MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/04/1999
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1610 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (69-38) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Chicago Cubs (58-49) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Cubs Turn Back Montreal, 3-1
Starting pitcher Ken Hill gave the Chicago Cubs a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 3-1, at Wrigley Field. In 7.1 innings, Hill surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. He allowed 1 run. With the win over Montreal, the Cubs improved to 58-49.

Kevin Millar helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Cubs.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Millar said after the game.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .319 8 59
J. Gonzalez RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .276 35 97
D. Lee 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .324 17 70
S. Green LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .278 20 59
M. Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .251 24 67
D. Relaford 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 6 36
R. Castro C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 9 43
S. Perez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 7 41
   a-P. Burrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 1 11
   b-W. Cordero SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 9
C. Carpenter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 6
   c-B. Grieve PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 5 22
   J. Haynes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 2 8 12      
a - P. Burrell pinch hit for S. Perez in the 7th
b - W. Cordero substituted for P. Burrell in the 7th
c - B. Grieve pinch hit for C. Carpenter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kotsay (26, 8th Inning off R. Flores, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gonzalez (35, 6th Inning off K. Hill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay 2 , J. Gonzalez 5 , M. Williams , D. Relaford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Relaford-Perez-Lee, Relaford-Cordero-Lee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Reese 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .284 8 53
R. Winn LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .301 10 63
L. Berkman RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .307 13 60
K. Millar 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .302 13 76
   P. Quantrill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
B. Higginson CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .260 20 80
R. Sandberg 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .299 6 25
A. Boone SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 9 67
B. Estalella C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 12 45
K. Hill P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .118 0 0
   R. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Hinske 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 6 13
Totals 26 3 7 3 4 5 11      
a - E. Hinske substituted for R. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Berkman (36, 3rd Inning off C. Carpenter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Winn 2 , L. Berkman 2 , K. Millar 2 , B. Higginson , B. Estalella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Reese , R. Sandberg 2
GIDP: L. Berkman 2
Sac Bunt: K. Hill
Sac Fly: B. Higginson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Higginson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Boone (31)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter L (14-4) 7.0 6 3 3 3 5 0 107 3.41   
J. Haynes 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 55
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 28, J. Haynes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 9-5, J. Haynes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 107-64, J. Haynes 15-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hill W (4-8) 7.1 4 1 1 0 7 1 91 9.88   
R. Flores H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 3.12   
P. Quantrill SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hill 73
Batters Faced: K. Hill 27, R. Flores 5, P. Quantrill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hill 10-5, R. Flores 0-2, P. Quantrill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hill 91-66, R. Flores 17-7, P. Quantrill 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Hill
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 26646
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