Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 8, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2000 at Cinergy Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 2 0
Gutierrez ss 3 1 1 0
Sosa rf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
  Brock pr 0 0 0 0
  Girardi c 1 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 0 0
  Grace ph 1 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Zuleta 1b 3 1 0 0
Buford cf 4 0 0 0
Tapani p 2 0 1 1
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Huson 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 4 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b 6 1 2 1
Larkin ss 4 0 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 1
Young 1b 5 0 1 0
Taubensee c 5 0 1 0
Bichette rf 5 1 3 1
Tucker lf 3 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Boone 3b 3 1 1 1
Bell p 2 0 0 0
  Stynes ph 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
Chicago 210 000 000 00340
Cincinnati 100 011 000 014111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani   6.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Williams   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie  L (0-1) 2.2 0 1 1 2 5
  Karchner   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
11
4
4
4
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   7.0 3 3 1 2 9
  Williamson   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Graves  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
4
3
1
4
13

  E–Young (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Taubensee 3 (3).  2B–Chicago E Young (2,off R Bell); Tapani (1,off R Bell), Cincinnati B Larkin (4,off Tapani).  HR–Cincinnati Boone (2,5th inning off Tapani 0 on, 0 out); Bichette (2,6th inning off Tapani 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gutierrez (2,off R Bell); Stynes (1,off Williams).  IBB–Rodriguez (1,by Graves); Boone (1,by Guthrie).  HBP–Boone (1,by Williams).  SB–Gutierrez (1,3rd base off R Bell/Taubensee); Reese (3,2nd base off Tapani/Reed); Ochoa (1,2nd base off Guthrie/Girardi).  CS–Brock (1,2nd base by Williamson/Taubensee); B Larkin (1,2nd base by Tapani/Reed).  WP–Guthrie (1), R Bell 2 (2).  HBP–Williams (1,Boone).  IBB–Guthrie (1,Boone); Graves (1,Rodriguez).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–3:41.  A–37,151.
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