MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
09/01/1999
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 2000 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (75-58) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
San Diego Padres (63-71) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 12 0
Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Padres
The San Diego Padres picked up a win at Qualcomm Stadium, topping the Chicago Cubs, 4-2. On the mound for San Diego was left-hander Denny Neagle. He played a principal role in the triumph. Jimmy Anderson recorded the save, his 33rd. The second-place Padres have a record of 63-71.

San Diego took the lead, 4-2, on Fred McGriff's 25th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Chicago pitcher Matt Mantei in the bottom of the eighth.

McGriff called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Reese 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 10 64
M. Grace 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312 5 41
L. Berkman RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .317 16 77
K. Millar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 17 99
B. Higginson CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .247 23 90
   a-R. Sandberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 7 30
R. Winn LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 11 74
A. Boone SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .299 9 78
B. Estalella C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219 14 53
B. Sheets P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 0 2
   M. Mantei P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 8 7      
a - R. Sandberg pinch hit for B. Higginson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Higginson (23, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grace , L. Berkman , B. Higginson 4 , B. Sheets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Boone (34)
Double Plays: 4 (Boone-Reese-Grace, Boone-Reese-Grace, Boone-Reese, Higginson-Estalella)
OF assists: 1 (Higginson(Mirabelli at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vidro SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 16 82
T. Gwynn RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .301 6 57
   b-T. Goodwin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 0 9
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .302 13 67
   c-T. Perez 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 13
T. Long CF 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .328 18 71
F. McGriff 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 6 .231 25 90
   d-R. Johnson SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Mirabelli C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .228 10 49
B. Surhoff 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 12 62
   J. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Kearns LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .138 1 12
D. Neagle P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 0 5
   a-T. Lee PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 4 3 3 16      
a - T. Lee pinch hit for D. Neagle in the 8th
b - T. Goodwin substituted for T. Gwynn in the 9th
c - T. Perez substituted for R. Alomar in the 9th
d - R. Johnson substituted for F. McGriff in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Mirabelli (10, 2nd Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Long (18, 3rd Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. McGriff (25, 8th Inning off M. Mantei, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 2 , R. Alomar 2 , T. Long 5 , F. McGriff 4 , D. Mirabelli 4 , B. Surhoff 2 , A. Kearns , D. Neagle
2-out RBI: T. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vidro , T. Lee
GIDP: F. McGriff , D. Neagle
Team LOB: 8
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sheets L (6-10) 7.0 10 3 3 3 3 2 96 6.15   
M. Mantei 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 6.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sheets 45
Batters Faced: B. Sheets 31, M. Mantei 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sheets 9-6, M. Mantei 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sheets 96-59, M. Mantei 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Neagle W (11-10) 8.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 99 3.47   
J. Anderson SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 71
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 29, J. Anderson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 10-8, J. Anderson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 99-68, J. Anderson 12-9
WP: D. Neagle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 21512
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