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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

2000-05-03 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 26828 · 65°F, sunny · Wind 14 mph from RF · 2:37

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 1st. Jon Lieber earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Richard Hidalgo went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jon Lieber L: Chris Holt SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Mike Fichter · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	2	0	1	1
Lance Berkman	5	0	1	2	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	5	0	1	0	0	2
Ken Caminiti	4	0	1	0	1	2
Richard Hidalgo	4	1	2	1	0	0
Daryle Ward	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tony Eusebio	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Bogar	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Holt	2	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mitch Meluskey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Mieske	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roger Cedeno	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mark Grace	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	0	1	0	1	1
Henry Rodriguez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Greene	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jeff Reed	3	0	0	0	1	0
Damon Buford	4	0	1	2	0	1
Jon Lieber	3	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Holt	6.0	7	4	2
Jay Powell	2.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	7.2	6	4	7
Kyle Farnsworth	0.1	0	0	1
Rick Aguilera	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 7/F7D
Lance Berkman: K/C
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 1

Eric Young: HR/G6S-
Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5S-
Mark Grace: S8/L4MD+
Sammy Sosa: WP.1-2
Sammy Sosa: K/C
Henry Rodriguez: D7/P7S-.2-H
Willie Greene: W
Jeff Reed: W.2-3;1-2
Damon Buford: S7/L7S+.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jon Lieber: S8/L6MD.2-3;1-2
Eric Young: 64(1)/FO/L78XD+

Top 2

Ken Caminiti: S8/G4M
Richard Hidalgo: 4/P34-
Daryle Ward: W.1-2
Tony Eusebio: 54(1)/FO/G56S.2-3
Tim Bogar: 64(1)/FO/G6S-

Bot 2

Ricky Gutierrez: W
Mark Grace: 8/F8RXD
Sammy Sosa: W.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RM-
Willie Greene: 3/G

Top 3

Chris Holt: K
Craig Biggio: W
Lance Berkman: SB2
Lance Berkman: 8/F8LXD.2-3
Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Jeff Reed: 53/G56
Damon Buford: 13/G
Jon Lieber: 63/G6MS

Top 4

Ken Caminiti: K/C
Richard Hidalgo: HR/L7D+
Daryle Ward: 53/G56
Tony Eusebio: K/C

Bot 4

Eric Young: HP
Ricky Gutierrez: PO1(13)
Ricky Gutierrez: S4/G34
Mark Grace: 46(1)/FO/G4S
Sammy Sosa: S8/L8LS.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RD+

Top 5

Tim Bogar: 43/G4S
Chris Holt: S/G13
Craig Biggio: D9/L8RD+.1-3
Lance Berkman: S8/L6MD+.3-H;2-H
Jeff Bagwell: 54(1)/FO/G56
Ken Caminiti: W.1-2
Richard Hidalgo: 9/F9LM

Bot 5

Willie Greene: 9/F9D
Jeff Reed: 43/G34
Damon Buford: K

Top 6

Daryle Ward: 43/G34
Tony Eusebio: 63/G6
Tim Bogar: 53/G56S

Bot 6

Jon Lieber: 7/F7LD
Eric Young: 43/G4S
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4S-

Top 7

Bill Spiers: 43/G4S
Craig Biggio: K
Lance Berkman: 5/P56-

Bot 7

Mark Grace: 8/F8LM
Sammy Sosa: 9/F89D+
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F89D

Top 8

Jeff Bagwell: K
Ken Caminiti: 43/G4S
Richard Hidalgo: S/G56-
Daryle Ward: WP.1-2
Daryle Ward: IW
Mitch Meluskey: E4/G4M-.2-3;1-2
Matt Mieske: K

Bot 8

Willie Greene: K
Jeff Reed: 3/G3-
Damon Buford: 43/G4S

Top 9

Roger Cedeno: K
Craig Biggio: S7/G56
Lance Berkman: 5/P56S-
Jeff Bagwell: S7/L7M+.1-2
Ken Caminiti: K

Notes & reviews

DWS: originally E4

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