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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

1999-07-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39044 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph R to L · 2:26

Minnesota Twins defeated Chicago Cubs 8–0. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 1st. Joe Mays earned the win. Denny Hocking went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	14
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

W: Joe Mays L: Terry Mulholland SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Sam Holbrook · 2B: Dana DeMuth · 3B: Charlie Reliford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denny Hocking	5	1	3	1	0	0
Cristian Guzman	5	3	3	0	0	0
Brent Gates	4	3	2	1	0	0
Ron Coomer	5	1	3	2	0	1
Terry Steinbach	5	0	3	2	0	0
Chad Allen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marty Cordova	3	0	0	1	0	2
Torii Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Mays	3	0	0	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Mickey Morandini	2	1	2	0
Tyler Houston	4	1	0	2
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	2
Mark Grace	4	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	1	0	1
Jose Hernandez	2	0	1	1
Curtis Goodwin	2	0	0	1
Benito Santiago	3	0	0	0
Terry Mulholland	1	0	0	0
Kyle Farnsworth	1	0	0	0
Manny Alexander	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Mays	9.0	3	3	7

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Terry Mulholland	2.0	8	0	0
Kyle Farnsworth	6.0	4	1	3
Steve Rain	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denny Hocking: HR/L78D
Cristian Guzman: S8/G6
Brent Gates: S7/G56.1-2
Ron Coomer: S8/G6M.2-H;1-3
Terry Steinbach: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Chad Allen: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Marty Cordova: 13/G13

Bot 1

Mickey Morandini: W
Tyler Houston: S8/L89M.1-3
Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: 8/F8LS
Henry Rodriguez: K

Top 2

Torii Hunter: 9/F9D
Joe Mays: 63/G6
Denny Hocking: 63/G6

Bot 2

Jose Hernandez: W
Curtis Goodwin: 43/SH/BG34S.1-2
Benito Santiago: 53/G5.2-3
Terry Mulholland: 63/G6

Top 3

Cristian Guzman: S5/G5
Brent Gates: D9/L9LS.1-H
Ron Coomer: S9/L9S.2-3
Terry Steinbach: S9/L34D.3-H;1-2
Chad Allen: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Marty Cordova: SB2
Marty Cordova: 9/SF/F89M.3-H
Torii Hunter: 53/G5

Bot 3

Mickey Morandini: W
Tyler Houston: K
Sammy Sosa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 4

Joe Mays: W
Denny Hocking: WP.1-2
Denny Hocking: S7/L7S.2-3
Cristian Guzman: 8/F8LM
Brent Gates: 5/P5F
Ron Coomer: 8/F8RS

Bot 4

Mark Grace: 43/G4S
Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4
Jose Hernandez: 43/G4

Top 5

Terry Steinbach: S8/G4M
Chad Allen: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L3S
Marty Cordova: K

Bot 5

Curtis Goodwin: 7/F7D
Benito Santiago: 43/G34
Kyle Farnsworth: E6/G6
Mickey Morandini: S9/L9S.1-3
Tyler Houston: 4/P4

Top 6

Torii Hunter: 8/L8RD
Joe Mays: 5/P25F
Denny Hocking: S9/L34D
Cristian Guzman: 7/F78M

Bot 6

Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: 7/F7M
Henry Rodriguez: S9/G34
Jose Hernandez: CS2(24)

Top 7

Brent Gates: 8/F8LS
Ron Coomer: K
Terry Steinbach: 63/G6

Bot 7

Jose Hernandez: K
Curtis Goodwin: K
Benito Santiago: 3/P3SF

Top 8

Chad Allen: 4/P9LS
Marty Cordova: K
Torii Hunter: 4/L4D

Bot 8

Manny Alexander: 63/G6
Mickey Morandini: 6/P56D
Tyler Houston: K

Top 9

Joe Mays: K
Denny Hocking: 7/F7LM
Cristian Guzman: S8/L4MD
Brent Gates: HP.1-2
Ron Coomer: S8/P8LS.2-H;1-3
Terry Steinbach: PB.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Terry Steinbach: 8/F8LD

Bot 9

Sammy Sosa: 63/G6
Mark Grace: 31/G3
Henry Rodriguez: 6/P7S

Notes & reviews

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