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Chicago Cubs @
Detroit Tigers
2001-07-08 Β· Day game Β· Comerica Park Β· Att: 38729 Β· 80Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph L to R Β· 2:59
Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago Cubs 9β6. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 2nd. Todd Jones earned the win and Matt Anderson picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-2 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| DET | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
W: Todd Jones L: Felix Heredia SV: Matt Anderson
Umpires β HP: Alfonso Marquez Β· 1B: Steve Rippley Β· 2B: Mike Winters Β· 3B: Ted Barrett Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Young | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Delino DeShields | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sammy Sosa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Roosevelt Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ricky Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Girardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Robert Machado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Robert Fick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Tony Clark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Jose Macias | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kerry Wood | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeff Fassero | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Lima | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Todd Jones | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eric Young: 7/L7D+
- Delino DeShields: S8/G6M+
- Sammy Sosa: W.1-2
- Ron Coomer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 1
- Roger Cedeno: S7/L6D+
- Damion Easley: SB2
- Damion Easley: PO2(16)
- Damion Easley: 4/P9LS
- Bobby Higginson: 2/FL/P2LF
Top 2
- Roosevelt Brown: 3/L34+
- Ricky Gutierrez: 8/F8LD
- Corey Patterson: S9/L34D+
- Miguel Cairo: SB2
- Miguel Cairo: K/C
Bot 2
- Robert Fick: W
- Tony Clark: S9/L9M+.1-2
- Shane Halter: S/L78S+.2-3;1-2
- Juan Encarnacion: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Juan Encarnacion: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
- Ryan Jackson: K
- Jose Macias: D9/9S.3-H
- Roger Cedeno: S/G4MD.2-3
- Damion Easley: E5/G56+.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RS
Top 3
- Joe Girardi: 43/G4MD+
- Eric Young: HP
- Delino DeShields: SB2
- Delino DeShields: K+SB3
- Sammy Sosa: HR/F89XD+.3-H
- Ron Coomer: 6/P6MD-
Bot 3
- Robert Fick: W
- Tony Clark: 3/G3S-.1-2
- Shane Halter: K/C
- Juan Encarnacion: 9/P4D
Top 4
- Roosevelt Brown: 6/P6M
- Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4
- Corey Patterson: 3/G3
Bot 4
- Ryan Jackson: 9/F89M
- Jose Macias: HR/L9D+
- Roger Cedeno: W
- Damion Easley: CS2(24)
- Damion Easley: S8/P8RS-
- Bobby Higginson: 5/P6S
Top 5
- Miguel Cairo: 63/G6M
- Joe Girardi: K
- Eric Young: S9/L9M+
- Delino DeShields: SB2
- Delino DeShields: D7/F7LD+.2-H
- Sammy Sosa: HR/L78XD+.2-H
- Ron Coomer: 63/G6M
Bot 5
- Robert Fick: 4/P4MD
- Tony Clark: K
- Shane Halter: S8/G6M
- Juan Encarnacion: D9/L9LD.1-H
- Ryan Jackson: K
Top 6
- Roosevelt Brown: D9/L9LD+
- Ricky Gutierrez: 3/SH/BG3S.2-3
- Corey Patterson: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H
- Miguel Cairo: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Jose Macias: 8/L8LM+
- Roger Cedeno: 8/F8LM
- Damion Easley: W
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LS
Top 7
- Robert Machado: 2/FL/P2LF
- Eric Young: W
- Delino DeShields: 13/G13.1-2
- Sammy Sosa: IW
- Ron Coomer: W.2-3;1-2
- Roosevelt Brown: 9/F9LM
Bot 7
- Robert Fick: W
- Tony Clark: S/L8RM.1-2
- Shane Halter: S5/BG25-.2-3;1-2
- Juan Encarnacion: S9/G4+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Wendell Magee: S8/G4M+.3-H;2-H;1-3(E8)
- Jose Macias: K+SB2
- Roger Cedeno: K
- Damion Easley: IW
- Bobby Higginson: K/C
Top 8
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G56S
- Corey Patterson: 3/G3
- Miguel Cairo: 53/G6S-
Bot 8
- Robert Fick: K
- Tony Clark: 31/G34
- Shane Halter: K
Top 9
- Robert Machado: K
- Eric Young: K
- Delino DeShields: 3/G3





















