS REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Biggio walked;
Listach grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Biggio out at second]; Bagwell flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 6.

CUBS 5TH: Glanville flied to right; Sandberg struck out; Grace
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez struck out; Bell walked; Berry flied to
center; Ausmus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros
6.

CUBS 6TH: Sosa grounded out (second to first); D. Clark grounded
out (second to first); Orie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Bogar doubled to right; Holt out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Bogar to third]; Biggio struck out (catcher
to first); Listach struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 6.

CUBS 7TH: Hubbard singled to center [Hubbard to second (error by
Listach)]; Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hubbard to
third]; HANSEN BATTED FOR TATIS; MAGNANTE REPLACED HOLT
(PITCHING); HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR HANSEN; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Hubbard scored (unearned)]; Glanville
flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PATTERSON
REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Bagwell flied to center; Gonzalez
walked; Bell singled to center [Gonzalez to third]; Berry out on
a sacrifice fly to center [Gonzalez scored]; Bell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Astros 7.

CUBS 8TH: Sandberg struck out; Grace grounded out (second to
first); Sosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: ADAMS REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Ausmus singled
to third; Bogar grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Ausmus out at second]; Magnante struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 7.

CUBS 9TH: SPIERS REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); MCRAE BATTED FOR
D. CLARK; McRae struck out; Orie singled to center; Hubbard
forced Orie (third to second) [Hubbard to first]; CAIRO BATTED
FOR ADAMS; Cairo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             3   6   0    5
 Astros           7  12   1    5


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