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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 5, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on May 5, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 21,431 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Gerry Davis |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Jose Lima | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | 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 |
Jose Hernandez | Third Baseman |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Mark Clark | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 5, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clark
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Lima
There goes Sosa. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Sosa steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Lima
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Clark
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Clark
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Clark
There goes Everett. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Everett steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Clark
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Everett scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Clark
There goes Gutierrez. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Gutierrez steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Clark
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Lima
Blauser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Lima
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Blauser moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Lima
Clark bunts towards the mound. Lima fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to third. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lima vs. Clark
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clark
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Lima
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Clark
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Clark
Everett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Everett reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Clark
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Everett scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Clark
Ausmus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lima vs. Clark
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Lima
Servais hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lima
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morandini reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clark
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Lima
Morandini hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lima
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lima
Grace hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Clark
Spiers hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Clark
Alou hits a popup into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Clark
Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Clark
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Lima
Blauser strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lima
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Clark
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Clark
Dave Clark pinch hits for Jose Lima.
There goes Ausmus. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Ausmus steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Clark
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Clark
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Clark
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ausmus scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Clark
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching. Matt Mieske now playing left field.
Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mieske. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Adams
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Adams
Everett hits a line drive to right field. Sosa throws towards Blauser. Blauser fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blauser. Sosa throws the ball in to Grace who tags Everett trying to return to first, for the out. Bagwell scores. Spiers scores. Alou goes all the way around to score. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gutierrez vs. Adams
Gutierrez 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 7
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Nitkowski
C.J. Nitkowski now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing shortstop.
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Nitkowski
Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nitkowski
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Telemaco
Amaury Telemaco now pitching. Kevin Orie now playing third base. Jose Hernandez now playing center field.
Ausmus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Telemaco
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Telemaco
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Telemaco
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini misplays the ball. That's an error on Morandini. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Telemaco
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Telemaco
Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Nitkowski
Morandini hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Nitkowski
Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Nitkowski
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Nitkowski
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Telemaco
Alou hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Telemaco
Everett hits a line drive into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nitkowski vs. Telemaco
Nitkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Nitkowski
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nitkowski
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Nitkowski
Servais hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Nitkowski
Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1998 -- Houston at Chicago (N) Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Biggio C, 2b 5 1 1 1 Brown B, cf 4 1 1 3 Bell D, rf 5 1 1 1 Telemaco A, p 0 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Sosa S, rf 3 0 1 0 Alou M, lf 4 2 0 0 Grace M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Everett C, cf 4 2 3 3 Rodriguez H, lf 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 2 2 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Nitkowski C, p 1 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 1 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 2 2 1 Blauser J, ss 4 1 1 0 Lima J, p 2 0 0 0 Hernandez J, 3b-cf 4 1 1 1 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Servais S, c 4 2 1 1 Bogar T, ss 1 0 0 0 Clark M, p 1 0 0 0 Mieske M, lf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 10 11 9 33 5 6 5 Houston 010 200 520 -- 10 Chicago 030 100 001 -- 5 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Lima J (W) 6.0 4 4 4 2 7 Nitkowski C (S) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Clark M (L) 6.2 7 6 6 3 6 Adams T 0.1 2 2 1 1 0 Telemaco A 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 E -- Blauser J, Morandini M 2 LOB -- Houston 6, Chicago 4 2B -- Everett C, Gutierrez R, Spiers B HR -- Brown B, Hernandez J, Ausmus B, Biggio C, Servais S SB -- Sosa S, Everett C, Gutierrez R, Ausmus B SH -- Clark M T -- 2:44 A -- 21431
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