Astros @ Cubs
May 5, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 11 0
Cubs 5 6 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 11 0
Cubs 5 6 3

Matt Mieske Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .067
OBP .000 .176
At Bats 1 15
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

C.J. Nitkowski Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 1
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Wrigley Field - May 5, 1998
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C.J. Nitkowski
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Bill Spiers
Tim Bogar
Moises Alou
Carl Everett
Derek Bell
Matt Mieske

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 11 0 6
Chicago Cubs 5 6 3 4
Winning Pitcher Jose Lima
Losing Pitcher Mark Clark
Save C.J. Nitkowski
Game Winning RBI Bill Spiers
Attendance 21,431
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Servais hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Nitkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Everett hits a line drive into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a popup towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Morandini hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 7 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ausmus scores.
Top 7 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to third.
Top 7 Clark strikes out.
Top 7 Dave Clark pinch hits for Jose Lima. There goes Ausmus. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Ausmus steals second.
Top 7 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Blauser strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 6 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alou hits a popup into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spiers hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 5 Morandini hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Biggio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morandini reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Lima hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ausmus is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Everett scores.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Spiers strikes out.
Top 4 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bell strikes out.
Top 3 Biggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lima hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Clark bunts towards the mound. Lima fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to third. Servais moves to second.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blauser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ausmus strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Gutierrez. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Gutierrez steals second.
Top 2 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Everett scores.
Top 2 There goes Everett. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Everett steals second.
Top 2 Everett takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Sosa. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Sosa steals second.
Bottom 1 Sosa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bagwell strikes out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Biggio hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.