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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

2004-08-01 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 39032 Β· 83Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 15 mph to CF Β· 2:46

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 7th. Kent Mercker earned the win and LaTroy Hawkins picked up the save. Jimmy Rollins went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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PHI200010000311
CHN0200004068

W: Kent Mercker   L: Randy Wolf   SV: LaTroy Hawkins

Umpires β€” HP: Ed Montague Β· 1B: Jerry Meals Β· 2B: Paul Schrieber Β· 3B: Mike Everitt Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Rollins512100
Placido Polanco401010
Bobby Abreu411111
Jim Thome402010
Pat Burrell401012
David Bell402000
Mike Lieberthal400001
Marlon Byrd211000
Randy Wolf201000
Chase Utley100001
Jason Michaels100000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Corey Patterson302000
Nomar Garciaparra401100
Moises Alou400000
Sammy Sosa322100
Aramis Ramirez321110
Derrek Lee400001
Mark Grudzielanek311100
Paul Bako200000
Greg Maddux200000
Jose Macias111100
Michael Barrett000100
Tom Goodwin100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Randy Wolf6.1611
Rheal Cormier0.0100
Todd Jones0.2100
Amaury Telemaco1.0001

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Greg Maddux6.0622
Ryan Dempster0.2110
Kent Mercker0.1000
Kyle Farnsworth0.1211
Mike Remlinger0.2001
LaTroy Hawkins1.0201

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jimmy Rollins: HR/F9LD+
  • Placido Polanco: 63/G6
  • Bobby Abreu: HR/F89XD+
  • Jim Thome: W
  • Pat Burrell: K
  • David Bell: S8/P6MD-.1-3
  • Mike Lieberthal: 9/F9LD

Bot 1

  • Corey Patterson: S1/BG3S
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+
  • Moises Alou: 53/G5

Top 2

  • Marlon Byrd: S9/G34+
  • Randy Wolf: 26(1)/FO/BG23-
  • Jimmy Rollins: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

  • Sammy Sosa: HR/F78D+
  • Aramis Ramirez: HR/F7D+
  • Derrek Lee: 53/G5
  • Mark Grudzielanek: 53/G
  • Paul Bako: 9/F9D

Top 3

  • Placido Polanco: 9/L9M
  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Jim Thome: 7/F8LD

Bot 3

  • Greg Maddux: 63/G6M
  • Corey Patterson: S8/L8RS+
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 7/F7LM
  • Moises Alou: SB2
  • Moises Alou: 7/F7LD

Top 4

  • Pat Burrell: 43/G4MD
  • David Bell: 63/G6
  • Mike Lieberthal: 9/F9LM

Bot 4

  • Sammy Sosa: 43/G4M+
  • Aramis Ramirez: 63/G6
  • Derrek Lee: 63/G6

Top 5

  • Marlon Byrd: HP
  • Randy Wolf: 24/SH/BG25.1-2
  • Jimmy Rollins: S9/L9S+.2-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2
  • Placido Polanco: 6/P6M
  • Bobby Abreu: W
  • Jim Thome: 6/P6+

Bot 5

  • Mark Grudzielanek: 7/F7S
  • Paul Bako: 9/F89M
  • Greg Maddux: 6/P4M

Top 6

  • Pat Burrell: S8/L8RS
  • David Bell: 9/F9LM
  • Mike Lieberthal: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

  • Corey Patterson: 9/L9M+
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5
  • Moises Alou: 5/L56

Top 7

  • Marlon Byrd: 9/F9LS
  • Randy Wolf: S8/L6MD+
  • Jimmy Rollins: 7/F7M
  • Placido Polanco: W.1-2
  • Bobby Abreu: 43/G34-

Bot 7

  • Sammy Sosa: D9/L8RD+
  • Aramis Ramirez: W
  • Derrek Lee: K
  • Mark Grudzielanek: D9/F9LM-.2-H;1-3
  • Jose Macias: S7/G56S.3-H;2-3
  • Michael Barrett: 8/SF/F78D.3-H
  • Corey Patterson: SB2
  • Corey Patterson: HP
  • Nomar Garciaparra: S7/L78S.2-H;1-2
  • Moises Alou: 7/F78D+

Top 8

  • Jim Thome: D9/F9LD+
  • Pat Burrell: W
  • David Bell: S5.2-3;1-2
  • Mike Lieberthal: K
  • Chase Utley: K
  • Jason Michaels: 4/P4D

Bot 8

  • Tom Goodwin: K
  • Aramis Ramirez: 2/P2LF
  • Derrek Lee: 7/F78M

Top 9

  • Jimmy Rollins: 6/P
  • Placido Polanco: S8/G6M
  • Bobby Abreu: 6/P5D+
  • Jim Thome: D8/L8RM+.1-3
  • Pat Burrell: K