DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/20/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1496 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (69-57) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2
Kansas City Royals (79-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Cubs Win at Kansas City, 4-1
Chicago Cubs starter Randy Tomlin was in fine form against the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium, leading his team to a 4-1 win. Tomlin, now 10-12, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 1 earned run. The Cubs bumped their record to 69-57 with this latest triumph.

Mike Piazza had a big hit for Chicago in the top of the third inning. With Chicago leading 2-1, Piazza hit a 2-run home run. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the Cubs up, 4-1.

"Feels good to get the job done," Piazza said after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .263 5 9
L. Gonzalez LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250 22 56
K. Hrbek 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .242 4 15
M. Piazza DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 29 70
T. Nixon RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 14 47
C. Hoiles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 23 55
G. Pena 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 30 61
S. Cooper 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 17 38
J. Cirillo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 10 42
Totals 31 4 5 4 2 4 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hrbek (4, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 1 out) M. Piazza (29, 3rd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 4 , T. Nixon , M. Piazza 4 , S. Cooper , R. Becker
2-out RBI: M. Piazza
GIDP: C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: R. Tomlin (3) , S. Cooper (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Cooper-Pena-Hrbek, Cirillo-Pena-Hrbek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .220 4 31
R. Sanders LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .232 8 22
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .290 46 113
J. Conine DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .252 18 45
O. Merced RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .247 14 49
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 5 24
J. Tackett C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265 6 19
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 15 46
A. Jones CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .174 14 32
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (8, 1st Inning off R. Tomlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , A. Jones 2 , Q. Veras 2 , R. Sanders 2 , T. Naehring , J. Conine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , T. Naehring , O. Merced
GIDP: O. Merced 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Alomar-Thome)
PB: J. Tackett 2
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin W (10-12) 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 0 114 70 2.82   
F. DiPino H (12) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 18 1.74   
M. Stanton SV (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 65
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 28, F. DiPino 8, M. Stanton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 6-7, F. DiPino 1-3, M. Stanton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 114-70, F. DiPino 26-18, M. Stanton 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0 , M. Stanton 2-0
WP: R. Tomlin 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (7-6) 8.1 5 4 4 2 4 2 119 70 4.98   
J. Habyan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 59
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 32, J. Habyan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 5-16, J. Habyan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 119-70, J. Habyan 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Tomlin
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 13243
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