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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

2002-09-12 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 16918 · 80°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:55

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 15–12. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 6th. John Riedling earned the win and Scott Williamson picked up the save. Jose Guillen went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	12	22
CIN	1	3	0	0	1	4	2	4		15	17

W: John Riedling L: Kyle Farnsworth SV: Scott Williamson

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Paul Nauert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Hill	5	4	4	3	1	0
Corey Patterson	5	2	3	2	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	1	2	0	3	0
Moises Alou	6	1	3	2	0	1
Fred McGriff	5	0	2	1	1	1
Kevin Orie	4	2	2	1	0	1
Alex Gonzalez	5	0	2	0	1	3
Mike Mahoney	5	1	3	3	0	1
Steve Smyth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Hundley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Mahomes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Bellhorn	3	1	1	0	0	2
Chris Stynes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hee-Seop Choi	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roosevelt Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Todd Walker	6	1	4	4	0	1
Barry Larkin	4	2	1	1	1	0
Aaron Boone	4	0	1	1	1	0
Jose Guillen	5	3	3	3	0	1
Ruben Mateo	5	0	2	2	0	2
Russell Branyan	2	2	2	1	3	0
Wily Mo Pena	3	1	1	1	0	1
Jason LaRue	5	2	2	0	0	2
Jose Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Dawkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Taylor	1	3	1	0	2	0
Adam Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Griffey	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Smyth	2.0	5	0	3
Pat Mahomes	3.0	3	3	2
Will Cunnane	0.2	4	2	0
Juan Cruz	0.1	0	0	0
Francis Beltran	1.0	2	1	0
Kyle Farnsworth	1.0	3	2	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shawn Estes	1.0	5	2	2
Jose Silva	3.0	4	1	0
Jared Fernandez	1.1	5	0	1
Scott Sullivan	0.2	0	1	1
Joey Hamilton	1.2	7	2	3
Bruce Chen	0.0	1	0	0
John Riedling	0.1	0	0	1
Scott Williamson	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Hill: W
Corey Patterson: HP.1-2
Sammy Sosa: W.2-3;1-2
Moises Alou: S7/L56.3-H;2-3;1-2
Fred McGriff: K/C
Kevin Orie: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alex Gonzalez: K
Mike Mahoney: D7/F8LXD.3-H;2-H;1-H
Steve Smyth: 43/G4

Bot 1

Todd Walker: K
Barry Larkin: D7/G5
Aaron Boone: D8/F8LXD.2-H
Jose Guillen: K23
Ruben Mateo: K

Top 2

Bobby Hill: D7/G
Corey Patterson: S9/G3.2-H
Sammy Sosa: 5/P25
Moises Alou: PO1(13)
Moises Alou: 63/G6

Bot 2

Russell Branyan: HR/F9LD
Wily Mo Pena: HR/F89XD
Jason LaRue: D8/F8RXD
Jose Silva: 34/SH/BG23.2-3
Todd Walker: 31/G34.3-H
Barry Larkin: 7/F7M

Top 3

Fred McGriff: W
Kevin Orie: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Alex Gonzalez: S8/G6M
Mike Mahoney: S5/G5.1-2
Todd Hundley: 7/F7D

Bot 3

Aaron Boone: 13/BG
Jose Guillen: 9/L9M
Ruben Mateo: S8/G4M
Russell Branyan: W.1-2
Wily Mo Pena: K

Top 4

Bobby Hill: 8/F78D
Corey Patterson: 23/G
Sammy Sosa: S5/G56S
Moises Alou: S8/L6MD.1-2
Fred McGriff: 31/G34

Bot 4

Jason LaRue: K/C
Travis Dawkins: 8/F8RXD
Todd Walker: S8/G6M
Barry Larkin: 4/P4D

Top 5

Kevin Orie: S7/G56
Alex Gonzalez: S8/L8LS.1-2
Mike Mahoney: K
Pat Mahomes: 8/F8LM
Bobby Hill: S7/G56.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Corey Patterson: 7/F7D

Bot 5

Aaron Boone: W
Jose Guillen: CS2(24)
Jose Guillen: HR/F89D
Ruben Mateo: 53/G56
Russell Branyan: W
Wily Mo Pena: 9/F9M

Top 6

Sammy Sosa: S8/L4MD
Moises Alou: 8/F8LXD
Fred McGriff: D8/L78D.1-3
Kevin Orie: K
Alex Gonzalez: W
Mike Mahoney: 5/P25

Bot 6

Jason LaRue: 9/L89S
Reggie Taylor: D8/L78S
Todd Walker: S4/G4.2-3
Barry Larkin: W.1-2
Aaron Boone: 6/P6D
Jose Guillen: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Ruben Mateo: D7/L5D.3-H;2-H
Russell Branyan: IW
Adam Dunn: 8/F8LS

Top 7

Mark Bellhorn: T8/F8RXD
Bobby Hill: S7/G56.3-H
Corey Patterson: D8/L89XD.1-3
Sammy Sosa: W
Moises Alou: S8/L4MD.3-H;2-3;1-2
Fred McGriff: 8/F8RS
Chris Stynes: 3/P23
Alex Gonzalez: K

Bot 7

Jason LaRue: S8/L4D
Reggie Taylor: W.1-2
Todd Walker: S5/BG25.2-H(E5/TH);1-3
Barry Larkin: 7/SF/F7M.3-H(UR)
Aaron Boone: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Top 8

Mike Mahoney: D7/L5D
Mark Bellhorn: K/C
Bobby Hill: S7/L7S.2-H;B-3(E7)
Corey Patterson: D8/G4S.3-H
Sammy Sosa: IW
Moises Alou: K/C
Fred McGriff: S9/L9LS.2-H;1-3
Hee-Seop Choi: K23

Bot 8

Jose Guillen: S7/G56
Ruben Mateo: K
Russell Branyan: D9/L89M.1-3
Ken Griffey: IW
Jason LaRue: K
Reggie Taylor: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Reggie Taylor: W
Todd Walker: D7/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Barry Larkin: 53/G56S

Top 9

Alex Gonzalez: K/C
Roosevelt Brown: 7/F7LS
Mark Bellhorn: K