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Cincinnati Reds 5–3 Chicago Cubs: MLB regular season, 20 May 2000

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3 at Wrigley Field on 20 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.

20 May 2000 International Wrigley Field
Source-checked report card · BaseballFinal: Cincinnati Reds 5–3 Chicago Cubs

20 May 2000 · Wrigley Field

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The game

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3 at Wrigley Field on 20 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Cincinnati Reds scored 5 runs, while the home Chicago Cubs finished with 3. The winning margin was 2 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 1, Cincinnati Reds scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Cincinnati Reds 2–0 Chicago Cubs. In inning 2, Cincinnati Reds scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Cincinnati Reds 5–0 Chicago Cubs.

In inning 7, Chicago Cubs scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Cincinnati Reds 5–3 Chicago Cubs.

Pitching decisions

Ron Villone was credited with the pitching win. Jon Lieber was charged with the loss.

Danny Graves recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.

Hits, errors and innings

Cincinnati Reds finished with 8 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Chicago Cubs finished with 10 hits and 1 errors, alongside 3 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was Cincinnati Reds 24 wins and 18 losses, with 1 ties.

The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 16 wins and 28 losses.

Inning by inning

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
InningCincinnati RedsChicago Cubs
120
230
300
400
500
600
703
800
900
Total53

Sources

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