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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 9, Minnesota Twins 3

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Chicago Cubs 9, Minnesota Twins 3

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Game Played on Tuesday, September 2, 1997 (N) at Wrigley Field

MIN A    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  1
CHI N    0  2  3    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   9 14  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  4   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Serafini p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Brede rf                      4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Coomer 3b                     3   0   0   1       0   0       1   4
  Walker 3b                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Steinbach c                   3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
  D. Miller c                 0   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Lawton cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Cordova lf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
Stahoviak 1b                  4   0   1   0       0   2       8   0
Meares ss                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   2
Tewksbury p                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
  Latham ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  T. Miller p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ortiz ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hocking 2b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   3   8   3       0   4      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Meares-Coomer, Hocking-Meares-Stahoviak.
E: Meares (16).
BATTING - 
2B: Meares (23,off M. Clark); Stahoviak (15,off M. Clark).
3B: Walker (1,off M. Clark).
SF: D. Miller (2,off M. Clark).
Team LOB: 6.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Johnson cf                    4   2   2   0       1   1       2   0
Glanville lf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Grace 1b                      5   2   1   0       0   0       6   2
Sosa rf                       3   3   3   2       1   0       6   0
Houston c                     4   2   3   3       0   0       5   0
Sandberg 2b                   4   0   2   1       0   1       1   1
Orie 3b                       3   0   2   1       1   0       0   1
Alexander ss                  4   0   1   1       0   0       1   4
M. Clark p                    3   0   0   0       1   2       2   0
Totals                       34   9  14   8       4   4      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Alexander (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Sosa (30,off Tewksbury); Sandberg (23,off Tewksbury); Grace (26,off Tewksbury);
Houston (10,off T. Miller).
HR: Sosa (32,6th inning off T. Miller 1 on 2 out).
SH: Glanville (6,off T. Miller).
GDP: Alexander (5,off Serafini).
IBB: Sosa (6,by T. Miller).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson (17,2nd base off T. Miller/Steinbach).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tewksbury L(5-11)             3    10   5   5   1   1   0  18
T. Miller                     3     3   4   1   2   2   1  14
Serafini                      2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        8    14   9   6   4   4   1  39
IBB: T. Miller (1,Sosa).
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
M. Clark W(11-7)              9     8   3   3   0   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Scott Potter, 3B - Gerry Davis
Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 21487
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago Cubs             
1. Knoblauch           2b        Johnson             cf
2. Brede               rf        Glanville           lf
3. Coomer              3b        Grace               1b
4. Steinbach           c         Sosa                rf
5. Lawton              cf        Houston             c
6. Cordova             lf        Sandberg            2b
7. Stahoviak           1b        Orie                3b
8. Meares              ss        Alexander           ss
9. Tewksbury           p         M. Clark            p

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch singled to left; Brede singled to left
[Knoblauch to third]; Coomer forced Brede (third to second)
[Knoblauch scored, Coomer to first]; Steinbach struck out;
Lawton flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Glanville
grounded out (third to first); Grace flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Cubs 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cordova grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahoviak
grounded out (first to pitcher); Meares doubled to left;
Tewksbury singled to center [Meares scored]; Knoblauch popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sosa doubled to second; Houston singled to center
[Sosa scored]; Sandberg doubled to left [Houston to third]; Orie
walked; Alexander singled to right [Houston scored, Sandberg to
third, Orie to second]; M. Clark lined into a double play to
shortstop [Sandberg out at third (shortstop to third)]; Johnson
singled to left [Orie out at home (left to catcher), Alexander
to second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 2.

TWINS 3RD: Brede singled to center; Coomer flied to right;
Steinbach lined to right; Lawton singled to center [Brede to
second]; Cordova grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Glanville grounded out (third to first); Grace doubled
to right; Sosa singled to left [Grace to third]; On a bunt
Houston singled to third [Grace scored, Sosa to second];
Sandberg singled to right [Sosa scored, Houston to third]; Orie
singled to left [Houston scored, Sandberg to second]; Alexander
flied to center; M. Clark was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 5.

TWINS 4TH: Stahoviak struck out; Meares grounded out (shortstop
to first); LATHAM BATTED FOR TEWKSBURY; Latham popped to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: T. MILLER REPLACED LATHAM (PITCHING); Johnson walked;
Glanville out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Johnson to
second]; Grace lined to left; Sosa was walked intentionally;
Houston doubled to left [Johnson scored, Sosa out at home (left
to third to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 6.

TWINS 5TH: Knoblauch grounded out (shortstop to first); Brede
flied to right; Coomer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Sandberg struck out; Orie grounded out (second to
first); Alexander flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Cubs 6.

TWINS 6TH: Steinbach flied to right; Lawton flied to center;
Cordova reached on an error by Alexander [Cordova to first];
Stahoviak struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: M. Clark struck out; Johnson singled to right; Johnson
stole second; Glanville flied to left; Grace reached on an error
by Meares [Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Grace to first];
Sosa homered to right (unearned) [Grace scored (unearned)];
Houston popped to shortstop; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Cubs 9.

TWINS 7TH: Meares grounded out (shortstop to first); ORTIZ
BATTED FOR T. MILLER; Ortiz flied to left; Debut game for
David Ortiz; Knoblauch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 2, Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: SERAFINI REPLACED KNOBLAUCH (PITCHING); WALKER
REPLACED COOMER (PLAYING 3B); D. MILLER REPLACED STEINBACH
(PLAYING C ); HOCKING REPLACED ORTIZ (PLAYING 2B); Sandberg
grounded out (first unassisted); Orie singled to center;
Alexander grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Orie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Cubs 9.

TWINS 8TH: Brede grounded out (second to first); Walker tripled
to right; D. Miller out on a sacrifice fly to left [Walker
scored]; Lawton flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: M. Clark walked; Johnson was called out on strikes;
Glanville grounded out (pitcher to first) [M. Clark to second];
Grace flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Cubs 9.

TWINS 9TH: Cordova flied to left; Stahoviak doubled to left;
Meares flied to left; Hocking grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Cubs 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            3   8   1    6
 Cubs             9  14   1    6
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