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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 20, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gardner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bullinger |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 28,047 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Tom Hallion |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marvin Benard | Center Fielder |
Steve Scarsone | Second Baseman |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
Mark Carreon | First Baseman |
Glenallen Hill | Right Fielder |
Steve Decker | Catcher |
Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
Mark Gardner | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Jim Bullinger | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1996
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Bullinger
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scarsone vs. Bullinger
Scarsone hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Bullinger
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bullinger
Williams takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Carreon vs. Bullinger
Carreon hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Bullinger
Hill takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Decker vs. Bullinger
Decker hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Williams scores. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aurilia vs. Bullinger
Aurilia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gardner
McRae hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Gardner
Sandberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Gardner
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Gardner
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bullinger
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Bullinger
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Scarsone vs. Bullinger
There goes Benard. The throw from Servais and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scarsone vs. Bullinger
Scarsone hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gardner
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Gardner
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carreon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Servais for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Gardner
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Gardner
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bullinger vs. Gardner
Bullinger strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Bullinger
Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bullinger
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Carreon vs. Bullinger
Carreon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Bullinger
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Decker vs. Bullinger
Decker hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gardner
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Gardner
Sandberg hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Gardner
Grace hits a line drive towards first. Carreon catches it and steps on first to double up McRae. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Bullinger
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bullinger
Gardner bunts towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out. Aurilia moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Benard vs. Bullinger
Benard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Scarsone vs. Bullinger
Scarsone takes first base on ball four. Aurilia moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Bullinger
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Aurilia scores. Scarsone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bullinger
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Gardner
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gardner
Gonzalez hits a popup beyond short. Aurilia can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Servais vs. Gardner
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Gardner
Gomez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Gardner
Sanchez is hit by the pitch. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bullett vs. Gardner
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Jim Bullinger.
Bullett strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Myers
Rodney Myers now pitching.
Carreon hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Myers
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Decker vs. Myers
Decker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Myers
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Aurilia reaches third base with a triple. Decker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gardner vs. Myers
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aurilia scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Myers
Benard hits a line drive beyond second. Sandberg can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Scarsone vs. Myers
Scarsone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gardner
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Gardner
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Gardner
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Perez
Mike Perez now pitching.
Bonds hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perez
Williams hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Perez
Carreon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Gardner
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gardner
Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Gardner
Servais hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gardner
Gomez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Dewey
Mark Dewey now pitching.
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Dewey
Robin Jennings pinch hits for Mike Perez.
Jennings hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Jones
Doug Jones now pitching.
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Decker vs. Jones
Decker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Jones
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Dewey
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Dewey
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Dewey
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Dewey
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Timmons vs. Creek
Doug Creek now pitching. Dave McCarty now playing right field. Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez.
Timmons hits a fly ball into right field. McCarty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Jones
Ozzie Timmons now playing left field.
McCarty hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Jones
Benard bunts towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Scarsone vs. Jones
Scarsone hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Jones
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Creek
Servais takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Creek
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Creek
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Jones
Carreon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Jones
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Doug Creek.
Dunston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Decker vs. Jones
Osvaldo Fernandez pinch runs for Shawon Dunston.
Decker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Beck
Rod Beck now pitching. Todd Haney pinch hits for Doug Jones.
Haney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. Haney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Beck
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Beck
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Beck
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1996 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Benard M, cf 5 0 2 0 McRae B, cf 5 1 3 1 Scarsone S, 2b 4 2 1 1 Sandberg R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Bonds B, lf 5 2 3 3 Grace M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Williams M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Sosa S, rf 2 1 1 0 Carreon M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 1 0 Hill G, rf 3 0 0 0 Timmons O, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Creek D, p 0 0 0 0 Servais S, c 3 1 1 2 Dunston S, ph 1 0 1 0 Gomez L, 3b 2 1 1 1 Fernandez O, pr 0 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Beck R, p 0 0 0 0 Bullinger J, p 1 0 0 0 Decker S, c 5 1 3 2 Bullett S, ph 1 0 0 0 Aurilia R, ss 4 2 2 1 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Gardner M, p 1 0 1 1 Perez M, p 0 0 0 0 Dewey M, p 0 0 0 0 Jennings R, ph 1 0 0 0 McCarty D, rf 1 0 0 0 Jones D, p 0 0 0 0 Haney T, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 14 8 33 4 9 4 San Francisco 301 220 000 -- 8 Chicago 100 003 000 -- 4 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Gardner M (W) 5.1 7 4 4 2 4 Dewey M 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Creek D 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 Beck R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Bullinger J (L) 4.0 7 6 6 4 1 Myers R 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 Perez M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Jones D 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 E -- Williams M DP -- San Francisco 4, Chicago 1 LOB -- San Francisco 8, Chicago 8 2B -- Bonds B, Haney T 3B -- Aurilia R HR -- Scarsone S, McRae B, Bonds B, Servais S, Gomez L CS -- Benard M SH -- Gardner M HBP -- by Gardner M (Gomez L), by Gardner M (Sanchez R) WP -- Bullinger J T -- 2:54 A -- 28047
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