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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 0010000012101
Houston 002002030781
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
  • 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.
  • Houston has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • 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.
  • 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
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Houston
Derrek Lee Player Adam Everett
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.750 Avg .667
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