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Bregman homers twice as Astros rally past Cubs 9-6

HOUSTON (AP) With three of their biggest stars out with injuries, the Houston Astros needed someone to step up on Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs.

That player was Alex Bregman, who homered twice, his second a tiebreaking two-run shot in the sixth inning that propelled the injury-weakened Astros to a 9-6 win that gave manager AJ Hinch his 500th career victory.

Bregman, who is tied for the American League lead with 17 homers, got his first one in the third inning off starter Jon Lester (3-4). It was tied at 6-6 when he connected on Brad Brach's first pitch for the second.

Bregman's big game helped the Astros overcome five home runs by the Cubs on a night Houston played with a lineup peppered with recent reinforcements from Triple-A as stars Jose Altuve, George Springer and Carlos Correa sat out with injuries.

''He's such an emotional leader for us ... he provides that spark with the at-bats, the posture, the walks, the intensity that he conducts his at-bats,'' Hinch said.

Bregman has a franchise-record 12 home runs this month, passing Jimmy Wynn, who had 11 in May 1969.

He said he doesn't view the team's new additions as Triple-A players and believes they are all capable of contributing.

''All of them need to know that they belong, have a ton of confidence and be proud that they're helping win big league baseball games,'' he said.

Roberto Osuna struck out one in a perfect ninth for his 15th save.

David Bote homered twice for the Cubs and Jason Heyward, Addison Russell and Kyle Schwarber each hit one. The Cubs have piled up 21 home runs in their last seven games, but have only won twice in that stretch.

Houston's Michael Brantley had two hits and two RBIs and catcher Garrett Stubbs added two hits and drove in a run in his major league debut, a day after Jack Mayfield played in his first major league game.

Lester lost his third straight decision by allowing eight hits and a season-high seven earned runs.

''He didn't look far off but it was just a matter of not executing his pitches perfectly and just missing,'' manager Joe Maddon said.

The Astros led by a run when Heyward tied it by opening the second inning with his solo shot off rookie Corbin Martin. The Cubs went back-to-back and took a 2-1 lead when Russell homered for the second straight game on his shot to right-center.

There was one out in the inning when the Cubs went deep again, this time on a shot by Bote, which bounced off the wall above the seats in left field to make it 3-1.

Bregman got Houston within one with his first home run. Mayfield walked with no outs in the fourth before a one-out double by Jake Marisnick. Stubbs singled to score Mayfield and tie it before an RBI single by Derek Fisher put Houston up 4-3.

Fisher stole second base with two outs and Brantley's double, which bounced off the wall in center field, scored two to push Houston's lead to 6-3.

Bote hit a two-run homer off Josh James (2-0) in the sixth inning and Schwarber tied it at 6-6 with a solo shot on the next at-bat.

Fisher walked with two outs in the sixth to end Lester's night. He was replaced by Brach, who was greeted by Bregman's second homer to put Houston up 8-6. An RBI double by Marisnick extended the lead to 9-6 in the seventh.

Martin yielded five hits and three runs in 3 2/3 innings.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cubs: INF Kris Bryant sat out for a second straight game after he was injured in an outfield collision with Heyward on Sunday. Maddon said he was feeling better on Tuesday and could play on Wednesday. ... Reliever Pedro Strop allowed one hit in one inning in the first game of a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Iowa. He is scheduled to make another appearance on Thursday and could return this weekend.

Astros: Altuve (left hamstring) returned to Houston after playing two games of a rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Round Rock to be re-evaluated after experiencing fatigue and soreness in his surgically repaired right leg. Altuve had surgery in October to repair a cracked kneecap and has been on the injured list with the hamstring injury since May 11. Hinch said Altuve's hamstring is fine but his other leg is now bothering him. ... Correa sat out on Tuesday after experiencing soreness around his ribs. Correa, who had a scheduled day off on Monday, told Hinch on Tuesday morning that he was dealing with the problem and he is also being evaluated by the team's doctors.

THEY SAID IT

Maddon's tongue in cheek response to all the home runs hit in this series: ''There's something going on, I am not a conspiracy theorist, I am not ... (but) I don't know if it's a combination of the ball, maybe the bat. Maybe the technology in the bat's gotten better. Maybe it's purely about velocity or maybe there's helium in this ballpark. I have no idea. It's jumping.''

UP NEXT

Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 3.34 ERA) will start for Chicago in the finale of this series on Wednesday night. Hendricks allowed six hits and three runs in six innings in his last start but did not factor into the decision in a 6-5 loss to the Reds.

Astros: LHP Wade Miley (5-2, 3.32) is scheduled to start for the Astros on Wednesday. Miley struck out a season-high eight in his last start to extend his winning streak to four games.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cubs CHC30-23	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	9	1
Astros HOU37-19	1	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	X	9	11	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

W: J. James (2-0)L: J. Lester (3-4)S: R. Osuna (15)
HR: HOU - A. Bregman 2 (41)

CHCCubs

HOUAstros

.D. BoteDavid Bote
3B
3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, SO, 2B
.A. BregmanAlex Bregman
DH
2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, BB, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Schwarber LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	.222	.333	.425	.758	6.0
J. Baez DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	.307	.348	.577	.925	-0.5
A. Rizzo 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.290	.406	.597	1.003	1.5
W. Contreras C	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.302	.405	.579	.984	-1.5
A. Almora CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.253	.298	.430	.728	1.0
J. Heyward RF	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.238	.348	.413	.761	6.5
A. Russell SS	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	.298	.365	.574	.940	8.0
D. Descalso 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.194	.276	.295	.570	2.0
D. Bote 3B	4	2	3	3	2	0	1	1	.278	.362	.481	.843	14.5
J. Lester P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.000	-
B. Brach P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
C. Edwards P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-

HITTERS	AB
K. Schwarber LF	4
J. Baez DH	5
A. Rizzo 1B	4
W. Contreras C	5
A. Almora CF	4
J. Heyward RF	5
A. Russell SS	2
D. Descalso 2B	3
D. Bote 3B	4
J. Lester P	0
B. Brach P	0
C. Edwards P	0

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
D. Fisher RF	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	.333	.385	.500	.885	6.5
A. Bregman DH	4	3	2	3	2	1	1	2	.271	.395	.573	.968	14.5
M. Brantley LF	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	.325	.380	.541	.921	7.0
Y. Gurriel 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	.266	.303	.417	.720	3.0
T. White 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.219	.306	.295	.601	-0.5
J. Mayfield SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.143	.250	.286	.536	1.5
T. Kemp 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.228	.295	.380	.675	4.0
J. Marisnick CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.279	.342	.548	.890	6.0
G. Stubbs C	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	4.5
C. Martin P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
J. James P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
H. Rondon P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
R. Pressly P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
R. Osuna P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-

HITTERS	AB
D. Fisher RF	4
A. Bregman DH	4
M. Brantley LF	3
Y. Gurriel 3B	4
T. White 1B	4
J. Mayfield SS	3
T. Kemp 2B	4
J. Marisnick CF	4
G. Stubbs C	4
C. Martin P	0
J. James P	0
H. Rondon P	0
R. Pressly P	0
R. Osuna P	0

2B - D. Bote (9)
HR - K. Schwarber (9), J. Heyward (8), A. Russell (4), D. Bote 2 (6)
RBI - K. Schwarber (20), J. Heyward (20), A. Russell (6), D. Bote 3 (22)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Baez 2 (2), A. Rizzo, A. Almora 2 (2), J. Heyward 2 (2), D. Descalso 2 (2)

2B - M. Brantley (15), Y. Gurriel (14), J. Marisnick 2 (8), G. Stubbs
HR - A. Bregman 2 (17)
RBI - D. Fisher (2), A. Bregman 3 (38), M. Brantley 2 (36), Y. Gurriel (20), J. Marisnick (15), G. Stubbs
2-Out RBI - A. Bregman 2 (23), M. Brantley 2 (16), J. Marisnick (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Fisher, Y. Gurriel 2 (2), J. Mayfield 2 (2), G. Stubbs

SB - D. Fisher, T. Kemp (3)

DP - (Bote-Descalso-Rizzo)
E - W. Contreras (8)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Lester (L, 3-4)	5.2	8	7	7	3	3	1	3.59	1.39	-6.5
B. Brach	1.1	3	2	2	1	2	1	3.57	1.81	-2.0
C. Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.59	1.22	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Lester (L, 3-4)	5.2
B. Brach	1.1
C. Edwards	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Martin	3.2	5	3	3	3	4	3	5.51	1.71	0.0
J. James (W, 2-0)	2.1	2	3	3	2	4	2	5.10	1.33	8.0
H. Rondon (H, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	1.32	1.0
R. Pressly (H, 14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.36	0.59	3.0
R. Osuna (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.13	0.67	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
C. Martin	3.2
J. James (W, 2-0)	2.1
H. Rondon (H, 8)	1.0
R. Pressly (H, 14)	1.0
R. Osuna (S, 15)	1.0

HBP - J. Lester
Pitches-Strikes - J. Lester 102-64, B. Brach 37-24, C. Edwards 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Lester 7-6, B. Brach 1-1, C. Edwards 1-2
Batters Faced - J. Lester 28, B. Brach 8, C. Edwards 3

WP - J. James (3), R. Pressly (2)
Pitches-Strikes - C. Martin 76-42, J. James 49-28, H. Rondon 19-10, R. Pressly 19-13, R. Osuna 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Martin 4-3, J. James 1-2, H. Rondon 1-2, R. Pressly 1-0
Batters Faced - C. Martin 19, J. James 11, H. Rondon 5, R. Pressly 4, R. Osuna 3

.D. BoteDavid Bote
3B
3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, SO, 2B
.A. BregmanAlex Bregman
DH
2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, BB, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cubs CHC30-23	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	9	1
Astros HOU37-19	1	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	X	9	11	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Schwarber LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	.222	.333	.425	.758	6.0
J. Baez DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	.307	.348	.577	.925	-0.5
A. Rizzo 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.290	.406	.597	1.003	1.5
W. Contreras C	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.302	.405	.579	.984	-1.5
A. Almora CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.253	.298	.430	.728	1.0
J. Heyward RF	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.238	.348	.413	.761	6.5
A. Russell SS	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	.298	.365	.574	.940	8.0
D. Descalso 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.194	.276	.295	.570	2.0
D. Bote 3B	4	2	3	3	2	0	1	1	.278	.362	.481	.843	14.5
J. Lester P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.000	-
B. Brach P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
C. Edwards P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
Total	36	6	9	6	5	6	11	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
K. Schwarber LF	4
J. Baez DH	5
A. Rizzo 1B	4
W. Contreras C	5
A. Almora CF	4
J. Heyward RF	5
A. Russell SS	2
D. Descalso 2B	3
D. Bote 3B	4
J. Lester P	0
B. Brach P	0
C. Edwards P	0
Total	36

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
D. Fisher RF	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	.333	.385	.500	.885	6.5
A. Bregman DH	4	3	2	3	2	1	1	2	.271	.395	.573	.968	14.5
M. Brantley LF	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	.325	.380	.541	.921	7.0
Y. Gurriel 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	.266	.303	.417	.720	3.0
T. White 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.219	.306	.295	.601	-0.5
J. Mayfield SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.143	.250	.286	.536	1.5
T. Kemp 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.228	.295	.380	.675	4.0
J. Marisnick CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.279	.342	.548	.890	6.0
G. Stubbs C	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	4.5
C. Martin P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
J. James P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
H. Rondon P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
R. Pressly P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
R. Osuna P	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-
Total	34	9	11	9	2	4	5	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
D. Fisher RF	4
A. Bregman DH	4
M. Brantley LF	3
Y. Gurriel 3B	4
T. White 1B	4
J. Mayfield SS	3
T. Kemp 2B	4
J. Marisnick CF	4
G. Stubbs C	4
C. Martin P	0
J. James P	0
H. Rondon P	0
R. Pressly P	0
R. Osuna P	0
Total	34

2B - D. Bote (9)
HR - K. Schwarber (9), J. Heyward (8), A. Russell (4), D. Bote 2 (6)
RBI - K. Schwarber (20), J. Heyward (20), A. Russell (6), D. Bote 3 (22)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Baez 2 (2), A. Rizzo, A. Almora 2 (2), J. Heyward 2 (2), D. Descalso 2 (2)

2B - M. Brantley (15), Y. Gurriel (14), J. Marisnick 2 (8), G. Stubbs
HR - A. Bregman 2 (17)
RBI - D. Fisher (2), A. Bregman 3 (38), M. Brantley 2 (36), Y. Gurriel (20), J. Marisnick (15), G. Stubbs
2-Out RBI - A. Bregman 2 (23), M. Brantley 2 (16), J. Marisnick (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Fisher, Y. Gurriel 2 (2), J. Mayfield 2 (2), G. Stubbs

SB - D. Fisher, T. Kemp (3)

DP - (Bote-Descalso-Rizzo)
E - W. Contreras (8)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Lester (L, 3-4)	5.2	8	7	7	3	3	1	3.59	1.39	-6.5
B. Brach	1.1	3	2	2	1	2	1	3.57	1.81	-2.0
C. Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.59	1.22	3.0
Total	8.0	11	9	9	4	5	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Lester (L, 3-4)	5.2
B. Brach	1.1
C. Edwards	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Martin	3.2	5	3	3	3	4	3	5.51	1.71	0.0
J. James (W, 2-0)	2.1	2	3	3	2	4	2	5.10	1.33	8.0
H. Rondon (H, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	1.32	1.0
R. Pressly (H, 14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.36	0.59	3.0
R. Osuna (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.13	0.67	10.5
Total	9.0	9	6	6	6	11	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Martin	3.2
J. James (W, 2-0)	2.1
H. Rondon (H, 8)	1.0
R. Pressly (H, 14)	1.0
R. Osuna (S, 15)	1.0
Total	9.0

HBP - J. Lester
Pitches-Strikes - J. Lester 102-64, B. Brach 37-24, C. Edwards 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Lester 7-6, B. Brach 1-1, C. Edwards 1-2
Batters Faced - J. Lester 28, B. Brach 8, C. Edwards 3

WP - J. James (3), R. Pressly (2)
Pitches-Strikes - C. Martin 76-42, J. James 49-28, H. Rondon 19-10, R. Pressly 19-13, R. Osuna 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Martin 4-3, J. James 1-2, H. Rondon 1-2, R. Pressly 1-0
Batters Faced - C. Martin 19, J. James 11, H. Rondon 5, R. Pressly 4, R. Osuna 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Gurriel doubled to left center, Bregman scored, Brantley to third 0 1
2ND INNING
Heyward homered to left 1 1
Russell homered to right 2 1
Bote homered to left 3 1
3RD INNING
Bregman homered to right 3 2
4TH INNING
Stubbs singled to shallow left, Mayfield scored, Marisnick to third 3 3
Fisher singled to center, Marisnick scored, Stubbs to third 3 4
Brantley doubled to left center, Stubbs and Fisher scored 3 6
6TH INNING
Bote homered to right, Descalso scored 5 6
Schwarber homered to right center 6 6
Bregman homered to right, Fisher scored 6 8
7TH INNING
Marisnick doubled to deep left, Kemp scored 6 9

1ST INNING
	Gurriel doubled to left center, Bregman scored, Brantley to third	0	1


Heyward homered to left	1	1
Russell homered to right	2	1
Bote homered to left	3	1

3RD INNING
	Bregman homered to right	3	2


Stubbs singled to shallow left, Mayfield scored, Marisnick to third	3	3
Fisher singled to center, Marisnick scored, Stubbs to third	3	4
Brantley doubled to left center, Stubbs and Fisher scored	3	6


Bote homered to right, Descalso scored	5	6
Schwarber homered to right center	6	6
Bregman homered to right, Fisher scored	6	8

7TH INNING
	Marisnick doubled to deep left, Kemp scored	6	9

1ST INNING
Cubs
C. Martin Pitching:
K. Schwarber: Schwarber lined out to center
J. Baez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Baez singled to right
A. Rizzo: Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Rizzo singled to left center, Baez to third
Wi. Contreras: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Contreras struck out swinging
A. Almora: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Almora reached on fielder's choice to second, Rizzo out at second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Lester Pitching:
D. Fisher: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Fisher struck out swinging
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Bregman walked
M. Brantley: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Brantley hit by pitch, Bregman to second
Y. Gurriel: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Gurriel doubled to left center, Bregman scored, Brantley to third
T. White: Foul, White flied out to center
J. Mayfield: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mayfield struck out swinging
End of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Cubs
C. Martin Pitching:
J. Heyward: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Heyward homered to left
A. Russell: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Russell homered to right
D. Descalso: Foul, Foul, Descalso grounded out to first
D. Bote: Ball, Ball, Ball, Bote homered to left
K. Schwarber: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Schwarber struck out swinging
J. Baez: Baez grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Lester Pitching:
T. Kemp: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Kemp grounded out to second
J. Marisnick: Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Marisnick lined out to right
G. Stubbs: Foul, Stubbs doubled to left center
D. Fisher: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Fisher grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Cubs
C. Martin Pitching:
A. Rizzo: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Rizzo walked
Wi. Contreras: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Contreras struck out on foul tip
A. Almora: Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Almora fouled out to second
J. Heyward: Foul, Ball, Heyward lined out to center
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Lester Pitching:
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Bregman homered to right
M. Brantley: Foul, Ball, Brantley singled to right
Y. Gurriel: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Gurriel grounded into double play third to second to first, Brantley out at second
T. White: Ball, White grounded out to third
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Cubs
C. Martin Pitching:
A. Russell: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Russell walked
D. Descalso: Descalso grounded out to second, Russell to second
D. Bote: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Bote struck out swinging
K. Schwarber: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Schwarber walked
Josh James relieved Corbin Martin
J. Baez: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Baez struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Lester Pitching:
J. Mayfield: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Mayfield walked
T. Kemp: Foul, Kemp flied out to left
J. Marisnick: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Marisnick doubled to deep left, Mayfield to third
G. Stubbs: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Stubbs singled to shallow left, Mayfield scored, Marisnick to third
D. Fisher: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Fisher singled to center, Marisnick scored, Stubbs to third
A. Bregman: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
M. Brantley: Foul, Ball, Ball, Fisher stole second, Brantley doubled to left center, Stubbs and Fisher scored
Y. Gurriel: Gurriel grounded out to third
End of the 4th (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Cubs
J. James Pitching:
A. Rizzo: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike looking, Rizzo struck out looking
Wi. Contreras: Ball, Contreras lined out to second
A. Almora: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Almora walked
J. Heyward: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Almora to second on wild pitch, Ball, Strike swinging, Heyward struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Lester Pitching:
T. White: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, White flied out to deep left
J. Mayfield: Ball, Strike swinging, Mayfield grounded out to third
T. Kemp: Foul, Kemp lined out to left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Cubs
J. James Pitching:
A. Russell: Russell fouled out to catcher
D. Descalso: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Descalso walked
D. Bote: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Bote homered to right, Descalso scored
K. Schwarber: Ball, Schwarber homered to right center
J. Baez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Baez struck out swinging
A. Rizzo: Ball, Ball, Rizzo grounded out to first
Middle of the 6th (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
J. Lester Pitching:
J. Marisnick: Ball, Strike swinging, Marisnick popped out to third
G. Stubbs: Stubbs grounded out to shortstop
D. Fisher: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Fisher walked
Brad Brach relieved Jon Lester
A. Bregman: Bregman homered to right, Fisher scored
M. Brantley: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Brantley walked
Y. Gurriel: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Foul, Gurriel flied out to deep right
End of the 6th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Cubs
Hector Rondon relieved Josh James
Wi. Contreras: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Contreras flied out to deep center
A. Almora: Almora popped out to second
J. Heyward: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Heyward singled to left center
A. Russell: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Russell walked, Heyward to second
D. Descalso: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Descalso grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
B. Brach Pitching:
T. White: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, White struck out on foul tip
J. Mayfield: Ball, Strike looking, Mayfield grounded out to third
T. Kemp: Foul, Kemp singled to left center
J. Marisnick: Strike looking, Kemp stole second, Kemp to third on catcher Contreras throwing error, Ball, Marisnick doubled to deep left, Kemp scored
G. Stubbs: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Stubbs struck out on foul tip
End of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
8TH INNING
Cubs
Ryan Pressly relieved Hector Rondon
D. Bote: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Bote doubled to deep left
K. Schwarber: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Bote to third on wild pitch, Strike looking, Schwarber struck out looking
J. Baez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Baez struck out swinging
A. Rizzo: Ball, Strike looking, Rizzo grounded out to second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
Carl Edwards relieved Brad Brach
D. Fisher: Fisher popped out to shortstop
A. Bregman: Ball, Bregman fouled out to first
M. Brantley: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Brantley grounded out to first
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Cubs
Roberto Osuna relieved Ryan Pressly
Wi. Contreras: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Contreras struck out looking
A. Almora: Strike swinging, Ball, Almora fouled out to catcher
J. Heyward: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Heyward lined out to third
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)