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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
2005-09-29 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 37820 · 83°F · Wind 15 mph from LF · 2:12
Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 3–2. Glendon Rusch earned the win and Ryan Dempster picked up the save. Lance Berkman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Glendon Rusch L: Wandy Rodriguez SV: Ryan Dempster
Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Ed Rapuano · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Macias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Neifi Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Derrek Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Murton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeromy Burnitz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Corey Patterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Glendon Rusch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willy Taveras | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Morgan Ensberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Lane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Burke | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Chavez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wandy Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Vizcaino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Orlando Palmeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Lamb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon Rusch | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
 Michael Wuertz | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Dempster | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
 Dan Wheeler | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Macias: W
- Neifi Perez: 8/F8RD+
- Derrek Lee: 3/P3F
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L8RM+.1-3
- Matt Murton: 13/G25-
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: 5/P56S
- Willy Taveras: 53/G56S
- Morgan Ensberg: 63/G6S
Top 2
- Jeromy Burnitz: 8/F8RS-
- Michael Barrett: 53/G5
- Corey Patterson: E4/G34
- Glendon Rusch: 4/P4
Bot 2
- Lance Berkman: HR/F9D+
- Jason Lane: 9/F89D+
- Chris Burke: S8/G6+
- Adam Everett: S8/L8RM+.1-3
- Raul Chavez: CSH(253).1-2
- Raul Chavez: W
- Wandy Rodriguez: K
Top 3
- Jose Macias: K
- Neifi Perez: 5/L56
- Derrek Lee: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 3
- Craig Biggio: S7/G56+
- Willy Taveras: S1.1-2
- Morgan Ensberg: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Lance Berkman: K23
Top 4
- Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G56
- Matt Murton: HR/F9D+
- Jeromy Burnitz: 31/G3
- Michael Barrett: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Jason Lane: 8/P8LS
- Chris Burke: 8/F8RXD+
- Adam Everett: K
Top 5
- Corey Patterson: K
- Glendon Rusch: 5/L56+
- Jose Macias: 63/G56
Bot 5
- Raul Chavez: K
- Wandy Rodriguez: 53/G56
- Craig Biggio: 8/F8LXD+
Top 6
- Neifi Perez: 7/F7D+
- Derrek Lee: HR/F78XD+
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L6MD+
- Matt Murton: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 6
- Willy Taveras: 4/P4MD-
- Morgan Ensberg: 2/P2RF
- Lance Berkman: 63/G6S
Top 7
- Jeromy Burnitz: HP
- Michael Barrett: E6/TH/FO/G6.1-3;B-2
- Corey Patterson: WP.3-H;2-3
- Corey Patterson: 13/G13
- Glendon Rusch: CSH(2)
- Glendon Rusch: S8/G4M+
- Jose Macias: K
Bot 7
- Jason Lane: 7/F78D+
- Chris Burke: S9/F8RM-
- Adam Everett: S9/L9S+.1-3
- Jeff Bagwell: 8/SF/L8LD+.3-H
- Jose Vizcaino: K
Top 8
- Neifi Perez: 3/G3
- Derrek Lee: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: S7/L6D
- Matt Murton: 9/F89M
Bot 8
- Craig Biggio: K
- Willy Taveras: 43/G4
- Morgan Ensberg: W
- Lance Berkman: 8/F8RS
Top 9
- Jeromy Burnitz: 7/F78XD+
- Michael Barrett: K
- Corey Patterson: K23
Bot 9
- Jason Lane: K
- Orlando Palmeiro: W
- Mike Lamb: K
- Luke Scott: D8/G4M+.1XH(842)