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Houston Astros 6–2 Chicago Cubs: MLB regular season, 4 May 2000
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 6–2 at Wrigley Field on 4 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
4 May 2000 · Wrigley Field
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The game
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 6–2 at Wrigley Field on 4 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Houston Astros scored 6 runs, while the home Chicago Cubs finished with 2. The winning margin was 4 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half and Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 1–1 Chicago Cubs. In inning 5, Houston Astros scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 4–1 Chicago Cubs.
In inning 7, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 4–2 Chicago Cubs. In inning 8, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 5–2 Chicago Cubs.
In inning 9, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 6–2 Chicago Cubs.
Pitching decisions
Scott Elarton was credited with the pitching win. Ismael Valdez was charged with the loss.
Billy Wagner recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Houston Astros finished with 9 hits and 1 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Chicago Cubs finished with 9 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 11 wins and 16 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 12 wins and 18 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Houston Astros | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 2 |
Sources
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Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.