The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros, 12 to 3, on August 17, 1996.

Final

Astros

66-57

3

Cubs

60-61

12

HOU

CHC

1

0

4

2

0

2

3

2

4

0

5

0

6

0

1

7

0

3

8

0

9

0

R

3

12

H

7

13

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

HOU

CHC

Double by Mark Grace; Brian McRae scored.

0

1

Single by Ryne Sandberg; Mark Grace scored.

0

2

Single by Jose Hernandez; Ryne Sandberg and Leo Gomez scored.

0

4

Bottom 2nd

HOU

CHC

Home run by Luis Gonzalez; Brian McRae scored.

0

6

Top 3rd

HOU

CHC

Derek Bell ground ball; Error by Leo Gomez; Craig Biggio scored.

1

6

Bill Spiers grounded out; Jeff Bagwell scored.

2

6

Single by Orlando Miller; Derek Bell scored.

3

6

Bottom 3rd

HOU

CHC

Double by Steve Trachsel; Jose Hernandez scored.

3

7

Single by Luis Gonzalez; Steve Trachsel scored.

3

8

Bottom 6th

HOU

CHC

Sacrifice fly by Leo Gomez; Luis Gonzalez scored.

3

9

Bottom 7th

HOU

CHC

Triple by Luis Gonzalez; Jose Hernandez and Brian McRae scored.

3

11

Single by Mark Grace; Luis Gonzalez scored.

3

12

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Brian L. Hunter CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Biggio 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1
Jeff Bagwell 1B	2	1	1	0	1	0	2
Derek Bell RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Spiers 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
Orlando Miller SS	4	0	3	1	0	0	4
Billy Wagner P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Mouton LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Randy Knorr C	3	0	1	0	1	0	2
Darryl Kile P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alvin Morman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Eusebio PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Berry PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Jones P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	32	3	7	2	4	3	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Darryl Kile (L)	2.1	8	8	8	4	2	1
Alvin Morman	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Doug Brocail	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Jones	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
Xavier Hernandez	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
Billy Wagner	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	8.0	13	12	12	7	6	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Brian McRae CF	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	2
Luis Gonzalez LF	4	3	3	5	1	1	0	0	8
Mark Grace 1B	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	4
Sammy Sosa RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Ryne Sandberg 2B	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	1
Leo Gomez 3B	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Scott Servais C	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Hernandez SS	3	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2
Steve Trachsel P	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	34	12	13	12	1	7	6	2	20

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Steve Trachsel (W)	9.0	7	3	0	4	3	0
Totals	9.0	7	3	0	4	3	0

Explore

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Bellinger

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Imanaga

K

28

Wicks

ERA

0.84

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

26

8th

R

126

6th

SO

204

18th

ERA

4.03

18th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	14	8	.636
Cubs	14	9	.609	0.5
Reds	13	10	.565	1.5
Pirates	13	11	.542	2.0
Cardinals	11	14	.440	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/24	HOU	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 4/25	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 4/26	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM

Last Game

Cubs

14-9

7

Final

2

Astros

7-17

Tue 23 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

9

Trout

9

Ozuna

7

Cruz

RBI Leaders

27

Ozuna

22

García

22

Jr.

Batting Average Leaders

.364

Ohtani

.357

Altuve

.351

Kwan

Hit Leaders

36

Ohtani

35

Altuve

34

Kwan

Run Leaders

24

Betts

23

Marte

22

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.458

Betts

.432

Soto

.430

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.677

Ohtani

.674

Ozuna

.671

Abrams

SB Leaders

12

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Thomas

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Glasnow

4

Berríos

Strikeout Leaders

44

Glasnow

39

Jones

38

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.85

Berríos

1.33

Blanco

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.55

Peralta

12.10

Jones

11.92

Crochet

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

10.00

Ryan

9.75

Jones

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

3

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

413.3

Betts

393.9

Cruz

383

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

312

Betts

297

Cruz

296

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0