FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
08/13/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1171 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
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Chicago (N) Cubs (73-46) 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 11 13 1
Montreal Expos (58-59) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Expos Suffer 11-4 Home Defeat
With Carl Sawatski leading the charge, the Chicago (N) Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos, 11-4. Sawatski went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles for the Cubs. The first-place Cubs have a record of 73-46.

Chicago (N) designated hitter Ichiro Suzuki helped his team get ahead early. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"I like winning," Sawatski told the Chicago (N) Citizen. "I may joke around, but when it comes down to it, winning is the most important thing."
CHICAGO (N) BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF, CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .291 13 66
J. Rothrock 3B, 2B 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .255 17 71
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 .302 33 101
C. Sawatski C 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 .290 13 68
I. Suzuki DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 5 .306 4 55
B. Burns RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .311 2 23
   a-M. Carp PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 3 14
B. Wilson CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .258 8 53
   b-D. Garms PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
R. Brignac 2B 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .256 14 60
   c-W. Aybar PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 11 62
B. Little SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .285 0 19
Totals 37 11 13 11 5 9 15      
a - M. Carp pinch hit for B. Burns in the 7th
b - D. Garms pinch hit for B. Wilson in the 7th
c - W. Aybar pinch hit for R. Brignac in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Raines (33, 5th Inning off D. Boswell, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Burns (10, 5th Inning off J. Kaprielian, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Brignac (14, 4th Inning off D. Boswell, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Suzuki (4, 5th Inning off D. Boswell, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Rothrock (17, 6th Inning off J. Kaprielian, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Sawatski (13, 6th Inning off J. Kaprielian, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines 2 , J. Rothrock 5 , H. Greenberg , C. Sawatski 7 , I. Suzuki 4 , B. Burns 3 , M. Carp , R. Brignac 4
2-out RBI: C. Sawatski , I. Suzuki , R. Brignac
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Burns , B. Wilson , D. Garms
GIDP: I. Suzuki , D. Garms
Sac Fly: I. Suzuki
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Greenberg (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sawatski (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Aybar-Rothrock-Greenberg)
PB: C. Sawatski
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Goodman 2B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .336 6 39
J. Hale RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .255 30 68
A. LaRoche 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .336 28 75
R. Palmeiro LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .264 20 61
B. Gardner CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .193 4 17
D. Silvestri DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .239 3 5
P. Higgins C 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .186 2 6
   c-G. Shuba PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 19 60
L. Randle 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273 4 35
P. Janish SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 3 25
   a-C. Washington PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 8 29
   b-J. Valdivielso SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 6 29
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 6 15      
a - C. Washington pinch hit for P. Janish in the 7th
b - J. Valdivielso substituted for C. Washington in the 8th
c - G. Shuba pinch hit for P. Higgins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gardner (5, 4th Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. LaRoche (36, 5th Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Silvestri (3, 2nd Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Goodman 2 , A. LaRoche 2 , R. Palmeiro , B. Gardner 2 , D. Silvestri 4 , J. Valdivielso
2-out RBI: J. Hale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. LaRoche 2 , R. Palmeiro
GIDP: B. Gardner
Sac Fly: P. Higgins
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Goodman (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Janish-Goodman-LaRoche, Goodman-Janish-LaRoche)
CHICAGO (N) PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rueter W (12-7) 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 1 113 4.96   
D. Chance 2.2 1 1 1 4 3 0 63 5.14   
N. Kleinke 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rueter 49
Batters Faced: K. Rueter 25, D. Chance 13, N. Kleinke 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rueter 6-10, D. Chance 3-2, N. Kleinke 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rueter 113-71, D. Chance 63-34, N. Kleinke 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Kleinke 3-0
WP: D. Chance
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Boswell L (10-10) 4.2 8 7 7 2 5 2 102 4.68   
J. Kaprielian 1.1 4 4 4 2 3 2 35 4.37   
J. Gilbert 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.96   
L. West 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Boswell 23
Batters Faced: D. Boswell 23, J. Kaprielian 10, J. Gilbert 7, L. West 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Boswell 7-1, J. Kaprielian 0-1, J. Gilbert 3-1, L. West 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Boswell 102-63, J. Kaprielian 35-19, J. Gilbert 21-14, L. West 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gilbert 1-0 , L. West 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carl Sawatski
Ballpark: Stade Olympique
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 29710
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