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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

2001-04-18 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· 54Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph to RF Β· 2:39

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Kevin Tapani earned the win and Jeff Fassero picked up the save. Pat Burrell went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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W: Kevin Tapani   L: Bruce Chen   SV: Jeff Fassero

Umpires β€” HP: Tony Randazzo Β· 1B: Jim Wolf Β· 2B: Jerry Layne Β· 3B: Paul Schrieber Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Doug Glanville513000
Travis Lee500002
Scott Rolen411012
Bobby Abreu400102
Mike Lieberthal401010
Pat Burrell513200
Marlon Anderson402001
Jimmy Rollins402001
Bruce Chen200002
Rob Ducey100000
Kevin Jordan101000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eric Young411000
Bill Mueller311100
Rondell White422000
Sammy Sosa400103
Julio Zuleta300102
Ricky Gutierrez300100
Gary Matthews300000
Joe Girardi200012
Kevin Tapani201000
Damon Buford100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bruce Chen5.0514
Vicente Padilla2.0002
Ricky Bottalico1.0001

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Kevin Tapani5.2906
Courtney Duncan0.2111
Felix Heredia0.1000
Kyle Farnsworth1.1312
Jeff Fassero1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Doug Glanville: S/G25-
  • Travis Lee: 7/F7D
  • Scott Rolen: K/C
  • Bobby Abreu: 7/F7D

Bot 1

  • Eric Young: T8/L8RXD+
  • Bill Mueller: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
  • Rondell White: T9/F9D
  • Sammy Sosa: 63/G6S.3-H
  • Julio Zuleta: K

Top 2

  • Mike Lieberthal: 63/G6
  • Pat Burrell: HR/F89D
  • Marlon Anderson: S9/L89S
  • Jimmy Rollins: K/C
  • Bruce Chen: K/C

Bot 2

  • Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5S-
  • Gary Matthews: 7/F7S-
  • Joe Girardi: W
  • Kevin Tapani: S9/L9S.1-2
  • Eric Young: 13/G15

Top 3

  • Doug Glanville: 3/G3+
  • Travis Lee: 4/L4
  • Scott Rolen: S8/G4M+
  • Bobby Abreu: 43/G34

Bot 3

  • Bill Mueller: S7/L8LM
  • Rondell White: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Sammy Sosa: K
  • Julio Zuleta: FC6/G6S.3-H(RBI);1X3(6E4);B-2
  • Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6S.3-H(UR)
  • Gary Matthews: 7/F78M

Top 4

  • Mike Lieberthal: S9/L9LS
  • Pat Burrell: 8/F8RD
  • Marlon Anderson: K/C
  • Jimmy Rollins: 3/G3+

Bot 4

  • Joe Girardi: K
  • Kevin Tapani: 53/G56
  • Eric Young: 9/F9M

Top 5

  • Bruce Chen: K
  • Doug Glanville: S7/L7S
  • Travis Lee: 36(1)/FO/G3
  • Scott Rolen: 3/L3S+

Bot 5

  • Bill Mueller: 9/F89M
  • Rondell White: 9/F89D
  • Sammy Sosa: K/C

Top 6

  • Bobby Abreu: K/C
  • Mike Lieberthal: 9/F9LM
  • Pat Burrell: S7
  • Marlon Anderson: S7/G6.1-2
  • Jimmy Rollins: S/G34S-.2-3;1-2
  • Rob Ducey: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

  • Julio Zuleta: K
  • Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G34
  • Gary Matthews: 6/P56-

Top 7

  • Doug Glanville: S8/L8RS
  • Travis Lee: SB2
  • Travis Lee: K/C
  • Scott Rolen: W
  • Bobby Abreu: SB3;SB2
  • Bobby Abreu: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
  • Mike Lieberthal: W
  • Pat Burrell: D8/P8RS-.2-H;1-3
  • Marlon Anderson: 7/F78D

Bot 7

  • Joe Girardi: K
  • Damon Buford: 7/F8LD
  • Eric Young: 8/F8RD

Top 8

  • Jimmy Rollins: S/L8LS-
  • Kevin Jordan: S8/L8RS.1-2
  • Doug Glanville: 25(2)/FO/BG25-.1-2
  • Travis Lee: K
  • Scott Rolen: K

Bot 8

  • Bill Mueller: 8/L8RM
  • Rondell White: 6/P4M-
  • Sammy Sosa: K/C

Top 9

  • Bobby Abreu: K/C
  • Mike Lieberthal: 9/F89M
  • Pat Burrell: 7/F7M