CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Young 2b 6 1 2 2 0 0 5 .273
R Gutierrez ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .391
Sosa rf 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 .161
Grace 1b 5 2 1 1 1 0 5 .259
G Hill lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333
T Brock lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .250
Andrews 3b 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .250
Buford cf 6 1 3 1 0 1 2 .226
Girardi c 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .238
J Reed c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Downs p 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
F Heredia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garibay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Aguilera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Nieves ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Karchner p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Totals 43 7 13 7 10 9 29
a-walked for Aguilera in the 10th.
BATTING: 2B - R Gutierrez 2 (3, Neagle 2); Buford (1, Neagle);
E Young (3, Neagle). HR - Sosa (2, 1st inning off Neagle 0 on,
2 out); Grace (3, 1st inning off Neagle 0 on, 2 out); G Hill (1,
6th inning off Neagle 0 on, 0 out). S - R Gutierrez, E Young.
RBI - Sosa (5), Grace (5), G Hill (1), E Young 2 (3), R Gutierrez (4),
Buford (3). 2-out RBI - Sosa, Grace, E Young 2, R Gutierrez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - E Young 4, Grace 2, Downs 1,
T Brock 1, Sosa 1. Team LOB - 15.
FIELDING: E - Buford (1, bobble); R Gutierrez (1, bobble);
E Young (1, throw); Andrews (4, throw). DP: 1 (Girardi-R Gutierrez).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Reese 2b 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 .448
B Larkin ss 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .320
Griffey Jr cf 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 .115
D Young 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .185
D Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-H Morris ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Parris pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bichette rf 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 .185
Ochoa lf 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 .357
M Lewis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
b-Tucker ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
c-A Boone ph-3b 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .150
Santiago c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111
Taubensee pr-c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278
Neagle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Aybar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Stynes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667
Sullivan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Dt Cromer ph-1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Totals 39 8 9 7 9 7 18
a-singled for Aybar in the 7th; b-pinch-hit for M Lewis in the
8th; c-hit sacrifice fly to right for Tucker in the 8th;
d-reached on error for Sullivan in the 8th; e-reached on error
for Graves in the 11th.
BATTING: 2B - Reese (3, Downs); Santiago (1, Downs); Ochoa (2,
B Williams). HR - Griffey Jr (1, 6th inning off Downs 1 on, 0 out);
Ochoa (2, 6th inning off Downs 0 on, 2 out). S - H Morris.
SF - A Boone, Taubensee. RBI - Griffey Jr 2 (6), Ochoa 2 (4),
A Boone (4), Taubensee (1), B Larkin (7). 2-out RBI - Ochoa,
B Larkin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Larkin 2,
Reese 1, D Young 4. Team LOB - 12.
BASERUNNING: CS - Reese (1, 2nd base by Downs/Girardi).
FIELDING: E - Reese (2, throw). Outfield assists - Griffey Jr (E Young
at home), Ochoa (Girardi at 2nd base).
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Chicago Cubs - 200 004 000 01 -- 7
Cincinnati - 000 003 030 02 -- 8
One out when winning run scored.
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
Downs 6 1/3 5 3 3 6 4 2 4.26
F Heredia (H, 1) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80
B Williams (H, 1) 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 15.43
Garibay (H, 1) 2/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Aguilera (BS, 1) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Karchner (L, 0-1) 1 1/3 1 2 1 1 0 0 9.53
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
Neagle 5 2/3 8 6 6 4 2 3 5.40
Aybar 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 9.00
Sullivan 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
D Reyes 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Graves (W, 2-0) 1 2/3 1 1 0 2 3 0 1.35
B Williams pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
WP - Graves. IBB - Sosa (by Neagle); Grace (by Sullivan);
Griffey Jr (by Aguilera). Pitches-strikes: Neagle 96-57; Aybar 29-17;
Sullivan 21-10; D Reyes 17-8; Graves 42-25; Downs 108-59;
F Heredia 10-7; B Williams 9-5; Garibay 15-10; Aguilera 23-12;
Karchner 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: Neagle 4-11; Aybar 1-1;
Sullivan 1-0; D Reyes 1-1; Graves 0-2; Downs 8-6; F Heredia 0-1;
B Williams 0-0; Garibay 0-2; Aguilera 1-1; Karchner 3-1.
Batters faced: Neagle 29; Aybar 7; Sullivan 5; D Reyes 5; Graves 9;
Downs 29; F Heredia 2; B Williams 2; Garibay 4; Aguilera 6; Karchner 8.
UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Williams. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Jim Reynolds.
3B--John Hirschbeck. EJECTION: CHICAGO CUBS' Girardi by
Reynolds (9th).
T--4:10. Att--37,798. Weather: 42 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph,
out to center.
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