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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

1996-05-26 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 33245 · dome, dry · 2:43

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 7–2. Houston Astros put up 6 in the 6th. Shane Reynolds earned the win. Jeff Bagwell went 1-for-2 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0		7	8

W: Shane Reynolds L: Frank Castillo SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bret Barberie	4	0	0	0	0	3
Mark Grace	4	0	3	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	1	0	0	2
Luis Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Servais	3	1	0	0	1	1
Leo Gomez	4	1	1	0	0	2
Rey Sanchez	4	0	0	1	0	0
Frank Castillo	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Valdes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ozzie Timmons	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	4	1	1	0	0	2
Craig Biggio	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	2	1	1	3	1	0
Derek Bell	3	1	0	0	1	1
Orlando Miller	4	1	3	2	0	1
Rick Wilkins	3	0	0	0	1	2
James Mouton	4	1	1	1	0	3
Ricky Gutierrez	4	0	1	1	0	1
Shane Reynolds	3	1	1	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Castillo	5.1	5	2	8
Doug Jones	0.2	2	0	1
Rodney Myers	2.0	1	1	4

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Reynolds	7.0	4	2	10
Dean Hartgraves	1.0	1	0	2
Xavier Hernandez	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: K/C
Bret Barberie: K
Mark Grace: S9/L9S
Sammy Sosa: 13/G15

Bot 1

Brian Hunter: 1/BP15
Craig Biggio: 4/P4
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F89M

Top 2

Luis Gonzalez: 53/G5S
Scott Servais: W
Leo Gomez: D9/L89M/R4.1-3
Rey Sanchez: E5/G5S.3-H(RBI);2-3;B-1
Frank Castillo: K
Brian McRae: SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Brian McRae: W
Bret Barberie: 8/L8LS

Bot 2

Derek Bell: 13/G15
Orlando Miller: S8/L8RS
Rick Wilkins: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 3

Mark Grace: S9/L9S
Sammy Sosa: S9/L9S.1-2
Luis Gonzalez: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
Scott Servais: K
Leo Gomez: K

Bot 3

James Mouton: K/C
Ricky Gutierrez: 8/F78S
Shane Reynolds: K/C

Top 4

Rey Sanchez: 63/G6M
Frank Castillo: 63/G6
Brian McRae: K/C

Bot 4

Brian Hunter: D9/G3L
Craig Biggio: 43/G4M.2-3
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LM/SF.3-H
Derek Bell: K

Top 5

Bret Barberie: K
Mark Grace: 7/F7S
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 5

Orlando Miller: K
Rick Wilkins: W
James Mouton: K
Ricky Gutierrez: K

Top 6

Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4
Scott Servais: 13/G15
Leo Gomez: K

Bot 6

Shane Reynolds: S7/G56
Brian Hunter: K
Craig Biggio: HP.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: D8/L78S/R625.2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)
Derek Bell: I
Orlando Miller: D8/L89D/R42.3-H;1-H
Rick Wilkins: 9/F9LD
James Mouton: S9/L89S/R2.2-H
Ricky Gutierrez: D7/G5L.1-H
Shane Reynolds: K

Top 7

Rey Sanchez: 9/F9M
Pedro Valdes: K/C
Brian McRae: 5/P5SF

Bot 7

Brian Hunter: K
Craig Biggio: K
Jeff Bagwell: W
Derek Bell: 43/G34D

Top 8

Bret Barberie: K
Mark Grace: S9/L34
Sammy Sosa: K
Ozzie Timmons: 8/F78XD

Bot 8

Orlando Miller: S7/L78S
Rick Wilkins: K/C
James Mouton: K
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G34

Top 9

Scott Servais: 63/G6
Leo Gomez: 7/F7M
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6