CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Johnson cf 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .237
Jo Hernandez ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .263
Ma Grace 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .313
Sosa rf 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 .315
Hill lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .313
Gaetti 3b 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .268
Mickey Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311
Servais c 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .212
Tapani p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153
Wengert p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Houston ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
Mulholland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
b-Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
F Heredia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 9 10 7 5 9 16
a-walked for Wengert in the 6th; b-struck out for Mulholland in
the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - L Johnson (2, D Reyes); Sosa (19, D Reyes). HR -
Gaetti (12, 7th inning off Hudek 1 on, 1 out). RBI - Sosa 3 (129),
Servais (31), L Johnson (11), Gaetti 2 (46). 2-out RBI - Sosa 3,
Servais, L Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
Servais 1, Hill 1, Ma Grace 1. GIDP - Mickey Morandini.
Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - L Johnson 2 (6, 3rd base off D Reyes/Taubensee,
2nd base off Sullivan/Taubensee). Picked off - Sosa (1st base, D Reyes).
FIELDING: E - Mulholland (4, throw).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Sanders rf 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .283
B Larkin ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .290
Casey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .265
b-Ed Perez ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
D Young lf 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .299
G White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hammonds cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .319
B Boone 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .278
Taubensee c 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .292
A Boone 3b 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .276
D Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Sullivan p 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100
Remlinger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
Hudek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Watkins ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
Totals 37 10 12 10 7 8 21
a-flied to right for Hudek in the 7th; b-struck out for Casey in
the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - B Boone (35, Tapani); A Boone (6, Tapani); B Larkin
(30, Tapani); D Young (42, Tapani). S - B Larkin. RBI - Hammonds 2 (7),
B Larkin 2 (61), A Boone 4 (17), Casey (31), D Young (65). 2-out RBI -
Hammonds 2, B Larkin, A Boone. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Taubensee 2, Casey 1, R Sanders 1, Sullivan 1, D Young 1,
B Boone 2. Team LOB - 11.
BASERUNNING: SB - R Sanders 2 (13, 2nd base off Tapani/Servais,
2nd base off Wengert/Servais); A Boone (1, 3rd base off Tapani/Servais).
FIELDING: E - B Boone (6, bobble). DP: 1 (B Larkin-B Boone-Casey).
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Chicago Cubs - 102 004 200 -- 9
Cincinnati - 113 300 20X -- 10
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
Tapani 3 9 8 8 3 3 0 4.94
Wengert 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 5.09
Mulholland (L, 3-5) 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 2.64
F Heredia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.33
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
D Reyes 2 2/3 5 3 3 2 2 0 3.81
Sullivan 3 2 3 3 1 2 0 5.26
Remlinger (H, 2) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.62
Hudek (W, 5-5; BS, 1) 1 1/3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2.38
G White (S, 3) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.15
Tapani pitched to 3 batters in the 4th
Remlinger pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
WP - Tapani, Remlinger. IBB - Taubensee (by Tapani). HBP - Gaetti
(by Sullivan). Pitches-strikes: D Reyes 66-32; Sullivan 48-28;
Remlinger 12-5; Hudek 33-21; G White 22-16; Tapani 84-47; Wengert
48-25; Mulholland 46-24; F Heredia 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls:
D Reyes 4-1; Sullivan 3-4; Remlinger 0-0; Hudek 1-1; G White 2-1;
Tapani 2-5; Wengert 1-2; Mulholland 2-3; F Heredia 1-1. Batters
faced: D Reyes 13; Sullivan 13; Remlinger 2; Hudek 7; G White 7;
Tapani 22; Wengert 9; Mulholland 11; F Heredia 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Frank Pulli.
3B--Greg Gibson.
T--3:32 (Plus 2 rain delays of 43 minutes in the 1st and 43 minutes
in the 3rd). Att--20,828.
How runs scored
CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: L Johnson doubled to left center. Jo Hernandez
grounded out to third. L Johnson stole third. Ma Grace struck out
swinging. Sosa singled to deep right, L Johnson scored. Sosa picked
off at first, pitcher to first. CHICAGO CUBS 1, CINCINNATI 0.
CINCINNATI 1ST: R Sanders reached on infield single. B Larkin
sacrificed R Sanders to second. Casey walked. D Young flied
out to deep right, R Sanders to third. Hammonds singled to right,
R Sanders scored, Casey to second. B Boone walked, Casey to third,
Hammonds to second. Taubensee grounded out to first. CHICAGO CUBS 1,
CINCINNATI 1.
CINCINNATI 2ND: A Boone flied out to right. D Reyes struck out
looking. R Sanders reached on infield single. R Sanders stole
second. B Larkin singled to right, R Sanders scored. B Larkin
to second advancing on throw. Casey fouled out to first.
CHICAGO CUBS 1, CINCINNATI 2.
CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: Tapani flied out to center. L Johnson singled
to center. Jo Hernandez struck out swinging. Ma Grace singled to
right, L Johnson to third. Sosa doubled to left, L Johnson and
Ma Grace scored. Scott Sullivan relieved Dennis Reyes. Hill
flied out to deep center. CHICAGO CUBS 3, CINCINNATI 2.
CINCINNATI 3RD: D Young struck out swinging, on Tapani wild pitch,
D Young safe at first. Hammonds popped out to second. B Boone
doubled to left center, D Young to third. Taubensee intentionally
walked. A Boone doubled to deep left center, D Young, B Boone and
Taubensee scored. A Boone stole third. Sullivan struck out swinging.
R Sanders flied out to center. CHICAGO CUBS 3, CINCINNATI 5.
CINCINNATI 4TH: B Larkin doubled to right center. Casey singled
to center, B Larkin scored. Casey to second advancing on throw.
D Young doubled to deep left, Casey scored. Don Wengert relieved
Kevin Tapani. Hammonds grounded out to second, D Young to third.
B Boone popped out to first. Taubensee walked. A Boone singled
to left, D Young scored, Taubensee to second. Sullivan struck out
swinging. CHICAGO CUBS 3, CINCINNATI 8.
CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: Sosa singled to left. Hill flied out to left.
Gaetti hit by pitch, Sosa to second. Mickey Morandini fouled out
to pitcher. Servais singled to center, Sosa scored, Gaetti to third.
Houston hit for Wengert. Mike Remlinger relieved Scott Sullivan.
Gaetti scored, Servais to second on Remlinger wild pitch. Houston
walked. L Johnson singled to right, Servais scored, Houston to third.
John Hudek relieved Mike Remlinger. Jo Hernandez safe at first on
2nd baseman B Boone's fielding error, Houston scored, L Johnson to
second. Ma Grace lined out to second. CHICAGO CUBS 7, CINCINNATI 8.
CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: Sosa struck out swinging. Hill walked. Gaetti
homered to right, Hill scored. Mickey Morandini grounded out to
first. Servais struck out swinging. CHICAGO CUBS 9, CINCINNATI 8.
CINCINNATI 7TH: A Boone walked. Watkins hit for Hudek. Watkins
flied out to shallow right. R Sanders bunted into fielder's choice
to pitcher, A Boone safe at second on pitcher Mulholland's throwing
error. B Larkin singled to center, A Boone scored, R Sanders to
second. Ed Perez hit for Casey. Ed Perez struck out swinging.
D Young walked, R Sanders to third, B Larkin to second. Hammonds
walked, R Sanders scored, B Larkin to third, D Young to second.
B Boone grounded out to second. CHICAGO CUBS 9, CINCINNATI 10.
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