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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

1998-04-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 17313 · 42°F, overcast, rain, wet · Wind 10 mph from LF · 3:11

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 8–7. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 2nd. Steve Trachsel earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Henry Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	7	10
CHN	0	4	0	3	0	1	0	0		8	14

W: Steve Trachsel L: Rick Reed SV: Rod Beck

Umpires — HP: Mike Winters · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Gary Darling · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rich Becker	4	0	0	0	1	2
Bernard Gilkey	3	1	0	0	1	1
Matt Franco	4	2	2	0	1	1
Carlos Baerga	3	1	0	1	1	1
Brian McRae	4	1	1	1	1	0
Jim Tatum	3	0	1	1	0	0
Rey Ordonez	4	1	1	1	1	0
Rick Reed	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Bohanon	1	0	1	0	0	0
Luis Lopez	1	0	1	0	0	0
Alberto Castillo	1	1	0	0	0	0
John Olerud	1	0	1	0	0	0
Butch Huskey	1	0	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	5	2	2	1	0	1
Mickey Morandini	5	1	3	2	0	0
Sammy Sosa	5	1	2	2	0	1
Mark Grace	4	0	3	1	1	1
Henry Rodriguez	2	1	1	1	3	0
Jeff Blauser	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kevin Orie	4	1	1	1	1	0
Tyler Houston	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Trachsel	2	2	1	0	1	0
Marc Pisciotta	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	3.2	10	1	4
Brian Bohanon	1.1	1	1	0
John Hudek	2.0	1	3	1
Mel Rojas	1.0	2	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Trachsel	5.2	6	3	5
Marc Pisciotta	1.2	1	2	1
Bob Patterson	0.0	1	0	0
Terry Adams	0.2	0	0	0
Rod Beck	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L9S
Rich Becker: W.1-2
Bernard Gilkey: 13/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Matt Franco: K
Carlos Baerga: K

Bot 1

Brant Brown: K
Mickey Morandini: S9/G34
Sammy Sosa: 9/F9LS
Mark Grace: K

Top 2

Brian McRae: 4/P4
Jim Tatum: 63/G6M
Rey Ordonez: 53/G56S

Bot 2

Henry Rodriguez: HR/L7D
Jeff Blauser: 63/G6
Kevin Orie: S8/L8LS
Tyler Houston: K
Steve Trachsel: S9/L9S.1-3
Brant Brown: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Mickey Morandini: T9/L9.2-H;1-H
Sammy Sosa: K

Top 3

Rick Reed: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: S6/G56S
Rich Becker: K
Bernard Gilkey: K

Bot 3

Mark Grace: S8/L89S
Henry Rodriguez: 8/L8LD
Jeff Blauser: CS2(24)
Jeff Blauser: S6/G6
Kevin Orie: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 4

Matt Franco: 8/F8RD
Carlos Baerga: 5/F7LS
Brian McRae: 8/F8RM

Bot 4

Tyler Houston: 9/L89S
Steve Trachsel: W
Brant Brown: S6/L6MD.1-2
Mickey Morandini: 9/F89D.2-3
Sammy Sosa: D8/L8RXD.3-H;1-H
Mark Grace: S9/L9LS.2-H
Henry Rodriguez: W.1-2
Jeff Blauser: HP.2-3;1-2
Kevin Orie: 4/F8LS

Top 5

Jim Tatum: 9/L9M
Rey Ordonez: W
Brian Bohanon: S7/L78S.1-3
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/SF/F9LM.3-H
Rich Becker: 13/G13

Bot 5

Tyler Houston: 43/G4M
Steve Trachsel: 43/G4
Brant Brown: 7/L7LS

Top 6

Bernard Gilkey: W
Matt Franco: S8/L8RS.1-3
Carlos Baerga: 8/SF/F8.3-H
Brian McRae: 3/G3S.1-2
Jim Tatum: D9/F9LS.2-H
Rey Ordonez: E7/F7LD.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Luis Lopez: S6/G6M.2-3
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6M

Bot 6

Mickey Morandini: S7/L78S
Sammy Sosa: 8/P8RM
Mark Grace: W.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
Jeff Blauser: K
Kevin Orie: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tyler Houston: 9/F89M

Top 7

Rich Becker: K
Bernard Gilkey: 8/F8RD
Matt Franco: W
Carlos Baerga: 7/F7LS

Bot 7

Marc Pisciotta: 63/G6
Brant Brown: 8/F8RM
Mickey Morandini: 43/G4

Top 8

Brian McRae: W
Alberto Castillo: 13/G56S.1-2
Rey Ordonez: S8/G6M.2-H
John Olerud: S9/L9S.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G56S.2-3;1-2
Rich Becker: 13/BG56S

Bot 8

Sammy Sosa: S9/G34
Mark Grace: S9/L9S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Henry Rodriguez: W
Jeff Blauser: 7(B)2(3)/FDP/F7S
Kevin Orie: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Bernard Gilkey: 8/F8LD
Matt Franco: S4/L34D
Carlos Baerga: PB.1-2
Carlos Baerga: W
Brian McRae: D7/L7LS.2-H;1-3
Butch Huskey: 43/G4.3-H
Rey Ordonez: SB3
Rey Ordonez: 43/G4