Cardinals @ Cubs
May 3, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 12 1
Cubs 5 8 1
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Cardinals 8 12 1
Cubs 5 8 1

Manny Alexander Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .367
OBP 1.000 .387
At Bats 1 30
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 1 4

Jeff Brantley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 5
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Wrigley Field - May 3, 1998
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Jeff Brantley
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
David Howard
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Willie McGee
Ray Lankford
Brian Jordan
Manny Alexander

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 8 12 1 8
Chicago Cubs 5 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Mark Petkovsek
Losing Pitcher Terry Mulholland
Save Jeff Brantley
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 38,571
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tyler Houston pinch hits for Scott Servais. Houston hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houston for the out.
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bob Patterson now pitching. Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 8 Matt Mieske pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco. Jeff Brantley now pitching. David Howard now playing second base. Mieske hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McGwire strikes out.
Top 8 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Painter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lance Painter now pitching. Brown hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alexander hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Servais moves to second.
Bottom 7 Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Willie McGee now playing left field. Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Willie McGee pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek. Amaury Telemaco now pitching. McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Gant scores. There goes Marrero trying to get to home. Morandini throws to Servais who tags Marrero for the out.
Top 7 Marrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Gant moves to third. Marrero moves to second.
Top 7 Gant is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Jordan scores.
Top 7 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into center field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. DeShields goes all the way around to score. Jordan moves to second.
Top 7 Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McGwire strikes out.
Top 7 Terry Mulholland now pitching. Manny Alexander now playing shortstop. DeShields takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Blauser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mark Petkovsek now pitching. Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Petkovsek covering, for the out.
Top 6 Clayton hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 John Mabry pinch hits for John Frascatore. Mabry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Marrero hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gant moves to third.
Top 6 Gant hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Gant reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jordan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 5 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Frascatore covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McGwire strikes out.
Top 5 DeShields hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. DeShields reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tapani strikes out.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 John Frascatore now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Cliff Politte. Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morandini scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Marrero hits a popup into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gant takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 4 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Blauser strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Politte fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Politte. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morandini tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Morandini hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jordan who is chasing the ball. Morandini reaches third base with a triple. Brown goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Tapani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lankford hits a popup beyond third. Hernandez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Clayton scores. McGwire moves to second.
Top 3 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clayton moves to second.
Top 3 Clayton bunts towards the mound. Tapani fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Politte strikes out.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Blauser takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Marrero hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gant strikes out.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a popup into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to second for the out. Clayton moves to third.
Top 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 DeShields strikes out. There goes Clayton. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.