▁Mike ▁Low ell ▁hit ▁a ▁two - run ▁hom er ▁off ▁of ▁Carlos ▁Z amb rano . ▁I ván ▁Rodríguez ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Con ine ▁hom ered ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁and ▁e ighth ▁inn ings ▁off ▁of ▁Dave ▁Ver es ▁and ▁Mike ▁Rem ling er , ▁respectively . ▁Even ▁with ▁the ▁loss , ▁the ▁C ubs ▁looked ▁strong ▁going ▁back ▁home ▁with ▁their ▁two ▁a ces , ▁Mark ▁Prior ▁for ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁and ▁Ker ry ▁Wood , ▁if ▁necessary , ▁to ▁start ▁Game ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁T ues day , ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁W rig ley ▁Field ▁in ▁Chicago ▁ ▁In ▁Game ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁C ubs ▁struck ▁first ▁when ▁Ken ny ▁Lo ft on ▁sing led ▁to ▁lead ▁off ▁the ▁first ▁off ▁of ▁Carl ▁Pav ano ▁and ▁scored ▁on ▁Sam my ▁S osa ' s ▁one - out ▁double . ▁In ▁the ▁sixth , ▁after ▁two ▁le ado ff ▁single ▁and ▁a ▁double ▁play ▁put ▁S osa ▁at ▁third ▁off ▁of ▁Pav ano , ▁rel ie ver ▁D ont rel le ▁Will is ' s ▁ball ▁four ▁wild ▁pitch ▁to ▁Eric ▁Kar ros ▁allowed ▁S osa ▁to ▁score . ▁Next ▁in ning , ▁Paul ▁B ako ▁hit ▁a ▁le ado ff ▁single ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁second ▁on ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁b unt . ▁After ▁a ▁strike out , ▁Will is ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁Ch ad ▁Fox , ▁who ▁allowed ▁an ▁R BI ▁single ▁to ▁Mark ▁Gr ud ziel