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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1997-09-09 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 15349 · 68°F, night, drizzle, damp · Wind 10 mph to RF · 2:21

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

Line score

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

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

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lance Johnson	4	1	1	0	1
Doug Glanville	4	1	2	0	0
Mark Grace	4	0	2	1	1
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	1
Kevin Orie	3	0	2	0	0
Scott Servais	4	0	1	0	1
Jose Hernandez	3	0	0	0	1
Manny Alexander	3	0	0	0	0
Geremi Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0
Brooks Kieschnick	1	0	0	0	0
Dave Clark	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Geremi Gonzalez	6.2	7	3	4
Ramon Tatis	0.0	1	0	0
Kent Bottenfield	0.1	0	0	0
Terry Adams	1.0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mike Morgan	6.1	6	3
Stan Belinda	1.2	0	1
Jeff Shaw	1.0	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: K
Doug Glanville: D7/G5L
Mark Grace: S9/G34.2-H
Sammy Sosa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

Pokey Reese: 43/G4M
Jon Nunnally: W
Chris Stynes: S8/F8LS.1-2
Willie Greene: 5/L56
Reggie Sanders: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Taubensee: 7/F78D

Top 2

Kevin Orie: HP
Scott Servais: D9/G3L.1-3
Jose Hernandez: FC3/G3S.3XH(23);2-3
Manny Alexander: 9/F9LS
Geremi Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 2

Joe Oliver: D8/L78XD
Bret Boone: 63/G6M
Mike Morgan: FC1/G15.2X3(15)
Pokey Reese: W.1-2
Jon Nunnally: S9/L89S.2-H;1-3
Chris Stynes: HR/L7D.3-H;1-H
Willie Greene: K

Top 3

Lance Johnson: 3/G3
Doug Glanville: 43/G4
Mark Grace: K

Bot 3

Reggie Sanders: 4/P4MD
Ed Taubensee: S8/L4MD
Joe Oliver: 9/F9LS
Bret Boone: 13/G15

Top 4

Sammy Sosa: 43/G4
Kevin Orie: 53/G5
Scott Servais: 53/G56S

Bot 4

Mike Morgan: K
Pokey Reese: 13/G15
Jon Nunnally: D9/L34.B-3(E9)
Chris Stynes: K

Top 5

Jose Hernandez: 53/G5
Manny Alexander: 43/G4M
Geremi Gonzalez: 53/G5

Bot 5

Willie Greene: 7/F78M
Reggie Sanders: 63/G6M
Ed Taubensee: 43/G34D

Top 6

Lance Johnson: D9/L9LS
Doug Glanville: S7/G56.2-3
Mark Grace: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(NR)
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 6

Joe Oliver: 9/F9D
Bret Boone: 9/F9M
Mike Morgan: 63/G6

Top 7

Kevin Orie: T8/L8LXD
Scott Servais: 53/G5
Jose Hernandez: K
Manny Alexander: 4/P4MD

Bot 7

Pokey Reese: K
Jon Nunnally: 43/G4
Chris Stynes: S8/L4MD.B-3(E8)
Willie Greene: S6/G6M.3-H(UR)
Reggie Sanders: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 8

Brooks Kieschnick: 8/F8LM
Lance Johnson: 4/L4
Doug Glanville: 7/F7M

Bot 8

Ed Taubensee: K
Joe Oliver: 53/G6S
Bret Boone: 63/G6

Top 9

Mark Grace: S9/L4D
Sammy Sosa: 54(1)/FO/G56
Kevin Orie: S9/F9LS.1-3
Scott Servais: K
Dave Clark: K

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