Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 2003 at Wrigley 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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Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 0 0 0
  Porter ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Vizcaino ss,2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 0
Kent 2b 3 1 0 0
  Everett ss 1 0 0 0
Berkman lf 5 2 2 1
Ensberg 3b 2 3 1 1
Hunter rf,cf 4 1 2 2
Ausmus c 3 1 1 3
Miller p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 8 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 2 0 0 0
  O'Leary lf 1 0 0 0
Patterson cf 3 1 1 1
Choi 1b 3 0 0 0
Harris 3b 2 0 0 0
Miller c 3 0 1 0
Estes p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 1 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Bellhorn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
Houston 010 440 000980
Chicago 000 010 000121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (3-6) 9.0 2 1 1 1 14
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
14
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Estes  L (5-4) 4.1 7 8 8 3 0
  Cruz   2.2 1 1 0 2 5
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Alfonseca   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
9
8
5
8

  E–Gonzalez (4).  2B–Houston Ausmus (6,off Estes); Hunter (3,off Cruz).  HR–Houston Ensberg (6,2nd inning off Estes 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Patterson (11,5th inning off Miller 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Estes (4,off Miller).  WP–Miller (4), Estes (3).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:29.  A–36,687.
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