Fred Hornkohl

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING Chavez in at 2b (3rd) for San Francisco Garciaparra grounded an IF single to short, safe at second on a throwing error, E6 Walker popped out (bunt) to third base Barrett walked Macias, pinch hitting for Williamson, struck out swinging Patterson struck out swinging 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3)

No, Macias hit for Williamson who had taken over Murton's spot in the lineup.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING Williamson in to pitch (8th), Patterson in cf (9th), Hairston from cf to lf for the CUBS Durham hit by pitch Ramirez popped out (bunt) to first base Durham took second on a wild pitch Ellison in to pinch run for Durham Feliz struck out swinging Ellison took third on a wild pitch Niekro struck out swinging 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR HB PIT Rusch 5.3 7 2 2 1 4 0 0 99 Wuertz 1.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 Williamson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12

CUBS are 12-25 when they hit an opposing batter, 57-47 when they don't Go CUBS !!

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING Hawkins in to pitch (9th), Ramirez in rf (4th) for San Francsico Murton flied out to center field Patterson, pinch hitting for Wuertz, struck out swinging Hairston doubled to center field Perez doubled to left field, Hairston scored Lee walked (intentionally) Eyre in to pitch for San Francisco Burnitz struck out swinging 1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3)

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING Ortmeier, pinch hitting for Tomko, struck out swinging Winn flied out to right field Vizquel flied out to center field 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 5.3 7 2 2 1 4 0 99 Wuertz 1.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 21

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING Garciaparra popped out (foul) to first base Walker lined out to shortstop Barrett grounded out to third, 5-3 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3)

Yeah, I know. My audio went out, so I'm working off of GameDay only.... and they were slow to post what happened. I got it fixed now.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING Alou singled to center field Feliz singled to left field, Alou to second Niekro grounded out to second, 4-3, Alou to third, Feliz to second Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS Matheny grounded out to the catcher, 2-1, runners held Alou scored, Feliz to third on a wild pitch Linden grounded out to first, unassisted 1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 5.3 7 2 2 1 4 0 99 Wuertz 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 08

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING Perez grounded out to short, 6-3 Lee flied out to right field Burnitz popped out to shortstop 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3)

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING Linden flied out to center field Tomko grounded out to short, 6-3 Winn singled to right field Vizquel singled to center field, Winn to second Durham struck out swinging 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3) pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 85

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING Barrett grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3 Murton homered to left field Rusch struck out swinging Hairston flied out to left field 1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 Home runs: CUBS: Murton (3)

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING Feliz struck out (called) Niekro grounded out to second, 4-3 Matheny grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 4.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 64

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING Burnitz flied out to left field Garciaparra lined out to right field Walker struck out swinging 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 1 3 0

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING Vizquel grounded out to second, 4-3 Durham popped out to second base Alou made an out (??) 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 1 2 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 1 3 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 53

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING Hairston popped out to first base Perez popped out to shortstop Lee struck out swinging 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 0 1 2 0 San Francisco 1 0 1 3 0

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING Niekro flied out to center field Matheny singled to center field Linden walked, Matheny to second Tomko sacrificed 2-4, Matheny to third, Linden to second Winn flied out to right field 0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 1 2 0 San Francisco 1 0 1 3 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 43

I haven't been able to get it to work for the last 2 days. Where did I leave my sledge hammer ???

Is anybody else having trouble with Gamday Audio ??

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING Burnitz popped out to shortstop Garciaparra singled to left field Walker tripled to right field, Garciaparra scored Barrett struck out swinging Murton walked (intentionally) Rusch struck out swinging 1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 1 1 2 0 San Francisco 1 1 2 0

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING Winn doubled to left field Vizquel struck out swinging Durham struck out swinging, Winn stole third base Alou singled to center field, Winn scored Feliz flied out to center field 1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 San Francisco 1 1 2 0 pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Rusch 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING Hairston grounded out to short, 6-3 Perez popped out to third base Lee flied out to right field 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 0 0 0 0 San Francisco . 0 0 0

Yeah, those Brave's teams were a little bit better than the CUBS teams that Maddux played on. 1986 thru 1992 & 2004 thru 2005 World Series team W L pct PA W L Chicago Cubs 707 724 0.494 1 0 0 1993 thru 2003 World Series team W L pct PA W L Atlanta Braves 1053 661 0.614 10 1 2

Worthless stats of the day for Sunday...... CUBS are 14-8 on Sundays CUBS are 4-2 vs. San Francisco CUBS are 35-40 in the day time. CUBS are 37-36 on the road. CUBS are 24-20 in games that end a series CUBS are 5-5 in games ending a road trip CUBS are 38-31 when they've won the previous game.... 30-41 after a loss CUBS are 57-27 when they throw less than 17 pitches per inning.... 13-45 when they don't CUBS are 45-17 when they score first,.... 25-55 when they don't CUBS are 22-6 when they score in the first inning,... 48-66 when they don't CUBS are 56-37 when they don't give up any runs in the 1st inning.... 14-35 when they do CUBS are 6-9 when Rusch starts Rusch is 7 of 15 in quality starts Rusch's ERA pitching to Barrett is 4.50.... Rusch hasn't pitched to Blanco CUBS score 4.48 R/G overall.... 3.53 R/G when Rusch pitches CUBS hit 1.23 HR/G overall.... 1.13 HR/G when Rusch pitches CUBS' offensive support of Rusch..... 04/04 - 09/10 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS w/Rusch 495 53 124 26 2 17 205 49 45 80 0.251 0.313 0.414 0.727 CUBS overall 4913 636 1344 292 21 174 2200 610 370 791 0.274 0.328 0.448 0.776 Rusch's last five starts..... Rusch IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA 09/06 vs. St. L 7.7 4 2 2 1 3 0 109 1.17 3.52 0.00 0.65 2.35 08/31 vs. L.A. 2.0 7 7 7 2 3 1 55 9.00 13.50 4.50 4.50 31.50 08/26 vs. Flor 4.7 8 5 4 2 2 0 89 3.86 3.86 0.00 2.14 7.71 08/20 vs. Colo 6.0 7 3 2 1 6 0 93 1.50 9.00 0.00 1.33 3.00 08/15 vs. Houst 3.3 10 5 5 2 4 1 92 5.40 10.80 2.70 3.60 13.50 5 game totals 23.7 36 22 20 8 18 2 438 3.04 6.85 0.76 1.86 7.61 Rusch's splits...... Rusch IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Home 55.7 72 32 29 21 46 6 1007 3.40 7.44 0.97 1.67 4.69 Road 65.3 73 36 34 27 49 5 1153 3.72 6.75 0.69 1.53 4.68 Day 54.0 73 35 32 30 42 5 1026 5.00 7.00 0.83 1.91 5.33 Nite 67.0 72 33 31 18 53 6 1134 2.42 7.12 0.81 1.34 4.16 season totals 121.0 145 68 63 48 95 11 2160 3.57 7.07 0.82 1.60 4.69 CUBS' season series vs. San Francisco..... Gm# Date Opponent Score Starter 99 Mon 07/25 San Francisco N 3- 2 Hill 100 Tue 07/26 San Francisco N 2- 3 Maddux 101 Wed 07/27 San Francisco 4- 3 Zambrano 140 Thu 09/08 @ San Francisco N 5- 3 Zambrano 141 Fri 09/09 @ San Francisco N 1- 2 Williams 142 Sat 09/10 @ San Francisco 5- 2 Prior 143 Sun 09/11 @ San Francisco - Rusch CUBS' hitters vs. San Francisco..... CUBS AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Murton 8 0 6 1 0 0 7 1 3 0 0.750 0.818 0.875 1.693 Blanco 7 1 3 0 0 1 6 2 0 1 0.429 0.429 0.857 1.286 Barrett 16 4 5 1 0 2 12 4 1 3 0.313 0.353 0.750 1.103 Cedeno 10 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0.500 0.583 0.500 1.083 Lee 27 4 8 1 0 1 12 3 2 3 0.296 0.345 0.444 0.789 Hairston 19 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 4 0.263 0.364 0.263 0.627 Garciaparra 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.375 0.625 Walker 22 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 0.227 0.292 0.273 0.564 Ramirez 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0.182 0.308 0.182 0.490 Burnitz 24 1 4 0 0 0 4 4 3 5 0.167 0.250 0.167 0.417 Perez 18 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0.167 0.211 0.167 0.377 Gerut 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333 Hollandsworth 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Patterson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 McClain 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 vs. S.F. 214 20 54 5 0 5 74 19 16 34 0.252 0.315 0.346 0.661 overall 4913 636 1343 287 21 172 2188 611 368 781 0.273 0.327 0.445 0.773 CUBS' pitchers vs. San Francisco..... CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PC BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WHIP ERA Dempster 4.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 53 0.00 6.75 0.00 0.25 0.00 Novoa 2.7 3 0 0 1 3 0 52 3.38 10.13 0.00 1.50 0.00 Remlinger 2.7 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00 3.38 0.00 1.13 0.00 Wuertz 1.7 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 0.00 16.20 0.00 0.60 0.00 Mitre 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 9.00 9.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 Ohman 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 13.50 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 Williams 7.0 7 2 1 2 1 0 107 2.57 1.29 0.00 1.29 1.29 Maddux 8.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 89 2.25 3.38 0.00 1.25 2.25 Prior 6.7 5 2 2 3 7 0 122 4.05 9.45 0.00 1.20 2.70 Hill 5.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 98 3.60 9.00 1.80 1.40 3.60 Zambrano 14.3 17 6 6 7 10 1 245 4.40 6.28 0.63 1.67 3.77 Rusch 1.3 3 1 1 0 3 0 34 0.00 20.25 0.00 2.25 6.75 vs. S.F. 55.0 54 15 14 19 40 2 881 3.11 6.55 0.33 1.33 2.29 overall 1259.7 1186 631 596 506 1104 165 20757 3.62 7.89 1.18 1.34 4.26 Go CUBS !!!

Way to go, Beernuts !!