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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2000-05-05 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 26689 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph to CF · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Todd Ritchie earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. Wil Cordero went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Todd Ritchie L: Kevin Tapani SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Greg Bonin · 1B: Travis Katzenmeier · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Larry Young · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Hermansen	4	1	1	0	0	1
Warren Morris	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jason Kendall	3	1	0	0	0	1
Brian Giles	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kevin Young	4	0	0	1	0	1
Wil Cordero	3	1	2	1	1	0
Pat Meares	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Sojo	4	1	1	1	0	1
Todd Ritchie	3	0	0	0	0	1
John Vander Wal	0	0	0	0	1	0
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Grace	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	2	1	0	2
Henry Rodriguez	3	0	1	0	0	2
Willie Greene	3	0	1	0	0	2
Jeff Reed	3	0	0	0	1	2
Damon Buford	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Tapani	2	0	0	0	0	2
Shane Andrews	1	0	0	0	0	0
Glenallen Hill	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Nieves	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	7.1	8	1	8
Scott Sauerbeck	0.0	0	1	0
Mike Garcia	0.1	0	0	1
Jason Christiansen	0.1	0	0	1
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Tapani	7.0	6	1	6
Brian Williams	1.0	0	0	1
Kyle Farnsworth	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chad Hermansen: K
Warren Morris: 43/G4M
Jason Kendall: K/C

Bot 1

Eric Young: S8/L8RS
Ricky Gutierrez: 4(1)3/GDP/G4S
Mark Grace: 43/G4S

Top 2

Brian Giles: 5/FL/P5F
Kevin Young: K
Wil Cordero: HR/L7D+
Pat Meares: 9/F9M

Bot 2

Sammy Sosa: K
Henry Rodriguez: K/C
Willie Greene: K/C

Top 3

Luis Sojo: K/C
Todd Ritchie: 9/F9M
Chad Hermansen: 53/G5

Bot 3

Jeff Reed: W
Damon Buford: S8/L8LS.1-2
Kevin Tapani: K
Eric Young: 13/G15.2-3;1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: 13/G15

Top 4

Warren Morris: 7/F7LM
Jason Kendall: HP
Brian Giles: D9/L9LS.1-3
Kevin Young: 63/G6S.3-H
Wil Cordero: 9/F89D

Bot 4

Mark Grace: 9/F9S
Sammy Sosa: HR/L78XD+
Henry Rodriguez: K
Willie Greene: S9/F9D+.BX2(96)

Top 5

Pat Meares: K/C
Luis Sojo: HR/F7D+
Todd Ritchie: 63/G6
Chad Hermansen: D9/L9LD
Warren Morris: S9/F8RS.2-H
Jason Kendall: SB2
Jason Kendall: 9/F9D

Bot 5

Jeff Reed: K
Damon Buford: 6/P6
Kevin Tapani: K/C

Top 6

Brian Giles: 8/F8RD
Kevin Young: 43/G4
Wil Cordero: W
Pat Meares: S7/L78S.1-2
Luis Sojo: 9/F89D

Bot 6

Eric Young: 8/F8LD
Ricky Gutierrez: S/G6S
Mark Grace: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3

Top 7

Todd Ritchie: K/C
Chad Hermansen: 3/FL/P3DF
Warren Morris: 53/G5S

Bot 7

Sammy Sosa: S7/7S
Henry Rodriguez: D9/L9LM.1-3
Willie Greene: K
Jeff Reed: 53/G5
Damon Buford: HP
Shane Andrews: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 8

Jason Kendall: 53/G5
Brian Giles: K/C
Kevin Young: 8/F8RM

Bot 8

Eric Young: HR/F78D+
Ricky Gutierrez: 13/G
Mark Grace: W
Sammy Sosa: K
Glenallen Hill: FLE3/P23F
Glenallen Hill: K/C

Top 9

Wil Cordero: S8/L8LM
Pat Meares: 43/G4.1-2
Luis Sojo: 4/P4
John Vander Wal: IW
Adrian Brown: 64(1)/FO/G6MS.2-3

Bot 9

Jose Nieves: 4/P4D
Jeff Reed: K
Damon Buford: 13/BG34S

Notes & reviews

DV: need on this inning; this is only foul

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