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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1997-09-15 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 20352 · 70°F, night, dry · Wind 10 mph from CF · 2:31

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 4–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 3rd. Mike Morgan earned the win and Jeff Shaw picked up the save. Eduardo Perez went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mike Morgan L: Geremi Gonzalez SV: Jeff Shaw

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pokey Reese	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jon Nunnally	4	1	2	0	1	0
Chris Stynes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eduardo Perez	5	1	2	2	0	2
Willie Greene	3	0	0	1	0	1
Reggie Sanders	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Oliver	4	0	0	0	0	3
Bret Boone	2	0	0	0	2	0
Mike Morgan	3	0	2	1	0	0
Ed Taubensee	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Doug Glanville	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Grace	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	3	1	0	0
Kevin Orie	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ryne Sandberg	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Hubbard	3	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Alexander	3	0	1	0	0	0
Geremi Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Cairo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Morgan	7.0	5	1	2
Gabe White	1.0	0	1	0
Jeff Shaw	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Geremi Gonzalez	6.0	8	2	6
Kent Bottenfield	1.0	1	0	0
Dave Stevens	1.0	0	1	2
Ramon Morel	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pokey Reese: 63/G6
Jon Nunnally: S9/G34
Chris Stynes: SB2/R6
Chris Stynes: S61/G4MS.2-3
Eduardo Perez: K
Willie Greene: 5/P56D

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 7/L78S
Doug Glanville: 13/G15S
Mark Grace: 6/L6

Top 2

Reggie Sanders: S8/L89M/R46
Joe Oliver: SB2/R4
Joe Oliver: K
Bret Boone: 9/F9LM/R4.2-3
Mike Morgan: 53/G56

Bot 2

Sammy Sosa: HR/F8RXD
Kevin Orie: 13/G15S
Ryne Sandberg: S5/G56S
Mike Hubbard: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L34

Top 3

Pokey Reese: S8/L6MD/R6
Jon Nunnally: S5/G56.1-2
Chris Stynes: 5/P5
Eduardo Perez: S9/G34/R4.2-H;1-3
Willie Greene: 9/SF/F89M/R1.3-H;1-2(TH)
Reggie Sanders: 7/F7D

Bot 3

Manny Alexander: 63/G6
Geremi Gonzalez: 63/G6
Lance Johnson: 8/L8LD

Top 4

Joe Oliver: K
Bret Boone: 53/G56
Mike Morgan: S9/L4D/R46
Pokey Reese: 54(1)/FO/G56S

Bot 4

Doug Glanville: 4/P9LS
Mark Grace: 7/F7D
Sammy Sosa: S9/L9M/R46
Kevin Orie: SB2
Kevin Orie: W
Ryne Sandberg: K

Top 5

Jon Nunnally: 9/F9S
Chris Stynes: 63/G6
Eduardo Perez: K

Bot 5

Mike Hubbard: 8/F8RM
Manny Alexander: S4/G34S/R3
Geremi Gonzalez: 23/SH/BG2R.1-2
Lance Johnson: K

Top 6

Willie Greene: K
Reggie Sanders: W
Joe Oliver: PO1(E1).1-2
Joe Oliver: K
Bret Boone: IW
Mike Morgan: S7/G56/R2.2-H;1-3
Pokey Reese: 7/P6D

Bot 6

Doug Glanville: 9/F9M
Mark Grace: S9/G34/R46
Sammy Sosa: 3/P3F
Kevin Orie: 4/P4

Top 7

Jon Nunnally: 6/P56
Chris Stynes: 2/P2RF
Eduardo Perez: HR/F7D
Willie Greene: 43/G4

Bot 7

Ryne Sandberg: 63/G6
Mike Hubbard: 63/G6
Manny Alexander: 8/F8LM

Top 8

Reggie Sanders: K
Joe Oliver: 9/F9LD
Bret Boone: W
Ed Taubensee: K

Bot 8

Miguel Cairo: 53/G56S
Lance Johnson: W
Doug Glanville: 16(1)3/GDP/G15

Top 9

Pokey Reese: 53/G56S
Jon Nunnally: W
Chris Stynes: 43/G4S.1-2
Eduardo Perez: 8/F8LM

Bot 9

Mark Grace: 3/L3
Sammy Sosa: S8/L8LS/R46
Kevin Orie: K
Ryne Sandberg: 3/G3