Houston Astros 13, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Sunday, August 23, 1998 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 1 0 0 3 0 4 5 0 0 - 13 15 1 CHI N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 6 3 3 6 0 1 3 2 Spiers 3b 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Bell rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Hidalgo rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 4 Alou lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Everett cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 Gutierrez ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 4 Ausmus c 4 3 4 5 1 0 3 0 Lima p 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 Incaviglia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Magnante p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 13 15 13 6 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Bagwell-Gutierrez-Lima, Gutierrez-Biggio-Bagwell. E: Spiers (8). BATTING - 2B: Biggio (41,off Trachsel). HR: Ausmus (5,4th inning off Trachsel 2 on 1 out); Biggio 2 (16,6th inning off Myers 2 on 1 out,7th inning off Stevens 2 on 1 out). SF: Bell (10,off Trachsel). Team LOB: 8.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnson cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Morandini 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Sosa rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 Alexander 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 Hill lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rodriguez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brown lf,1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Hernandez ss,3b,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Houston c 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 Gaetti 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Stevens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Servais ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trachsel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blauser ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 37 3 11 3 0 3 27 7 BATTING - HR: Sosa 2 (51,5th inning off Lima 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Lima 0 on 0 out). GDP: Grace (16,off Lima); Johnson (3,off Magnante). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lima W(13-6) 8 9 3 3 0 3 2 33 Magnante 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 11 3 3 0 3 2 37
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Trachsel L(13-7) 5 7 7 7 4 1 1 26 Myers 1.1 5 5 5 1 1 1 10 Stevens 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 12 Totals 9 15 13 13 6 3 3 48 Trachsel faced 3 batters in the 6th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Myers 2-2; Stevens 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 38714 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Biggio 2b Johnson cf 2. Spiers 3b Morandini 2b 3. Bell rf Sosa rf 4. Bagwell 1b Grace 1b 5. Alou lf Rodriguez lf 6. Everett cf Hernandez ss 7. Gutierrez ss Houston c 8. Ausmus c Gaetti 3b 9. Lima p Trachsel p ASTROS 1ST: Biggio doubled to right; Spiers grounded out (second to first) [Biggio to third]; Bell out on a sacrifice fly to center [Biggio scored]; Bagwell walked; Alou popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Johnson singled to center; Morandini singled to second [Johnson to second]; Sosa popped to shortstop; Grace grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Morandini out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Everett popped to shortstop; Gutierrez flied to left; Ausmus singled to second; Lima grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Rodriguez reached on an error by Spiers; Hernandez forced Rodriguez (third to second); Houston struck out; Gaetti singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Trachsel flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: BROWN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING LF); Biggio was called out on strikes; Spiers popped to first; Bell walked; Bagwell popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Johnson singled to right; Morandini lined to right; Sosa popped to right; Grace popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to third; Everett popped to shortstop; Gutierrez singled to shortstop [Alou to second]; Ausmus homered [Alou scored, Gutierrez scored]; Lima flied to right; Biggio grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Brown singled to right; Hernandez was called out on strikes; Houston singled to right [Brown to third]; Gaetti forced Houston (first to shortstop) [Brown scored]; Trachsel grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. ASTROS 5TH: Spiers grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Bagwell singled to right; Alou flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Morandini struck out; Sosa homered; Grace flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2. ASTROS 6TH: Everett walked; Gutierrez walked [Everett to second]; Ausmus singled to center [Everett scored, Gutierrez to second]; MYERS REPLACED TRACHSEL (PITCHING); On a bunt Lima forced Gutierrez (first to shortstop) [Ausmus to second]; Biggio homered [Ausmus scored, Lima scored]; Spiers walked; Bell flied to center; Bagwell was called out on strikes; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Brown popped to shortstop; Hernandez singled to left; Houston popped to left; Gaetti forced Hernandez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 2. ASTROS 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Everett singled to center; Gutierrez singled to right [Everett to second]; Ausmus singled to right [Everett scored, Gutierrez to third]; Lima singled to right [Gutierrez scored, Ausmus to second]; HERNANDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BLAUSER REPLACED MYERS (PLAYING SS); STEVENS REPLACED GAETTI (PITCHING); Biggio homered [Ausmus scored, Lima scored]; Spiers popped to shortstop; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: HIDALGO REPLACED BELL (PLAYING RF); Blauser grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied to right; Morandini grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 2. ASTROS 8TH: Bagwell grounded out (first unassisted); Alou flied to center; Everett singled to left; Gutierrez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Sosa homered; Grace grounded out (first to pitcher); Brown flied to left; Hernandez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 3. ASTROS 9TH: HERNANDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ALEXANDER REPLACED SOSA (PLAYING 3B); HILL REPLACED GRACE (PLAYING LF); Ausmus walked; INCAVIGLIA BATTED FOR LIMA; Incaviglia lined to shortstop; Biggio flied to left; Spiers singled to center [Ausmus to second]; Hidalgo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: MAGNANTE REPLACED INCAVIGLIA (PITCHING); Houston singled to right; SERVAIS BATTED FOR STEVENS; Servais flied to center; Blauser singled to shortstop [Houston to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blauser out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 13 15 1 8 Cubs 3 11 0 7
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