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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1992-07-27 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 34990 · 71°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 2:37

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Greg Maddux earned the win and Jeff Robinson picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
CHN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		3	9

W: Greg Maddux L: Doug Drabek SV: Jeff Robinson

Umpires — HP: Steve Rippley · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gary Varsho	4	0	0	0	1	2
Jay Bell	5	0	0	0	0	4
Andy Van Slyke	2	1	1	1	2	1
Barry Bonds	3	0	0	0	1	1
Orlando Merced	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff King	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mike LaValliere	3	0	1	1	1	1
Jose Lind	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doug Drabek	2	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sammy Sosa	4	2	3	2	0	1
Ryne Sandberg	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mark Grace	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kal Daniels	3	0	1	1	0	0
Steve Buechele	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Wilkins	3	0	0	0	0	2
Derrick May	2	1	0	0	1	0
Rey Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Maddux	2	0	1	0	0	1
Dwight Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Drabek	8.0	9	2	6

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Maddux	8.0	6	6	10
Jeff Robinson	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gary Varsho: 3/G3S
Jay Bell: K
Andy Van Slyke: HR/F78D.B-H
Barry Bonds: W
Orlando Merced: SB2
Orlando Merced: 43/G4

Bot 1

Sammy Sosa: HR/L7D.B-H
Ryne Sandberg: S/G56
Mark Grace: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Kal Daniels: S/L34D
Steve Buechele: 63/G56

Top 2

Jeff King: K
Mike LaValliere: 63/G6M
Jose Lind: 8/F8LD

Bot 2

Rick Wilkins: K
Derrick May: 31/G3
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6

Top 3

Doug Drabek: S/L34D
Gary Varsho: K
Jay Bell: K
Andy Van Slyke: W.1-2
Barry Bonds: 43/G34

Bot 3

Greg Maddux: K
Sammy Sosa: K
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P23F

Top 4

Orlando Merced: 7/L7D
Jeff King: D7/L7D
Mike LaValliere: S4/L4MS.2-H
Jose Lind: S/G56D.1X3(75)
Doug Drabek: 13/G15S

Bot 4

Mark Grace: S4/L4M
Kal Daniels: 146(1)3/GDP/G13
Steve Buechele: S5/L5L.BX2(764)

Top 5

Gary Varsho: K
Jay Bell: K
Andy Van Slyke: K

Bot 5

Rick Wilkins: K
Derrick May: W
Rey Sanchez: K
Greg Maddux: S/L34D.1-2
Sammy Sosa: S6/L6MD.2-H;1-2
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P13S

Top 6

Barry Bonds: 8/F8LXD
Orlando Merced: 7/F7M
Jeff King: 13/G13S

Bot 6

Mark Grace: 7/L78D
Kal Daniels: 5/L56
Steve Buechele: 3/P3F

Top 7

Mike LaValliere: W
Jose Lind: 54(1)/FO/G5S.B-1
Doug Drabek: 24/SH/B2R.1-2
Gary Varsho: W
Jay Bell: K23

Bot 7

Rick Wilkins: 63/G6MS
Derrick May: 43/G4
Rey Sanchez: 7/F78S

Top 8

Andy Van Slyke: W
Barry Bonds: K
Orlando Merced: D7/F7LM.1-3
Jeff King: IW
Mike LaValliere: K
Jose Lind: 8/F8LM

Bot 8

Dwight Smith: K
Sammy Sosa: S/P89S
Ryne Sandberg: S4/L4MD.1-3
Mark Grace: W.1-2
Kal Daniels: 7/SF/F7D.3-H(RBI)
Steve Buechele: 3/P3L

Top 9

Alex Cole: 43/G4
Gary Varsho: 8/F8RD
Jay Bell: 53/G5S