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Cubs
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
June 8, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 8, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Home Starting Pitcher | LaTroy Hawkins |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,077 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim Welke |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brant Brown | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | DH |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Matt Mieske | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
| Jose Hernandez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | DH |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
June 8, 1998
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hawkins
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Hawkins
Morandini hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Hawkins
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Hawkins
Grace takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Hawkins
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Clark
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Clark
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gates for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clark
Walker 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
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Hawkins
Blauser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mieske vs. Hawkins
Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Hawkins
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Hawkins
Hernandez hits a line drive off the glove of Merced, and into shallow right field. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Blauser scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Hawkins
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Clark
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Hawkins
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hawkins
Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hawkins
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Hawkins
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Hawkins
Blauser hits a line drive off the glove of Gates, and into shallow left field. Blauser reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mieske vs. Hawkins
Mieske hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blauser scores. Mieske moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Hawkins
There's a wild pitch. Mieske moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Hawkins
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clark
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a line drive beyond short. Blauser can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Clark
Nixon 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
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hawkins
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hawkins
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Hawkins
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Clark
Gates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Clark
Merced strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hawkins
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hawkins
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hawkins
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Clark
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a line drive off the glove of Hernandez, and into shallow left field. Meares reaches second base with a double. Lawton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Clark
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Hawkins
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mieske vs. Hawkins
Mieske hits a line drive beyond short. Meares can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Martinez bunts towards the mound. Guardado fields it and throws to third for the out. Mieske moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Guardado
Steinbach fires to first and picks off Martinez. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Guardado
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Guardado
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Clark
Gates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Clark
Merced hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Guardado
Morandini hits a line drive beyond third. Gates can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Guardado
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Guardado
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Guardado
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Blauser hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clark
Steinbach hits a line drive off the glove of Grace, and into shallow right field. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Clark
Nixon hits a popup towards third. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Naulty
Mieske strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Naulty
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Naulty
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Clark
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clark
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Clark
Merced hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Naulty
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Morandini vs. Naulty
Morandini hits a line drive off the glove of Merced, and into shallow right field. Morandini reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Naulty
Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morandini scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Serafini
Dan Serafini now pitching.
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Serafini
Derrick White pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Serafini
Blauser takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Mieske vs. Serafini
Mieske strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Serafini
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Clark
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Clark
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Pisciotta
Marc Pisciotta now pitching.
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Pisciotta
Meares takes first base on ball four. Coomer moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Pisciotta
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gates vs. Pisciotta
Gates strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1998 -- Chicago at Minnesota (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Brown B, cf 4 1 1 0 Nixon O, cf 5 0 0 0
Morandini M, 2b 5 1 2 1 Gates B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Sosa S, rf 4 1 2 2 Walker T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Cordova M, lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez H, dh 4 0 0 0 Merced O, 1b 4 0 1 0
White D, ph 1 0 0 0 Coomer R, dh 4 0 1 0
Blauser J, ss 3 2 2 1 Lawton M, rf 4 1 2 0
Mieske M, lf 5 1 2 1 Steinbach T, c 4 0 1 0
Martinez S, c 5 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 3 0 2 1
Hernandez J, 3b 4 1 2 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 13 8 36 1 10 1
Chicago 013 002 002 -- 8
Minnesota 000 010 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (W)* 8.0 10 1 1 1 5
Pisciotta M 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins L (L)+ 5.0 7 5 5 3 6
Guardado E 1.2 2 1 1 1 3
Naulty D# 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
Serafini D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
# Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Minnesota 10
2B -- Hernandez J, Grace M, Blauser J, Meares P, Steinbach T, Morandini M
3B -- Brown B
HR -- Sosa S, Hernandez J
WP -- Hawkins L
T -- 3:02
A -- 18077
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