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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1999-08-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 38413 · 72°F, overcast · Wind 10 mph · 3:00

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 10–4. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Scott Elarton earned the win. Carl Everett went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	10	14
CHN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5

W: Scott Elarton L: Kevin Tapani SV: (none)

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	2	2	1	1	1
Russ Johnson	6	0	4	6	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	5	0	0	0	0	2
Derek Bell	4	0	0	0	1	1
Carl Everett	5	2	3	2	0	1
Richard Hidalgo	5	1	1	0	0	2
Paul Bako	4	1	0	0	1	2
Tim Bogar	5	2	1	0	0	1
Scott Elarton	2	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Spiers	2	1	1	0	0	1
Glen Barker	1	0	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Meyers	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mickey Morandini	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mark Grace	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	1	0	0	1	2
Henry Rodriguez	3	2	2	2	1	1
Jeff Reed	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jose Nieves	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Gaetti	3	0	1	2	0	0
Kevin Tapani	2	0	0	0	0	1
Glenallen Hill	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tyler Houston	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Elarton	7.0	4	2	9
Doug Henry	2.0	1	2	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Tapani	6.0	7	1	6
Felix Heredia	1.0	1	0	2
Rod Beck	0.2	3	1	1
Steve Rain	0.1	0	0	0
Terry Adams	1.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: K
Russ Johnson: 7/L78M
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 1

Chad Meyers: 7/F78D
Mickey Morandini: S9/L89S
Mark Grace: 4(B)4(1)/LDP/L4

Top 2

Derek Bell: K
Carl Everett: HR/F9LD
Richard Hidalgo: 3/P3D
Paul Bako: 7/F7M

Bot 2

Sammy Sosa: K
Henry Rodriguez: W
Jeff Reed: W.1-2
Jose Nieves: 2/P2RF
Gary Gaetti: D7/L7LS.2-H;1-H;B-3
Kevin Tapani: K

Top 3

Tim Bogar: K
Scott Elarton: S9/L9S
Craig Biggio: D8/F8RXD.1-3
Russ Johnson: S7/L7LS.3-H;2-H;B-2(E7)
Jeff Bagwell: HP
Derek Bell: 8/F8LD.2-3
Carl Everett: K

Bot 3

Chad Meyers: K
Mickey Morandini: K
Mark Grace: 8/F8LM

Top 4

Richard Hidalgo: D8/L89M
Paul Bako: 7/F7M
Tim Bogar: E5/G5L
Scott Elarton: FC1/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: 2/P2RF
Russ Johnson: D7/L7D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Jeff Bagwell: 43/G34

Bot 4

Sammy Sosa: 63/G6
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Reed: K

Top 5

Derek Bell: 43/G4MD
Carl Everett: S7/L7S
Richard Hidalgo: 6/P8LS
Paul Bako: K

Bot 5

Jose Nieves: K
Gary Gaetti: 43/G4
Kevin Tapani: 8/F8LD

Top 6

Tim Bogar: 9/F9LM
Scott Elarton: 63/G6M
Craig Biggio: W
Russ Johnson: E6/G6.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 64(1)/FO/G6S

Bot 6

Chad Meyers: K
Mickey Morandini: 63/G6
Mark Grace: 8/F89D

Top 7

Derek Bell: 8/F78D
Carl Everett: HR/F8LXD
Richard Hidalgo: K
Paul Bako: K

Bot 7

Sammy Sosa: K
Henry Rodriguez: S8/G6M
Jeff Reed: S8/L8LD.1-3
Jose Nieves: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 8

Tim Bogar: 4/P3D
Bill Spiers: T8/L8RD
Craig Biggio: S7/G56.3-H
Russ Johnson: SB2
Russ Johnson: S7/L78S.2-H
Jeff Bagwell: K
Derek Bell: W.1-2
Carl Everett: 8/F8RXD

Bot 8

Gary Gaetti: 6/L6
Glenallen Hill: W
Chad Meyers: 8/F8RS
Mickey Morandini: K

Top 9

Richard Hidalgo: K
Paul Bako: W
Tim Bogar: S9/G34.1-2
Bill Spiers: K
Glen Barker: S8/L8RS.2-H;1-3
Russ Johnson: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 43/G4

Bot 9

Tyler Houston: 9/F9M
Sammy Sosa: W
Henry Rodriguez: HR/F89XD.1-H
Jeff Reed: 53/G56S
Jose Nieves: 9/F89D

Notes & reviews

Grace and Cubs manager Riggleman ejected by 1B umpire Gregg arguing that ball hit by Grace was fair; Grace's ejection came after he flied out

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