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CHICAGO CUBS (6) VS SAN DIEGO (1) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Macias 2b             5  1  3  3   0  0   0  .281
R Martinez ss           5  0  1  1   0  0   2  .259
S Sosa rf               5  1  1  1   0  2   2  .285
M Alou lf               4  0  3  0   0  0   0  .313
A Ramirez 3b            4  0  0  0   0  0   4  .285
D Lee 1b                4  1  2  0   0  1   0  .281
C Patterson cf          4  2  2  1   0  0   1  .265
P Bako c                3  0  0  0   0  1   2  .176
G Maddux p              4  1  0  0   0  0   3  .059
 J Borowski p           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 38  6 12  6   0  4  14

BATTING: 3B - J Macias 2 (2, I Valdez, E Oropesa). HR - C Patterson (4, 3rd 
inning off I Valdez 0 on, 0 Out), S Sosa (9, 4th inning off I Valdez 0 on, 0 
Out). RBI - C Patterson (16), S Sosa (22), R Martinez (7), J Macias 3 (4). 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Maddux 2, S Sosa 1. GIDP - A 
Ramirez 2. Team LOB - 6. 
 
FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Martinez-J Macias-D Lee). 
 

SAN DIEGO              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
S Burroughs 3b          4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .326
M Loretta 2b            4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .308
B Giles rf              4  0  0  0   0  2   0  .256
P Nevin 1b              4  1  1  0   0  0   0  .264
R Klesko lf             3  0  2  0   0  0   0  .279
J Payton cf             3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .266
M Ojeda c               3  0  1  1   0  1   1  .263
K Greene ss             3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .271
I Valdez p              2  0  0  0   0  0   2  .077
 S Linebrink p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 a-T Long ph            1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .315
 B Puffer p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 E Oropesa p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 31  1  5  1   0  4   6

a-struck out swinging for S Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: RBI - M Ojeda (6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Valdez 
2. GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 3. 
 
FIELDING: E - S Burroughs (6, catch). DP: 2 (S Burroughs-M Loretta-P Nevin, K 
Greene-M Loretta-P Nevin). 
 

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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 001 100 013   --   6
    SAN DIEGO       - 010 000 000   --   1
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (W, 3-3)             8       5   1   1   0   4   0   4.44
J Borowski                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6.59

SAN DIEGO                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
I Valdez (L, 3-2)             7       7   3   3   0   2   2   3.89
S Linebrink                   1       2   0   0   0   1   0   1.27
B Puffer                      0       1   1   0   0   0   0   0.00
E Oropesa                     1       2   2   2   0   1   0  12.46

I Valdez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
B Puffer pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

HBP - P Bako (by I Valdez). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 88-64; J Borowski 7-6; 
I Valdez 79-57; S Linebrink 15-11; B Puffer 4-2; E Oropesa 20-13. Ground 
balls-fly balls: G Maddux 12-8; J Borowski 2-1; I Valdez 13-6; S Linebrink 2-0; 
B Puffer 0-0; E Oropesa 3-0. Batters faced: G Maddux 28; J Borowski 3; I Valdez 
28; S Linebrink 4; B Puffer 1; E Oropesa 6. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike 
Reilly. 

T--2:09. Att--41,938. 
Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to 
right.
 

How They Scored

SAN DIEGO 2ND:   P Nevin singled to center.  R Klesko singled to center, 
P Nevin to second.  J Payton grounded out to first, P Nevin to third, R Klesko to 
second.  M Ojeda singled to right, P Nevin scored, R Klesko to third.  K Greene 
grounded out to pitcher, M Ojeda to second.  I Valdez grounded out to pitcher. 
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 0, SAN DIEGO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD:   C Patterson homered to center.  P Bako grounded out to 
first.  G Maddux grounded out to shortstop.  J Macias singled to right.  
R Martinez popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH:   S Sosa homered to left.  M Alou singled to left.  
A Ramirez grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Alou out at 
second. D Lee struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  
CHICAGO CUBS 2, SAN DIEGO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH:   J Macias tripled to deep right center.  S Linebrink 
relieved I Valdez. R Martinez singled to left, J Macias scored.  S Sosa struck 
out swinging.  M Alou singled to left, R Martinez to second.  A Ramirez 
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Alou out at 
second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, SAN DIEGO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH:   B Puffer relieved S Linebrink. D Lee reached on infield 
single to third.  E Oropesa relieved B Puffer. C Patterson reached on bunt 
single to second, D Lee to second.  P Bako struck out looking.  G Maddux 
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Lee safe at third on error by 
third baseman S Burroughs, C Patterson to second.  J Macias tripled to deep 
left, D Lee, C Patterson and G Maddux scored.  R Martinez grounded out to 
shortstop.  S Sosa grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)  
CHICAGO CUBS 6, SAN DIEGO 1.

Game Story

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- A pair of Chicago Cubs wreaked havoc with 
the record book while another did the same on the basepaths.

Sammy Sosa belted his 548th career homer, Greg Maddux moved up
on the all-time strikeouts list and Jose Macias posted his first
career multi-triple game as the Cubs recorded a 6-1 triumph
over the San Diego Padres.

With the game tied after three innings, Sosa led off the fourth
with his ninth homer of the season to give Chicago a 2-1 edge.
The blast moved Sosa into a tie with Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt
for ninth place on the all-time list.

"It's an honor, no question," Sosa said. "I got the chance to
tie one of the greatest third basemen in baseball.  I still have
a way to go.  Right now, my mind is not on the long ball.  I
just want to help my team."

The one-run cushion was enough for Maddux (3-3), who yielded
just one run and five hits in eight innings.  The four-time Cy
Young Award winner did not walk a batter but struck out four,
giving him 2,800 and moving him ahead of Young for 15th place
all-time.

"I did?" Maddux asked surprisingly. "I wish I would have gotten
the ball.  I didn't know."

Maddux knew he was on from the outset during his longest outing
in eight starts this season.  He retired 11 straight batters
from the second through fifth innings and threw just 88 pitches
- 64 for strikes.

"I made some good pitches and got away with some," Maddux said.
"I've been feeling pretty good.  This was one of those nights
where I made some mistakes that turned into outs."

Maddux lasted seven innings in just three of his seven previous
starts.  This outing marked the second time this year he allowed
only one run in a game.

"He was throwing on the corners all night," said Klesko, a
former teammate of Maddux while in Atlanta. "I've seen him do it
for years.  He's unbelievable to go out and watch.  He's an
artist."

Macias provided insurance for Maddux, leading off the eighth
with a three-base hit and scoring on Ramon Martinez's single
before ripping a three-run triple in the ninth.

Macias was the first Chicago player to have two triples in a
game since Michael Tucker on Sept. 19, 2001 accomplished the
feat against Cincinnati.

"You like to see guys like Macias come through," Cubs manager
Dusty Baker said. "He works hard and he's a great teammate."

Former Cub Ismael Valdez (3-2) took his second straight loss for
San Diego, allowing three runs and seven hits in seven innings.

"I thought Valdez pitched very well," Padres manager Bruce Bochy
said. "He had good command and kept us in the game."

Miguel Ojeda gave San Diego a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the
second inning, but Corey Patterson opened the third with his
fourth homer to tie it.



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