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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chicago Cubs

2002-08-16 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 39188 Β· 79Β°F, overcast Β· Wind 15 mph R to L Β· 2:39

Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Curt Schilling earned the win and Byung-Hyun Kim picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Curt Schilling   L: Steve Smyth   SV: Byung-Hyun Kim

Umpires β€” HP: Terry Craft Β· 1B: Marty Foster Β· 2B: Andy Fletcher Β· 3B: Derryl Cousins Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Arizona Diamondbacks β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Womack411001
Quinton McCracken401000
Junior Spivey301101
Greg Colbrunn300000
Matt Williams412001
Steve Finley300000
Damian Miller301001
David Dellucci300001
Curt Schilling300001
Mark Grace000010

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Chris Stynes401001
Bill Mueller401002
Sammy Sosa411102
Fred McGriff401001
Moises Alou402001
Corey Patterson400002
Alex Gonzalez301000
Joe Girardi300001
Steve Smyth200001
Chad Hermansen100001

Arizona Diamondbacks β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Curt Schilling8.26012
Byung-Hyun Kim0.1100

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Smyth6.0304
Tom Gordon2.0201
Jeff Fassero0.2001
Francis Beltran0.1110

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Womack: 63/G56
  • Quinton McCracken: S9/L9S
  • Junior Spivey: 7/F78D
  • Greg Colbrunn: CS2(24)

Bot 1

  • Chris Stynes: K/C
  • Bill Mueller: K
  • Sammy Sosa: K

Top 2

  • Greg Colbrunn: 9/F89S
  • Matt Williams: K/C
  • Steve Finley: 9/F89M

Bot 2

  • Fred McGriff: 7/F78S
  • Moises Alou: S4/G4M
  • Corey Patterson: K
  • Alex Gonzalez: S9/L8RS.1-2
  • Joe Girardi: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 3

  • Damian Miller: K
  • David Dellucci: 63/G6
  • Curt Schilling: 53/G5S

Bot 3

  • Steve Smyth: K
  • Chris Stynes: S8/G4M
  • Bill Mueller: CS2(24)
  • Bill Mueller: S8/L78M
  • Sammy Sosa: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

  • Tony Womack: S2/BG25.B-2(E2/TH1)
  • Quinton McCracken: 9/F9LD.2-3
  • Junior Spivey: 9/SF/FL/F9LMF.3-H(UR)
  • Greg Colbrunn: 53/G5

Bot 4

  • Fred McGriff: 7/L78M
  • Moises Alou: K
  • Corey Patterson: K

Top 5

  • Matt Williams: D9/F89D
  • Steve Finley: E9/L89D.2-3
  • Damian Miller: WP.3-H;1X3(25)
  • Damian Miller: 8/F8LXD
  • David Dellucci: K/C

Bot 5

  • Alex Gonzalez: 53/G5
  • Joe Girardi: 8/F89M
  • Steve Smyth: 63/G6

Top 6

  • Curt Schilling: 53/G5
  • Tony Womack: E6/G6
  • Quinton McCracken: 63/G6.1-2
  • Junior Spivey: K

Bot 6

  • Chris Stynes: 63/G6
  • Bill Mueller: 8/F8LD
  • Sammy Sosa: K

Top 7

  • Greg Colbrunn: 9/F89D
  • Matt Williams: S8/F8LXD.BX2(84)
  • Steve Finley: 9/L9D

Bot 7

  • Fred McGriff: K
  • Moises Alou: 9/P89S
  • Corey Patterson: 5/FL/P5F

Top 8

  • Damian Miller: S8/L8RS
  • David Dellucci: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
  • Curt Schilling: K

Bot 8

  • Alex Gonzalez: 8/F78D
  • Joe Girardi: K
  • Chad Hermansen: K

Top 9

  • Tony Womack: K/C
  • Quinton McCracken: 63/G6M
  • Junior Spivey: S9/F9S
  • Mark Grace: W.1-2
  • Matt Williams: 6/L6

Bot 9

  • Chris Stynes: 7/F7D
  • Bill Mueller: K/C
  • Sammy Sosa: HR/F8RXD
  • Fred McGriff: S9/G34
  • Moises Alou: S9/F9LM.1-3
  • Corey Patterson: 9/F89D