Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 3, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. 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 2, Houston Astros 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 0 3 0
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 3 2 1 1
Barrett c 3 0 0 0
Pagan lf 3 0 1 1
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Marmol p 2 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Murton lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 2 1
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 4 1 0 0
Lamb 1b 4 1 1 0
Berkman rf 3 3 2 4
Wilson lf 4 0 2 1
Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 1
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Nieve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 7
Chicago 010 100 000260
Houston 200 023 00x770
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Marmol  L (1-3) 4.1 5 4 4 7 1
  Novoa   1.0 1 2 2 0 1
  Ohman   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Williamson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
7
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (1-2) 5.0 4 2 2 3 5
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Nieve   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Cedeno-Walker-Lee, Houston 1. Ensberg-Bruntlett-Lamb.  2B–Chicago Pierre (14,off Clemens), Houston Wilson 2 (15,off Marmol 2); Lamb (13,off Marmol).  3B–Chicago Pierre (6,off Clemens).  HR–Chicago Jones (15,2nd inning off Clemens 0 on 1 out), Houston Biggio (7,1st inning off Marmol 0 on 0 out); Berkman 2 (24,1st inning off Marmol 0 on 2 out,6th inning off Ohman 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Clemens (1,off Marmol).  HBP–Taveras (4,by Novoa).  IBB–Everett (5,by Marmol); Berkman (7,by Marmol).  Team–7.  SB–Jones (4,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:53.  A–41,655.
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