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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1997-05-11 Β· Day game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 22951 Β· 61Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind 15 mph L to R Β· 3:25

San Francisco Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 11–5. San Francisco Giants put up 5 in the 3rd. Mark Gardner earned the win and Doug Henry picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Mark Gardner   L: Kevin Foster   SV: Doug Henry

Umpires β€” HP: Eric Gregg Β· 1B: Bob Davidson Β· 2B: Brian Gorman Β· 3B: Greg Bonin Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Brian McRae511000
Shawon Dunston512000
Mark Grace512101
Sammy Sosa423311
Dave Hansen300001
Brooks Kieschnick200011
Scott Servais301001
Rey Sanchez401001
Kevin Foster100000
Kent Bottenfield000000
Dave Clark200001
Jose Hernandez200000
Ryne Sandberg101100

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Darryl Hamilton211131
Jose Vizcaino400202
Glenallen Hill511002
Barry Bonds432210
Mark Lewis311001
J. T. Snow222330
Bill Mueller320120
Rick Wilkins512102
Mark Gardner300003
Jeff Kent101100
Doug Henry100001

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Kevin Foster2.0436
Larry Casian0.2211
Kent Bottenfield2.1122
Bob Patterson1.0002
Turk Wendell0.1220
Terry Adams0.2000
Mel Rojas1.0111

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mark Gardner5.1724
Jim Poole1.0101
Julian Tavarez0.0100
Rich Rodriguez0.1100
Doug Henry2.1102

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Brian McRae: S7/L7S
  • Shawon Dunston: S3/G3S.1-2
  • Mark Grace: S7/P56D.2-H;1-2
  • Sammy Sosa: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
  • Dave Hansen: 53/G5
  • Brooks Kieschnick: 3/G3
  • Scott Servais: S8/G6M
  • Rey Sanchez: K

Bot 1

  • Darryl Hamilton: W
  • Jose Vizcaino: K
  • Glenallen Hill: K
  • Barry Bonds: HR/L9D.1-H
  • Mark Lewis: S7/G56
  • J. T. Snow: W.1-2
  • Bill Mueller: W.2-3;1-2
  • Rick Wilkins: K

Top 2

  • Kevin Foster: 53/G5
  • Brian McRae: 7/L7LD
  • Shawon Dunston: 9/L9D

Bot 2

  • Mark Gardner: K
  • Darryl Hamilton: K
  • Jose Vizcaino: K

Top 3

  • Mark Grace: K
  • Sammy Sosa: S8/L8LS
  • Dave Hansen: 63/G6M.1-2
  • Brooks Kieschnick: K

Bot 3

  • Glenallen Hill: S6/G56D
  • Barry Bonds: D9/L9LM.1-3
  • Mark Lewis: HP
  • J. T. Snow: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Bill Mueller: E6/G6/R3.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Rick Wilkins: S7/P7LS.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Mark Gardner: K
  • Darryl Hamilton: S9/G34.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Jose Vizcaino: 8/SF/L8RM/R6.3-H
  • Glenallen Hill: 8/F

Top 4

  • Scott Servais: 43/G34D
  • Rey Sanchez: S8/L8RS
  • Kent Bottenfield: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
  • Brian McRae: 13/G15

Bot 4

  • Barry Bonds: 3/G
  • Mark Lewis: 63/G6M
  • J. T. Snow: S9/L9M
  • Bill Mueller: W.1-2
  • Rick Wilkins: K

Top 5

  • Shawon Dunston: 63/G6M
  • Mark Grace: 8/F78M
  • Sammy Sosa: W
  • Dave Hansen: K

Bot 5

  • Mark Gardner: K
  • Darryl Hamilton: W
  • Jose Vizcaino: CS2(23)
  • Jose Vizcaino: 43/G4M

Top 6

  • Brooks Kieschnick: W
  • Scott Servais: HP.1-2
  • Rey Sanchez: 43/G4S.2-3;1-2
  • Dave Clark: K
  • Brian McRae: 53/G5S

Bot 6

  • Glenallen Hill: K
  • Barry Bonds: 8/F8RD
  • Mark Lewis: K

Top 7

  • Shawon Dunston: 8/F8LD
  • Mark Grace: S7/L78M
  • Sammy Sosa: D7/L7DW.1-3
  • Jose Hernandez: FC5/G5.3XH(52);2-3
  • Ryne Sandberg: S9/P4D.3-H;1-3
  • Scott Servais: K

Bot 7

  • J. T. Snow: W
  • Bill Mueller: 36(1)/FO/G3
  • Rick Wilkins: S9/G3.1-2
  • Jeff Kent: D7/L7LM/R4.2-H;1-3
  • Darryl Hamilton: I
  • Jose Vizcaino: 43/G34D.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Glenallen Hill: 4/P9S

Top 8

  • Rey Sanchez: 7/L78XD
  • Dave Clark: 43/G34
  • Brian McRae: 9/F89XDW

Bot 8

  • Barry Bonds: W
  • Doug Henry: SB2/R6
  • Doug Henry: K
  • J. T. Snow: HR/L7D.2-H
  • Bill Mueller: 3/G3L
  • Rick Wilkins: 3/G3L

Top 9

  • Shawon Dunston: S7/G56
  • Mark Grace: 7/F7LD
  • Sammy Sosa: K
  • Jose Hernandez: 54(1)/FO/G56