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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 20, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hideo Nomo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 24,245 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Larry Poncino 3B: Mike Winters |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Jose Vizcaino | Shortstop |
| Gary Sheffield | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Raul Mondesi | Center Fielder |
| Eric Karros | First Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
| Charles Johnson | Catcher |
| Hideo Nomo | Pitcher |
| Bill Russell | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brant Brown | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Tyler Houston | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
| Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1998
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Tapani
Vizcaino hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Tapani
Sheffield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Tapani
Bonilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nomo
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Nomo
Morandini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Nomo
The umpire calls a balk on Nomo Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Nomo
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Nomo
There's a wild pitch. Morandini moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Nomo
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Tapani
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Tapani
Karros strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Tapani
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nomo
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Nomo
Blauser strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Nomo
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tapani
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nomo vs. Tapani
Nomo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Nomo
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Nomo
Tapani hits a popup towards short. Vizcaino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nomo
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Tapani
Vizcaino hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Tapani
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Tapani
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Tapani
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Karros vs. Tapani
Karros hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Nomo
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Nomo
Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Nomo
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Nomo
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Tapani
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tapani
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nomo vs. Tapani
Nomo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Nomo
Blauser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Nomo
Houston strikes out. There goes Blauser. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Nomo
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tapani vs. Nomo
Tapani bunts towards the mound. Nomo fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Nomo
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Tapani
Vizcaino hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Tapani
Sheffield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Tapani
There goes Sheffield. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Sheffield steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Tapani
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Nomo
Morandini hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sheffield who is chasing the ball. Morandini reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Nomo
Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morandini tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Nomo
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Nomo
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Nomo
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Nomo
Houston bunts towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Nomo
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Tapani
Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Matt Mieske now playing left field.
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Tapani
Karros hits a popup towards third. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Tapani
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Nomo
Tapani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Guthrie
Mark Guthrie now pitching. Todd Hollandsworth now playing left field.
Brown bunts towards the mound. Guthrie fields it and throws to first for the out. Tapani moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Guthrie
Morandini hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Guthrie
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tapani
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollandsworth vs. Tapani
Hollandsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tapani
Young hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Guthrie
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
Mieske hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mondesi. Mieske reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Clontz
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Clontz
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheffield. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Mieske scores. Blauser moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Clontz
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blauser scores. There goes Hernandez trying to get to home. Mondesi throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Hernandez who's trying to score from second, for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tapani vs. Clontz
Tapani hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Clontz
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Tapani
Vizcaino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Tapani
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Tapani
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Tapani
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1998 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Young E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brown B, cf 4 0 0 0
Vizcaino J, ss 3 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 1 2 0
Sheffield G, rf 3 0 2 0 Sosa S, rf 3 0 0 1
Bonilla B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mondesi R, cf 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez H, lf 3 1 1 2
Karros E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mieske M, lf 1 1 1 0
Eisenreich J, lf 3 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 2 1 1 0
Guthrie M, p 0 0 0 0 Houston T, 3b 3 0 1 0
Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, 3b 1 0 1 1
Johnson C, c 3 0 0 0 Martinez S, c 3 0 1 1
Nomo H, p 2 0 0 0 Tapani K, p 2 0 1 0
Hollandsworth T, lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 29 5 10 5
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 003 02x -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo H (L)* 6.0 6 3 3 4 6
Guthrie M 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Clontz B 0.2 4 2 2 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Chicago 8
2B -- Mieske M, Hernandez J
3B -- Morandini M
HR -- Rodriguez H
SB -- Blauser J, Sheffield G
SH -- Tapani K, Brown B
SF -- Sosa S
WP -- Nomo H
Balk -- Nomo H
T -- 2:20
A -- 24245
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