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San Diego Padres @ Philadelphia Phillies

1997-08-26 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 14491 · 76°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph to CF · 2:27

Philadelphia Phillies defeated San Diego Padres 4–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 1st. Mike Grace earned the win and Ricky Bottalico picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
PHI	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		4	9

W: Mike Grace L: Sterling Hitchcock SV: Ricky Bottalico

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

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quilvio Veras	2	1	0	0	2	1
Steve Finley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Gwynn	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Caminiti	4	0	3	1	0	1
Wally Joyner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Greg Vaughn	3	0	0	1	0	0
Craig Shipley	4	0	1	0	0	2
Carlos Hernandez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sterling Hitchcock	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Sweeney	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chris Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Midre Cummings	3	1	2	1	0
Mickey Morandini	3	0	1	0	0
Kevin Jordan	4	1	1	0	0
Mike Lieberthal	4	1	2	1	0
Tony Barron	4	0	1	2	0
Rico Brogna	4	0	0	0	1
Rex Hudler	3	0	0	0	0
Kevin Stocker	3	1	2	0	0
Mike Grace	2	0	0	0	2
Kevin Sefcik	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sterling Hitchcock	6.0	6	0	3
Tim Worrell	2.0	3	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Grace	7.0	6	3	3
Jerry Spradlin	1.0	1	0	1
Ricky Bottalico	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Quilvio Veras: W
Steve Finley: 3/G3.1-2
Tony Gwynn: S7/L7S/R6.2-3
Ken Caminiti: S9/G3+/R6.3-H;1-2
Wally Joyner: S9/L56D/R1.2-3;1-2
Greg Vaughn: 9/SF/L9LD/R4.3-H;2-3
Craig Shipley: K

Bot 1

Midre Cummings: S4/G4/R3
Mickey Morandini: HP.1-2
Kevin Jordan: 54(1)/FO/G5/R3.2-3
Mike Lieberthal: D9/G3L/R4.3-H;1-3
Tony Barron: DGR/L9LM.3-H;2-H
Rico Brogna: 31/G3.2-3
Rex Hudler: 3/P3S

Top 2

Carlos Hernandez: 4/L4MD
Sterling Hitchcock: 13/G13S
Quilvio Veras: K

Bot 2

Kevin Stocker: D7/L7LM/R6
Mike Grace: K
Midre Cummings: 43/G4.2-3
Mickey Morandini: 8/L8LM

Top 3

Steve Finley: 6/P6D
Tony Gwynn: 43/G4
Ken Caminiti: S4/G4S
Wally Joyner: WP.1-2
Wally Joyner: 63/G4M

Bot 3

Kevin Jordan: 43/G4
Mike Lieberthal: S7/L7M/R6
Tony Barron: SB2/R6
Tony Barron: 9/L9LD
Rico Brogna: K

Top 4

Greg Vaughn: 53/G5
Craig Shipley: 53/G56
Carlos Hernandez: 7/L78D

Bot 4

Rex Hudler: 6/P6D
Kevin Stocker: 43/BG4S
Mike Grace: K

Top 5

Sterling Hitchcock: K
Quilvio Veras: 43/G4
Steve Finley: 31/G3

Bot 5

Midre Cummings: D7/L7D/R6
Mickey Morandini: 7/L78S/R6
Kevin Jordan: 9/L9LM/R6.2-3
Mike Lieberthal: 7/F78S

Top 6

Tony Gwynn: 8/L8RM
Ken Caminiti: S9/L34D/R4
Wally Joyner: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 6

Tony Barron: 9/L9D
Rico Brogna: 43/G34
Rex Hudler: 5/P5F

Top 7

Greg Vaughn: 9/F89S
Craig Shipley: S7/L78M/R6U3
Carlos Hernandez: 43/G4M.1-2
Mark Sweeney: W
Quilvio Veras: W.2-3;1-2
Steve Finley: 3/P23F

Bot 7

Kevin Stocker: D9/L9LD/R4
Kevin Sefcik: 54/SH/BG25.2-3
Midre Cummings: 8/SF/L89D.3-H
Mickey Morandini: S7/L7M/R6
Kevin Jordan: CS2(24)

Top 8

Tony Gwynn: 5/L5
Ken Caminiti: K
Wally Joyner: D9/L9LD/R4
Greg Vaughn: 3/P3F

Bot 8

Kevin Jordan: S8/G4M/R4
Mike Lieberthal: 8/L89XD/R6
Tony Barron: 7/F7D/R6
Rico Brogna: 43/G4D

Top 9

Craig Shipley: K
Carlos Hernandez: 9/F9D
Chris Jones: K