MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/20/2002
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 259 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (7-10) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Chicago Cubs (11-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 7 1
Skidding Reds Lose 6th Straight
Starting pitcher Ben Sheets gave the Chicago Cubs a rock-solid effort. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native helped his team defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, at Wrigley Field. Kevin Gregg was credited with the save for Chicago, his 4th of the season. Chicago is clipping along at 11-6.

Travis Fryman hit a 2-run double off Kazuhiro Sasaki in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Cubs in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Fryman had 2 singles, while going 3 for 4.

Chicago manager Adam Spencer called it "a good, solid win."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388 1 11
F. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .304 3 10
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 4 11
   b-M. Teixeira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
M. Thames LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 1 3
V. Guerrero RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 1 13
J. Hairston Jr. 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 1 6
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 6
C. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .154 0 0
J. Lieber P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
   J. Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   a-W. Pena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 0 2
   K. Sasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 2 1 2 8 9      
a - W. Pena pinch hit for J. Wright in the 8th
b - M. Teixeira pinch hit for R. Sexson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hairston Jr. (1, 2nd Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , J. Hairston Jr. 4
2-out RBI: J. Hairston Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thames
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hairston Jr.-Lopez-Sexson, Lopez-Ordonez-Sexson)
OF assists: 1 (Thames(Jenkins at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .224 2 4
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .279 1 3
L. Berkman RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .371 5 15
T. Fryman 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .406 7 27
G. Jenkins CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .258 3 13
A. Boone SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .237 1 6
P. Reese 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 4 13
   a-E. Hinske PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Gomez 2B, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
B. Estalella C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .170 2 10
B. Sheets P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-A. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   G. Balfour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3 5 2 19      
a - E. Hinske pinch hit for P. Reese in the 7th
b - A. Torres pinch hit for B. Sheets in the 7th
c - C. Gomez substituted for E. Hinske in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fryman (7, 8th Inning off K. Sasaki, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Floyd 2 , T. Fryman 4 , C. Gomez , B. Sheets
2-out RBI: C. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman , G. Jenkins , B. Estalella
GIDP: J. Olerud , A. Torres
Hit by Pitch: A. Boone
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Boone (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fryman (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lieber 6.0 4 0 0 2 1 0 87 2.91   
J. Wright H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 5.14   
K. Sasaki L (0-2), BS (2) 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 17 18.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 63
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 24, J. Wright 3, K. Sasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 8-8, J. Wright 1-0, K. Sasaki 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 87-50, J. Wright 11-5, K. Sasaki 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wright 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lieber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sheets 7.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 103 1.45   
G. Balfour W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.91   
K. Gregg SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sheets 74
Batters Faced: B. Sheets 25, G. Balfour 3, K. Gregg 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sheets 7-8, G. Balfour 0-2, K. Gregg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sheets 103-69, G. Balfour 9-6, K. Gregg 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Sheets
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 39386
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