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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1997-05-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 36440 · 56°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 14 mph from CF · 2:35

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–4. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 4th. Kevin Foster earned the win and Mel Rojas picked up the save. Barry Larkin went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kevin Foster L: Mike Morgan SV: Mel Rojas

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Deion Sanders	3	1	0	1	1	0
Curtis Goodwin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Morris	4	0	0	0	0	1
Barry Larkin	4	2	2	2	0	0
Ed Taubensee	3	0	2	1	0	0
Lenny Harris	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bret Boone	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Branson	3	1	2	0	1	0
Mike Morgan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Greene	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Oliver	1	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Pendleton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	5	0	1	0	0	1
Brant Brown	3	1	2	0	0	0
Mark Grace	3	1	0	0	1	1
Sammy Sosa	3	1	2	0	1	1
Tyler Houston	3	0	0	2	0	1
Shawon Dunston	4	1	3	2	0	0
Ryne Sandberg	3	1	1	0	0	1
Kevin Orie	3	1	2	2	1	1
Kevin Foster	2	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Glanville	0	1	0	0	1	0
Rey Sanchez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Morgan	4.1	9	1	1
Hector Carrasco	1.2	1	3	2
Scott Sullivan	2.0	1	0	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Foster	7.0	4	3	2
Bob Patterson	0.2	1	0	1
Mel Rojas	1.1	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Deion Sanders: 5/P
Curtis Goodwin: 43/G
Hal Morris: K/C

Bot 1

Brian McRae: S6
Brant Brown: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Mark Grace: 31/G

Top 2

Barry Larkin: 7/F7D
Ed Taubensee: D9
Lenny Harris: 43/G.2-3
Bret Boone: K/C

Bot 2

Sammy Sosa: S7/G56
Tyler Houston: 54(1)/FO/G.B-1
Shawon Dunston: 54(1)3/GDP/G

Top 3

Jeff Branson: W
Mike Morgan: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Deion Sanders: 43/G.2-3
Curtis Goodwin: 7/F

Bot 3

Ryne Sandberg: S7
Kevin Orie: S/89.1-3
Kevin Foster: 3(B)2(3)/DP/G.1-2
Brian McRae: 63/G

Top 4

Hal Morris: 8/F
Barry Larkin: D9
Ed Taubensee: WP.2-3
Ed Taubensee: D/89.3-H
Lenny Harris: 7/F
Bret Boone: 8/F

Bot 4

Brant Brown: D7
Mark Grace: 7/F
Sammy Sosa: S6.2-3
Tyler Houston: 43/G.3-H;1-2
Shawon Dunston: D7.2-H
Ryne Sandberg: HP
Kevin Orie: D7.2-H;1-H
Kevin Foster: K

Top 5

Jeff Branson: D9
Mike Morgan: 14/SH/BG.2-3
Deion Sanders: 7/SF.3-H
Curtis Goodwin: 8/F

Bot 5

Brian McRae: 43/G
Brant Brown: D/89
Mark Grace: W
Sammy Sosa: W.2-3;1-2
Tyler Houston: 8/SF.3-H
Shawon Dunston: WP.2-3;1-2
Shawon Dunston: S3.3-H;2-3
Ryne Sandberg: K

Top 6

Hal Morris: 43/G
Barry Larkin: 9/F
Ed Taubensee: 9/F

Bot 6

Kevin Orie: W
Kevin Foster: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Brian McRae: 43/G.2-3
Doug Glanville: PB.3-H(UR)(NR)
Doug Glanville: W
Mark Grace: K/C

Top 7

Lenny Harris: 53/G
Bret Boone: W
Jeff Branson: 3/FL
Willie Greene: 9/FL

Bot 7

Sammy Sosa: K
Tyler Houston: K
Shawon Dunston: D8/89.B-3(E8)
Ryne Sandberg: 9/F

Top 8

Deion Sanders: W
Curtis Goodwin: K
Hal Morris: 31/G.1-2
Barry Larkin: HR/78.2-H
Joe Oliver: S8
Lenny Harris: 43/G

Bot 8

Kevin Orie: K/C
Rey Sanchez: 53/G
Brian McRae: K

Top 9

Bret Boone: 5/FL
Jeff Branson: S1
Terry Pendleton: WP.1-2
Terry Pendleton: K
Deion Sanders: 43/G