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San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

1999-05-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 38486 · 60°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph R to L · 2:44

Chicago Cubs defeated San Diego Padres 3–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Rodney Myers earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		3	12

W: Rodney Myers L: Roberto Rivera SV: Rod Beck

Umpires — HP: Eric Gregg · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Paul Nauert · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Damian Jackson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Eric Owens	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Gwynn	4	1	1	0	0	1
Wally Joyner	2	1	1	0	2	0
John Vander Wal	4	0	2	1	0	1
Greg Myers	4	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Nevin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chris Gomez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andy Ashby	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Magadan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Leyritz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Morandini	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	3	1	0	0
Mark Grace	4	1	2	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Gary Gaetti	4	0	2	2	0	1
Sandy Martinez	2	0	1	0	0	1
Scott Sanders	3	0	1	0	0	2
Benito Santiago	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Houston	0	0	0	0	1	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Ashby	6.0	8	0	5
Roberto Rivera	1.1	3	0	0
Brian Boehringer	0.2	1	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Sanders	7.2	3	3	5
Felix Heredia	0.0	3	1	0
Rodney Myers	0.1	0	0	0
Rod Beck	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Damian Jackson: 2/P2LF
Eric Owens: K
Tony Gwynn: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: S8/P78S
Mickey Morandini: 13/SH/BG25.1-2
Sammy Sosa: SB3
Sammy Sosa: S7/G56.3-H
Mark Grace: 7/F7LM
Henry Rodriguez: S8/L78S.1-2
Jose Hernandez: 5(2)/FO/G5L

Top 2

Wally Joyner: W
John Vander Wal: K
Greg Myers: 53/G5L.1-2
Phil Nevin: 53/G56S

Bot 2

Gary Gaetti: 53/G5
Sandy Martinez: S8/G4M
Scott Sanders: K
Lance Johnson: S9/G34.1-2
Mickey Morandini: 43/G4

Top 3

Chris Gomez: 63/G6M
Andy Ashby: K
Damian Jackson: K

Bot 3

Sammy Sosa: S8/L8LS
Mark Grace: CS2(24)
Mark Grace: 3/L3
Henry Rodriguez: 7/F7LS

Top 4

Eric Owens: 7/F7D
Tony Gwynn: 13/G13
Wally Joyner: D7/L7LS
John Vander Wal: S5/G5.2-3
Greg Myers: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jose Hernandez: K
Gary Gaetti: S8/G6M
Sandy Martinez: WP.1-2
Sandy Martinez: K
Scott Sanders: K

Top 5

Phil Nevin: 63/G6
Chris Gomez: S8/G4M
Andy Ashby: 56(1)3/GDP/G5S

Bot 5

Lance Johnson: 3/G3L
Mickey Morandini: 3/G3L
Sammy Sosa: 43/G4

Top 6

Damian Jackson: W
Eric Owens: 3/BP3S
Tony Gwynn: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Wally Joyner: 4/L4

Bot 6

Mark Grace: D7/L7LM
Henry Rodriguez: 53/G5L
Jose Hernandez: 53/G56S.2-3
Gary Gaetti: K

Top 7

John Vander Wal: 9/L9D
Greg Myers: 7/L7D
Phil Nevin: W
Chris Gomez: E6/G6M.1-2
Dave Magadan: 7/F7M

Bot 7

Benito Santiago: 63/G6
Scott Sanders: D7/G5L
Lance Johnson: 13/G15
Mickey Morandini: 43/G4

Top 8

Damian Jackson: 7/F7D
Eric Owens: 53/G56S
Tony Gwynn: D8/L4D
Wally Joyner: W+WP.2-3
John Vander Wal: S8/L8LS.3-H;1-3
Greg Myers: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Phil Nevin: 5/P56S

Bot 8

Sammy Sosa: S8/G6M
Mark Grace: D3/G3.1-3
Henry Rodriguez: 3/G3
Jose Hernandez: IW
Gary Gaetti: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
Benito Santiago: 6/P56S
Tyler Houston: W
Lance Johnson: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Chris Gomez: 53/G5L
Jim Leyritz: 63/G6
Damian Jackson: 7/F7D

Notes & reviews

Cubs pitching coach Marty DeMerritt ejected by HP umpire Eric Gregg sometime in eighth

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