FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
09/06/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1385 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (N) Cubs (87-53) 2 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 12 13 1
Seattle Mariners (89-50) 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 12 0
Cubs Outmuscle Seattle, 12-8
Hank Greenberg added some punch to the Chicago (N) offense, helping them outmuscle the Seattle Mariners, 12-8. In the game, Greenberg, who leads the NL in extra base hits with 82, belted 2 home runs. Picking up his 1st save was fireballing right-hander Matt Albers. Chicago (N) is now 87-53, Seattle 89-50.

Chicago (N) used a clutch at-bat from Matt Williams to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Cubs ahead, 10-4. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Williams told the Chicago (N) Citizen.
CHICAGO (N) BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rothrock CF 5 2 1 2 1 0 3 .277 23 95
B. Burns RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .286 2 32
M. Williams 3B 5 2 1 4 1 1 4 .331 29 98
H. Greenberg 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .310 42 126
I. Suzuki DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .300 6 70
C. Sawatski C 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .292 17 80
M. Carp LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .268 4 16
R. Brignac SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .263 16 68
B. Little 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .289 1 27
Totals 38 12 13 12 7 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Little (18, 2nd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Rothrock (23, 1st Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg 2 (42, 5th Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Coggin, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Williams (29, 5th Inning off A. Benes, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rothrock 4 , B. Burns 2 , M. Williams 4 , H. Greenberg 9 , I. Suzuki 2 , C. Sawatski , M. Carp , R. Brignac , B. Little 2
2-out RBI: J. Rothrock , B. Burns , M. Williams , H. Greenberg , C. Sawatski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Burns , M. Williams , M. Carp
Sac Fly: M. Carp , B. Little
Hit by Pitch: B. Burns
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sawatski (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Barna RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .288 15 85
A. Simmons LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290 38 103
A. Avila C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .234 26 73
T. Kluszewski DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .307 31 123
D. Mattingly 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .324 19 94
G. Wright SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .274 29 95
C. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .317 23 76
M. Yastrzemski CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .298 12 51
H. Brooks 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .286 15 80
Totals 35 8 12 8 3 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Barna (23, 1st Inning off D. Chance, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kluszewski (43, 6th Inning off D. Chance, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (35, 7th Inning off N. Kleinke, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kluszewski (31, 1st Inning off D. Chance, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Mattingly (19, 4th Inning off D. Chance, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Barna 3 , A. Simmons 2 , A. Avila 2 , T. Kluszewski 6 , D. Mattingly 4 , G. Wright , M. Yastrzemski , H. Brooks 2
2-out RBI: A. Avila , T. Kluszewski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Avila (6) , H. Brooks (17)
CS: A. Avila (3) , G. Wright (6) , C. Brown (10)

FIELDING
PB: A. Avila
CHICAGO (N) PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Chance W (9-7) 5.2 9 6 6 1 2 2 92 5.16   
N. Kleinke 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 21 3.94   
M. Albers SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Chance 28
Batters Faced: D. Chance 25, N. Kleinke 6, M. Albers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Chance 7-6, N. Kleinke 1-0, M. Albers 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Chance 92-55, N. Kleinke 21-11, M. Albers 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Kleinke 1-0 , M. Albers 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Benes L (17-9) 4.2 11 10 9 5 2 3 126 4.49   
D. Coggin 2.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 38 7.59   
E. Paredes 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 1
Batters Faced: A. Benes 30, D. Coggin 11, E. Paredes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 2-10, D. Coggin 4-2, E. Paredes 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 126-75, D. Coggin 38-20, E. Paredes 24-16
WP: A. Benes
Hit Batsmen: E. Paredes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Greenberg
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 29955
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