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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1996-09-20 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 19285 · 74°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph from RF · 2:46

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 6–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 2nd. Jon Lieber earned the win and John Ericks picked up the save. Jay Bell went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jon Lieber L: Kevin Foster SV: John Ericks

Umpires — HP: Mark Hirschbeck · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Charlie Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Scott Bullett	3	0	1	0	0	0
Robin Jennings	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brant Brown	3	1	1	1	0	0
Luis Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Magadan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Houston	3	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez	3	0	0	0	1	2
Todd Haney	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Foster	2	0	1	1	0	1
Doug Glanville	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ozzie Timmons	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ryne Sandberg	1	1	1	0	0	0
Leo Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brian McRae	1	0	1	2	0	0
Mike Hubbard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Grace	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jermaine Allensworth	4	1	2	0	1	1
Al Martin	4	1	1	1	0	1
Nelson Liriano	3	1	2	0	2	1
Orlando Merced	4	0	0	1	1	2
Mark Johnson	5	0	2	1	0	0
Carlos Garcia	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jay Bell	3	1	2	2	1	0
Jason Kendall	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jon Lieber	2	1	1	0	0	0
Trey Beamon	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Foster	4.2	9	3	2
Amaury Telemaco	0.2	1	0	0
Larry Casian	1.0	0	1	2
Jim Bullinger	0.2	0	2	0
Kent Bottenfield	0.1	1	0	1
Bob Patterson	0.2	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	7.0	5	1	4
Dan Plesac	1.0	2	1	2
John Ericks	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Scott Bullett: S8/G6M/R6
Robin Jennings: CS2(26)
Robin Jennings: 9/F9D
Brant Brown: 31/G3

Bot 1

Jermaine Allensworth: S5/BG56
Al Martin: 7/F78D
Nelson Liriano: CS2(136)
Nelson Liriano: W
Orlando Merced: K

Top 2

Luis Gonzalez: 6/P5D
Dave Magadan: K
Tyler Houston: 5/L5

Bot 2

Mark Johnson: 13/G13
Carlos Garcia: S9/L4D/R4
Jay Bell: HR/F78XD.1-H
Jason Kendall: 9/F9M
Jon Lieber: 43/G34D

Top 3

Jose Hernandez: W
Todd Haney: K
Kevin Foster: SB2/R4
Kevin Foster: K
Scott Bullett: 63/G6

Bot 3

Jermaine Allensworth: T9/L9M/R4
Al Martin: 9/SF/F89D.3-H
Nelson Liriano: S7/G6/R6
Orlando Merced: SB2
Orlando Merced: K
Mark Johnson: S9/L4D/R2.2-H;B-3(E6)
Carlos Garcia: 3/P3F

Top 4

Robin Jennings: 31/G3
Brant Brown: HR/F9LD
Luis Gonzalez: 7/F78D
Dave Magadan: 63/G6M

Bot 4

Jay Bell: S7/L7S/R6
Jason Kendall: HP.1-2
Jon Lieber: 54/SH/BG5S.2-3;1-2
Jermaine Allensworth: W
Al Martin: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 5

Tyler Houston: S8/L4MD/R6
Jose Hernandez: K+SB2/R4
Todd Haney: 63/G6.2-3
Kevin Foster: D9/L9LS/R46.3-H
Scott Bullett: 43/G4

Bot 5

Nelson Liriano: D9/F9LD/R6
Orlando Merced: 8/F89S/R4
Mark Johnson: D9/F9D.2XH(932)
Carlos Garcia: W
Jay Bell: 9/F9S

Top 6

Robin Jennings: 7/F78S
Brant Brown: 7/F78D
Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4

Bot 6

Jason Kendall: 8/F78D
Jon Lieber: D8/F8RM/R6
Jermaine Allensworth: E5/G5/U7R2.2-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Al Martin: K
Nelson Liriano: K

Top 7

Dave Magadan: 3/L3L
Tyler Houston: S9/L9M/R4
Jose Hernandez: 13/G13.1-2
Todd Haney: 13/G13

Bot 7

Orlando Merced: W
Mark Johnson: 3/G3S.1-2
Carlos Garcia: 2/P2RF
Jay Bell: W
Jason Kendall: W.2-3;1-2
Trey Beamon: 43/G34D

Top 8

Doug Glanville: K
Ozzie Timmons: W
Ryne Sandberg: S9/G34/R5.1-2
Leo Gomez: K+SB2;SB3/R5
Brian McRae: S7/G5/R5.3-H;2-H
Dave Magadan: PB.1-2
Dave Magadan: 3/G3

Bot 8

Jermaine Allensworth: K
Al Martin: D7/P5D/R6
Nelson Liriano: SB3/R5
Nelson Liriano: I
Orlando Merced: 63/G6MS.3-H;1-2
Mark Johnson: 7/F7LM

Top 9

Mike Hubbard: 43/G4M
Jose Hernandez: K
Mark Grace: K