Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 23, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2003 at Enron Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 2 1
Martinez ss 4 1 4 1
Patterson cf 5 1 2 2
Alou lf 4 0 2 1
O'Leary rf 3 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Karros 1b 4 0 0 0
Bellhorn 3b 3 1 1 0
Miller c 2 1 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Bako c 0 0 0 0
Prior p 3 0 1 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 3 1 1 0
Ensberg 3b 3 2 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 1 1 2
Berkman lf 3 1 0 0
Merced rf 4 1 1 2
Vizcaino ss 4 1 1 3
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Linebrink p 2 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 7
Chicago 200 200 0015121
Houston 600 000 10x770
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior  L (5-2) 6.2 7 7 6 3 6
  Alfonseca   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
6
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Linebrink  W (1-1) 5.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Saarloos   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wagner  SV (13) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
6

  E–Martinez (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 2.  PB–Miller (4).  2B–Chicago Alou (14,off Linebrink); Bellhorn (5,off Linebrink); Grudzielanek (12,off Linebrink), Houston Ausmus (5,off Prior).  HR–Chicago Patterson (9,1st inning off Linebrink 1 on, 1 out), Houston Vizcaino (1,1st inning off Prior 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Alou (4,by Linebrink).  SB–Kent (3,2nd base off Alfonseca/Miller).  WP–Prior (3), Linebrink (5).  HBP–Linebrink (3,Alou).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Mark Carlson, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:38.  A–29,660.
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