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Padres
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 23, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres, played on April 23, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 23, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Ashby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 20,276 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Kerwin Danley 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Joe West 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
Carlos Hernandez | Catcher |
Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
Andy Ashby | Pitcher |
Bruce Bochy | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brant Brown | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Mark Clark | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 23, 1998
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Clark
Veras hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Clark
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Clark
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ashby
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Ashby
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Ashby
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Ashby
There goes Sosa. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Veras applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Clark
Caminiti hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Clark
Joyner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Clark
Vaughn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Clark
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Clark
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Joyner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Clark
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ashby
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ashby
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Ashby
Blauser strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Clark
Veras hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Veras reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Finley vs. Clark
Finley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Servais settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gwynn vs. Clark
Gwynn hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veras moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Caminiti vs. Clark
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Ashby
Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Ashby
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ashby
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Clark
Joyner hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Clark
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Clark
Hernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morandini catches it and throws to first to double up Vaughn. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ashby
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Ashby
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Ashby
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Clark
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Gomez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Clark
Ashby hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Veras vs. Clark
Veras hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Finley vs. Clark
Finley hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ashby
Archi Cianfrocco now playing first base.
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cianfrocco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ashby
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Ashby
Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Clark
Gwynn hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Clark
Caminiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cianfrocco vs. Clark
Cianfrocco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Clark
There goes Cianfrocco. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Cianfrocco steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Clark
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Clark
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Ashby
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Ashby
Servais hits a popup towards first. Cianfrocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Ashby
Clark bunts towards the mound. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Ashby
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Clark
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Clark
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Clark
Veras hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Clark
Finley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veras moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gwynn vs. Clark
Gwynn is hit by the pitch. Finley moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Caminiti vs. Clark
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. Veras scores. Finley moves to third. Gwynn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cianfrocco vs. Clark
Cianfrocco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Ashby
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Ashby
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Ashby
Grace hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Ashby
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Ashby
Blauser strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Telemaco
Amaury Telemaco now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Telemaco
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Telemaco
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Ashby
James Mouton now playing right field.
Orie hits a popup into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Ashby
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ashby
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ashby
Brown hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Morandini vs. Ashby
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Telemaco
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Andy Ashby.
Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Telemaco
Veras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Telemaco
Finley hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Telemaco
Mouton bunts towards the mound. Telemaco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Telemaco
Caminiti hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Miceli
Dan Miceli now pitching.
Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Miceli
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cianfrocco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hoffman
Lance Johnson pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco.
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Hoffman
Orie strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1998 -- San Diego at Chicago (D) San Diego AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Veras Q, 2b 5 1 2 0 Brown B, cf 4 0 1 0 Finley S, cf 5 0 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Gwynn T, rf 3 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 1 3 1 Mouton J, rf 1 0 1 0 Grace M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 1 2 2 Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 0 0 Joyner W, 1b 2 1 1 0 Blauser J, ss 3 0 0 0 Cianfrocco A, 1b 2 0 0 0 Telemaco A, p 0 0 0 0 Vaughn G, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Hernandez C, c 4 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Gomez C, ss 4 0 2 1 Servais S, c 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, p 3 0 0 0 Clark M, p 1 0 0 0 Sweeney M, ph 1 1 1 1 Hernandez J, ss 1 0 1 0 Miceli D, p 0 0 0 0 Hoffman T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 11 4 32 1 9 1 San Diego 020 000 101 -- 4 Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Ashby A (W) 8.0 7 0 0 1 4 Miceli D* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 Hoffman T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Clark M (L) 7.0 9 3 3 2 1 Telemaco A 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th DP -- San Diego 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- San Diego 9, Chicago 6 2B -- Gomez C 2, Veras Q HR -- Caminiti K, Sweeney M, Sosa S SB -- Cianfrocco A CS -- Sosa S SH -- Clark M HBP -- by Clark M (Gwynn T) T -- 2:30 A -- 20276
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