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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

1997-09-23 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 19380 · dome · 2:44

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 6th. Darryl Kile earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Craig Biggio went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6
HOU	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0		5	11

W: Darryl Kile L: Steve Trachsel SV: Billy Wagner

Umpires — HP: Charlie Williams · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Mark Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	2	3	0	0	0
Doug Glanville	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Grace	3	0	1	2	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	0	3
Kevin Orie	3	0	1	0	1	0
Scott Servais	2	0	0	0	1	0
Miguel Cairo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Alexander	3	1	1	1	0	1
Steve Trachsel	2	0	0	0	0	1
Robin Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryne Sandberg	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	2	3	1	1	0
Derek Bell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	1	1	1	0	1
Luis Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Hidalgo	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Eusebio	3	1	2	1	0	1
Ricky Gutierrez	4	0	2	0	0	0
Darryl Kile	4	0	1	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Trachsel	5.1	9	1	3
Kent Bottenfield	1.2	0	0	2
Rodney Myers	1.0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Darryl Kile	8.1	6	2	6
Billy Wagner	0.2	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: D7/G5L/R4
Doug Glanville: K+SB3
Mark Grace: 63/G6.3-H
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: T89/L89XD/R6
Derek Bell: 63/G6M.3-H
Jeff Bagwell: 63/G6
Luis Gonzalez: 8/F78D

Top 2

Kevin Orie: D7/L7LS/R67
Scott Servais: W
Miguel Cairo: 8/L8LD/R6
Manny Alexander: 9/F89M/R4
Steve Trachsel: K

Bot 2

Richard Hidalgo: 8/L8LXD
Bill Spiers: K23
Tony Eusebio: K

Top 3

Lance Johnson: D7/L7LM/R6
Doug Glanville: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3
Mark Grace: 7/SF/7M/R6.3-H
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 3

Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5L
Darryl Kile: 63/G56D
Craig Biggio: W
Derek Bell: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Derek Bell: 6/P6D

Top 4

Kevin Orie: 7/F7D
Scott Servais: 43/G34D
Miguel Cairo: 9/F9LM

Bot 4

Jeff Bagwell: HR/F8LXD
Luis Gonzalez: E6/TH/G6M/R3
Richard Hidalgo: 5/P5D
Bill Spiers: 7/F78D/R6
Tony Eusebio: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: 8/L8RD

Top 5

Manny Alexander: HR/L7D
Steve Trachsel: 13/G15
Lance Johnson: 7/F78M
Doug Glanville: 63/G6

Bot 5

Darryl Kile: K
Craig Biggio: HR/F78XD
Derek Bell: S8/L6MD/R4
Jeff Bagwell: 7/L7M/R6
Luis Gonzalez: 3/L3L

Top 6

Mark Grace: 7/F7S
Sammy Sosa: K
Kevin Orie: 53/G5

Bot 6

Richard Hidalgo: D7/G5L/R6
Bill Spiers: 63/G6M.2-3
Tony Eusebio: S9/L89S/R4.3-H
Ricky Gutierrez: S8/L6MD/R6.1-2
Darryl Kile: S8/L4MD/R2.2-H;1-2
Craig Biggio: 8/F78M/R6
Derek Bell: 63/G6

Top 7

Scott Servais: 7/F7LM
Miguel Cairo: 43/G4
Manny Alexander: K

Bot 7

Jeff Bagwell: K
Luis Gonzalez: 8/F8LXD
Richard Hidalgo: K

Top 8

Robin Jennings: 7/F7LM
Lance Johnson: S7/L56D/R6
Doug Glanville: 64(1)3/GDP/6

Bot 8

Bill Spiers: 7/F78D
Tony Eusebio: HP
Ricky Gutierrez: S8/L4MD/R5.1-2
Darryl Kile: 56(2)/FO/BG15S.1-2
Craig Biggio: S16/G6MS.2XH(62);1-2

Top 9

Mark Grace: S39/L34D/R4
Sammy Sosa: 53/G56.1-2
Kevin Orie: W
Ryne Sandberg: K
Miguel Cairo: K