CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
E Young 2b              5  0  0  0   0  0   1  .268
R Gutierrez ss          3  1  3  0   0  0   0  .280
S Sosa rf               4  1  3  2   0  0   1  .292
Stairs 1b               3  1  0  0   1  2   4  .248
Ro White lf             4  0  2  0   0  0   2  .267
Cairo 3b                3  0  1  0   0  0   1  .333
 Ojeda 3b               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .222
Hundley c               4  0  0  1   0  0   1  .197
Matthews Jr cf          3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .217
Lieber p                2  0  0  0   0  1   0  .115
 Fassero p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 a-Zuleta ph            1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .224
 Gordon p               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000


Totals                 32  3  9  3   2  4  11


a-struck out for Fassero in the 9th.


BATTING: 2B - Ro White (10, C Reitsma). HR - S Sosa (15, 1st
inning off C Reitsma 1 on, 1 out). S - Lieber, Cairo. RBI - S
Sosa 2 (47), Hundley (19). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - Cairo 1, E Young 1, Matthews Jr 1, Stairs 1. GIDP -
Hundley.  Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: E - R Gutierrez (4, bobble). 


CINCINNATI             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
D Sanders lf            3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .179
 b-Ru Rivera ph-cf      1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .259
Reese ss                4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .262
M Tucker cf-lf          4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .264
D Young 1b              4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .296
Ochoa rf                4  0  0  1   0  2   0  .289
J Larue c               3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .258
Selby 3b                3  0  1  0   0  0   1  .233
Sadler 2b               3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .200
C Reitsma p             2  0  0  0   0  2   0  .158
 Wohlers p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 a-S Casey ph           1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .335
 Br Larson pr           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .121
 Mercado p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000


Totals                 32  1  5  1   0  8   6


a-singled for Wohlers in the 8th; b-hit into fielder's choice
for D Sanders in the 8th.


BATTING: 2B - D Young (9, Lieber). RBI - Ochoa (21). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Selby 1.  Team LOB - 4.


BASERUNNING: CS - M Tucker (2, 2nd base by Lieber/Hundley). 


FIELDING: DP: 2 (Selby-Sadler, Sadler-Reese-D Young). 


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    Cincinnati     - 000 100 000  --  1


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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Lieber (W, 5-3)               7 1/3   5   1   0   0   6   0   2.95
Fassero (H, 7)                  2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.42
Gordon (S, 6)                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0   4.91


CINCINNATI                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Reitsma (L, 2-5)            6 2/3   8   3   3   2   3   1   4.14
Wohlers                       1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   5.32
Mercado                       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.38


HBP - R Gutierrez (by C Reitsma).  Pitches-strikes: C Reitsma
102-67; Wohlers 10-6; Mercado 10-6; Lieber 98-68; Fassero 7-6;
Gordon 11-9.  Ground balls-fly balls: C Reitsma 8-8; Wohlers
2-2; Mercado 0-2; Lieber 10-5; Fassero 1-0; Gordon 1-1.  Batters
faced: C Reitsma 30; Wohlers 4; Mercado 3; Lieber 27; Fassero 2;
Gordon 3. 


UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Tim Welke.
3B--Gary Cederstrom.
T--2:21.  Att--20,062.   Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.   Wind: 7
mph, in from left.

        Cubs first. Young flied out to center fielder Tucker. Gutierrez singled to center. Sosa homered to left on a 1-0 count, Gutierrez scored. Stairs struck out. White doubled to center. Cairo lined out to shortstop Reese. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

        Reds fourth. Tucker safe on Gutierrez's error. Young doubled to left, Tucker to third. Ochoa grounded out, first baseman Stairs to pitcher Lieber, Tucker scored, Young to third. LaRue struck out. Selby grounded out, second baseman Young to first baseman Stairs. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Reds 1.

        Cubs sixth. Stairs walked. White infield single to third, Stairs to second. Cairo sacrificed, pitcher Reitsma to first baseman Young, Stairs to third, White to second. Hundley grounded out, second baseman Sadler to first baseman Young, Stairs scored, White to third. Matthews Jr. popped out to second baseman Sadler. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

       

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