Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 158
Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1997 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnson cf 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Cairo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Grace 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 Adams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Hansen 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Lowery ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hernandez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kieschnick lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Glanville lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Houston c 4 2 3 1 0 0 6 0 Alexander ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 M. Clark p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D. Clark ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Brown pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 11 3 2 7 27 15 FIELDING - E: Alexander (11), M. Clark (2). BATTING - HR: Kieschnick (4,2nd inning off Holt 0 on 2 out); Houston (2,5th inning off Holt 0 on 1 out). SH: Alexander (3,off Springer). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 Bell rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 10 1 Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Magnante p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hidalgo cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Spiers 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Ausmus c 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Abreu ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 8 1 4 5 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ausmus. BATTING - 2B: Biggio (36,off M. Clark). HBP: Biggio (33,by M. Clark). Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP M. Clark W(14-8) 6.2 6 1 0 3 3 0 30 Patterson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pisciotta 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Adams SV(18) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 Totals 9 8 1 0 4 5 0 40 HBP: M. Clark (4,Biggio). Inherited Runners - Scored: Patterson 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holt L(8-12) 7 6 2 2 1 6 2 27 Magnante 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 Springer 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 Martin 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 7 2 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Springer 3-0; Martin 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 41560 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Johnson cf Biggio 2b 2. Sandberg 2b Bell rf 3. Grace 1b Bagwell 1b 4. Sosa rf Gonzalez lf 5. Hansen 3b Hidalgo cf 6. Kieschnick lf Spiers 3b 7. Houston c Gutierrez ss 8. Alexander ss Ausmus c 9. M. Clark p Holt p CUBS 1ST: Johnson singled to right; Sandberg forced Johnson (pitcher to shortstop); Grace struck out [Sandberg out at second (catcher unassisted)]; Mark Grace called for interference; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio doubled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Biggio to third]; Bagwell reached on a fielder's choice [Biggio out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Bagwell to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Sosa flied to right; Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); Kieschnick homered; Houston lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Hidalgo struck out; Spiers flied to left; Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Alexander grounded out (third to first); M. Clark struck out; Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus grounded out (second to first); Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Biggio was hit by a pitch; Biggio was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Sandberg grounded out (third to first); Grace grounded out (shortstop to first); Sosa singled to right; Hansen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Bell struck out; Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled to right; Hidalgo singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Spiers walked [Gonzalez to third, Hidalgo to second]; Gutierrez forced Spiers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Kieschnick grounded out (first unassisted); Houston homered; Alexander walked; M. Clark struck out; Johnson singled to right [Alexander to second]; Sandberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus singled to center; On a bunt Holt forced Ausmus (pitcher to shortstop); Biggio flied to right; Bell flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Grace grounded out (second to first); Sosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Hansen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez walked; Hidalgo singled to left [Gonzalez to second]; Spiers popped to left; Gutierrez reached on an error by Alexander [Gonzalez to third, Hidalgo to second]; Ausmus lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Kieschnick flied to right; Houston singled to center; Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first) [Houston to second]; M. Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: GLANVILLE REPLACED KIESCHNICK (PLAYING LF); ABREU BATTED FOR HOLT; Abreu grounded out (first to pitcher); Biggio walked; Biggio was picked off first but was safe on an error by M. Clark [Biggio to third]; Bell struck out; Bagwell singled to center [Biggio scored (unearned)]; PATTERSON REPLACED M. CLARK (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 8TH: ABREU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MAGNANTE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Johnson singled to center; Sandberg flied to center; Grace singled to right [Johnson to third]; Sosa reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (third to catcher), Grace to second]; LOWERY BATTED FOR HANSEN; Lowery walked [Grace to third, Sosa to second]; SPRINGER REPLACED MAGNANTE (PITCHING); Glanville struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED LOWERY (PLAYING 3B); CAIRO REPLACED SANDBERG (PLAYING 2B); PISCIOTTA REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Hidalgo popped to first; Spiers was called out on strikes; Gutierrez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 9TH: Houston singled to center; Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Houston to second]; D. CLARK BATTED FOR PISCIOTTA; MARTIN REPLACED SPRINGER (PITCHING); D. Clark singled to left [Houston scored]; Johnson singled to center [D. Clark to second]; BROWN RAN FOR D. CLARK; Cairo lined to right [Brown to third]; Grace grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: ADAMS REPLACED GRACE (PITCHING); BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD BATTED FOR AUSMUS; Howard popped to shortstop; Abreu singled to left; Biggio singled to left [Abreu to second]; Bell was called out on strikes; Bagwell walked [Abreu to third, Biggio to second]; BERRY BATTED FOR MARTIN; Berry forced Bagwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 3 11 2 9 Astros 1 8 0 12
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