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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-04-09 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 19721 · 58°F, overcast · Wind 4 mph L to R · 2:26

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Kris Benson earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. Warren Morris went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kris Benson L: Scott Sanders SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Morris	3	2	1	1	1	1
Brian Giles	1	0	0	0	2	0
Kevin Young	3	0	1	1	0	2
Brant Brown	3	0	0	0	0	3
Ed Sprague	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Guillen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Benjamin	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kris Benson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Sanders	5.1	2	3	9
Matt Karchner	1.2	0	0	2
Terry Mulholland	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	6.0	2	3	3
Chris Peters	1.2	2	0	2
Mike Williams	1.1	0	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: 7/F7D
Mickey Morandini: W
Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: 13/G13

Bot 1

Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Warren Morris: W
Brian Giles: 2/P5SF
Kevin Young: D7/F78XD.1-H
Brant Brown: K

Top 2

Henry Rodriguez: 6/P78S
Jose Hernandez: W
Tyler Houston: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

Ed Sprague: K
Jose Guillen: 4/P9S
Mike Benjamin: 9/F89XD

Top 3

Gary Gaetti: 3/P3F
Scott Sanders: S7/L78S
Lance Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S

Bot 3

Kris Benson: K
Jason Kendall: 63/G6MS
Warren Morris: HR/F89D
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: PB.1-2
Kevin Young: K

Top 4

Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: HP
Mark Grace: SB2
Mark Grace: 313/G3.2-3
Henry Rodriguez: S5/G5.3-H
Jose Hernandez: 8/L8LXD

Bot 4

Brant Brown: K
Ed Sprague: K
Jose Guillen: 3/P3F

Top 5

Tyler Houston: 5/L56
Gary Gaetti: K
Scott Sanders: 9/L9M

Bot 5

Mike Benjamin: K
Kris Benson: K
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RXD

Top 6

Lance Johnson: W
Mickey Morandini: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6

Bot 6

Warren Morris: K
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: K
Brant Brown: K

Top 7

Mark Grace: 8/F78D
Glenallen Hill: 43/G4S
Jose Hernandez: S8/G6
Benito Santiago: HP.1-2
Gary Gaetti: K

Bot 7

Ed Sprague: 43/G4
Jose Guillen: 53/G56
Mike Benjamin: 7/L7D

Top 8

Jeff Blauser: S8/L8LS
Lance Johnson: 13/SH/BG15S.1-2
Mickey Morandini: WP.2-3
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 8

Adrian Brown: 3/P3F
Jason Kendall: 53/G5
Warren Morris: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Mark Grace: W
Glenallen Hill: K
Jose Hernandez: 7/F78XD
Benito Santiago: W.1-2
Gary Gaetti: K

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Kris Benson

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