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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1996-08-18 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 37210 Β· 77Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind 10 mph to RF Β· 3:30

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 10–8. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 6th. Jaime Navarro earned the win and Turk Wendell picked up the save. Craig Biggio went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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HOU10400100289
CHN001106201017

W: Jaime Navarro   L: Doug Brocail   SV: Turk Wendell

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Hohn Β· 1B: Terry Tata Β· 2B: Ed Rapuano Β· 3B: Gerry Davis Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Brian Hunter521001
Craig Biggio421201
Jeff Bagwell311020
Derek Bell511201
Sean Berry301210
Orlando Miller401001
James Mouton400000
Kirt Manwaring411001
Doug Drabek200000
Derrick May101100
Tony Eusebio111000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Brian McRae221120
Dave Magadan303000
Mark Grace501101
Sammy Sosa301020
Luis Gonzalez523100
Ryne Sandberg511000
Scott Servais423200
Jose Hernandez423100
Jaime Navarro200000
Terry Shumpert100000
Leo Gomez211400
Scott Bullett100000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Doug Drabek5.0811
Doug Brocail0.1410
Alvin Morman0.1210
Mark Small2.1310

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jaime Navarro6.0613
Terry Adams1.0011
Kent Bottenfield1.0111
Bob Patterson0.1200
Turk Wendell0.2000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Brian Hunter: S5
  • Craig Biggio: PB.1-2
  • Craig Biggio: K
  • Jeff Bagwell: W
  • Derek Bell: SB3
  • Derek Bell: S9.3-H;1-2
  • Sean Berry: 4/L
  • Orlando Miller: K

Bot 1

  • Brian McRae: HP
  • Dave Magadan: S9.1X3(9E5)
  • Mark Grace: K+CS2(26)/DP
  • Sammy Sosa: W
  • Luis Gonzalez: 13/G

Top 2

  • James Mouton: 9/F
  • Kirt Manwaring: 43/G
  • Doug Drabek: 9/F

Bot 2

  • Ryne Sandberg: 7/F
  • Scott Servais: S7
  • Jose Hernandez: 9/F
  • Jaime Navarro: 31/G

Top 3

  • Brian Hunter: E1/G.B-2(E1/TH)
  • Craig Biggio: HP
  • Jeff Bagwell: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Derek Bell: E1/TH/G.3-H(UR);2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
  • Sean Berry: D8.3-H;2-H(UR)
  • Orlando Miller: 9/F
  • James Mouton: 43/G.2-3
  • Kirt Manwaring: 5/P

Bot 3

  • Brian McRae: HR/9D
  • Dave Magadan: S9
  • Mark Grace: 36(1)3/GDP
  • Sammy Sosa: 53/G

Top 4

  • Doug Drabek: 1/P
  • Brian Hunter: K
  • Craig Biggio: 9/F

Bot 4

  • Luis Gonzalez: D7
  • Ryne Sandberg: 3/G.2-3
  • Scott Servais: 9/SF.3-H
  • Jose Hernandez: S6
  • Jaime Navarro: 9/F

Top 5

  • Jeff Bagwell: 9/L
  • Derek Bell: 3/G
  • Sean Berry: 53/G

Bot 5

  • Brian McRae: 63/G
  • Dave Magadan: D7
  • Mark Grace: 8/F
  • Sammy Sosa: S9.2XH(92)

Top 6

  • Orlando Miller: 63/G
  • James Mouton: 53/G
  • Kirt Manwaring: S7
  • Derrick May: D9.1-H
  • Brian Hunter: 3/L

Bot 6

  • Luis Gonzalez: D7
  • Ryne Sandberg: S6.2-2
  • Scott Servais: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Jose Hernandez: S9.3-H;1-2
  • Terry Shumpert: 3/P
  • Brian McRae: W.2-3;1-2
  • Leo Gomez: D7.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Mark Grace: 43/G.2-3
  • Sammy Sosa: IW
  • Luis Gonzalez: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Ryne Sandberg: 5/L

Top 7

  • Craig Biggio: 13/G
  • Jeff Bagwell: W
  • Derek Bell: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 7

  • Scott Servais: S7
  • Jose Hernandez: S9.1-3
  • Scott Bullett: 2/P
  • Brian McRae: W.1-2
  • Leo Gomez: 96(1)/FO.3-H;2-3;B-1
  • Mark Grace: S9.3-H;1-2
  • Sammy Sosa: 53/G

Top 8

  • Sean Berry: W
  • Orlando Miller: S8.1-2
  • James Mouton: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
  • Kirt Manwaring: K

Bot 8

  • Luis Gonzalez: 7
  • Ryne Sandberg: E3/G.B-1
  • Scott Servais: 8/F
  • Jose Hernandez: CS2(24)

Top 9

  • Tony Eusebio: D8
  • Brian Hunter: 63/G.2-2
  • Craig Biggio: HR/7D.2-H
  • Jeff Bagwell: 8/F
  • Derek Bell: 13/G