Cubs 7, 
Astros 1
| W: | M. Clement (10-10) |
| L: | J. Fernandez (1-2) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Biggio CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 |
| O Merced RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
| J Bagwell 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| J Kent 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .292 |
| L Berkman LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .287 |
| G Blum 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .258 |
| c-G Zaun PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| E Bruntlett 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| B Ausmus C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .220 |
| A Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| J Fernandez P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| a-C Porter PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| R White P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-M Ensberg PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .289 |
| D Miceli P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-R Hidalgo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .309 |
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 28 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Fernandez in the 5th b-popped out to first for R White in the 6th c-doubled to right for G Blum in the 8th d-struck out swinging for D Miceli in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Kent (28, M Clement); G Zaun (7, M Guthrie); O Merced (15, J Borowski) RBI: A Everett (33) S: A Everett 2-out RBI: A Everett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Merced 1, G Blum 1, R Hidalgo 1, L Berkman 2, M Ensberg 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Biggio (1, fly ball) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Fernandez (L, 3-3) | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 78-52 | 5.27 |
| R White | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35-19 | 9.00 |
| D Miceli | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.86 |
| B Lidge | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37-20 | 2.74 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 169-104 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Alou (By J Fernandez) HBP: A Ojeda (By J Fernandez); M Alou (By R White); A Ramirez (By R White) Batters faced: J Fernandez 21; R White 7; D Miceli 6; B Lidge 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Fernandez 2-5; R White 0-1; D Miceli 4-1; B Lidge 1-0 Game Scores: J Fernandez 37 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Lofton CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .283 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| S Sosa RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .295 |
| M Alou LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| H Choi 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .229 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 |
| A Ojeda 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| P Bako C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| M Clement P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .156 |
| D Veres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Guthrie P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Farnsworth P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-T O'Leary PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| J Borowski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |
| a-struck out looking for K Farnsworth in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: H Choi (17, J Fernandez); A Gonzalez (29, J Fernandez) HR: A Gonzalez (16, 8th inning off B Lidge 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Choi 2 (28), K Lofton (34), A Gonzalez 3 (48), P Bako (11) SF: K Lofton 2-out RBI: H Choi 2, A Gonzalez 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Lofton 2, H Choi 1, S Sosa 1, A Ramirez 3 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Lofton (24, 2nd base off J Fernandez/B Ausmus) CS: P Bako (1, 2nd base by J Fernandez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Clement 2 (4, throw 2) PB: P Bako. | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Clement (W, 14-12) | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 97-62 | 3.93 |
| D Veres (H, 4) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.52 |
| M Guthrie | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.78 |
| K Farnsworth | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.00 |
| J Borowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 161-106 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Clement Batters faced: M Clement 26; D Veres 5; M Guthrie 2; K Farnsworth 3; J Borowski 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Clement 4-7; D Veres 0-4; M Guthrie 0-0; K Farnsworth 0-1; J Borowski 0-2 Game Scores: M Clement 65 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | CHC | |||
 | 1st | H Choi doubled to left center, K Lofton and A Gonzalez scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | K Lofton hit sacrifice fly to center, A Ojeda scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | A Gonzalez doubled to left, P Bako scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 5th | P Bako walked, M Alou scored, H Choi to third, A Ramirez to second. | 0 | 5 |
 | 6th | A Everett walked, J Bagwell scored, J Kent to third, G Blum to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | A Gonzalez homered to left, K Lofton scored. | 1 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 39,769 (96.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:36 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Mike Fichter |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 14th 2003
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 | in 10 |
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| San Francisco | Postponed | |
| NY Mets |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Anaheim | 5 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |