San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 31, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2000 at Wrigley Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Diego Padres 11, Chicago Cubs 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jackson 2b 5 0 1 0
Relaford ss 4 2 2 0
Klesko 1b 4 1 1 0
  Vitiello 1b 0 0 0 0
Nevin 3b 5 2 4 4
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Mabry rf 4 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Darr lf,rf 5 2 3 2
Rivera cf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez c 4 1 2 2
  Williams ph,c 1 0 0 0
Witasick p 2 0 0 1
  DeHaan ph 1 1 1 2
  Erdos p 0 0 0 0
  Owens lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 11 16 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 2 1
Gutierrez ss 3 1 1 0
  Garibay p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Huson ss 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 1 1
Greene 3b 3 1 2 3
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews, Jr. ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 1 1 0
Gload lf 4 0 0 0
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
Tapani p 2 0 1 0
  Andrews 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
San Diego 000 224 00311160
Chicago 300 010 010580
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Witasick  W (2-1) 5.0 6 4 4 3 8
  Erdos   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Walker   1.1 0 1 1 2 1
  Almanzar   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
7
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  L (8-11) 5.2 9 7 7 1 3
  Farnsworth   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Heredia   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Garibay   0.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Van Poppel   0.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
11
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–San Diego Darr (9,off Tapani); Nevin (33,off Tapani); Gonzalez (14,off Tapani); Jackson (20,off Farnsworth), Chicago Girardi (15,off Witasick); Greene (14,off Witasick).  HR–San Diego Nevin (30,4th inning off Tapani 1 on, 2 out); DeHaan (2,6th inning off Farnsworth 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Greene (9,1st inning off Witasick 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Gutierrez (15,off Witasick).  CS–Klesko (7,2nd base by Farnsworth/Girardi).  BK–Witasick (1).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Ian Lamplugh, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:14.  A–25,965.
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