FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
09/18/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1488 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (N) Cubs (93-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Chicago (A) White Sox (80-70) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 0
Cubs Lose to White Sox, 2-0
In a low-scoring contest between the Chicago (A) White Sox and the Chicago (N) Cubs, Kevin Appier was the X factor. The Chicago (A) right-hander spearheaded the 2-0 win. The Cubs, now 93-58, have lost 4 straight.

The outcome was still in doubt in the top of the ninth inning. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Chicago (N) trailing 2-0, Frank Francisco needed to get a big out. On a 2-2 curveball, Tony Lupien, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1996 draft, flied out, putting the kibosh on a potential rally.
CHICAGO (N) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rothrock CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 27 106
B. Burns RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 3 38
M. Williams SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .329 32 106
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304 47 137
C. Sawatski C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .298 19 84
W. Aybar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .268 13 69
M. Carp LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .263 5 20
R. Brignac 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262 17 72
T. Lupien DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 2
Totals 34 0 8 0 2 9 20      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Rothrock , B. Burns , M. Williams 2 , C. Sawatski 2 , W. Aybar , M. Carp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Aybar 2 , T. Lupien
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: W. Aybar (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Brignac-Greenberg)
OF assists: 2 (Burns(Bell at 3rd base), Rothrock(Combs at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Combs CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 6 57
D. Evans 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .264 24 77
D. Bell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 14 68
   a-D. Dascenzo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 21
B. Harper RF 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .304 36 136
J. Moore DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 13 84
D. Spencer SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .204 12 68
D. Barton 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 10 73
K. Suzuki C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 10 70
D. Schneider 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 14 66
Totals 28 2 6 2 4 4 9      
a - D. Dascenzo substituted for D. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (39, 2nd Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Combs , D. Bell , B. Harper 3 , J. Moore , D. Schneider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Spencer 2
GIDP: D. Schneider
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Sawatski at 3rd base))
CHICAGO (N) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rueter L (15-8) 7.1 6 2 2 3 3 0 110 4.73   
M. Stanton 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rueter 58
Batters Faced: K. Rueter 29, M. Stanton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rueter 10-6, M. Stanton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rueter 110-68, M. Stanton 12-5
WP: K. Rueter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (10-10) 7.0 6 0 0 1 7 0 110 4.46   
B. Ross H (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.31   
F. Francisco SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 71
Batters Faced: K. Appier 27, B. Ross 4, F. Francisco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 7-6, B. Ross 1-0, F. Francisco 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 110-72, B. Ross 12-11, F. Francisco 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 21848
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