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Chicago Cubs 15–5 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 23 August 2000
Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 15–5 at Enron Field on 23 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
23 August 2000 · Enron Field
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The game
Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 15–5 at Enron Field on 23 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Chicago Cubs scored 15 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 5. The winning margin was 10 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 1–0 Houston Astros. In inning 3, Chicago Cubs scored 5 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 6–0 Houston Astros.
In inning 5, Chicago Cubs scored 6 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 12–0 Houston Astros. In inning 6, Houston Astros scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 12–3 Houston Astros.
In inning 8, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the top half and Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 13–5 Houston Astros. In inning 9, Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 15–5 Houston Astros.
Pitching decisions
Ruben Quevedo was credited with the pitching win. Wade Miller was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Chicago Cubs finished with 19 hits and 1 errors, alongside 15 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Houston Astros finished with 4 hits and 4 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 55 wins and 70 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 52 wins and 75 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Chicago Cubs | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 5 |
Sources
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