Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

65-61, 33-29 Away

Final

67-60, 38-24 Home


CHC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	7	2
0	2	1	2	3	0	0	1	-	9	16	0

R. Villone5-2

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

K. Wood11-10

4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

CubsTop 1st
- R. Villone pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Pop Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- J Bagwell safe at second on error by right fielder S Sosa.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
CubsTop 2nd
- R. Villone pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- R. Villone pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- R. Villone pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- K. Wood pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- R. Villone pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- T Goodwin hit for K Wood.
  0
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- D. Veres pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- G Blum scored, R Hidalgo to third on wild pitch by D Veres.
  1
  7
- 3 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- R. White pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- A. Alfonseca pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- R. White pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- A. Alfonseca pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- M. Guthrie pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- J Vizcaino hit for R White.
  1
  8
- L Berkman safe at first on error by second baseman R Martinez, C Biggio to second.
  1
  8
- M. Guthrie pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CubsTop 8th
- D. Miceli pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- T O'Leary hit for M Guthrie.
  1
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- M. Remlinger pitching for CHC
  CHC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- D. Miceli pitching for HOU
  CHC
  HOU
- R Simon hit for D Miller.
  3
  9
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Cubs
8
Astros
12

Game 1

8/19

Cubs
6
Astros
0

Game 2

8/20

Cubs
3
Astros
9

Game 3

8/21

Daikin Park

8:05 PM, August 21, 2003

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 29,555

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	32	20	.615	-	W2
St. Louis	29	24	.547	3.5	L3
Cincinnati	29	25	.537	4	W3
Pittsburgh	29	26	.527	4.5	W3
Chicago	29	26	.527	4.5	L10

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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

R. Villone5-2

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Pop Out