Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 3, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 2000 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0
Berkman rf 5 0 1 2
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Hidalgo cf 4 1 2 1
Ward lf 2 0 0 0
  Lugo pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 0 0 0
  Meluskey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
  Mieske ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Holt p 2 1 1 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 1 1 1
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 1 1
Greene 3b 3 1 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
Buford cf 4 0 1 2
Lieber p 3 0 1 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Andrews 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Houston 000 120 000380
Chicago 400 000 00x471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (1-4) 6.0 7 4 4 4 2
  Powell   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (3-2) 7.2 6 3 3 4 7
  Farnsworth   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera  SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
10

  E–E Young (4).  2B–Houston Biggio (4,off Lieber), Chicago Rodriguez (7,off Holt).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (7,4th inning off Lieber 0 on, 1 out), Chicago E Young (2,1st inning off Holt 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Ward (1,by Lieber).  HBP–E Young (1,by Holt).  SB–Biggio (4,2nd base off Lieber/Reed).  WP–Holt (2), Lieber (2).  HBP–Holt (2,E Young).  IBB–Lieber (2,Ward).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Mike Fichter.  T–2:37.  A–26,828.
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