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BAL  9
SEA  5

TEX  8
@BOS  6

CHW  8
OAK  5

DET 11
CLE  3

MIL  5
ANA  2

TOR  3
@MIN  2

NYY  3
KCR  2

FLA  6
HOU  3

MON  6
@LAD  3

(10)
PHI  3
COL  1

ATL  8
@PIT  2

SDP  5
CIN  4

(11)
SFG 11
CHC  5

NYM  6
@STL  4

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 22,951

Sunday, May 11, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 3:25
Cubs
5
10-25
Lost 2
5th, 9 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            4  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    5 11  1
Giants          2  0  5   0  0  0   2  2  X   11 10  0
W: M Gardner (4-1), L: K Foster (3-3), S: D Henry (1)
Giants
11
21-13
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .680   11    3   0   
S Dunston SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .674   25    1   1   
M Grace 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .309  .903   15    7   1   
S Sosa RF                     4   2   3   3    1   1  .257  .752   23    0   0   HR,2B
D Hansen 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .780   17    0   0   
  J Hernandez PH-3B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .863    4    0   0   
B Kieschnick LF               2   0   0   0    1   1  .203  .670   21    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Sandberg PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .208  .596    4    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Glanville LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .651         0   0   
S Servais C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .635   13   12   1   HBP
R Sanchez 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .627   11    1   2   
K Foster P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071    5    0   0   
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   SH
  D Clark PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .643    9    0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    2   7              159   24   5
BATTING
2B: S Sosa (10, off J Tavarez).
HR: S Sosa (5, off M Gardner; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: K Bottenfield (2, off M Gardner).
HBP: S Servais (4, by M Gardner).
TB: S Sosa 7; M Grace 2; S Dunston 2; B McRae; R Sandberg; R Sanchez; S Servais.
RBI: S Sosa 3 (21); M Grace (15); R Sandberg (12).
2-out RBI: R Sandberg.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
E: S Dunston (7).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 2   1   1   1    3   1  .241  .610   21    2   0   CS,IW
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   0   2    0   2  .216  .546   24    0   2   SF
G Hill RF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .246  .721   24    1   0   
  S Javier RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .595         1   0   
B Bonds LF                    4   3   2   2    1   0  .248  .885   15    3   0   HR,2B,SB
M Lewis 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .837   15    0   2   HBP
  D Henry P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
J Snow 1B                     2   2   2   3    3   0  .259  .712   19   11   0   HR
B Mueller 3B                  3   2   0   1    2   0  .293  .757   18    0   5   
R Wilkins C                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .171  .506   22    8   0   
M Gardner P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .056  .161   12    0   1   
  J Poole P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Kent 2B                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .924    3    1   1   2B
Totals                       33  11  10  11    9  12              179   27  11
BATTING
2B: J Kent (12, off T Wendell); B Bonds (1, off K Foster).
HR: J Snow (1, off M Rojas; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); B Bonds (5, off K Foster; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: J Vizcaino (1, off L Casian).
IBB: D Hamilton (1, by T Wendell).
HBP: M Lewis (1, by K Foster).
TB: B Bonds 6; J Snow 5; R Wilkins 2; J Kent 2; M Lewis; D Hamilton; G Hill.
RBI: J Snow 3 (12); J Vizcaino 2 (7); B Bonds 2 (15); B Mueller (6); J Kent (30); D Hamilton (2); R Wilkins (11).
2-out RBI: B Bonds 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Bonds (6, 2nd base off M Rojas/S Servais).
CS: D Hamilton (4, 2nd base by K Bottenfield/S Servais).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Foster, L (3-3)              2     4   5   5    3   6   1   5.17   14   54-31   12· 9·10    2· 0· 2· 0     31    -     1.14  -0.26
L Casian                       0.2   2   2   1    1   1   0   7.71    6   21-11    6· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          3-3    2.06  -0.31
K Bottenfield                  2.1   1   0   0    2   2   0   3.60    9   46-25   15· 3· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.46   0.07
B Patterson                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.52    3   16-12   10· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
T Wendell                      0.1   2   2   2    2   0   0   4.91    5   21-11    9· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.60  -0.07
T Adams                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.44  -0.00
M Rojas                        1     1   2   2    1   1   1   4.70    5   14-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         8    10  11  10    9  12   2          44  174-101  59·20·22   12· 4· 6· 0          8-4 
San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Gardner, W (4-1)             5.1   7   4   4    2   4   1   3.38   26  108-72   40· 6·25   11· 3· 5· 0     40    -     0.89  -0.23
J Poole, H (6)                 1     1   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    4   15-12    7· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.39   0.14
J Tavarez                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.88    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.28  -0.09
R Rodriguez, H (4)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.98    2    7-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.91   0.01
D Henry, S (1)                 2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.90    8   27-16   10· 3· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.50   0.10
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   7   1          41  159-106  60·12·33   16· 7· 8· 0          7-1 
K Foster faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
J Tavarez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: T Wendell (2; D Hamilton).
HBP: K Foster (2; M Lewis); M Gardner (1; S Servais).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 22,951.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 61° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  San Francisco Giants                 
1. B McRae              CF    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. S Dunston            SS    2. J Vizcaino           SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. G Hill               RF 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. D Hansen             3B    5. M Lewis              2B 
6. B Kieschnick         LF    6. J Snow               1B 
7. S Servais            C     7. B Mueller            3B 
8. R Sanchez            2B    8. R Wilkins            C  
9. K Foster             P     9. M Gardner            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-1  12-  2  -15%  17% S Sosa          M Gardner       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dunston Scores; Grace Scores
   b 1   2  4-0  1--  2   14%  31% B Bonds         K Foster        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hamilton Scores
   b 3   0  4-2  1--  1   12%  49% B Bonds         K Foster        Double to RF (Line Drive); Hill to 3B
   b 3   0  4-2  123  5   11%  63% J Snow          L Casian        Walk; Hill Scores; Bonds to 3B; Lewis to 2B
   b 3   0  4-3  123  4   10%  73% B Mueller       L Casian        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores; Lewis to 3B; Snow to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  B McRae         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  8   41%  S Dunston       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); McRae to 2B
   R      12-  4   32%  M Grace         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); McRae Scores; Dunston to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   17%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dunston Scores; Grace Scores
   O      ---  6   18%  D Hansen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   19%  B Kieschnick    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   18%  S Servais       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   19%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   22%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      1--  5   19%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   17%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   31%  B Bonds         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hamilton Scores
          ---  2   32%  M Lewis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   34%  J Snow          Walk; Lewis to 2B
          12-  4   38%  B Mueller       Walk; Lewis to 3B; Snow to 2B
   O      123  5   30%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Gardner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   32%  K Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   33%  B McRae         Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   34%  S Dunston       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Kevin Foster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   31%  M Gardner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   30%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Gardner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   30%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   28%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   30%  D Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  6   32%  B Kieschnick    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Kevin Foster facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   37%  G Hill          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   49%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Line Drive); Hill to 3B
          -23  3   53%  M Lewis         Hit By Pitch
                  Larry Casian replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  5   63%  J Snow          Walk; Hill Scores; Bonds to 3B; Lewis to 2B
   R      123  4   73%  B Mueller       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores; Lewis to 3B; Snow to 2B
   R      123  2   81%  R Wilkins       Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Lewis Scores; Snow to 3B; Mueller to 2B
   O      123  4   76%  M Gardner       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  2   83%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Snow Scores/unER; Mueller to 3B; Wilkins to 2B
   RO     123  4   84%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mueller Scores
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Larry Casian pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   82%  G Hill          Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Mark Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   84%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  2   81%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   84%  K Bottenfield   Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   86%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-4, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   85%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   85%  M Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   85%  J Snow          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   86%  B Mueller       Walk; Snow to 2B
   O      12-  7   84%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Mark Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   88%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   87%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  5   89%  D Hansen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-4, Kent Bottenfield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  M Gardner       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   89%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      1--      87%  J Vizcaino      Hamilton Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B)
   O      ---  6   87%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Mark Gardner facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   83%  B Kieschnick    Walk
          1--  2   76%  S Servais       Hit By Pitch; Kieschnick to 2B
   O      12-  1   77%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Kieschnick to 3B; Servais to 2B
                  Jim Poole replaces Mark Gardner pitching and batting 9th; Dave Clark pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
   O      -23  4   85%  D Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   91%  B McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Patterson replaces Brooks Kieschnick pitching and batting 6th; Dave Clark moves to LF
   O      ---  6   91%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   90%  M Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Jim Poole facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   92%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   89%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Jim Poole pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   80%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive); Grace to 3B
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th; Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Dave Hansen batting 5th
   O      -23  3   90%  J Hernandez     Fielder's Choice 3B; Grace out at Hm/3B-C; Sosa to 3B
                  Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 6th
   R      1-3  4   82%  R Sandberg      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Sosa Scores; Hernandez to 3B
                  Doug Henry replaces Mark Lewis pitching and batting 5th; Jeff Kent replaces Rich Rodriguez playing 2B batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   89%  S Servais       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-5, Turk Wendell facing 6-7-8
                  Turk Wendell replaces Ryne Sandberg pitching and batting 6th; Jose Hernandez moves to 3B
          ---  6   90%  J Snow          Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   90%  R Wilkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mueller to 2B
   R      12-  3   96%  J Kent          Double to LF (Line Drive); Mueller Scores; Wilkins to 3B
          -23  4   96%  D Hamilton      Intentional Walk
                  Terry Adams replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 6th
   RO     123  1   97%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Wilkins Scores; Kent to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   O      -23  1   96%  G Hill          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-9, Doug Henry facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Javier replaces Glenallen Hill playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   98%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   98%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  B McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-5, Mel Rojas facing 4-5-6
                  Mel Rojas replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th; Doug Glanville replaces Terry Adams playing LF batting 6th
          ---  4   99%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      99%  D Henry         Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  1  100%  J Snow          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bonds Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 11.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-11, Doug Henry facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   99%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2  100%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  6  100%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 11.

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