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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1998-05-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 15758 · 71°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 10 mph R to L · 2:19

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 2–0. Kerry Wood earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	8

W: Kerry Wood L: Shane Reynolds SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Craig Biggio	3	0	1
Derek Bell	4	0	2
Jeff Bagwell	3	0	3
Jack Howell	3	0	3
Moises Alou	3	0	3
Dave Clark	3	0	2
Ricky Gutierrez	3	1	2
Brad Ausmus	3	0	2
Shane Reynolds	1	0	1
Bill Spiers	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mickey Morandini	4	1	1	0	0	2
Sammy Sosa	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mark Grace	3	1	2	0	1	0
Henry Rodriguez	2	0	0	1	0	2
Jeff Blauser	3	0	2	0	0	0
Sandy Martinez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Orie	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kerry Wood	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Hernandez	1	0	0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Reynolds	8.0	8	2	10

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kerry Wood	9.0	1	0	20

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: K
Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 1

Brant Brown: K
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: K

Top 2

Jack Howell: K
Moises Alou: K
Dave Clark: 8/F8LD

Bot 2

Mark Grace: D7/F7LS.B-3(E7)
Henry Rodriguez: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(UR)
Jeff Blauser: 53/G5
Sandy Martinez: W
Kevin Orie: K

Top 3

Ricky Gutierrez: S56/G56D
Brad Ausmus: K
Shane Reynolds: 34/SH/BG13S.1-2
Craig Biggio: BK.2-3
Craig Biggio: 63/G6

Bot 3

Kerry Wood: K
Brant Brown: S5/BG56S
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: S4/L4MD.1-3
Mark Grace: W.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: K

Top 4

Derek Bell: 9/F9LS
Jeff Bagwell: K
Jack Howell: K

Bot 4

Jeff Blauser: D7/G5
Sandy Martinez: 9/F9D
Kevin Orie: K
Kerry Wood: 31/G3

Top 5

Moises Alou: K
Dave Clark: K
Ricky Gutierrez: K

Bot 5

Brant Brown: S8/L89M
Mickey Morandini: 16(1)3/GDP/G6MS
Sammy Sosa: K

Top 6

Brad Ausmus: 43/G4
Shane Reynolds: K
Craig Biggio: HP
Derek Bell: 3/P3SF

Bot 6

Mark Grace: 43/G34
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Blauser: S8/L8RS
Sandy Martinez: 5/L5

Top 7

Jeff Bagwell: K
Jack Howell: K
Moises Alou: K

Bot 7

Kevin Orie: 53/G5
Kerry Wood: 4/P4M
Brant Brown: 43/G4

Top 8

Dave Clark: K
Ricky Gutierrez: K
Brad Ausmus: K

Bot 8

Mickey Morandini: S9/L9S
Sammy Sosa: 9/F9LM
Mark Grace: S9/L89M.1-3
Jose Hernandez: 54(1)/FO/G5.3-H
Jeff Blauser: CS2(24)

Top 9

Bill Spiers: K
Craig Biggio: 63/G6
Derek Bell: K