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New York Mets @ 
Chicago Cubs
2001-06-25 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40229 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph from RF · 2:41
Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 2–1. Julian Tavarez earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Robert Machado went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Julian Tavarez L: Al Leiter SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Marvin Hudson · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darryl Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Desi Relaford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Robin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Zeile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Benny Agbayani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Todd Pratt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rey Ordonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Leiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Timo Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lenny Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cairo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sammy Sosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rondell White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ricky Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Matthews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Robert Machado | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Julian Tavarez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Dunwoody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Zuleta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Leiter | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
 John Franco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Tavarez | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Darryl Hamilton: 43/G4
- Desi Relaford: 7/F78S
- Robin Ventura: 7/F7LM
Bot 1
- Eric Young: K+WP.B-1
- Miguel Cairo: E1/TH/SH/BG13-.1-3
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Ron Coomer: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 2
- Todd Zeile: 6/L6
- Mark Johnson: W
- Benny Agbayani: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 2
- Rondell White: 5/P25
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G56
- Gary Matthews: 53/G5
Top 3
- Todd Pratt: K
- Rey Ordonez: 53/G5
- Al Leiter: 7/FL/P7LSF
Bot 3
- Robert Machado: D/F78D
- Julian Tavarez: WP.2-3
- Julian Tavarez: S7/L78S.3-H
- Eric Young: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
- Miguel Cairo: S/L5
- Sammy Sosa: WP.1-2
- Sammy Sosa: IW
- Ron Coomer: 4/P8RS
Top 4
- Darryl Hamilton: 6/P6
- Desi Relaford: 9/F9D
- Robin Ventura: S9/G34
- Todd Zeile: K
Bot 4
- Rondell White: 43/G34D
- Ricky Gutierrez: 5/L5
- Gary Matthews: 2/FL/P23F
Top 5
- Mark Johnson: 9/F89D
- Benny Agbayani: S/G56
- Todd Pratt: 53/G56.1-2
- Rey Ordonez: IW
- Al Leiter: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 5
- Robert Machado: 7/F7S
- Julian Tavarez: K/BF
- Eric Young: D7/F78D
- Miguel Cairo: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Darryl Hamilton: 9/F9D
- Desi Relaford: 43/G4
- Robin Ventura: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Ron Coomer: D9/P9LS
- Todd Dunwoody: 13/G15
- Ricky Gutierrez: W
- Gary Matthews: 13/G
Top 7
- Todd Zeile: HR/F7D+
- Mark Johnson: W
- Benny Agbayani: K
- Todd Pratt: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 7
- Robert Machado: HR/F8LXD+
- Julio Zuleta: 63/G6
- Eric Young: D8/G6M
- Miguel Cairo: K
- Sammy Sosa: IW
- Ron Coomer: K
Top 8
- Timo Perez: 6/P6M
- Lenny Harris: 63/G6MS
- Darryl Hamilton: K
Bot 8
- Todd Dunwoody: K/C
- Ricky Gutierrez: E5/G5
- Gary Matthews: K/C
- Robert Machado: 53/G5
Top 9
- Desi Relaford: 43/G4S-
- Robin Ventura: 7/F7D
- Todd Zeile: 63/G6