Cardinals @ Cubs
May 2, 1998

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Bottom 11 R H E
Cardinals 3 9 0
Cubs 3 12 1
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Cardinals 3 9 0
Cubs 4 13 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .348
OBP .600 .414
At Bats 4 115
Hits 2 40
• Singles 2 29
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 0 18

Kent Bottenfield Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 3
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Wrigley Field - May 2, 1998
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Double
Kent Bottenfield
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
John Mabry
Ray Lankford
Brian Jordan
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 0 11
Chicago Cubs 4 13 1 13
Winning Pitcher Terry Adams
Losing Pitcher Kent Bottenfield
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Sosa
Attendance 38,430
Time of Game 3 hours 59 minutes
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Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs

End of Game

Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Grace goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Matt Mieske pinch hits for Terry Adams. Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bottenfield, and towards Clayton, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DeShields reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeShields for the out.
Top 11 Clayton strikes out.
Top 11 Mabry strikes out.
Bottom 10 Houston hits a popup into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Lance Painter now pitching. Morandini takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sosa moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 10 Rodriguez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Blauser bunts towards the mound. Acevedo fields it and throws to first for the out. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 10 Juan Acevedo now pitching. John Mabry now playing left field. Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Gant strikes out.
Top 10 Terry Adams now pitching. Tyler Houston now catching. Mickey Morandini now playing second base. Brant Brown now playing center field. Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Bottom 9 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Brant Brown pinch hits for Manny Alexander. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 9 Tyler Houston pinch hits for Rod Beck. Houston bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Morandini moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mickey Morandini pinch hits for Scott Servais. Morandini takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rod Beck now pitching. Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Patterson now pitching. Lankford strikes out.
Top 9 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Top 9 DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clayton moves to second.
Top 9 Clayton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Orie strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Busby now pitching. Blauser strikes out.
Top 8 Willie McGee pinch hits for Donovan Osborne. McGee strikes out.
Top 8 Marrero hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gant hits a popup into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alexander strikes out.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Jordan hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Top 7 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Pisciotta strikes out.
Bottom 6 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Orie hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeShields for the out.
Top 6 Marc Pisciotta now pitching. Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marrero moves to third.
Top 6 Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. Marrero moves to second.
Top 6 Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out.
Bottom 5 Blauser hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Servais moves to third.
Bottom 5 Trachsel bunts between the mound and first base. Osborne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trachsel for the out. Servais moves to second.
Bottom 5 Servais hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Orie hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a popup into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blauser hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Top 4 There goes Clayton. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Clayton steals second.
Top 4 DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marrero tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel juggles the ball. That's an error on Trachsel. Gant scores. Marrero moves to third.
Top 4 Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. Gant moves to third. Marrero moves to second.
Top 4 Marrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gant moves to second.
Top 4 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Lankford moves to second.
Top 3 Lankford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trachsel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Trachsel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clayton strikes out.
Top 2 Osborne bunts towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. Gant moves to third. Marrero moves to second.
Top 2 Marrero takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Gant reaches second base with a double. Jordan scores.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jordan hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Jordan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to third. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sosa takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Alexander strikes out.
Top 1 Lankford strikes out.
Top 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Clayton. The throw from Servais and he is out, Blauser applying the tag.
Top 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.