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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
2001-07-20 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 43163 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to RF · 2:59
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. Houston Astros put up 5 in the 5th. Tim Redding earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Orlando Merced went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Tim Redding L: Jon Lieber SV: Billy Wagner
Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Mark Barron · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Delino DeShields | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Corey Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jon Lieber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Robert Machado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinny Castilla | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Ausmus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Redding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Orlando Merced | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Octavio Dotel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lieber | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Felix Heredia | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fyhrie | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Redding | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
 Ron Villone | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Octavio Dotel | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eric Young: K
- Delino DeShields: W
- Sammy Sosa: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8LD
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: 3/G3-
- Julio Lugo: S7/G56
- Jeff Bagwell: K
- Lance Berkman: 63/G56
Top 2
- Ron Coomer: HR/L7D+
- Ricky Gutierrez: D/L78M+
- Corey Patterson: K
- Joe Girardi: S9/G34+.2-3;B-2(THH)
- Jon Lieber: FC3/G34S.3XH(32);2-3;B-1
- Eric Young: W.1-2
- Delino DeShields: 3/G3
Bot 2
- Moises Alou: K
- Richard Hidalgo: S7/L78S
- Vinny Castilla: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 3
- Sammy Sosa: 7/F78M
- Matt Stairs: 9/FL/F9LSF
- Ron Coomer: K
Bot 3
- Brad Ausmus: 7/F7D
- Tim Redding: K
- Craig Biggio: 8/F8LM
Top 4
- Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6
- Corey Patterson: 8/F8RD
- Joe Girardi: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Julio Lugo: 3/BG3
- Jeff Bagwell: S8/G4M+
- Lance Berkman: 8/F8RD+
- Moises Alou: 5/P56
Top 5
- Jon Lieber: 7/F78S
- Eric Young: S/L78S+
- Delino DeShields: SB2
- Delino DeShields: CS3(25)
- Delino DeShields: S7/G56+
- Sammy Sosa: SB2
- Sammy Sosa: D9/L3D.2-H
- Matt Stairs: W
- Ron Coomer: K
Bot 5
- Richard Hidalgo: S8/L8LS+
- Vinny Castilla: S8/L8LS+.1-2
- Brad Ausmus: 3E4/SH/BG23-.2-3;1-2
- Orlando Merced: HR/L9LD+.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR)
- Craig Biggio: D7/F7D+
- Julio Lugo: 43/G4.2-3
- Jeff Bagwell: PB.3-H
- Jeff Bagwell: S/G4MD
- Lance Berkman: 4/P3-
- Moises Alou: 53/G56
Top 6
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G56
- Corey Patterson: S8/L6M+
- Joe Girardi: W.1-2
- Miguel Cairo: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
Bot 6
- Richard Hidalgo: K
- Vinny Castilla: 53/G5
- Brad Ausmus: K
Top 7
- Eric Young: 3/G3
- Delino DeShields: K
- Sammy Sosa: K
Bot 7
- Octavio Dotel: K
- Craig Biggio: 8/F8RM
- Julio Lugo: S9/L9S
- Jeff Bagwell: 3/P3
Top 8
- Matt Stairs: 5/P5S-
- Ron Coomer: K/C
- Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Lance Berkman: D/L8LXD+
- Moises Alou: K/C
- Richard Hidalgo: 9/F89D+.2-3
- Vinny Castilla: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Gary Matthews: W
- Joe Girardi: 43/G34-.1-2
- Robert Machado: 53/G56
- Eric Young: 8/F8LD