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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 6, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on June 6, 1981 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fernando Valenzuela |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Caudill |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,556 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: John McSherry 3B: Fred Brocklander |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Hector Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Lezcano | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Bill Caudill | Pitcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 6, 1981
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Caudill
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Caudill
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Landreaux reaches third base with a triple. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Caudill
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landreaux tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Caudill
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Caudill
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Caudill
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Valenzuela
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Valenzuela
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Scioscia and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Valenzuela
Dillard hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Valenzuela
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Valenzuela covering, for the out. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Valenzuela
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. McGlothen
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valenzuela vs. McGlothen
Valenzuela bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. McGlothen
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. McGlothen
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Landreaux reaches second base with a double. Russell scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. McGlothen
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Dillard who tags Baker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomas scores. Landreaux moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Garvey vs. McGlothen
Garvey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Valenzuela
Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Valenzuela
Lezcano bunts towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Valenzuela
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Valenzuela
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGlothen vs. Valenzuela
McGlothen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGlothen
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. McGlothen
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. McGlothen
Scioscia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. McGlothen
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Valenzuela
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Valenzuela
Dillard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Valenzuela
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valenzuela vs. McGlothen
Valenzuela hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McGlothen
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. McGlothen
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Valenzuela
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker who is chasing the ball. Morales reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Valenzuela
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lezcano vs. Valenzuela
Lezcano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Valenzuela
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Valenzuela
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Lezcano moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Valenzuela
Mike Tyson pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen.
Tyson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Valenzuela
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Castillo
Bobby Castillo now pitching.
Dillard hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Castillo
Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Castillo
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Eastwick
Garvey hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Eastwick
Cey takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Eastwick
Guerrero hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. Eastwick
Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Eastwick covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Castillo
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lezcano vs. Castillo
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Castillo
Reitz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Castillo
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Eastwick vs. Castillo
Eastwick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Eastwick
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Eastwick
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bobby Castillo.
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Eastwick
Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sutcliffe
Rick Sutcliffe now pitching.
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Sutcliffe
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Sutcliffe
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Eastwick
Landreaux hits a popup, foul, towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Eastwick
Baker hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Davis settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Davis. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Eastwick
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Eastwick
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Eastwick
Cey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Sutcliffe
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sutcliffe
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Sutcliffe
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Eastwick
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Eastwick
Scioscia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Scioscia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Eastwick
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scioscia moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Eastwick
Rick Monday pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe.
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scioscia tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Eastwick
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Dillard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Howe
Steve Howe now pitching.
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Howe
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Waller vs. Howe
Ty Waller pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick.
Waller hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Guerrero. Waller reaches second base with a double. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
De Jesus vs. Howe
De Jesus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Dillard vs. Howe
Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz scores. Waller moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Buckner vs. Howe
Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waller scores. De Jesus scores. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Howe
Morales hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Howe
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to third. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lezcano vs. Howe
Lezcano hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Capilla
Doug Capilla now pitching.
Landreaux strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Capilla
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Capilla
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1981 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Thomas D, 2b 4 2 1 0 De Jesus I, ss 2 2 0 0
Landreaux K, cf 5 1 2 2 Dillard S, 2b 5 0 1 1
Baker D, lf 4 0 2 2 Buckner B, 1b 5 0 2 3
Garvey S, 1b 5 0 1 0 Morales J, cf 5 1 1 0
Cey R, 3b 3 0 2 0 Cruz H, lf 3 3 2 1
Guerrero P, rf 3 0 0 0 Lezcano C, rf 5 1 1 1
Scioscia M, c 4 1 2 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 1 1 0
Russell B, ss 3 1 2 0 Davis J, c 3 1 1 2
Valenzuela F, p 1 0 0 0 Caudill B, p 0 0 0 0
Castillo R, p 0 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 1 0 0 0
Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, ph 1 1 1 3
Sutcliffe R, p 0 0 0 0 Eastwick R, p 1 0 0 0
Monday R, ph 0 0 0 1 Waller T, ph 1 1 1 0
Howe S, p 0 0 0 0 Capilla D, p 0 0 0 0
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33 5 12 5 34 11 11 11
Los Angeles 220 000 010 -- 5
Chicago 010 610 03x -- 11
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela F (L) 3.1 6 7 7 3 4
Castillo R 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Sutcliffe R 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Howe S 1.0 3 3 3 3 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Caudill B 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
McGlothen L (W) 3.1 4 2 2 2 2
Eastwick R 4.0 5 1 1 1 1
Capilla D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Davis J
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Landreaux K, Buckner B, Cruz H, Scioscia M, Waller T
3B -- Landreaux K, Morales J
HR -- Cruz H, Tyson M
SB -- De Jesus I
SH -- Valenzuela F
SF -- Baker D, Davis J, Monday R
T -- 2:58
A -- 30556
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