Bobby Murcer hit a homer and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs, and Steve Ontiveros also homered as the Cubs defeated the Mets, 5-2, for their sixth straight victory. Murcer hit his homer in the second inning. Morales followed with a double and, after an intentional pass to Steve Swisher, Mike Krukow surprised the Mets with a run-scoring single to put the Cubs ahead, 2-1. Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2Game Played on Sunday, June 26, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldMets 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Cubs 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 x - 5 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .232 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Harrelson ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 .187 Clines lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .317 Henderson lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .280 Milner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Murcer rf 2 1 1 2 1 1 .281 Stearns c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .305 Morales cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .321 Kranepool rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Youngblood 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .211 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283 Millan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Rosello 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Matlack p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .065 Swisher c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .213 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Krukow p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 9 2 1 4 Totals 32 5 9 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 36,698 Left on Base: Mets 5, Cubs 6 DP: Mets 0, Cubs 2 Doubles: Milner (7), Stearns 2 (15), Morales (17) Home Runs: Murcer (11), Ontiveros (4) Stolen Bases: Buckner (3) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (6) GIDP: Youngblood (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(3-9) 6 7 5 5 2 3 2 27 4.03 Baldwin 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 2.93 Totals 8 9 5 5 2 6 2 35 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow W(7-4) 8 8 2 2 1 3 0 30 4.74 Sutter SV(19) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.71 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 4 0 34 Balks: Krukow (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Harrelson singled to second; Henderson forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); Milner doubled to center [Henderson scored]; Stearns lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to left; Clines lined to right; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Youngblood struck out; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer homered; Morales doubled to center; Trillo grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Swisher was walked intentionally; Krukow singled to center [Morales scored, Swisher to third]; De Jesus forced Krukow (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 3RD: Matlack flied out to left; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson singled to center; Henderson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Clines struck out (catcher to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer walked; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns walked; Kranepool singled to shortstop [Stearns to third]; Youngblood grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack struck out; Mazzilli singled to right; Krukow balked [Mazzilli to second]; Harrelson singled to left [Mazzilli scored, Harrelson out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Krukow popped to shortstop; De Jesus singled to center; Clines singled to center [De Jesus to second]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored, Clines to third]; Buckner stole second; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clines scored]; Morales lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 4. METS 6TH: Henderson struck out; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns doubled to center; Kranepool lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Trillo flied out to center; Ontiveros homered; Swisher grounded out (third to first); Krukow flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5. METS 7TH: Youngblood singled to right; Millan lined into a double play (second to first) [Youngblood out at first]; HODGES BATTED FOR MATLACK; Hodges popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: BALDWIN REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); De Jesus was called out on strikes; Clines flied out to center; Buckner singled to right; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5. METS 8TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Trillo popped to second; Ontiveros singled to center; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5. METS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); ROSELLO REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Stearns doubled to third; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stearns to third]; Youngblood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5. |
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