Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
April 27, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 2000 at Enron Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 12, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 1 2 1
  Huson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 3 3 1
  Nieves ss 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 1 2 2
Sosa rf 4 3 2 0
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez lf 3 2 2 6
Andrews 3b 4 0 0 0
Buford cf 5 1 2 1
Girardi c 4 1 1 1
Lieber p 5 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 14 12
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0
  Mieske lf 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 1
  Lugo ss 1 0 0 0
Ward lf,1b 4 1 1 2
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Spiers ss,3b 4 0 2 0
Eusebio c 4 0 0 0
Lima p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 5 3
Chicago 501 420 00012142
Houston 000 021 000351
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (2-2) 9.0 5 3 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
0
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  L (1-4) 5.0 13 12 12 3 6
  Cabrera   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
12
12
3
10

  E–Grace (2), Andrews (9), Lugo (1).  PB–Girardi (1).  2B–Chicago E Young (11,off Lima); Sosa (6,off Lima); Gutierrez (7,off Lima); Grace (4,off Lima); Buford (3,off Wagner), Houston Caminiti (3,off Lieber).  HR–Chicago E Young (1,1st inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out); Gutierrez (4,1st inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out); Rodriguez 2 (6,1st inning off Lima 1 on, 1 out,4th inning off Lima 3 on, 1 out); Buford (3,1st inning off Lima 0 on, 2 out), Houston Ward (4,5th inning off Lieber 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Girardi (1,off Lima).  HBP–Rodriguez (3,by Henry); Mieske (1,by Lieber).  SB–Sosa (3,2nd base off Lima/Eusebio).  WP–Lieber (1), Lima (1).  HBP–Lieber (2,Mieske); Henry (2,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Martin Foster.  T–2:26.  A–42,271.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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