FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/20/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (N) CUBS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 959 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
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Chicago (N) Cubs (59-40) 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 5 16 18 0
Texas Rangers (34-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Chicago (N) Buries Texas, 16-1
The Chicago (N) Cubs had no problem beating the Texas Rangers, 16-1, at Globe Life Field. Jack Rothrock led the way. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for Chicago (N). The winning pitcher was Henderson Alvarez III. His record now stands at 5-8. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits for the Cubs. The win for the Cubs lifted their record to 59-40.

Chicago (N) catcher Carl Sawatski delivered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. Overall, he went 4 for 6, picking up 1 home run, 2 singles, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 3.

Said Texas manager Kyle Shea after the blowout loss: "Son of a gun."
CHICAGO (N) BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .282 11 55
J. Rothrock 3B, 2B 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .256 14 56
M. Williams SS 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 .336 24 70
H. Greenberg 1B 4 2 2 4 2 1 2 .296 29 86
I. Suzuki DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 .280 2 33
C. Sawatski C 6 1 4 3 0 0 2 .283 11 57
B. Burns RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 3 .237 0 8
B. Wilson CF 3 1 0 1 3 1 4 .266 8 44
B. Little 2B 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .301 0 14
   a-D. Garms PH, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .111 0 0
Totals 43 16 18 16 10 5 21      
a - D. Garms pinch hit for B. Little in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sawatski (10, 2nd Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Little (10, 3rd Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Burns (5, 4th Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Raines (25, 9th Inning off L. Castillo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Sawatski (11, 4th Inning off J. Litsch, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg (29, 4th Inning off J. Litsch, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Rothrock (14, 6th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Raines 4 , J. Rothrock 6 , M. Williams , H. Greenberg 5 , I. Suzuki 2 , C. Sawatski 8 , B. Burns 2 , B. Little 2 , D. Garms
2-out RBI: J. Rothrock , H. Greenberg , C. Sawatski , B. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Greenberg , B. Burns , B. Wilson 2 , D. Garms
Sac Fly: J. Rothrock
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rothrock 2 (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garms-Rothrock-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 14 45
R. Auerbach 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .256 4 38
K. Bass RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .318 17 53
B. Williams LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .258 11 46
E. Suárez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 23 60
T. Stephenson C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .296 9 47
B. Moss 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .272 12 28
J. Nossek DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 5 29
R. Webster 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 6 17
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Stephenson (17, 7th Inning off H. Alvarez III, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Auerbach , K. Bass , T. Stephenson 4 , B. Moss , J. Nossek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nossek , R. Webster
GIDP: B. Moss
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Williams(Raines at 2nd base))
CHICAGO (N) PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Alvarez III W (5-8) 8.0 6 1 1 1 10 0 142 5.04   
D. McGowan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Alvarez III 75
Batters Faced: H. Alvarez III 31, D. McGowan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Alvarez III 9-5, D. McGowan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Alvarez III 142-88, D. McGowan 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McGowan 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Litsch L (3-15) 3.2 10 8 8 2 4 2 82 5.26   
M. Leiter Jr. 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 30 8.21   
B. Groom 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 5.23   
L. Blankenship 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 35 0.00   
L. Castillo 0.0 2 5 5 4 0 0 32 135.00   
C. Furillo 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Litsch 9
Batters Faced: J. Litsch 22, M. Leiter Jr. 7, B. Groom 4, L. Blankenship 10, L. Castillo 6, C. Furillo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Litsch 2-4, M. Leiter Jr. 1-3, B. Groom 0-1, L. Blankenship 1-6, L. Castillo 0-0, C. Furillo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Litsch 82-54, M. Leiter Jr. 30-21, B. Groom 18-10, L. Blankenship 35-18, L. Castillo 32-13, C. Furillo 25-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Blankenship 2-0 , C. Furillo 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Rothrock
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 12471
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