Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 2
Played on Wednesday, April 7, 1999 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 - 9 12 2 HOU N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnson cf 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 Blauser 2b 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 Morandini ph,2b 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 Grace 1b 4 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 Sosa rf 3 1 1 1 3 1 5 0 Hill lf 5 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 Mulholland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Santiago c 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 Hernandez ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 Gaetti 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 Tapani p 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goodwin lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 37 9 12 9 9 10 27 11 FIELDING - E: Santiago (1), Hernandez (2). BATTING - 2B: Sosa (1,off Hampton); Santiago (1,off Williams); Morandini (2,off T. Miller). 3B: Morandini (1,off Henry). HR: Hill (1,8th inning off Henry 1 on 2 out). SF: Grace (1,off Hampton). HBP: Hernandez (1,by Williams); Morandini (1,by Williams). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - CS: Sosa (1,2nd base by Williams/Meluskey).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 Bell rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 Everett cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Hidalgo lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Spiers 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Caminiti ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meluskey c 4 0 1 1 0 2 11 1 Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Hampton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Howell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 T. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Barker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 6 5 27 12 FIELDING - E: Gutierrez (1). BATTING - 2B: Hidalgo (1,off Tapani); Gutierrez (1,off Mulholland). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Bagwell (1,2nd base off Tapani/Santiago). CS: Spiers (1,2nd base by Tapani/Santiago).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tapani W(1-0) 6 4 2 2 5 4 0 27 Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mulholland 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 5 2 2 6 5 0 38 Tapani faced 1 batter in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Miller 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hampton L(0-1) 3.2 7 4 4 5 3 0 22 Williams 3.1 1 1 1 3 4 0 15 T. Miller 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Henry 1.2 3 3 1 1 3 1 10 Totals 9 12 9 7 9 10 1 49 WP: Williams (1). HBP: Williams 2 (2,Hernandez,Morandini). Inherited Runners - Scored: Williams 3-0; Henry 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 23381 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Johnson cf Biggio 2b 2. Blauser 2b Bell rf 3. Grace 1b Bagwell 1b 4. Sosa rf Everett cf 5. Hill lf Hidalgo lf 6. Santiago c Spiers 3b 7. Hernandez ss Meluskey c 8. Gaetti 3b Gutierrez ss 9. Tapani p Hampton p CUBS 1ST: Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Blauser walked; Grace flied to center; Sosa walked [Blauser to second]; Hill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio walked; Bell flied to right; Bagwell flied to right; Everett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santiago popped to shortstop; Hernandez struck out; Gaetti singled to shortstop; Tapani struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Hidalgo doubled to left; Spiers singled to center [Hidalgo to third]; Spiers was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Meluskey singled to center [Hidalgo scored]; Gutierrez reached on an error by Hernandez [Meluskey to second]; Hampton forced Gutierrez (third to second) [Meluskey to third]; Biggio forced Hampton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Johnson singled to right; Blauser singled to right [Johnson to second]; Grace lined to first; Sosa doubled to left [Johnson scored, Blauser to third]; Hill singled to left [Blauser scored, Sosa scored, Hill to second]; Santiago reached on a fielder's choice [Hill out at second (shortstop to third to second to shortstop)]; Hernandez singled to left [Santiago out at home (left to catcher)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Bell popped to first; Bagwell walked; Everett struck out; Bagwell stole second [Bagwell to third (error by Santiago)]; Hidalgo walked; Spiers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Gaetti grounded out (third to first); Tapani walked; Johnson singled to left [Tapani to second]; Blauser walked [Tapani to third, Johnson to second]; Grace out on a sacrifice fly to left [Tapani scored]; Sosa walked [Johnson to third, Blauser to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED HAMPTON (PITCHING); Hill struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Meluskey struck out; Gutierrez popped to second; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Santiago doubled to left; Hernandez was hit by a pitch; Williams threw a wild pitch [Santiago to third, Hernandez to second]; Gaetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Tapani was called out on strikes; Johnson walked; MORANDINI BATTED FOR BLAUSER; Morandini was hit by a pitch [Santiago scored, Hernandez to third, Johnson to second]; Grace flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: MORANDINI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Biggio grounded out (third to first); Bell walked; Bagwell grounded out (third to first) [Bell to second]; Everett singled to right [Bell scored]; Hidalgo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. CUBS 6TH: Sosa walked; Hill struck out; Sosa was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Santiago walked; Hernandez forced Santiago (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Spiers struck out; Meluskey lined to right; Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. CUBS 7TH: Gaetti struck out; Tapani grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: HOWELL BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Howell walked; MILLER REPLACED TAPANI (PITCHING); Biggio flied to right; Bell flied to right; Bagwell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: T. MILLER REPLACED HOWELL (PITCHING); Morandini doubled to left; Grace grounded out (second to first); HENRY REPLACED T. MILLER (PITCHING); Sosa struck out; Hill homered [Morandini scored]; Santiago grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: MULHOLLAND REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); GOODWIN REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING LF); Everett popped to first; Hidalgo flied to left; CAMINITI BATTED FOR SPIERS; Caminiti popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: CAMINITI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez singled to center; Gaetti struck out; Goodwin struck out; Johnson reached on an error by Gutierrez [Hernandez to second]; Morandini tripled to right [Hernandez scored (unearned), Johnson scored (unearned)]; Grace walked; Sosa flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Meluskey struck out; Gutierrez doubled to right; BARKER BATTED FOR HENRY; Barker grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for Glen Barker; Biggio walked; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 9 12 2 13 Astros 2 5 1 9
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