Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 7, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 2:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Edward Montague
Attendance: 41502
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Juan Pierre CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .270
Neifi Perez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245
     Todd Walker PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 .313
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .252
Michael Barrett C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .305
     Bob Howry RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
     Glendon Rusch RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Phil Nevin RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .247
     Angel Pagan PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
Matt Murton LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .268
     Jacque Jones PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
Ronny Cedeno SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265
Mark Prior SP 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
     Roberto Novoa RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
     Will Ohman RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
     Henry Blanco C 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .240
Totals 35 2 10 2 4 6 23  
Batting
2B - Juan Pierre (15), Neifi Perez (9)
HR - Henry Blanco (4)
TB - Juan Pierre 4, Neifi Perez 2, Derrek Lee 3, Phil Nevin, Matt Murton, Henry Blanco 4
RBI - Derrek Lee (14), Henry Blanco (17)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Aramis Ramirez 2 (28), Michael Barrett (22), Mark Prior 2 (2)
GIDP - Matt Murton (13)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
CS - Juan Pierre (10, 2nd by Pettitte/Ausmus), Derrek Lee (3, 2nd by Pettitte/Ausmus)
PO - Juan Pierre (1st by Pettitte), Derrek Lee (1st by Pettitte)
Fielding
E - Mark Prior (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Mark Prior (L 0-4) 6.0 4 4 3 4 7 0 7.71
Roberto Novoa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.22
Will Ohman 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.46
Bob Howry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.35
Glendon Rusch 1.0 3 3 3 3 2 0 8.19
WP - Mark Prior
HBP - Willy Taveras (by Prior)
Pitches-Strikes - Mark Prior 109-59, Roberto Novoa 4-4, Will Ohman 11-5, Bob Howry 4-3, Glendon Rusch 37-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mark Prior 5-6, Roberto Novoa 1-0, Will Ohman 0-0, Bob Howry 0-1, Glendon Rusch 1-0
Batters Faced - Mark Prior 27, Roberto Novoa 2, Will Ohman 2, Bob Howry 1, Glendon Rusch 9
Inherited Runners-Scored - Will Ohman 1-0, Bob Howry 2-0
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .277
     Jason Lane RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Willy Taveras CF 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 .260
Mike Lamb 1B 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 .333
Lance Berkman RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .322
     Brad Lidge RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Preston Wilson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .289
Morgan Ensberg 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .238
Adam Everett SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .240
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .239
Andy Pettitte SP 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .097
     Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
     Dan Wheeler RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Chris Burke PH-2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
Totals 30 7 8 5 8 10 19  
Batting
2B - Mike Lamb (14), Preston Wilson (16)
TB - Craig Biggio 2, Mike Lamb 3, Lance Berkman, Preston Wilson 2, Adam Everett 2
RBI - Craig Biggio (31), Mike Lamb 3 (26), Lance Berkman (76)
2-Out RBI - Mike Lamb 3 (14), Lance Berkman (26)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Preston Wilson 4 (37), Orlando Palmeiro (8)
S - Willy Taveras (7), Brad Ausmus (3)
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
E - Mike Lamb (3)
PO - Andy Pettitte 2 (Pierre at 1st, Lee at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Andy Pettitte (W 7-9) 6.0 7 1 1 4 3 0 5.37
Dan Wheeler (H 12) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
Brad Lidge 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.35
Pitches-Strikes - Andy Pettitte 106-62, Dan Wheeler 29-23, Brad Lidge 15-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Andy Pettitte 8-6, Dan Wheeler 0-4, Brad Lidge 1-1
Batters Faced - Andy Pettitte 27, Dan Wheeler 8, Brad Lidge 4