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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1999-08-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 82°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph to RF · 2:52

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 6–1. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 1st. Jose Lima earned the win and Jay Powell picked up the save. Carl Everett went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	6	10
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Jose Lima L: Kyle Farnsworth SV: Jay Powell

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bill Spiers	4	1	1	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	4	2	2	0	1	0
Derek Bell	5	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Everett	5	2	4	5	0	0
Daryle Ward	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Bako	4	0	1	0	1	0
Russ Johnson	2	0	0	1	1	0
Jose Lima	2	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Hidalgo	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Meyers	4	0	0	0	1	1
Manny Alexander	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Grace	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	0	0	0	1	2
Henry Rodriguez	2	0	1	0	2	1
Tyler Houston	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Nieves	4	0	1	0	0	1
Benito Santiago	4	0	1	0	0	2
Kyle Farnsworth	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Morandini	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Reed	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Lima	7.1	6	3	7
Jay Powell	1.2	2	1	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Farnsworth	7.0	6	3	1
Dan Serafini	0.0	2	1	0
Steve Rain	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 7/F7LMF
Bill Spiers: S8/L89S
Jeff Bagwell: W.1-2
Derek Bell: K
Carl Everett: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
Daryle Ward: 7/F7D

Bot 1

Chad Meyers: W
Manny Alexander: 6(B)6(1)/LDP/L6
Mark Grace: HR/F9D
Sammy Sosa: W
Henry Rodriguez: W.1-2
Tyler Houston: 43/G4

Top 2

Paul Bako: 7/F78XD
Russ Johnson: W
Jose Lima: FC/SH/BG15S.1-2
Craig Biggio: 2/P15S
Bill Spiers: 4/L4

Bot 2

Jose Nieves: K
Benito Santiago: K
Kyle Farnsworth: S8/G4MD
Chad Meyers: WP.1-2
Chad Meyers: K

Top 3

Jeff Bagwell: 7/F78M
Derek Bell: 13/G15
Carl Everett: 63/G6

Bot 3

Manny Alexander: K
Mark Grace: 8/F8RXD
Sammy Sosa: K

Top 4

Daryle Ward: 31/G34S
Paul Bako: D9/L3D
Russ Johnson: 43/G4.2-3
Jose Lima: 9/F9S

Bot 4

Henry Rodriguez: S9/L89S
Tyler Houston: K
Jose Nieves: 43/G34.1-2
Benito Santiago: 53/G56

Top 5

Craig Biggio: S4/G4M
Bill Spiers: W.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F78M
Derek Bell: 9/F9M
Carl Everett: S8/L4D.2-H;1-3
Daryle Ward: 63/G6

Bot 5

Kyle Farnsworth: 43/G4
Chad Meyers: 53/G56
Manny Alexander: 63/G6

Top 6

Paul Bako: 13/G15
Russ Johnson: 53/G56
Jose Lima: 4/L4D

Bot 6

Mark Grace: 43/G4M
Sammy Sosa: 8/F89D
Henry Rodriguez: K

Top 7

Craig Biggio: 6/P78S
Bill Spiers: 8/F78M
Jeff Bagwell: D8/F8RD
Derek Bell: 4/P34D

Bot 7

Tyler Houston: 43/G4
Jose Nieves: 8/F8LD
Benito Santiago: S7/L78S
Mickey Morandini: 8/F8LM

Top 8

Carl Everett: S8/G6M
Richard Hidalgo: S7/G6.1-2
Paul Bako: PB.2-3;1-2
Paul Bako: W
Russ Johnson: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
Jose Lima: 14/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: W
Bill Spiers: K

Bot 8

Chad Meyers: 63/G6
Manny Alexander: S8/L4MD
Mark Grace: S9/G34.1-2
Sammy Sosa: K
Henry Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
Tyler Houston: K

Top 9

Jeff Bagwell: S7/L56
Derek Bell: 7/F7M
Carl Everett: D7/F78XD.1-H
Richard Hidalgo: 7/F78M
Paul Bako: 8/F78D

Bot 9

Jose Nieves: S7/G56
Benito Santiago: K
Jeff Reed: S8/G6M.1-2
Chad Meyers: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

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