Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 4, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 5 1 3 0
Perez 2b 3 0 1 0
  Walker ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 3 1
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Barrett c 2 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Rusch p 0 0 0 0
Nevin rf 3 0 1 0
  Pagan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Murton lf 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Prior p 3 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco c 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 2 10 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 1
  Lane rf 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 3 1 0 0
Lamb 1b 3 0 2 3
Berkman rf 4 0 1 1
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Wilson lf 5 1 1 0
Ensberg 3b 2 2 0 0
Everett ss 3 1 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Pettitte p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 5
Chicago 001 000 0012101
Houston 002 002 03x781
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior  L (0-4) 6.0 4 4 3 4 7
  Novoa   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Ohman   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Howry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rusch   1.0 3 3 3 3 2
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
8
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (7-9) 6.0 7 1 1 4 3
  Wheeler   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Lidge   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
6

  E–Prior (2), Lamb (3).  DP–Houston 1. Everett-Biggio-Lamb.  2B–Chicago Pierre (15,off Pettitte); Perez (9,off Pettitte), Houston Wilson (16,off Prior); Lamb (14,off Rusch).  HR–Chicago Blanco (4,9th inning off Lidge 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Taveras (7,off Novoa); Ausmus (3,off Rusch).  HBP–Taveras (5,by Prior).  Team–10.  CS–Pierre (10,2nd base by Pettitte/Ausmus); Lee (3,2nd base by Pettitte/Ausmus).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:11.  A–41,502.
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