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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
2001-07-21 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 43208 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind R to L · 3:00
Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Kyle Farnsworth earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
W: Kyle Farnsworth L: Ron Villone SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Mark Barron · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sammy Sosa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Tucker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Robert Machado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Kevin Tapani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Lugo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lance Berkman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vinny Castilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brad Ausmus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Mlicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Servais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Vizcaino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tapani | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Mlicki | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Mann | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Villone | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Michael Jackson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eric Young: 4/P34D
- Delino DeShields: 3/G3
- Sammy Sosa: HR/L7D+
- Matt Stairs: S9/L89S
- Michael Tucker: E6/TH/G6.1-2
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: K
- Julio Lugo: S7/L56
- Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9LM
- Lance Berkman: CS2(23)
Top 2
- Ron Coomer: D9/F9D+
- Robert Machado: W
- Kevin Tapani: 25(2)/FO/BG2R-.1-2
- Eric Young: W.2-3;1-2
- Delino DeShields: 12(3)3/GDP/G15
Bot 2
- Lance Berkman: HR/F7LD
- Moises Alou: 7/F7D
- Richard Hidalgo: K/C
- Vinny Castilla: K
Top 3
- Sammy Sosa: HR/F8LXD+
- Matt Stairs: 43/G34
- Michael Tucker: D9/G3+
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G56
- Ron Coomer: K
Bot 3
- Brad Ausmus: S9/L34
- Dave Mlicki: 34/SH/BG23-.1-2
- Craig Biggio: FC6/G6.2X3(65);B-1
- Julio Lugo: K
Top 4
- Robert Machado: 31/G34S-
- Kevin Tapani: S8/G6
- Eric Young: 9/F9M
- Delino DeShields: W.1-2
- Sammy Sosa: 43/G4M+
Bot 4
- Jeff Bagwell: K
- Lance Berkman: K/C
- Moises Alou: K
Top 5
- Matt Stairs: D/L8RXD+
- Michael Tucker: S/G6S-.2-3
- Ricky Gutierrez: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
- Ron Coomer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Robert Machado: IW
- Kevin Tapani: DI.1-2
- Kevin Tapani: 8/F8RM
Bot 5
- Richard Hidalgo: S7/G56+
- Vinny Castilla: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Brad Ausmus: 13/G13
Top 6
- Eric Young: S7/L7S+
- Delino DeShields: 9/F8RM
- Sammy Sosa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 6
- Scott Servais: K
- Craig Biggio: 7/F7D+
- Julio Lugo: W
- Jeff Bagwell: HR/F89XD+.1-H
- Lance Berkman: K
Top 7
- Matt Stairs: K
- Michael Tucker: 6/P6M
- Ricky Gutierrez: K
Bot 7
- Moises Alou: K
- Richard Hidalgo: K
- Vinny Castilla: 9/F89M
Top 8
- Ron Coomer: S8/G4M
- Robert Machado: 36(1)/FO/BG23-
- Miguel Cairo: S7/L7S+.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Eric Young: 43/G4S.3-H;2-3
- Delino DeShields: S7/L56.3-H
- Sammy Sosa: IW.1-2
- Kyle Farnsworth: SB3
- Kyle Farnsworth: DI.1-2
- Kyle Farnsworth: K/C
Bot 8
- Jose Vizcaino: 7/F7S
- Orlando Merced: 8/F8RXD+
- Craig Biggio: 63/G6
Top 9
- Michael Tucker: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4MD
- Ron Coomer: 3/P3S
Bot 9
- Julio Lugo: W
- Jeff Bagwell: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Lance Berkman: D/L8RXD+
- Moises Alou: S8/G6M.2-H
- Richard Hidalgo: 8/F8RD+