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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1999-09-15 Β· Night game Β· Cinergy Field Β· Att: 21794 Β· 74Β°F Β· Wind 6 mph to CF Β· 2:45

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 5–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. Denny Neagle earned the win and Danny Graves picked up the save. Greg Vaughn went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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W: Denny Neagle   L: Jon Lieber   SV: Danny Graves

Umpires β€” HP: Brian Gorman Β· 1B: Phil Cuzzi Β· 2B: Jerry Crawford Β· 3B: Alfonso Marquez Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Chad Meyers411000
Bo Porter301002
Mark Grace311110
Sammy Sosa402110
Glenallen Hill512101
Shane Andrews412101
Jose Nieves402000
Jose Molina301002
Jon Lieber200001
Jeff Blauser100000
Roosevelt Brown200000
Mickey Morandini100001
Lance Johnson100000
Henry Rodriguez100001

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Mike Cameron400001
Barry Larkin411001
Sean Casey311010
Greg Vaughn422201
Ed Taubensee312210
Aaron Boone301100
Jeffrey Hammonds401000
Chris Stynes300010
Denny Neagle201001
Mark Sweeney101000
Dmitri Young100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jon Lieber5.0914
Rodney Myers1.0100
Mark Guthrie1.0000
Bobby Ayala1.0020

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Denny Neagle6.0916
Scott Williamson0.2100
Brett Tomko1.1102
Danny Graves1.0111

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Chad Meyers: 31/G3
  • Bo Porter: K
  • Mark Grace: 8/F8LD

Bot 1

  • Mike Cameron: 53/G56S
  • Barry Larkin: S8/G6M
  • Sean Casey: S9/L34.1-3
  • Greg Vaughn: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
  • Ed Taubensee: T8/F8RXD.2-H;1-H
  • Aaron Boone: D9/G4MS.3-H
  • Jeffrey Hammonds: 9/F9S
  • Chris Stynes: 43/G4

Top 2

  • Sammy Sosa: S9/L4D
  • Glenallen Hill: S8/F8RS.1-2
  • Shane Andrews: K/C
  • Jose Nieves: S9/P9S.2-3;1-2
  • Jose Molina: K
  • Jon Lieber: K

Bot 2

  • Denny Neagle: K/C
  • Mike Cameron: 9/F9S
  • Barry Larkin: K/C

Top 3

  • Chad Meyers: 7/F7LD
  • Bo Porter: K
  • Mark Grace: 7/F7D

Bot 3

  • Sean Casey: W
  • Greg Vaughn: K
  • Ed Taubensee: 43/G34.1-2
  • Aaron Boone: 53/G56

Top 4

  • Sammy Sosa: 4/P4
  • Glenallen Hill: HR/F78XD
  • Shane Andrews: S8/L4MD
  • Jose Nieves: 4/P34D
  • Jose Molina: S9/G34.1-2
  • Jon Lieber: 5/P5SF

Bot 4

  • Jeffrey Hammonds: S/G56
  • Chris Stynes: 6/LDP/L6.1X2(634)
  • Denny Neagle: S/G4M
  • Mike Cameron: K

Top 5

  • Chad Meyers: S7/L56D
  • Bo Porter: D7/L7LS.1-3
  • Mark Grace: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
  • Sammy Sosa: IW
  • Glenallen Hill: 9/F9S
  • Shane Andrews: 8/F78D

Bot 5

  • Barry Larkin: 63/G6
  • Sean Casey: 43/G4
  • Greg Vaughn: HR/F78D
  • Ed Taubensee: S8/L6MD
  • Aaron Boone: 9/P34D

Top 6

  • Jose Nieves: S9/L9S
  • Jose Molina: K/C
  • Jeff Blauser: 9/P89S
  • Chad Meyers: 53/G5

Bot 6

  • Jeffrey Hammonds: 4/P3D
  • Chris Stynes: 6/P6
  • Mark Sweeney: S7/L78S
  • Mike Cameron: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

  • Roosevelt Brown: 8/F8LXD
  • Mark Grace: D9/L3
  • Sammy Sosa: 53/G5.2-2
  • Glenallen Hill: K

Bot 7

  • Barry Larkin: 3/P3SF
  • Sean Casey: 3/G34S
  • Greg Vaughn: 9/F89XD

Top 8

  • Shane Andrews: HR/F7D
  • Jose Nieves: 43/G4M
  • Mickey Morandini: K
  • Lance Johnson: 9/F89D

Bot 8

  • Ed Taubensee: W
  • Aaron Boone: 34/SH/BG13S.1-2
  • Jeffrey Hammonds: 8/F8RD
  • Chris Stynes: W
  • Dmitri Young: 3/G3

Top 9

  • Henry Rodriguez: K
  • Roosevelt Brown: 53/G6S
  • Mark Grace: W
  • Sammy Sosa: DI.1-2
  • Sammy Sosa: S8/G6M.2-H
  • Glenallen Hill: 8/F78D

Notes & reviews

  • Cubs manager Riggleman and coach Pentland ejected by HP umpire Gorman for arguing check swing strike 3 by Lieber