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
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Chi. Cubs
|
30-53 |
14-25 |
16-28 |
L2 |
| Houston
|
42-42 |
27-18 |
15-24 |
W4 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Houston Astros have a 27-18 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 16-28 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 2 of their last 10 games.
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Andy Pettitte pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.37. Mark Prior took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
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Henry Blanco had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Houston |
|
Mark Prior |
Player |
Andy Pettitte
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
4 |
Hits |
7 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
1.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
10 |
1 |
15 |
.286 |
23 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Houston
|
8 |
0 |
10 |
.267 |
19 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
1 |