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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

1996-05-05 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 25949 · 52°F, cloudy, wet · Wind 20 mph R to L · 2:42

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Turk Wendell earned the win. Sammy Sosa went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Turk Wendell L: Jerry DiPoto SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Pulli · 1B: Bob Davidson · 2B: Greg Bonin · 3B: Larry Vanover · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Vizcaino	4	2	2	0	1	0
Bernard Gilkey	4	1	2	1	0	1
Todd Hundley	4	0	2	2	0	0
Butch Huskey	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Kent	3	0	1	0	1	1
Carl Everett	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rey Ordonez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pete Harnisch	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Roberson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rico Brogna	0	0	0	0	1	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ryne Sandberg	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Grace	4	2	2	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	2	3	3	0	1
Luis Gonzalez	2	0	0	1	0	0
Scott Servais	3	0	1	0	0	0
Leo Gomez	2	1	1	0	0	1
Rey Sanchez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Foster	1	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Bullett	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Harnisch	6.0	6	0	4
Dave Mlicki	2.0	1	1	0
Jerry Dipoto	0.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Foster	6.0	8	3	1
Bob Patterson	1.0	0	0	0
Turk Wendell	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: 3/P4S
Jose Vizcaino: D7/L7LS
Bernard Gilkey: S8/L6M.2-H
Todd Hundley: 31/G3+.1-2
Butch Huskey: 3/G3

Bot 1

Brian McRae: 43/G4D
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P3S
Mark Grace: S9/L9LM/R6
Sammy Sosa: HR/F7D.1-H
Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7D

Top 2

Jeff Kent: 6/P4M
Carl Everett: 63/G6
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6M

Bot 2

Scott Servais: 43/G4
Leo Gomez: K
Rey Sanchez: 53/G5

Top 3

Pete Harnisch: 63/G6M
Lance Johnson: 6/L4M
Jose Vizcaino: T8/L9S
Bernard Gilkey: K

Bot 3

Kevin Foster: K
Brian McRae: 63/G6
Ryne Sandberg: K

Top 4

Todd Hundley: 31/G3
Butch Huskey: S7/L7S/R4
Jeff Kent: D7/G5L.1-3
Carl Everett: I
Rey Ordonez: S9/G34.3-H;2XH(92);1-2
Pete Harnisch: 4/P4

Bot 4

Mark Grace: S7/L78S
Sammy Sosa: S9/G34/R6.1-3
Luis Gonzalez: 7/SF/F7LM/DP.3-H;1X2(75434)
Scott Servais: 53/G5

Top 5

Lance Johnson: 9/L89D
Jose Vizcaino: W
Bernard Gilkey: S9/L34D.1-3
Todd Hundley: D9/L9LD.3-H;1-H;BX3(925)
Butch Huskey: 53/G56

Bot 5

Leo Gomez: D7/L5D/R6
Rey Sanchez: S9/L34D.2-3
Kevin Foster: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
Brian McRae: 8/SF/F89XD.3-H;2-3
Ryne Sandberg: 43/G4

Top 6

Jeff Kent: W
Carl Everett: 3/L3+/LDP.1X1(3)
Rey Ordonez: 8/F8RS

Bot 6

Mark Grace: 7/L78D
Sammy Sosa: K
Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7LM

Top 7

Kevin Roberson: 53/G5
Lance Johnson: 3/G3
Jose Vizcaino: 63/G56

Bot 7

Scott Servais: S8/F78S
Leo Gomez: 34/SH/BG34S.1-2
Rey Sanchez: 4/L34D
Scott Bullett: 7/F7LD

Top 8

Bernard Gilkey: 9/F89M
Todd Hundley: S9/G3
Rico Brogna: W.1-2
Jeff Kent: K
Carl Everett: 6(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 8

Brian McRae: W
Ryne Sandberg: 46(1)3/DP/G4/RINT
Mark Grace: 43/G4

Top 9

Rey Ordonez: E4/G4
Edgardo Alfonzo: 36(1)/FO/G3S/R1
Lance Johnson: S8/L6D.1-2
Jose Vizcaino: 1/L15/LDP.1X1(13)

Bot 9

Sammy Sosa: HR/F7D

Notes & reviews

Brian McRae called for interference

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