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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 25, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on July 25, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Masato Yoshii |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 40,436 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: CB Bucknor 3B: Bob Davidson |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Todd Hundley | Left Fielder |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Luis Lopez | Shortstop |
| Masato Yoshii | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Hernandez | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Tyler Houston | Catcher |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 25, 1998
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Tapani
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Tapani
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Olerud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Tapani
Piazza hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Yoshii
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Yoshii
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Yoshii
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Yoshii
Grace hits a popup towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Tapani
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Tapani
Huskey hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Tapani
Baerga hits a popup beyond short. Blauser can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Tapani
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Yoshii vs. Tapani
Yoshii strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Yoshii
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yoshii fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Yoshii
Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Yoshii
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Tapani
Alfonzo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Tapani
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Yoshii
Orie hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Yoshii
Tapani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yoshii fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Yoshii
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Tapani
Piazza strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Tapani
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Tapani
Huskey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Yoshii
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Yoshii
Sosa takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Yoshii
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Yoshii
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Tapani
Baerga hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Tapani
Lopez hits a line drive beyond first. Grace can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yoshii vs. Tapani
Yoshii bunts in front of the plate. Houston scoops up the ball and tags Yoshii for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Yoshii
Blauser hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Yoshii
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Yoshii
Orie strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Tapani
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Tapani
Olerud hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Tapani
Piazza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Tapani
Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Tapani
Huskey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tapani vs. Yoshii
Bernard Gilkey now playing left field.
Tapani strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Yoshii
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Yoshii covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Yoshii
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Yoshii
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Tapani
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Tapani
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yoshii vs. Tapani
Yoshii hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Yoshii
Grace hits a line drive towards short. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Yoshii
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Yoshii
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Alfonzo vs. Tapani
Alfonzo hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Olerud vs. Tapani
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Piazza vs. Tapani
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Tapani
Gilkey 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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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Yoshii
Houston hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Yoshii
Orie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Franco
Brant Brown pinch hits for Kevin Tapani. Manny Alexander pinch runs for Kevin Orie. Lenny Harris now playing left field. John Franco now pitching.
Hill hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Franco
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Franco
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Beck
Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Manny Alexander now playing second base. Rod Beck now pitching.
Huskey hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Beck
Baerga hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Beck
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1998 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 3 1 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez J, 2b-3b 4 1 3 1
Olerud J, 1b 3 1 2 1 Sosa S, rf 2 0 0 0
Piazza M, c 4 0 1 1 Grace M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hundley T, lf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 3 0 0 0
Gilkey B, lf 1 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 3 0 0 0
Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Houston T, c 3 0 0 0
Huskey B, rf 4 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Baerga C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Alexander M, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
Lopez L, ss 4 0 2 0 Tapani K, p 2 0 0 0
Yoshii M, p 2 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 0 0 0 0
Harris L, lf 0 0 0 0 Hill G, ph 1 1 1 2
Beck R, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 27 3 4 3
New York 000 001 010 -- 2
Chicago 000 001 02x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii M 7.1 3 2 2 2 4
Franco J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (W) 8.0 7 2 2 2 7
Beck R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 2
2B -- Olerud J, Hernandez J
3B -- McRae B
HR -- Olerud J, Hernandez J, Hill G
SH -- Yoshii M
T -- 2:31
A -- 40436
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