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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1996-07-24 · Night game · Candlestick Park · Att: 13695 · 67°F, night, dry · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:42

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 7–1. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 2nd. Frank Castillo earned the win. Tyler Houston went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Frank Castillo L: William VanLandingham SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Ed Montague · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ryne Sandberg	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Grace	5	1	2	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	1	1	0	2	1
Luis Gonzalez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tyler Houston	4	2	2	2	0	0
Scott Servais	3	1	2	1	0	0
Rey Sanchez	3	1	0	1	0	0
Frank Castillo	4	0	2	1	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marvin Benard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kim Batiste	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Williams	4	1	1	1	0	0
Barry Bonds	3	0	0	0	1	0
Shawon Dunston	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	3	0	1	0	1	2
Robby Thompson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kirt Manwaring	3	0	0	0	0	2
William VanLandingham	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Decker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Bautista	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Castillo	8.1	5	3	5
Terry Adams	0.2	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
William VanLandingham	5.0	8	1	2
Jose Bautista	4.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: 9/F9LM
Ryne Sandberg: K
Mark Grace: S9/L9M
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 1

Marvin Benard: 43/G4M
Kim Batiste: 53/G5
Matt Williams: 53/G56

Top 2

Luis Gonzalez: S9/L9M
Tyler Houston: S5/G5L.1-2
Scott Servais: D9/L9LS.2-H;1-3
Rey Sanchez: E9/SF/F89S.3-H(RBI);2-3;B-2
Frank Castillo: S9/G34.3-H;2-3
Brian McRae: 8/SF/F89XD.3-H(UR)
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P23F
Mark Grace: 8/F8RM

Bot 2

Barry Bonds: 7/P8LM
Shawon Dunston: D8/L8LXDW
Jacob Cruz: K
Robby Thompson: W
Kirt Manwaring: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Sammy Sosa: W
Luis Gonzalez: CS2(24)
Luis Gonzalez: 4/P4D
Tyler Houston: 63/G6

Bot 3

William VanLandingham: 9/F9M
Marvin Benard: 43/G4M
Kim Batiste: 7/F7LD

Top 4

Scott Servais: D7/L5D
Rey Sanchez: 43/G4.2-3
Frank Castillo: CSH(25)
Frank Castillo: 63/G4M

Bot 4

Matt Williams: 563/G56
Barry Bonds: 43/G34
Shawon Dunston: 53/G5L

Top 5

Brian McRae: 1/L13
Ryne Sandberg: 6/L56
Mark Grace: S7/G56
Sammy Sosa: S9/L4D.1-3
Luis Gonzalez: BK.3-H;1-2
Luis Gonzalez: 3/G3

Bot 5

Jacob Cruz: S7/G56
Robby Thompson: 5/L5
Kirt Manwaring: K
Steve Decker: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 6

Tyler Houston: 6/P6D
Scott Servais: 4/L4
Rey Sanchez: 9/F9M

Bot 6

Marvin Benard: 43/BG34S
Kim Batiste: S5/G5
Matt Williams: 7/F78D
Barry Bonds: W.1-2
Shawon Dunston: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

Frank Castillo: 63/G6
Brian McRae: K
Ryne Sandberg: S4/G4/R3
Mark Grace: 3/G3

Bot 7

Jacob Cruz: K
Robby Thompson: K
Kirt Manwaring: K

Top 8

Sammy Sosa: W
Luis Gonzalez: 3/G34.1-2
Tyler Houston: HR/F78XD.2-H
Scott Servais: HP
Rey Sanchez: 53/G5S.1-2
Frank Castillo: S8/L4MD.2-3
Brian McRae: 1/L13

Bot 8

Jose Bautista: 5/P6
Marvin Benard: 7/F7LD
Kim Batiste: 5/P3SF

Top 9

Ryne Sandberg: 2/P2LF
Mark Grace: 5/P5DF
Sammy Sosa: 9/F9D

Bot 9

Matt Williams: HR/L8RXD
Barry Bonds: 6/P6MD
Shawon Dunston: S5/BG25.B-2(E5/TH)
Jacob Cruz: W
Robby Thompson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4