Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - April 30, 2005

Scores for Apr 30, 2005

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/30)

(12-11, 6-6 away)

(9-13, 8-3 home)

7:05 PM ET, April 30, 2005

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: B. Backe (2-1)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Hairston 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.254
c-B Grieve PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400
N Perez SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.368
C Patterson CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.284
D Lee 1B	4	0	1	1	0	2	2	.419
A Ramirez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241
J Burnitz RF	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	.299
T Hollandsworth LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250
M Barrett C	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.225
K Wood P	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125
a-J Dubois PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.346
C Bartosh P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
M Remlinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-R Cedeno PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
M Wuertz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Novoa P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-J Macias PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Totals	34	5	8	5	2	9	8
a-homered to left for K Wood in the 4th b-struck out swinging for M Remlinger in the 7th c-struck out looking for J Hairston in the 9th d-grounded to pitcher for R Novoa in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Burnitz (7, B Backe) HR: J Dubois (3, 4th inning off B Backe 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Barrett (9), J Dubois 2 (9), D Lee (28), J Burnitz (17) SF: J Burnitz 2-out RBI: M Barrett, J Dubois 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Hollandsworth 1, D Lee 1, K Wood 1 Team LOB: 5

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Wood	3.0	4	3	3	2	6	0	54-34	6.15
C Bartosh (L, 0-2)	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	37-24	2.79
M Remlinger	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	5.87
M Wuertz	1.0	2	3	3	3	0	0	30-11	4.38
R Novoa	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	3.37
Totals	8.0	10	7	7	6	12	0	142-85
PITCHING IBB: J Vizcaino (By M Wuertz); M Ensberg (By M Wuertz) Batters faced: K Wood 15; C Bartosh 9; M Remlinger 4; M Wuertz 8; R Novoa 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Wood 2-1; C Bartosh 1-1; M Remlinger 1-1; M Wuertz 1-2; R Novoa 1-1 Game Scores: K Wood 43

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Taveras CF	4	1	1	1	1	3	1	.267
C Biggio 2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	.265
E Bruntlett 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Bagwell 1B	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	.263
M Lamb LF	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	.243
J Vizcaino SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	.313
J Lane RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	2	.295
M Ensberg 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.246
B Ausmus C	3	1	2	2	1	1	2	.231
B Backe P	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.375
C Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	7	10	7	6	12	14
BATTING 2B: J Lane (9, K Wood); W Taveras (2, C Bartosh); M Lamb (4, M Wuertz) 3B: M Lamb (3, K Wood) RBI: J Bagwell (13), M Lamb (5), J Vizcaino (3), W Taveras (8), J Lane (13), B Ausmus 2 (7) S: B Backe 2 2-out RBI: W Taveras, B Ausmus 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Backe 1, B Ausmus 2, W Taveras 1, C Biggio 1 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING E: C Biggio (3, ground ball) Outfield Assist: W Taveras (J Burnitz at Home).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (W, 10-8)	7.0	6	4	4	2	8	1	105-71	5.93
C Qualls	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	22-15	2.57
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	2	9	1	127-86
PITCHING Batters faced: B Backe 29; C Qualls 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 4-8; C Qualls 4-1 Game Scores: B Backe 55

			CHC	HOU
	1st	J Bagwell singled to right, W Taveras scored.	0	1
	1st	M Lamb tripled to deep center, J Bagwell scored.	0	2
	1st	J Vizcaino singled to center, M Lamb scored.	0	3
	4th	M Barrett singled to right, J Burnitz scored.	1	3
	4th	J Dubois homered to left, M Barrett scored.	3	3
	4th	W Taveras doubled to center, B Ausmus scored.	3	4
	7th	J Lane grounded out to second, J Bagwell scored, M Lamb to third, J Vizcaino to second.	3	5
	7th	B Ausmus singled to center, M Lamb and J Vizcaino scored, M Ensberg to third.	3	7
	8th	D Lee singled to center, N Perez scored, C Patterson to second.	4	7
	8th	J Burnitz hit sacrifice fly to center, C Patterson scored.	5	7
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CHICAGO FIRST BASEMAN DERREK LEE EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING.
CHICAGO PITCHER KERRY WOOD LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH RIGHT SHOULDER TENDONITIS.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	41,615 (98.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:34
Weather	68 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Rob Drake

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