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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 6, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on May 6, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kerry Wood |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,758 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Wally Bell |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Jack Howell | Third Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Center Fielder |
| Dave Clark | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | 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 |
| Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Kerry Wood | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 6, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wood
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wood
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wood
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. That will be extra bases. Clark fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Clark. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grace tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Reynolds
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Reynolds
Orie strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Wood
Reynolds bunts towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Morandini covering, for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Wood
The umpire calls a balk on Wood Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio 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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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Reynolds
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown bunts towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa hits a line drive beyond second. Biggio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wood
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wood
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Reynolds
Blauser hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Blauser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Reynolds
Orie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Reynolds
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Reynolds covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wood
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Wood
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wood
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Reynolds
Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wood
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Reynolds
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Reynolds
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wood
Jose Hernandez now playing left field.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Reynolds
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Reynolds
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morandini moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Reynolds
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. Morandini scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Reynolds
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Biggio applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Wood
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Shane Reynolds.
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wood
Bell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1998 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brown B, cf 4 0 2 0
Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 0 1 0
Howell J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 3 1 2 0
Alou M, cf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 2 0 0 1
Clark D, lf 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, lf 1 0 0 1
Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 1 0 Blauser J, ss 3 0 2 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0 Martinez S, c 2 0 0 0
Reynolds S, p 1 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wood K, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 1 0 29 2 8 2
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 010 000 01x -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S (L) 8.0 8 2 1 2 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood K (W) 9.0 1 0 0 0 20
E -- Clark D
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 2, Chicago 6
2B -- Grace M, Blauser J
CS -- Hernandez J
SH -- Reynolds S
SF -- Rodriguez H
HBP -- by Wood K (Biggio C)
Balk -- Wood K
T -- 2:19
A -- 15758
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