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San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs

2000-07-30 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 38453 · 73°F, overcast · Wind 14 mph from LF · 2:26

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 4th. Jon Lieber earned the win. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
CHN	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		3	10

W: Jon Lieber L: Kirk Rueter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Laz Diaz · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Jeff Kellogg · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marvin Benard	4	0	0	0	0	3
Bill Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Barry Bonds	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Kent	3	0	0	0	0	1
J. T. Snow	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rich Aurilia	3	0	0	0	0	2
Armando Rios	2	1	1	1	1	0
Doug Mirabelli	2	0	0	0	0	1
Kirk Rueter	2	0	1	0	0	0
Felipe Crespo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ramon Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	1	2	1	1	0
Mark Grace	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gary Matthews	4	1	1	0	0	0
Damon Buford	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Nieves	4	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Girardi	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jon Lieber	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chad Meyers	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirk Rueter	6.1	7	3	2
Felix Rodriguez	1.2	3	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	9.0	4	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marvin Benard: K
Bill Mueller: D9/L89D
Barry Bonds: 9/F9LM
Jeff Kent: 63/G6

Bot 1

Eric Young: 13/BG25-
Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5S-
Sammy Sosa: D7/G5+
Mark Grace: W
Gary Matthews: 9/F9M

Top 2

J. T. Snow: 4/L4D-
Rich Aurilia: K
Armando Rios: 4/P4D

Bot 2

Damon Buford: 7/F78M
Jose Nieves: S9/L34D+
Joe Girardi: CS2(26)
Joe Girardi: W
Jon Lieber: 163/G15+

Top 3

Doug Mirabelli: K
Kirk Rueter: S/G4MD
Marvin Benard: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 3

Eric Young: 2/FL/P2RF
Ricky Gutierrez: 13/G15+
Sammy Sosa: 8/L8LD+

Top 4

Bill Mueller: 31/G3
Barry Bonds: 31/G3+
Jeff Kent: K

Bot 4

Mark Grace: 7/F7M
Gary Matthews: S9/L89M+
Damon Buford: S7/G56+.1-2
Jose Nieves: S9/L89S.2-H;1-3(E9)
Joe Girardi: S9/L9M.3-H(UR);1-2
Jon Lieber: 25(2)/FO/BG25.1-2
Eric Young: 43/G34

Top 5

J. T. Snow: 3/G3+
Rich Aurilia: 7/F7D
Armando Rios: HR/F9D+
Doug Mirabelli: 53/G5+

Bot 5

Ricky Gutierrez: D7/G5
Sammy Sosa: W
Mark Grace: 4/L4
Gary Matthews: 9/F89M.2-3
Damon Buford: 9/F9D+

Top 6

Kirk Rueter: 63/G6S
Marvin Benard: K
Bill Mueller: 9/F89M

Bot 6

Jose Nieves: K
Joe Girardi: 43/G4
Jon Lieber: K/C

Top 7

Barry Bonds: K/C
Jeff Kent: 43/G4M
J. T. Snow: S/G4MD+
Rich Aurilia: K/C

Bot 7

Eric Young: 43/G4S
Chad Meyers: K
Sammy Sosa: HR/L89XD+
Mark Grace: S8/G4+
Gary Matthews: 8/F8LD+

Top 8

Armando Rios: W
Felipe Crespo: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Ramon Martinez: 13/G15

Bot 8

Damon Buford: S/G5S
Jose Nieves: 43/G4S.1-2
Joe Girardi: 9/F9LM.2-3
Jon Lieber: K

Top 9

Marvin Benard: K
Bill Mueller: 43/G34
Barry Bonds: 9/F9LM