Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 23, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2000 at Enron 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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Chicago Cubs 15, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 2 1 0
  Meyers 2b 2 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 2 2 3
Sosa rf 5 1 2 1
  Brown rf 1 0 0 0
White lf 5 2 2 1
  Buford cf 1 0 1 1
Greene 3b 5 2 1 1
Matthews cf,lf 4 2 3 2
Girardi c 5 1 4 2
Huson ss 5 1 2 2
Quevedo p 5 1 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 15 19 13
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 1 2 0 0
Lugo 2b 4 2 1 3
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Cromer ph 1 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 2 0 0 0
  Barker cf 2 0 1 2
Alou rf 3 0 1 0
  Berkman pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Meluskey c 4 0 1 0
Truby 3b 4 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 1 0 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Slusarski p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Ward 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 4 5
Chicago 105 060 01215191
Houston 000 003 020544
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Quevedo  W (2-5) 8.0 4 5 3 4 5
  Aguilera   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
5
3
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (2-5) 4.2 12 12 8 2 0
  Slusarski   1.1 3 0 0 0 2
  Green   2.0 1 1 1 2 3
  Franklin   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
19
15
11
4
7

  E–Matthews (1), Bagwell (8), Berkman (6), Meluskey (10), Truby (8).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 2.  2B–Chicago E Young (33,off Miller); Greene (12,off Miller); White (26,off Miller); Huson (5,off Miller); Grace 2 (31,off Slusarski,off Franklin).  HR–Houston Lugo (5,6th inning off Quevedo 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Matthews (1,2nd base off Miller/Meluskey).  U-HP–Pat Spieler, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Andrew Fletcher.  T–2:46.  A–34,344.
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