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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
2001-08-14 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 40055 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to CF · 3:11
Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 3–1. David Weathers earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Craig Biggio went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: David Weathers L: Ron Villone SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Brian Runge · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Delino DeShields | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sammy Sosa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Fred McGriff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Hundley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Mueller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Julian Tavarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Robert Machado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Augie Ojeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Lugo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Moises Alou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinny Castilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Oswalt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Vizcaino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Richard Hidalgo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Tavarez | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 David Weathers | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Fassero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
 Ron Villone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Octavio Dotel | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Delino DeShields: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: D/L8LM+
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Fred McGriff: K
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: HR/L7LD+
- Julio Lugo: W
- Jeff Bagwell: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Lance Berkman: K
- Moises Alou: K
- Orlando Merced: S/G3-.2-3;1-2
- Vinny Castilla: 9/F89D
Top 2
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8RD
- Michael Tucker: K
- Todd Hundley: 3/G3-
Bot 2
- Brad Ausmus: 9/F9S
- Roy Oswalt: 63/G6S-
- Craig Biggio: S7/G56
- Julio Lugo: K
Top 3
- Bill Mueller: E1/TH1/G3S-.B-2
- Julian Tavarez: 24/SH/BG25-.2-3
- Delino DeShields: 13/G15
- Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9M
- Lance Berkman: 6/L6
- Moises Alou: 63/G6
Top 4
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Fred McGriff: W
- Matt Stairs: S9/G34-.1-2
- Michael Tucker: S8/L8LM.2-3;1-2
- Todd Hundley: K
- Bill Mueller: 7/F7D+
Bot 4
- Orlando Merced: 63/G6
- Vinny Castilla: 53/G56
- Brad Ausmus: 9/F9M
Top 5
- Julian Tavarez: 31/BG3S-
- Delino DeShields: S9/G34
- Ricky Gutierrez: D9/G5.1-3
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Fred McGriff: IW
- Matt Stairs: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Michael Tucker: 3/G3
Bot 5
- Roy Oswalt: 3/G3-
- Craig Biggio: 6/P6D
- Julio Lugo: 43/G4
Top 6
- Todd Hundley: 6/L6D
- Bill Mueller: 143/G13
- Julian Tavarez: K
Bot 6
- Jeff Bagwell: W
- Lance Berkman: 13.1-2
- Moises Alou: IW
- Orlando Merced: 8/F8RM
- Vinny Castilla: W.2-3;1-2
- Brad Ausmus: 8/F8LM
Top 7
- Delino DeShields: 43/G4M
- Ricky Gutierrez: K
- Sammy Sosa: HR/F89D
- Fred McGriff: K
Bot 7
- Jose Vizcaino: K23
- Craig Biggio: 8/F8RD
- Julio Lugo: W
- Jeff Bagwell: SB2
- Jeff Bagwell: 7/F7LM
Top 8
- Matt Stairs: E5/G
- Michael Tucker: 7/F7LD
- Todd Hundley: PO1(E1).1-3
- Todd Hundley: K
- Bill Mueller: IW
- Robert Machado: S7/L6D+.3-H(UR);1-2
- Augie Ojeda: K
Bot 8
- Lance Berkman: 63/G6
- Moises Alou: 63/G6
- Richard Hidalgo: 3/FL/P23F
Top 9
- Ricky Gutierrez: 9/F9M
- Sammy Sosa: 53/G5
- Fred McGriff: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Vinny Castilla: 4/L34D
- Brad Ausmus: S8/L8LS+
- Jose Vizcaino: K
- Craig Biggio: K/C