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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

2006-06-05 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 32814 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:29

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 8–0. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 2nd. Carlos Zambrano earned the win. Carlos Zambrano went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	13
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

W: Carlos Zambrano L: Taylor Buchholz SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Jim Reynolds · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Juan Pierre	4	0	2	0	1	0
Tony Womack	5	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Barrett	5	1	1	1	0	1
Todd Walker	4	2	2	0	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jacque Jones	4	1	2	2	0	1
Freddie Bynum	4	1	1	0	0	2
Ronny Cedeno	4	2	2	0	0	0
Carlos Zambrano	3	1	1	4	0	0
John Mabry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Nevin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	0	0	0
Chris Burke	4	0	0	1
Lance Berkman	3	0	0	2
Morgan Ensberg	2	0	1	1
Mike Lamb	2	0	1	0
Preston Wilson	3	1	0	1
Brad Ausmus	3	0	0	1
Eric Bruntlett	3	0	0	1
Taylor Buchholz	1	0	0	1
Dave Borkowski	1	0	0	0
Willy Taveras	1	0	0	0
Jason Lane	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Zambrano	8.0	1	2	8
Will Ohman	1.0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Taylor Buchholz	5.0	11	1	2
Dave Borkowski	4.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Juan Pierre: 63/G6
Tony Womack: 53/G6S-
Michael Barrett: 43/G4

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: 3/P3
Chris Burke: K
Lance Berkman: K

Top 2

Todd Walker: S7/L7M+
Aramis Ramirez: WP.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: D7.2-H
Jacque Jones: K
Freddie Bynum: S6/G6.2-3
Ronny Cedeno: SB2
Ronny Cedeno: FC6/G6S.3XH(62);2-3
Carlos Zambrano: HR/F89XD+.3-H;1-H
Juan Pierre: S7/L7LS+
Tony Womack: SB2
Tony Womack: 5/P13

Bot 2

Morgan Ensberg: 53/G5
Mike Lamb: 31/G34
Preston Wilson: K

Top 3

Michael Barrett: HR/F7LD+
Todd Walker: 31/G3+
Aramis Ramirez: 7/F7M
Jacque Jones: HR/F78D+
Freddie Bynum: 8/F8RD

Bot 3

Brad Ausmus: 8/F8RXD+
Eric Bruntlett: 9/F9D
Taylor Buchholz: K

Top 4

Ronny Cedeno: T7/F78XD+
Carlos Zambrano: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H
Juan Pierre: W
Tony Womack: SB2
Tony Womack: 7/F78M
Michael Barrett: 8/P8RS

Bot 4

Craig Biggio: 13/G13
Chris Burke: 7/L78D+
Lance Berkman: 6/P4MS

Top 5

Todd Walker: S8/P8RS
Aramis Ramirez: 43/G4M.1-2
Jacque Jones: S9/L9LM+.2-H
Freddie Bynum: K
Ronny Cedeno: S8/L8LS+.1-2
Carlos Zambrano: 43/G4+

Bot 5

Morgan Ensberg: W
Mike Lamb: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Preston Wilson: 53/G5

Top 6

Juan Pierre: 1/L15
Tony Womack: 63/G6
Michael Barrett: 63/G6

Bot 6

Brad Ausmus: 8/F89D+
Eric Bruntlett: 53/G5
Dave Borkowski: 43/G4

Top 7

Todd Walker: 7/F7D
Aramis Ramirez: S8/G6+
Jacque Jones: 9/F89XD+
Freddie Bynum: K

Bot 7

Craig Biggio: 5
Chris Burke: 8/F8RM
Lance Berkman: K

Top 8

Ronny Cedeno: 53/G5-
Carlos Zambrano: 13/G
Juan Pierre: S7/G
Tony Womack: 63/G6S-

Bot 8

Morgan Ensberg: K
Mike Lamb: W
Preston Wilson: S9/G34+.1-2
Brad Ausmus: WP.2-3;1-2
Brad Ausmus: K
Eric Bruntlett: K

Top 9

Michael Barrett: K
John Mabry: 3/G
Phil Nevin: K

Bot 9

Willy Taveras: 3/P3F
Jason Lane: 7/F7D+
Chris Burke: 53/G5

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Kerwin Danley left the game after being hit on the collarbone in the second inning; Gary Cederstrom moved to the plate and Jim Reynolds moved from second to first

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