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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

2001-09-23 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 43057 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind L to R · 3:05

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 7–6. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 7th. Mike Williams earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 3-for-4 with 3 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	6	8
HOU	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	0		7	12

W: Mike Williams L: David Weathers SV: Billy Wagner

Umpires — HP: Charlie Reliford · 1B: Kerwin Danley · 2B: Greg Gibson · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sammy Sosa	4	3	3	4	0	0
Fred McGriff	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rondell White	4	0	0	0	0	3
Todd Hundley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Tucker	2	1	1	0	1	1
Augie Ojeda	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jon Lieber	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Girardi	2	0	1	0	0	1
Roosevelt Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Machado	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	2	1	1	0
Julio Lugo	4	1	0	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	4	2	2	1	0	2
Lance Berkman	3	1	2	2	1	0
Moises Alou	4	1	2	2	0	0
Vinny Castilla	4	1	1	0	0	1
Richard Hidalgo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Brad Ausmus	3	1	1	0	1	0
Tim Redding	1	0	1	1	0	0
Jose Vizcaino	1	0	0	0	0	1
Orlando Merced	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	5.0	8	3	3
Julian Tavarez	1.0	1	2	1
Ron Mahay	0.1	0	0	0
David Weathers	0.2	2	0	1
Kyle Farnsworth	1.0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Redding	5.0	6	1	4
Ricky Stone	1.0	1	0	1
Mike Williams	1.0	1	0	0
Michael Jackson	1.0	0	1	1
Billy Wagner	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: 3/FL/P3DF
Ricky Gutierrez: S9/L89S+
Sammy Sosa: HR/F7D+.1-H
Fred McGriff: 6/L6
Rondell White: 4/P3D

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: W
Julio Lugo: 9/F9D
Jeff Bagwell: K
Lance Berkman: D9/L9LM+.1-3
Moises Alou: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

Todd Hundley: 6/P6
Michael Tucker: K
Augie Ojeda: 8/L8RM+

Bot 2

Vinny Castilla: S8/G6M+
Richard Hidalgo: PB.1-2
Richard Hidalgo: W
Brad Ausmus: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Tim Redding: S9/L34D+.3-H
Craig Biggio: 53/G56S-

Top 3

Jon Lieber: K/C
Eric Young: 8/F8RXD+
Ricky Gutierrez: K23

Bot 3

Julio Lugo: 3/FL
Jeff Bagwell: S8/G6M+
Lance Berkman: HR/F7D+.1-H
Moises Alou: 53/G
Vinny Castilla: 63/G6

Top 4

Sammy Sosa: HR/F8RXD+
Fred McGriff: 3/G3
Rondell White: K/C
Todd Hundley: 2/FL/P23F

Bot 4

Richard Hidalgo: 53/G56
Brad Ausmus: S7
Tim Redding: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
Craig Biggio: S7/L7S+.2-H;BX2(753)

Top 5

Michael Tucker: W
Augie Ojeda: D9/L9LM+.1-H
Jon Lieber: 24/SH.2-3
Eric Young: 3/FL/P3F
Ricky Gutierrez: 9/F89D+

Bot 5

Julio Lugo: K
Jeff Bagwell: K
Lance Berkman: W
Moises Alou: S/G56.1-2
Vinny Castilla: 5(2)/FO/G5-.1-2

Top 6

Sammy Sosa: HR/F7D+
Fred McGriff: HR/L9D+
Rondell White: K
Todd Hundley: 3/L3
Michael Tucker: D9/G3
Augie Ojeda: 63/G6M

Bot 6

Richard Hidalgo: 7/F78M
Brad Ausmus: W
Jose Vizcaino: K/C
Craig Biggio: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 7

Joe Girardi: S/F8LS+
Eric Young: 43(B)645(1)/GDP/G4
Ricky Gutierrez: 13/G13+

Bot 7

Julio Lugo: W
Jeff Bagwell: D9/L9LS+.1-H
Lance Berkman: 63/G6S
Moises Alou: HR/L7D+.2-H
Vinny Castilla: K/C
Richard Hidalgo: D/L8LXD+
Brad Ausmus: 9/F89M

Top 8

Sammy Sosa: 8/F8LXD+
Fred McGriff: W
Rondell White: K
Roosevelt Brown: 43/G4S-

Bot 8

Orlando Merced: 7/F78XD+
Craig Biggio: S8/G6+
Julio Lugo: CS2(26)
Julio Lugo: 8/F8RD+

Top 9

Robert Machado: K/C
Augie Ojeda: 8/F8LM
Joe Girardi: K

Notes & reviews

umpchange,1,umphome,gibsg901
umpchange,1,ump2b,(None)
13 minute umpire injury delay as Reliford struck on head by McGriff's bat; Gibson moved behind plate for remainder of game
Elias gave Biggio two assists on this play. Their thinking: two different runners.
the ball hit the scoreboard and bounced over the fence; long argument by the Cubs; clearly a homer according to rules

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