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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1993-08-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 33775 · 67°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 25 mph from LF · 3:01

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Jeff Ballard earned the win and Denny Neagle picked up the save. Orlando Merced went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	6	10
CHN	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	11

W: Jeff Ballard L: Shawn Boskie SV: Denny Neagle

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Charlie Reliford · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Garcia	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jay Bell	5	2	2	1	0	1
Orlando Merced	4	2	2	2	0	0
Jeff King	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dave Clark	4	1	1	0	0	1
Don Slaught	4	0	3	2	0	0
Al Martin	3	0	0	1	0	1
Kevin Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Walk	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd McClendon	0	0	0	0	1	0
Scott Bullett	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Vizcaino	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ryne Sandberg	4	2	2	1	1	0
Mark Grace	5	1	2	1	0	0
Derrick May	4	1	2	1	1	1
Steve Buechele	4	0	1	2	0	0
Rick Wilkins	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Roberson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Candy Maldonado	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Walk	6.2	9	2	2
Jeff Ballard	0.1	0	0	0
Joel Johnston	1.1	2	0	0
Denny Neagle	0.2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Castillo	7.0	5	0	5
Shawn Boskie	0.1	2	0	0
Dan Plesac	0.2	2	1	0
Bob Scanlan	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Garcia: HP
Jay Bell: CS2(26)
Jay Bell: K
Orlando Merced: 13/G15

Bot 1

Jose Vizcaino: S6/G6M
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P3SF
Mark Grace: 8/F8RD
Derrick May: BK.1-2
Derrick May: K

Top 2

Jeff King: 5/P5SF
Dave Clark: E4/G34.B-1
Don Slaught: D9/L9LM.1-H(UR)
Al Martin: K
Kevin Young: K

Bot 2

Steve Buechele: 13/G13S
Rick Wilkins: 31/G34
Sammy Sosa: S7/G56
Kevin Roberson: SB2
Kevin Roberson: K

Top 3

Bob Walk: 43/G4
Carlos Garcia: 5/L5
Jay Bell: 13/G15

Bot 3

Frank Castillo: 9/F89S
Jose Vizcaino: S7/L7S
Ryne Sandberg: SB2
Ryne Sandberg: D7/L78D.2-H;B-3(TH)
Mark Grace: E6/TH/G6.3-H;B-1
Derrick May: S7/L78S.1-3
Steve Buechele: FC5/G5.3XH(526);1-2;B-1
Rick Wilkins: 63/G56D

Top 4

Orlando Merced: S9/G34
Jeff King: S8/L6MS.1-2
Dave Clark: K
Don Slaught: S9/G34.2-H;1-3(E9)
Al Martin: 3/G3.3-H(UR);1-2
Kevin Young: 8/F8LS

Bot 4

Sammy Sosa: 7/F7M
Kevin Roberson: S3/G3D
Frank Castillo: 34/SH/BG13+.1-2
Jose Vizcaino: 8/F8LS

Top 5

Bob Walk: K
Carlos Garcia: 3/P34D
Jay Bell: HR/L78D
Orlando Merced: 31/G3

Bot 5

Ryne Sandberg: 6/P5DF
Mark Grace: 63/G6
Derrick May: W
Steve Buechele: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

Jeff King: 53/G5
Dave Clark: 43/G4
Don Slaught: 63/G6

Bot 6

Rick Wilkins: 13/BG15S
Sammy Sosa: 4/P4MD
Kevin Roberson: 43/G4

Top 7

Al Martin: 5/P5DF
Kevin Young: 7/F78M
Bob Walk: 3/G3

Bot 7

Doug Jennings: 43/G4M
Jose Vizcaino: 13/BG5S
Ryne Sandberg: W
Mark Grace: S7/L7LS.1-2
Derrick May: D5/P5D.2-H;1-3
Steve Buechele: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Rick Wilkins: 3/G3

Top 8

Carlos Garcia: 8/F8LM
Jay Bell: S8/G6M
Orlando Merced: HR/F9D.1-H
Jeff King: 43/G34D
Dave Clark: S9/G34
Don Slaught: D9/G3L.1-3
Lloyd McClendon: IW
Kevin Young: 5(2)/FO/G5

Bot 8

Sammy Sosa: 43/G4MD
Kevin Roberson: 9/F9M
Candy Maldonado: 6/P6D

Top 9

Scott Bullett: K
Carlos Garcia: S9/L34D
Jay Bell: CS2(26)
Jay Bell: 3/G3

Bot 9

Jose Vizcaino: 8/F89M
Ryne Sandberg: S49/L4
Mark Grace: S9/G34.1-3
Derrick May: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Notes & reviews

both teams warned by HP umpire Jerry Layne; Pirates manager Jim Leyland ejected by Layne for protesting the warning
Shawn Boskie and Cubs manager Jim Lefebvre ejected by HP umpire Jerry Layne; Boskie threw at Jeff King after both teams had been warned

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