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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-07-05 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 19762 · 92°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph R to L · 3:24

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Jon Lieber earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Henry Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	9
PIT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11

W: Jon Lieber L: Jason Schmidt SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Rich Rieker · 3B: Jerry Layne · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Morandini	3	2	2	0	2	0
Manny Alexander	5	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Grace	5	0	1	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	1	1	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	1	2	3	0	1
Glenallen Hill	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Houston	3	1	2	0	1	1
Sandy Martinez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jon Lieber	1	0	0	0	1	1
Benito Santiago	1	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Martin	5	0	1	0	0	3
Abraham Nunez	4	2	2	0	1	1
Brian Giles	2	0	1	1	3	0
Brant Brown	5	0	2	1	0	2
Ed Sprague	5	0	2	0	0	2
Warren Morris	4	0	1	0	1	0
Adrian Brown	5	0	2	0	0	1
Keith Osik	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Schmidt	1	0	0	0	1	1
Freddy Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	1
Yamid Haad	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	5.1	8	5	10
Ray King	0.1	0	1	0
Matt Karchner	1.1	1	0	1
Felix Heredia	1.0	1	0	2
Rick Aguilera	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Schmidt	5.0	7	4	3
Scott Sauerbeck	2.0	1	1	1
Greg Hansell	1.0	1	0	1
Jason Christiansen	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mickey Morandini: W
Manny Alexander: E4/G4.1-2
Mark Grace: 7/F78D
Sammy Sosa: E6/G6.2-3;1-2
Henry Rodriguez: 7/SF/L78M.3-H(UR)
Glenallen Hill: 9/F9M

Bot 1

Al Martin: 63/G6M
Abraham Nunez: S8/G6M
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Brant Brown: S9/L9LM.2-H;1-3
Ed Sprague: K
Warren Morris: W.1-2
Adrian Brown: K

Top 2

Tyler Houston: K
Sandy Martinez: 8/F8LM
Jon Lieber: K

Bot 2

Keith Osik: 3/P34
Jason Schmidt: K
Al Martin: K

Top 3

Mickey Morandini: S8/L8LS
Manny Alexander: S8/G6M.1-2
Mark Grace: 8/F8RD.2-3
Sammy Sosa: 3E6/G3.3-H;1-3
Henry Rodriguez: D7/L7LD.3-H(UR);1-3
Glenallen Hill: 4/P34D
Tyler Houston: W
Sandy Martinez: K

Bot 3

Abraham Nunez: S5/BG25.B-3(E5)
Brian Giles: S9/L9S.3-H
Brant Brown: K
Ed Sprague: S8/P78S.1-2
Warren Morris: 8/L8LM
Adrian Brown: 3/G3

Top 4

Jon Lieber: W
Mickey Morandini: 7/F7M
Manny Alexander: 8/F89XD
Mark Grace: S9/L3D.1-3
Sammy Sosa: 7/L7D

Bot 4

Keith Osik: K
Jason Schmidt: W
Al Martin: S9/L9S.1-2
Abraham Nunez: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Brant Brown: K

Top 5

Henry Rodriguez: HR/F9D
Glenallen Hill: 53/G5
Tyler Houston: S7/L7S
Sandy Martinez: S8/L8RS.1-2
Jon Lieber: 24/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Mickey Morandini: BK.3-H(NR);2-3
Mickey Morandini: IW
Manny Alexander: 43/G4

Bot 5

Ed Sprague: K
Warren Morris: S4/G13
Adrian Brown: S8/L8LM.1-2
Keith Osik: 65(2)/FO/G6.1-2
Freddy Garcia: K

Top 6

Mark Grace: 6/P6D
Sammy Sosa: W
Henry Rodriguez: CS2(26)
Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4M

Bot 6

Al Martin: K
Abraham Nunez: W
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Brant Brown: 8/F8LM
Ed Sprague: 7/F78M

Top 7

Glenallen Hill: K
Tyler Houston: S4/G4M
Benito Santiago: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 7

Warren Morris: 9/F9D
Adrian Brown: S9/L9S
Keith Osik: K
Yamid Haad: 53/G5

Top 8

Curtis Goodwin: K
Mickey Morandini: S8/L8LS
Manny Alexander: 9/F9M
Mark Grace: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Al Martin: K
Abraham Nunez: K
Brian Giles: 8/F8RD

Top 9

Mark Grace: 6/P56D
Sammy Sosa: E5/G5
Henry Rodriguez: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 9

Brant Brown: S8/L8RS
Ed Sprague: S7/G56.1-2
Warren Morris: 7/F7D
Adrian Brown: 9/F9D.2-3
Keith Osik: 9/F9M

Notes & reviews

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