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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1997-06-28 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 38244 · 80°F, sunny, dry · Wind 12 mph R to L · 2:58

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Geremi Gonzalez earned the win and Kent Bottenfield picked up the save. Mark Grace went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Geremi Gonzalez L: Ramon Garcia SV: Kent Bottenfield

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Larry Vanover · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	0	0	1	1
Thomas Howard	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	2
Derek Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Berry	3	1	0	0	1	1
Brad Ausmus	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tim Bogar	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ramon Garcia	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ricky Gutierrez	1	0	0	1	0	0
James Mouton	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doug Glanville	4	1	2	0	0	0
Brian McRae	4	1	0	0	0	1
Sammy Sosa	4	1	1	2	0	1
Mark Grace	3	1	1	2	1	0
Shawon Dunston	3	1	1	0	0	1
Ryne Sandberg	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Orie	2	0	1	0	1	0
Scott Servais	2	0	0	1	0	0
Geremi Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kent Bottenfield	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ramon Garcia	6.0	3	1	4
John Hudek	2.0	3	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Geremi Gonzalez	6.1	2	4	4
Terry Adams	0.1	0	1	0
Ramon Tatis	0.0	0	1	0
Kent Bottenfield	2.1	0	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 8/F8LM
Thomas Howard: W
Jeff Bagwell: 9/L9M
Luis Gonzalez: K

Bot 1

Doug Glanville: D7/G5/R6
Brian McRae: FC3/BG13.2X3(35);B-1
Sammy Sosa: 6/P4MD
Mark Grace: HR/L9D.1-H
Shawon Dunston: E1/BG15/R3/U9.B-1
Ryne Sandberg: 4/P4M

Top 2

Derek Bell: E5/TH/G5/R3.B-1
Sean Berry: 6/L6
Brad Ausmus: 9/F89S
Tim Bogar: SB2/R6
Tim Bogar: W
Ramon Garcia: K

Bot 2

Kevin Orie: 8/F78D
Scott Servais: 5/L56
Geremi Gonzalez: E3/TH/G34/R1/U2/R4.B-1
Doug Glanville: 8/F8RM

Top 3

Craig Biggio: 43/G4
Thomas Howard: 7/L7D
Jeff Bagwell: 63/G6

Bot 3

Brian McRae: K
Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: 7/F7M

Top 4

Luis Gonzalez: S9/L9M
Derek Bell: 5/P56S
Sean Berry: 8/L8RS
Brad Ausmus: 53/G5

Bot 4

Shawon Dunston: S7/L7M/R64
Ryne Sandberg: K
Kevin Orie: SB2/R4/U9/R5.1-3(E2/TH)
Kevin Orie: W
Scott Servais: 13/SH/BG13S.3-H(UR);1-2
Geremi Gonzalez: 63/G6M

Top 5

Tim Bogar: K
Ramon Garcia: 53/G56
Craig Biggio: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Doug Glanville: 6/P56D
Brian McRae: 7/F78XD
Sammy Sosa: E5/G56.B-1
Mark Grace: CS2(26)

Top 6

Thomas Howard: 8/F8LD
Jeff Bagwell: K
Luis Gonzalez: 4/L4

Bot 6

Mark Grace: 43/G4
Shawon Dunston: K
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P4S

Top 7

Derek Bell: 8/F89M
Sean Berry: W
Brad Ausmus: S6/G6.1-2
Bill Spiers: W.2-3;1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.3-H;2-3;B-1
Craig Biggio: SB2/R6.3-H(E2/TH)
Craig Biggio: W
Thomas Howard: W.2-3;1-2
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 7

Kevin Orie: S7/L7S/R64
Scott Servais: 16(1)/FO/BG13S.B-1
Rey Sanchez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 8

Luis Gonzalez: K
Derek Bell: 9/P4D
Sean Berry: K

Bot 8

Doug Glanville: S6/G6M/U4
Brian McRae: SB2/R6
Brian McRae: 2/BP2LF
Sammy Sosa: HR/F78XD.2-H
Mark Grace: W
Kent Bottenfield: K/C
Ryne Sandberg: 5/P

Top 9

Brad Ausmus: 4/P
Bill Spiers: K
James Mouton: W
Craig Biggio: DI.1-2
Craig Biggio: K

Notes & reviews

Cubs manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Jerry Layne

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