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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

2003-05-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 16 innings · Att: 37719 · 51°F, sunny · Wind 24 mph · 4:26

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 1–0. Todd Wellemeyer earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10

W: Todd Wellemeyer L: Ricky Stone SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Brian Runge · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	5	0	1	0	1	1
Geoff Blum	6	0	0	0	0	2
Lance Berkman	5	0	1	0	2	2
Jeff Kent	7	0	0	0	0	3
Orlando Merced	5	0	1	0	1	1
Colin Porter	3	0	1	0	0	1
Brad Ausmus	5	0	0	0	1	0
Adam Everett	5	0	0	0	1	2
Roy Oswalt	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Vizcaino	1	0	1	0	0	0
Morgan Ensberg	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Hunter	1	0	0	0	1	0
Gregg Zaun	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wade Miller	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Grudzielanek	7	0	1	0	0	3
Alex Gonzalez	6	1	1	0	1	3
Corey Patterson	6	0	3	0	1	2
Sammy Sosa	7	0	1	1	0	5
Moises Alou	6	0	1	0	0	1
Hee-Seop Choi	6	0	1	0	0	4
Ramon Martinez	5	0	2	0	1	0
Paul Bako	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Zambrano	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Goodwin	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lenny Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0
Troy O'Leary	1	0	0	0	0	1
Damian Miller	3	0	0	0	0	3
Mark Bellhorn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Karros	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Oswalt	7.0	5	0	8
Octavio Dotel	2.0	0	2	4
Brad Lidge	3.0	3	1	6
Billy Wagner	2.0	0	0	4
Ricky Stone	1.1	2	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Zambrano	8.0	3	3	4
Mike Remlinger	0.2	0	1	1
Antonio Alfonseca	1.1	1	1	0
Joe Borowski	2.0	1	0	2
Kyle Farnsworth	2.0	1	2	3
Todd Wellemeyer	2.0	0	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 8/F8RXD+
Geoff Blum: K
Lance Berkman: 63/G6S-

Bot 1

Mark Grudzielanek: S8/L4MD
Alex Gonzalez: 5/L56
Corey Patterson: S7/G56.1-2
Sammy Sosa: K
Moises Alou: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Jeff Kent: 7/F7D+
Orlando Merced: S7/F8LM
Colin Porter: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

Hee-Seop Choi: K
Ramon Martinez: S7/L7S
Paul Bako: 64(1)3/GDP/G6-

Top 3

Brad Ausmus: W
Adam Everett: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Roy Oswalt: 63/G6M-

Bot 3

Carlos Zambrano: 63/G6
Mark Grudzielanek: 63/G6M
Alex Gonzalez: 8/F89XD+

Top 4

Craig Biggio: 53/G5
Geoff Blum: K
Lance Berkman: 63/G6+

Bot 4

Corey Patterson: 6/P4
Sammy Sosa: K
Moises Alou: S9/L9M
Hee-Seop Choi: POCS2(13)

Top 5

Jeff Kent: 8/F8RM
Orlando Merced: 43/G34-
Colin Porter: K

Bot 5

Hee-Seop Choi: K
Ramon Martinez: 63/G6MS-
Paul Bako: 7/F7M

Top 6

Brad Ausmus: 63/G6
Adam Everett: 3/P23
Roy Oswalt: K

Bot 6

Carlos Zambrano: K
Mark Grudzielanek: 9/F9M
Alex Gonzalez: K

Top 7

Craig Biggio: HP
Geoff Blum: 26(1)/FO/BG2R-
Lance Berkman: W.1-2
Jeff Kent: 8/F89D+
Orlando Merced: 9/F89D+

Bot 7

Corey Patterson: S4/G4S
Sammy Sosa: K
Moises Alou: 64(1)/FO/G56
Hee-Seop Choi: K

Top 8

Colin Porter: S7/L78S
Brad Ausmus: 16(1)/FO/BG13S-
Adam Everett: 64(1)/FO/G6
Jose Vizcaino: S6/G56.1-2
Craig Biggio: WP.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: W
Geoff Blum: 3/L3+

Bot 8

Ramon Martinez: W
Tom Goodwin: W.1-2
Lenny Harris: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Mark Grudzielanek: K
Alex Gonzalez: K

Top 9

Lance Berkman: W
Jeff Kent: K
Orlando Merced: 43/G4.1-2
Morgan Ensberg: S7/L7S.2XH(72)

Bot 9

Corey Patterson: K
Sammy Sosa: K
Moises Alou: 63/G6

Top 10

Brad Ausmus: 53/G5
Adam Everett: W
Jeff Bagwell: 6/LDP/L6.1X1(63)

Bot 10

Hee-Seop Choi: 7/F7M+
Ramon Martinez: 8/F8LM
Troy O'Leary: K

Top 11

Craig Biggio: S7/L78M
Geoff Blum: 14/SH/BG13S-.1-2
Lance Berkman: K
Jeff Kent: 9/F9S+

Bot 11

Damian Miller: K
Mark Grudzielanek: K
Alex Gonzalez: D8/F8RXD+
Corey Patterson: IW
Sammy Sosa: K

Top 12

Orlando Merced: K
Brian Hunter: 9/F9M+
Brad Ausmus: 4/P34

Bot 12

Moises Alou: K
Hee-Seop Choi: S9/L34D
Ramon Martinez: S9/G34.1-2
Mark Bellhorn: 5/P7S
Damian Miller: K

Top 13

Adam Everett: K
Gregg Zaun: 8/F8RS
Craig Biggio: K

Bot 13

Mark Grudzielanek: K
Alex Gonzalez: K
Corey Patterson: K

Top 14

Geoff Blum: 8/F89S
Lance Berkman: S1/G13
Jeff Kent: WP.1-2
Jeff Kent: K
Orlando Merced: IW
Brian Hunter: W.2-3;1-2
Brad Ausmus: 8/P8LS

Bot 14

Sammy Sosa: 63/G6
Moises Alou: 63/G6
Hee-Seop Choi: K

Top 15

Adam Everett: K
Wade Miller: K
Craig Biggio: 63/G6

Bot 15

Ramon Martinez: 8/F8RM
Eric Karros: 7/F78M
Damian Miller: K

Top 16

Geoff Blum: 43/G4S
Lance Berkman: K
Jeff Kent: K

Bot 16

Mark Grudzielanek: 8/F8LD+
Alex Gonzalez: W
Corey Patterson: S9/L89S.1-3(E9)
Sammy Sosa: S9/G4S.3-H(UR);1-2