Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 15, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 8 1 1 0
Izturis ss 8 0 4 1
Pagan lf 3 1 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Nevin ph 1 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Zambrano ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol ph 1 0 0 0
  Hill p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 8 2 3 0
Jones rf 7 2 2 3
Mabry 1b 8 0 1 0
Cedeno 2b 7 1 1 1
Blanco c 3 0 1 0
  Barrett ph,c 4 0 1 0
Mateo p 1 0 0 0
  Theriot ph 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
  Murton lf 5 1 2 3
Totals 66 8 16 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 9 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
  Burke 2b 4 0 3 0
Lamb 1b 4 1 1 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 4 0 0 0
Berkman rf,1b,lf 6 1 0 0
Scott lf 5 1 3 0
  Borkowski p 2 0 0 0
Huff 3b 5 1 3 2
  Nieve p 0 0 0 0
  Munson ph,1b 3 0 1 0
Everett ss 7 1 1 2
Ausmus c 6 1 2 0
Clemens p 1 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 2
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lane rf 5 0 0 0
Totals 66 6 16 6
Chicago 110 030 001 000 000 0028160
Houston 000 204 000 000 000 0006160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mateo   5.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Ohman   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Wuertz   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Aardsma   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Eyre   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Howry   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Novoa   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Guzman   3.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Dempster   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Hill  W (3-5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
18.0
16
6
6
6
12
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   6.0 7 5 5 1 5
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Springer   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Nieve   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Borkowski  L (1-1) 6.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
18.0
16
8
8
3
12

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Everett-Burke-Berkman, Burke-Everett-Munson, Houston 2. Everett-Burke-Berkman, Burke-Everett-Munson.  2B–Chicago Ramirez (25,off Borkowski), Houston Huff (5,off Mateo); Palmeiro (4,off Wuertz); Burke (19,off Novoa); Ausmus (13,off Guzman).  3B–Chicago Pierre (10,off Clemens), Houston Everett (4,off Wuertz).  HR–Chicago Cedeno (5,2nd inning off Clemens 0 on 0 out); Jones (20,5th inning off Clemens 2 on 2 out); Murton (8,9th inning off Lidge 0 on 0 out).  SH–Mateo (1,off Clemens); Cedeno (14,off Clemens); Everett (5,off Dempster).  HBP–Jones (3,by Clemens); Theriot (1,by Clemens); Clemens (1,by Mateo); Burke (12,by Dempster).  IBB–Barrett (2,by Borkowski); Berkman (13,by Novoa); Scott (4,by Novoa).  Team LOB–11.  Team–15.  SB–Theriot (5,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus); Burke (8,2nd base off Dempster/Barrett).  CS–Scott (1,Home by Howry/Barrett).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Andy Fletcher, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–5:36.  A–41,531.
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