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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1996-04-14 · Day game · Candlestick Park · Att: 23137 · 63°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:29

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 6–2. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 5th. Kevin Foster earned the win and Turk Wendell picked up the save. Leo Gomez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kevin Foster L: Allen Watson SV: Turk Wendell

Umpires — HP: Larry Poncino · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	5	0	1	3	0	0
Ryne Sandberg	3	1	1	1	1	1
Mark Grace	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy Sosa	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ozzie Timmons	3	1	1	0	0	1
Brian Dorsett	3	1	0	0	1	1
Leo Gomez	4	2	3	2	0	1
Rey Sanchez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Foster	3	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Turk Wendell	1	0	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marvin Benard	2	1	1	0	1	1
Kim Batiste	4	0	0	0	0	2
Barry Bonds	4	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Williams	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mark Carreon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Glenallen Hill	4	1	1	1	0	0
Steve Scarsone	3	0	0	0	1	1
Marcus Jensen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Allen Watson	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. R. Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave McCarty	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Foster	6.1	5	2	2
Bob Patterson	0.1	0	0	1
Turk Wendell	2.1	1	1	4

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allen Watson	7.0	6	2	8
Steve Bourgeois	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: 5/P25F
Ryne Sandberg: HR/F78XD
Mark Grace: 8/F8RXD
Sammy Sosa: 4/P4MD

Bot 1

Marvin Benard: D8/L78XDW/R6
Kim Batiste: 9/L9M
Barry Bonds: 8/F8LXDW/R4.2-3
Matt Williams: S6/P8LS/R4.3-H
Mark Carreon: 9/F9D

Top 2

Ozzie Timmons: K
Brian Dorsett: K
Leo Gomez: K

Bot 2

Glenallen Hill: 6/P6MD
Steve Scarsone: 9/F9M
Marcus Jensen: 43/G4

Top 3

Rey Sanchez: 7/F7D
Kevin Foster: K
Brian McRae: 4/P4D

Bot 3

Allen Watson: 5/P5DF
Marvin Benard: K
Kim Batiste: 3/P34D

Top 4

Ryne Sandberg: W
Mark Grace: 7/F7LM
Sammy Sosa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Barry Bonds: 5/P56
Matt Williams: 43/G4
Mark Carreon: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Ozzie Timmons: S7/L56D/R6
Brian Dorsett: W.1-2
Leo Gomez: S7/L6D/R5.2-H;1-2
Rey Sanchez: S7/G56/R5.2-3;1-2
Kevin Foster: K
Brian McRae: D9/L9LM/R4.3-H;2-H;1-H
Ryne Sandberg: SB3
Ryne Sandberg: K
Mark Grace: K

Bot 5

Glenallen Hill: HR/F7D
Steve Scarsone: W
Marcus Jensen: 5/P5F
Allen Watson: 8/F8RM
Marvin Benard: W.1-2
Kim Batiste: K

Top 6

Sammy Sosa: K
Ozzie Timmons: 4/P34D
Brian Dorsett: 3/P3F

Bot 6

Barry Bonds: S9/L9S
Matt Williams: SB2
Matt Williams: 3/P23F
Mark Carreon: 9/L89M
Glenallen Hill: 6/P8RS

Top 7

Leo Gomez: S8/G4M/R4
Rey Sanchez: CS2(24)
Rey Sanchez: 8/F8RXD
Kevin Foster: 53/G5

Bot 7

Steve Scarsone: 6/P6MD
Marcus Jensen: S7/L7S
J. R. Phillips: K
Dave McCarty: HP.1-2
Kim Batiste: K

Top 8

Brian McRae: 8/F8LM
Ryne Sandberg: E5/G5.B-1
Mark Grace: 3/G3/R6.1-2
Sammy Sosa: IW
Luis Gonzalez: 43/G34

Bot 8

Barry Bonds: K
Matt Williams: S9/L9M
Mark Carreon: 4/P3D
Glenallen Hill: 8/L8LD

Top 9

Brian Dorsett: 4/P4
Leo Gomez: HR/L9D
Rey Sanchez: 9/F9DW
Turk Wendell: S8/G6M
Brian McRae: 43/G4MS

Bot 9

Steve Scarsone: K
Marcus Jensen: W
Mel Hall: 8/L8RD
Dave McCarty: K

Notes & reviews

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