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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-06-28 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 29665 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph to LF · 2:37

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

Line score

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

W: Jon Lieber L: Francisco Cordova SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Dan Morrison · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Mike Fichter · 3B: Travis Katzenmeier · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brant Brown	4	0	0	0	1	1
Sammy Sosa	3	2	1	0	1	0
Mark Grace	3	0	0	0	2	0
Jose Nieves	5	1	2	3	0	2
Willie Greene	4	0	0	0	1	2
Damon Buford	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Girardi	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jon Lieber	4	0	2	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Warren Morris	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Kendall	4	2	2	0	0	0
Bruce Aven	4	1	3	1	0	0
Brian Giles	3	1	1	1	1	0
Kevin Young	4	0	1	2	0	0
John Vander Wal	3	0	0	0	1	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	2	0	0	1
Pat Meares	3	0	0	0	0	1
Francisco Cordova	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Peters	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Sojo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Benjamin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	7.1	8	2	3
Tim Worrell	0.1	0	0	0
Felix Heredia	0.1	0	0	0
Rick Aguilera	1.0	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	3.2	6	3	4
Chris Peters	3.1	2	0	0
Marc Wilkins	1.0	0	1	0
Mike Williams	1.0	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: 8/F89D
Brant Brown: K
Sammy Sosa: HP
Mark Grace: SB2
Mark Grace: W
Jose Nieves: K

Bot 1

Warren Morris: K/C
Jason Kendall: S7
Bruce Aven: 9/F89D
Brian Giles: T9/L9LM+.1-H
Kevin Young: 6/P78S

Top 2

Willie Greene: K
Damon Buford: S8/G4M
Joe Girardi: 6(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

John Vander Wal: W
Aramis Ramirez: 3/FL/P3F
Pat Meares: K
Francisco Cordova: 3/G3

Top 3

Jon Lieber: D8/F8LD+
Eric Young: FC6/G6.2X3(65);B-1
Brant Brown: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L3S+

Bot 3

Warren Morris: 13/G23-
Jason Kendall: 13/G13
Bruce Aven: S
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Kevin Young: D8/L8LXD+.2-H;1-H
John Vander Wal: 6/P5D

Top 4

Sammy Sosa: W
Mark Grace: 8/L8RD
Jose Nieves: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Willie Greene: K
Damon Buford: W
Joe Girardi: D9/G3.1-H
Jon Lieber: S/G34S.2-H;B-2(E3/TH)
Eric Young: S7/L7M.2-3
Brant Brown: 8/F8RM

Bot 4

Aramis Ramirez: K
Pat Meares: 53/G56S
Chris Peters: 13/G23-

Top 5

Sammy Sosa: D7/L7LS+
Mark Grace: 9/F9M.2-3
Jose Nieves: S7/G56.3-H
Willie Greene: 5/P56S
Damon Buford: 7/F7M

Bot 5

Warren Morris: 43/G34
Jason Kendall: D7/L7M
Bruce Aven: S/L8LM.2-H
Brian Giles: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Kevin Young: 5/P56S

Top 6

Joe Girardi: 43/G4
Jon Lieber: 8/F8LS
Eric Young: 53/G5S

Bot 6

John Vander Wal: 43/G4
Aramis Ramirez: S9/G34
Pat Meares: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Brant Brown: 13/G
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6
Mark Grace: 43/G4

Bot 7

Luis Sojo: 8/L8RM
Warren Morris: 31/G34S
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RM

Top 8

Jose Nieves: 63/G6
Willie Greene: W
Damon Buford: E6/G6.1-2
Joe Girardi: 4/P4D
Jon Lieber: 43/G34

Bot 8

Bruce Aven: S8/L8LS
Brian Giles: 53/G56+.1-2
Kevin Young: 63/G6
John Vander Wal: 43/G4

Top 9

Eric Young: HP
Brant Brown: SB2
Brant Brown: W
Sammy Sosa: 13.2-3;1-2
Mark Grace: IW
Jose Nieves: K
Willie Greene: 63/G6MD

Bot 9

Aramis Ramirez: S8/L8RM
Pat Meares: 14/SH.1-2
Mike Benjamin: 3/G3.2-3
Warren Morris: K