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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

2000-09-12 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 25744 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph to CF · 2:21

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Kerry Wood earned the win. Alex Ochoa went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kerry Wood L: Osvaldo Fernandez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Eric Young	3	1	1	1	0
Gary Matthews	4	0	2	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	1
Mark Grace	4	0	0	0	0
Roosevelt Brown	3	0	1	0	0
Willie Greene	4	0	1	0	1
Jeff Reed	3	0	0	0	0
Augie Ojeda	2	1	1	1	0
Kerry Wood	3	0	0	0	0
Damon Buford	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pokey Reese	3	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Ochoa	4	1	1	1	0	0
Sean Casey	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	0	0	0	3
Michael Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Stynes	3	0	1	0	0	1
Benito Santiago	3	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Castro	3	0	1	0	0	0
Osvaldo Fernandez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Kieschnick	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brady Clark	1	0	0	0	0	1
D. T. Cromer	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kerry Wood	9.0	4	2	8

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Osvaldo Fernandez	6.0	5	1	2
Hector Mercado	1.0	1	0	0
Mark Wohlers	1.0	0	1	0
Dennys Reyes	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: D/F78XD+
Gary Matthews: S1/BG1.2-H(E1/TH)(UR)
Sammy Sosa: 4/L34
Mark Grace: SB2
Mark Grace: 8/L8LM
Roosevelt Brown: 43/G34

Bot 1

Pokey Reese: 53/G56
Alex Ochoa: 4/P4M-
Sean Casey: 9/F89D+

Top 2

Willie Greene: K
Jeff Reed: 8/F8LM
Augie Ojeda: W
Kerry Wood: 13/G3S-

Bot 2

Dmitri Young: K
Michael Tucker: 7/F7S
Chris Stynes: K

Top 3

Eric Young: 63/G6
Gary Matthews: S/G4M
Sammy Sosa: 14(1)3/GDP/G13

Bot 3

Benito Santiago: 8/F8RD
Juan Castro: 9/F9M
Osvaldo Fernandez: 1/G3S-

Top 4

Mark Grace: 7/F7M
Roosevelt Brown: S/L78S
Willie Greene: 8/F8RXD
Jeff Reed: 8/F8LM

Bot 4

Pokey Reese: 9/F9M
Alex Ochoa: 3/FL/P3F
Sean Casey: D/L89XD+
Dmitri Young: K

Top 5

Augie Ojeda: S/L4D+
Kerry Wood: 43/G34S-.1-2
Eric Young: 63/G6.2-3
Gary Matthews: BK.3-H
Gary Matthews: 43/G34

Bot 5

Michael Tucker: 8/F8RS
Chris Stynes: S7/G56+
Benito Santiago: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 6

Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: 43/G4
Roosevelt Brown: 7/F7LM

Bot 6

Juan Castro: 8/F8LD
Brooks Kieschnick: K
Pokey Reese: W
Alex Ochoa: 7/F78D+

Top 7

Willie Greene: S8/G4M
Jeff Reed: 9/F89D
Augie Ojeda: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 7

Sean Casey: 7/F7D
Dmitri Young: 43/G34
Michael Tucker: 5/P15

Top 8

Kerry Wood: 53/G5-
Eric Young: W
Gary Matthews: SB2
Gary Matthews: 43/G4.2-3
Sammy Sosa: 3/P13

Bot 8

Chris Stynes: 4/L4D-
Benito Santiago: K
Juan Castro: S9/L9S
Brady Clark: K

Top 9

Mark Grace: 9/L9M+
Damon Buford: K
Willie Greene: 7/F7M

Bot 9

Pokey Reese: 4/P3D-
Alex Ochoa: HR/L7D+
Sean Casey: W
Dmitri Young: K
D. T. Cromer: K