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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on April 7, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Zachry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,805 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Dick Cavenaugh 2B: Joe Pomponi 3B: Dennis Riccio |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Kelvin Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Pat Zachry | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 7, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Holtzman
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Holtzman
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Holtzman
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Zachry
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Zachry
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Zachry
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Zachry
Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Zachry
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Holtzman
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Holtzman
Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Montanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Holtzman
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Holtzman
There goes Henderson. The throw from Foote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Holtzman
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flynn vs. Holtzman
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zachry vs. Holtzman
Zachry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Zachry
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Zachry
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn misplays the ball. That's an error on Flynn. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foote vs. Zachry
Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holtzman vs. Zachry
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Ontiveros moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
De Jesus vs. Zachry
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Zachry
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Holtzman
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Holtzman
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Holtzman
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Holtzman
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Zachry
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Zachry
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Zachry
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Holtzman
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Holtzman
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Holtzman
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Zachry
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Zachry
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foote vs. Zachry
Foote strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Zachry
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ken Holtzman.
Biittner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Zachry
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachry vs. Burris
Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Burris
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Burris
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Zachry
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Zachry
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Zachry
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Zachry
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ontiveros vs. Zachry
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out. Buckner scores. Kingman moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Zachry
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Burris
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Burris
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Burris
Stearns is hit by the pitch. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Burris
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. Hebner moves to third. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Burris
Henderson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngblood vs. Hernandez
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Elliott Maddox. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros juggles the ball. That's an error on Ontiveros. Hebner scores. Stearns moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flynn vs. Hernandez
Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trevino vs. Hernandez
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Pat Zachry.
Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Henderson moves to third. Youngblood moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Hernandez
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Youngblood scores. There goes Trevino trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Twitchell
Tim Blackwell pinch hits for Barry Foote. Joel Youngblood now playing right field. Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Blackwell hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Twitchell
Gene Clines pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez.
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Twitchell
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Youngblood throws the ball in to Hebner who tags De Jesus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Moore
Tim Blackwell now catching. Donnie Moore now pitching.
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Moore
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Moore
Stearns hits a line drive towards first. Buckner catches it and steps on first to double up Hebner. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Twitchell
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Twitchell
Buckner takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Twitchell
Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Twitchell
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ontiveros vs. Twitchell
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Martin takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blackwell vs. Murray
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. Buckner scores. Ontiveros moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Murray
Scot Thompson pinch hits for Donnie Moore.
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Montanez hits a popup towards the mound. Lamp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lamp
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Lamp
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Lamp
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Lamp
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Murray
Tim Foli now playing shortstop.
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Murray
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Murray
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lamp
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lamp
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Lamp
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Murray
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Murray
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Murray
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Murray
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blackwell vs. Murray
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vail vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Dennis Lamp.
Vail is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
De Jesus vs. Lockwood
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1979 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Mazzilli L, cf 5 1 3 3 De Jesus I, ss 5 0 1 0
Chapman K, 2b 4 1 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hebner R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Buckner B, 1b 3 2 1 0
Stearns J, c 3 1 0 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 1 1
Montanez W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Murcer B, rf 4 1 1 0
Henderson S, lf 3 2 1 1 Ontiveros S, 3b 2 0 1 1
Maddox E, rf 2 0 0 0 Martin J, cf 4 0 2 1
Kranepool E, ph 0 0 0 0 Foote B, c 2 0 0 0
Youngblood J, ph-rf 2 2 1 1 Blackwell T, ph-c 1 0 0 1
Flynn D, ss 4 0 2 2 Holtzman K, p 1 0 0 0
Foli T, ss 0 0 0 0 Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Zachry P, p 2 0 0 0 Burris R, p 0 0 0 0
Trevino A, ph 1 0 1 1 Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0
Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0 Clines G, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray D, p 1 0 0 0 Moore D, p 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson S, ph 1 0 0 0
Lamp D, p 0 0 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 9 11 9 34 4 8 4
New York 021 005 010 -- 9
Chicago 000 010 201 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry P (W) 5.0 3 1 1 6 4
Twitchell W 1.2 2 2 2 3 0
Murray D 1.2 3 1 1 3 2
Lockwood S (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 4.0 4 3 3 1 3
Burris R 1.1 3 4 2 1 0
Hernandez G 0.2 2 1 0 0 0
Moore D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lamp D 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Foote B, Flynn D, Ontiveros S
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 3, Chicago 15
2B -- Sizemore T, Montanez W, Chapman K, De Jesus I
HR -- Mazzilli L
SB -- Henderson S, Youngblood J
CS -- Mazzilli L
HBP -- by Burris R (Stearns J)
T -- 3:07
A -- 9805
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