MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
04/09/2000
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 94 - SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (2-6) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 10 11 0
Cincinnati Reds (5-1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 6 2
Olerud, Cubs March to 10-4 Victory
The Chicago Cubs downed the Cincinnati Reds, 10-4, the largest share of the credit belonging to first baseman John Olerud. On the day, Olerud belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for the Cubs. The winning pitcher was Gil Meche. He tossed 99 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits. The win gives the Cubs a record of 2-6.

With Chicago leading 5-4 in the top of the seventh, Olerud hit a slider from Pedro Feliciano for a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 7-4.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Olerud said after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Reese 2B 6 0 0 0 0 2 7 .265 0 4
R. Winn LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .194 0 3
L. Berkman RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .100 1 2
J. Olerud 1B 4 3 2 4 1 1 0 .379 2 10
K. Millar 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 1 1
B. Estalella C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .226 0 4
B. Hunter CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .192 0 2
D. Matranga SS 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 .238 0 1
G. Meche P 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 .500 0 1
   M. Mantei P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Jenkins PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   J. Paniagua P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Sandberg PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .400 0 2
   G. Balfour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 10 11 10 6 6 21      
a - G. Jenkins pinch hit for M. Mantei in the 8th
b - R. Sandberg pinch hit for J. Paniagua in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Millar (1, 1st Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Hunter (2, 3rd Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Jenkins (3, 8th Inning off S. Estes, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Olerud 2 (2, 1st Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off P. Feliciano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Winn 2 , J. Olerud 8 , K. Millar 2 , B. Estalella , B. Hunter 2 , D. Matranga 2 , G. Meche , G. Jenkins 2
2-out RBI: R. Winn , J. Olerud , B. Estalella , D. Matranga , G. Meche , R. Sandberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Reese 3
GIDP: G. Meche
Sac Bunt: G. Meche
Hit by Pitch: L. Berkman , K. Millar
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .304 2 2
J. Hairston Jr. 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .375 1 3
V. Guerrero RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .182 3 6
R. Sexson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .300 3 6
B. Jordan LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .318 0 1
T. Graffanino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 0 6
B. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 3 6
C. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 2 3
F. Cordova P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Lane PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   P. Feliciano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Kinkade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 2 9 5      
a - J. Lane pinch hit for F. Cordova in the 5th
b - M. Kinkade pinch hit for P. Feliciano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lane (1, 5th Inning off G. Meche, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Larkin (2, 4th Inning off G. Meche, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Sexson (3, 6th Inning off G. Meche, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Guerrero (3, 6th Inning off G. Meche, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 4 , J. Hairston Jr. , V. Guerrero 4 , R. Sexson 4 , B. Jordan , J. Lane 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , T. Graffanino
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hairston Jr. (2) , V. Guerrero (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Graffanino-Sexson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Meche W (1-0) 5.0 6 4 4 1 6 3 99 7.20   
M. Mantei H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
J. Paniagua 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
G. Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Meche 44
Batters Faced: G. Meche 22, M. Mantei 6, J. Paniagua 3, G. Balfour 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Meche 4-5, M. Mantei 0-4, J. Paniagua 2-0, G. Balfour 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Meche 99-63, M. Mantei 22-13, J. Paniagua 15-11, G. Balfour 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Cordova L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 2 3 1 84 9.00   
P. Feliciano 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 27 9.00   
S. Estes 2.0 2 3 3 4 3 0 57 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 36
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 24, P. Feliciano 9, S. Estes 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 9-2, P. Feliciano 4-2, S. Estes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 84-50, P. Feliciano 27-17, S. Estes 57-31
Hit Batsmen: F. Cordova , S. Estes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Olerud
Ballpark: Cinergy Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 29303
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