Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Kent2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .349 | .471 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .359 | .554 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .371 | .443 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 | .454 | .527 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .337 | .488 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .328 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .327 | .390 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .303 | .324 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .331 | .343 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .323 | .400 |
| 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
a-struck out swinging for C Harville in the 6th
b-singled to center for K Bullinger in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BC Biggio (36, M Prior); J Vizcaino 2 (15, M Prior 2); J Bagwell (23, M Prior)
- HRJ Bagwell (19, 1st inning off M Prior 1 on, 1 Out); C Beltran (18, 7th inning off J Leicester 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Bagwell 2 (58), C Beltran (40)
- SHC Beltran; B Backe
- Team LOB12
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Ensberg-J Kent-J Bagwell)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Lee1B |
M. AlouLF |
S. SosaRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .345 | .481 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .362 | .546 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .362 | .504 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .344 | .547 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .341 | .542 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .362 | .578 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .354 | .482 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .346 | .497 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .272 | .310 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .346 | .430 |
| 34 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
a-reached on infield single to second for M Prior in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BM Barrett (24, B Backe); M Alou (26, K Bullinger)
- HRS Sosa (29, 3rd inning off B Backe 2 on, 2 Out); A Ramirez (27, 3rd inning off B Backe 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Alou (83), S Sosa 3 (63), A Ramirez 2 (84), C Patterson (58), N Garciaparra (12)
- 2Out RBIS Sosa 3, A Ramirez, N Garciaparra
- SFM Alou; A Ramirez
- GIDPD Lee
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBT Goodwin (4, 2nd base off K Bullinger/B Ausmus)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Backe(L,5-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 69-44 | 5.63 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 5.60 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 5.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 5.18 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 121-75 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Backe 1-4; C Harville 4-1; K Bullinger 2-4; M Gallo 1-2
- Game ScoresB Backe 16
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Prior(W,6-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 116-75 | 4.60 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27-15 | 3.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 2.92 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.26 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 187-115 |
- Pitching
- IBBD Lee (By M Gallo)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Prior 4-6; J Leicester 0-1; M Remlinger 1-2; K Farnsworth 1-1
- Game ScoresM Prior 55
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Bagwell homered to right, C Biggio scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | M Alou hit sacrifice fly to center, M Prior scored, D Lee to third. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | S Sosa homered to right, D Lee and N Garciaparra scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | A Ramirez homered to center. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4th | C Patterson singled to right, M Barrett scored, M Prior to second. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4th | N Garciaparra singled to center, M Prior scored. | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7th | C Beltran homered to right. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7th | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, M Alou scored. | 3 | 8 | ||
HOU wins 3-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
2:20 PM, August 26, 2004
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,216
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Young
- Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

