Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Reed
  
  Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morandini vs. Reed
  
  Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sosa vs. Reed
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Trachsel
  
  Ordonez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Franco vs. Trachsel
  
  Franco hits a line drive towards third. Orie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gilkey vs. Trachsel
  
  Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Olerud vs. Trachsel
  
  Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Huskey vs. Trachsel
  
  Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Ordonez trying to get to home. Sosa throws the ball in to Servais who tags Ordonez who's trying to score from second, for the out. Olerud moves to second. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Reed
  
  Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Reed
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Reed
  
  Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Trachsel
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baerga vs. Trachsel
  
  Baerga strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spehr vs. Trachsel
  
  Spehr is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reed vs. Trachsel
  
  Reed hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Trachsel
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Orie vs. Reed
  
  Orie strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Servais vs. Reed
  
  Servais hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga misplays the ball. That's an error on Baerga. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trachsel vs. Reed
  
  Trachsel bunts towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Baerga covering, for the out. Servais moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Reed
  
  Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Trachsel
  
  Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Gilkey vs. Trachsel
  
  Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Olerud vs. Trachsel
  
  Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Huskey vs. Trachsel
  
  There's a wild pitch. Gilkey moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Huskey vs. Trachsel
  
  Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Huskey for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Morandini vs. Reed
  
  Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Reed
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Grace vs. Reed
  
  Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Reed
  
  Rodriguez 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 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Trachsel
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Baerga vs. Trachsel
  
  Baerga hits a line drive beyond short. Blauser can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Spehr vs. Trachsel
  
  Spehr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Servais settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Reed vs. Trachsel
  
  Reed takes first base on ball four. Baerga moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Ordonez vs. Trachsel
  
  Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Reed
  
  Blauser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Orie vs. Reed
  
  Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Servais vs. Reed
  
  Servais hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Trachsel vs. Reed
  
  Trachsel bunts in front of the plate. Spehr fields it and throws to third for the out. Orie moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Reed
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. Orie moves to third. Trachsel moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Morandini vs. Reed
  
  Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Trachsel
  
  Franco 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 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gilkey vs. Trachsel
  
  Gilkey hits a line drive towards the mound. Trachsel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Olerud vs. Trachsel
  
  Olerud strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Reed
  
  Edgardo Alfonzo now playing third base.
  
  Sosa hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Reed
  
  Grace 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 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Reed
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Blauser vs. Reed
  
  Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Huskey vs. Trachsel
  
  Huskey strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Trachsel
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baerga vs. Trachsel
  
  Baerga hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Spehr vs. Trachsel
  
  Spehr hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orie vs. Reed
  
  Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Servais vs. Reed
  
  Servais hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Reed
  
  Lance Johnson pinch hits for Steve Trachsel.
  
  Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Becker vs. Adams
  
  Terry Adams now pitching. Rich Becker pinch hits for Rick Reed.
  
  Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Adams
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Alfonzo vs. Adams
  
  Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Cook
  
  Dennis Cook now pitching.
  
  Brown 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 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Morandini vs. Cook
  
  Morandini strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Cook
  
  Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Cook
  
  Grace strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gilkey vs. Adams
  
  Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Olerud vs. Adams
  
  Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Huskey vs. Adams
  
  Huskey strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Huskey out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Franco
  
  John Franco now pitching.
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Franco
  
  Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Orie vs. Franco
  
  Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/15/1998 -- Chicago at New York (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Brown B, cf           3  0  0  0   Ordonez R, ss         4  0  1  0   
Morandini M, 2b       3  0  0  0   Franco M, 3b          3  0  1  0   
Sosa S, rf            4  1  2  1   Alfonzo E, 3b         1  0  0  0   
Grace M, 1b           4  0  1  0   Gilkey B, lf          4  0  0  0   
Rodriguez H, lf       4  0  0  0   Olerud J, 1b          3  0  0  0   
Blauser J, ss         4  0  1  0   Huskey B, rf          4  0  1  0   
Orie K, 3b            4  0  1  0   McRae B, cf           2  0  0  0   
Servais S, c          3  0  0  0   Baerga C, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Trachsel S, p         1  0  0  0   Spehr T, c            2  1  0  0   
Johnson L, ph         1  0  0  0   Reed R, p             1  1  1  2   
Adams T, p            0  0  0  0   Becker R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Cook D, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Franco J, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  5  1                        28  2  5  2

Chicago          000 000 010 --  1
New York         020 000 00x --  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trachsel S (L)        6.0  5  2  2  3  3
Adams T               2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reed R (W)            7.0  4  0  0  2  2
Cook D                1.0  1  1  1  0  2
Franco J (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Baerga C
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 6
HR -- Reed R, Sosa S
SH -- Trachsel S
HBP -- by Trachsel S (Spehr T)
WP -- Trachsel S
T -- 2:39
A -- 16012

    

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