Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 5, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. 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 8, Houston Astros 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 0 2 0
Womack 2b 5 0 0 0
Barrett c 5 1 1 1
Walker 1b 4 2 2 0
  Mabry ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 2 1
  Nevin ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 1 2 2
  Murton lf 0 0 0 0
Bynum lf,rf 4 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 2 2 0
Zambrano p 3 1 1 4
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lane cf 1 0 0 0
Burke cf,2b 4 0 0 0
Berkman rf 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 2 0 0 0
Lamb 1b 2 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Bruntlett ss 3 0 0 0
Buchholz p 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 1 0 0 0
  Taveras ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0
Chicago 042 110 0008130
Houston 000 000 000010
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (4-3) 8.0 1 0 0 2 8
  Ohman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Buchholz  L (3-5) 5.0 11 8 8 1 2
  Borkowski   4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Cedeno-Womack-Walker.  2B–Chicago Ramirez (11,off Buchholz).  3B–Chicago Cedeno (4,off Buchholz).  HR–Chicago Zambrano (1,2nd inning off Buchholz 2 on 2 out); Barrett (7,3rd inning off Buchholz 0 on 0 out); Jones (11,3rd inning off Buchholz 0 on 2 out).  SF–Zambrano (1,off Buchholz).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  SB–Bynum (4,2nd base off Buchholz/Ausmus); Pierre 2 (19,2nd base off Buchholz/Ausmus 2).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:29.  A–32,814.
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