WOOD, CUBS DOMINATE PADS
Chicago Starter Fans 16 in 7 IP
CHICAGO, Apr. 23 (AP) - Kerry Wood struck out 16 in just seven innings of work
and Corey Patterson belted a first inning inside-the-park grand slam as the
Chicago Cubs routed the San Diego Padres, 12-0, at Wrigley Field.
Wood, who leads the National League in strikeouts, reached double digits for a
league-best third time this year in five starts. The Cubs right-hander is
striking out nearly 15 batters per nine innings on the season to date.
Despite the strikeout dominance, Wood entered the game with an ERA of 6.55, but
held the Padres to just two hits in his seven innings of work.
Wood's teammates gave him an early cushion. With the bases loaded and two
outs in the bottom of the first inning, Patterson drove an Adam Eaton offering
over the head of center fielder Shane Victorino. The ball bounced sharply
off the brick wall--the ivy has just begun to leaf out--past Victorino and back
toward the infield. By the time left fielder Rondell White picked up the
ball, the bases were clear and Patterson was rounding third. He easily
beat the relay throw to the plate and the Cubs had a lead they wouldn't
relinquish.
Chicago drove Eaton from the mound in the second in the third inning following a
two-run double off the bat of Mark Bellhorn. Alex Gonzalez belted a solo
home run in the fourth to make it 7-0 and the Cubs added tack on runs in each of
the next three innings as well. Bellhorn drove home his third run of the
game in the fifth with a single to make it 8-0. Hee Seop Choi clubbed his
third run of the season, a three-run blow, in the sixth and a Gonzalez ground
out capped the scoring in the seventh.
Wood, meanwhile, was mowing the Padres down and struck out at least one batter
in every inning of work. He fanned the side twice--in the first and sixth
innings. Wood came within one strikeout of the major league high this
year--Curt Schilling of Arizona fanned 17 Milwaukee Brewers in 8 2/3 innings of
work on April 12 in Phoenix--but he was lifted with a 12-run lead after seven
innings having already thrown 122 pitches. Juan Cruz mopped up for the
Cubs, working a pair of shutout frames.
In his last two starts, both victories, Wood has worked a total of 15 innings,
allowing five hits and no runs while walking five and striking out 27.
4/23/2003, SD03-ChC03, Wrigley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 2003 Cubs 4 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 x 12 14 1 6 1 Padres AB R H BI AVG Cubs AB R H BI AVG Vazquez,R ss 4 0 0 0 .240 Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0 .366 Loretta 2b 4 0 1 0 .250 Martinez,R 2b 0 0 0 0 .476 Buchanan 1b 0 0 0 0 .381 Gonzalez,AS ss 4 2 1 2 .261 Klesko 1b 3 0 0 0 .230 Sosa,S rf 5 1 1 0 .198 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz,Ju p 0 0 0 0 .000 White,Ro lf 4 0 0 0 .200 Alou lf 5 2 2 0 .253 Burroughs 3b 3 0 1 0 .291 Goodwin lf 0 0 0 0 .417 Nady rf 4 0 1 0 .263 Choi 1b 3 4 2 3 .240 Rivera,Mi c 3 0 0 0 .000 Patterson,C cf 5 2 2 4 .353 Victorino cf 2 0 0 0 .095 Bellhorn 3b 4 0 3 3 .305 Eaton p 1 0 0 0 .000 Miller,D c 4 0 0 0 .214 Villafuerte p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Wood,K p 3 0 2 0 .182 Hansen ph 1 0 0 0 .500 O'Leary ph 1 1 1 0 .154 Wright,Jar p 0 0 0 0 1.000 38 12 14 12 Hackman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockhart ph 1 0 0 0 .304 30 0 3 0 Padres INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Eaton L 0-4 2.1 6 6 6 3 5 62 37 7.11 Villafuerte 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 16 12 10.03 Wright,Jar 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 32 19 7.59 Hackman 2.0 4 4 4 0 2 24 19 4.50 Orosco 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18 12 12.00 8.0 14 12 12 4 12 152 99 Cubs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Wood,K W 3-0 7.0 2 0 0 3 16 122 73 4.97 Cruz,Ju 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 27 14 2.31 9.0 3 0 0 4 16 149 87 SD : Hansen batted for Villafuerte in the 5th Lockhart batted for Hackman in the 8th Buchanan inserted at 1b in the 8th Lockhart moved to 2b in the 8th ChC: O'Leary batted for Wood,K in the 7th Martinez,R inserted at 2b in the 8th O'Leary moved to rf in the 8th Goodwin inserted at lf in the 9th E-Choi. 2B-Alou(5), Choi(4), Patterson,C(9), Bellhorn 2(7), O'Leary(2). HR-Gonzalez,AS(3), Choi(3), Patterson,C(4). RBI-Gonzalez,AS 2(10), Choi 3(12), Patterson,C 4(22), Bellhorn 3(13). K-Vazquez,R 3, Loretta 2, Klesko 2, White,Ro 3, Burroughs, Nady, Rivera,Mi 2, Victorino, Eaton, Grudzielanek 2, Gonzalez,AS, Sosa,S 3, Patterson,C, Bellhorn, Miller,D 3, Wood,K. BB-Klesko, Burroughs, Rivera,Mi, Victorino, Grudzielanek, Gonzalez,AS, Choi 2. WP-Wright,Jar, Wood,K 2, Cruz,Ju. GWRBI: Patterson,C Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 7 MPH. Attendance: 27,702 Game Time: 2:45