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
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
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