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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

1998-07-24 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40684 · 75°F, sunny, dry · Wind 12 mph R to L · 3:21

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 7–3. New York Mets put up 3 in the 9th. Dennis Cook earned the win. Glenallen Hill went 1-for-4 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	0	2	0	2	3	7	11
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	7

W: Dennis Cook L: Terry Adams SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Davidson · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	5	0	1	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	1	0	0	1	1
Todd Hundley	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Piazza	4	3	2	1	1	1
Matt Franco	2	1	1	0	2	1
Carlos Baerga	5	0	3	4	0	0
Lenny Harris	5	0	1	1	0	0
Luis Lopez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bobby Jones	2	0	0	0	0	1
Butch Huskey	2	1	1	0	0	1
John Olerud	1	0	1	0	0	0
Todd Pratt	0	0	0	1	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mickey Morandini	3	0	1	0	0	2
Sammy Sosa	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mark Grace	2	0	1	0	2	1
Tyler Houston	4	0	1	1	0	1
Glenallen Hill	4	1	1	1	0	1
Kevin Orie	4	1	1	0	0	0
Manny Alexander	3	0	0	0	0	1
Don Wengert	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Blauser	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Jones	6.2	5	1	8
Dennis Cook	0.1	2	0	0
Mel Rojas	1.0	0	1	0
Greg McMichael	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wengert	5.2	4	3	6
Terry Mulholland	1.1	2	0	0
Terry Adams	1.0	3	1	0
Dave Stevens	0.2	1	2	1
Tony Fossas	0.1	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F78D
Todd Hundley: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 8/L89M
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: S8/L8LM
Mark Grace: S9/L9S.1-2
Tyler Houston: S8/L8LM.2-H;1-2
Glenallen Hill: 8/P8RS

Top 2

Mike Piazza: K
Matt Franco: S6/G56
Carlos Baerga: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

Kevin Orie: 4/P9S
Manny Alexander: K
Don Wengert: 7/F78S

Top 3

Lenny Harris: 6/P6D
Luis Lopez: 43/G4
Bobby Jones: K

Bot 3

Lance Johnson: 43/G4
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: 63/G56

Top 4

Brian McRae: S8/F8RM
Edgardo Alfonzo: K
Todd Hundley: W.1-2
Mike Piazza: 3/P13
Matt Franco: K

Bot 4

Mark Grace: W
Tyler Houston: E7/F7LS.1-3;B-2
Glenallen Hill: 9/F9S
Kevin Orie: 5(B)4(2)/LDP/L56

Top 5

Carlos Baerga: S8/L8LM
Lenny Harris: 36(1)/FO/G34
Luis Lopez: W.1-2
Bobby Jones: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2
Brian McRae: 8/F78M

Bot 5

Manny Alexander: 63/G56
Don Wengert: K
Lance Johnson: 7/F78D

Top 6

Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G4
Todd Hundley: 3/L3
Mike Piazza: D7/L7D
Matt Franco: W
Carlos Baerga: D8/L8RS.2-H;1-H
Lenny Harris: 3/G34

Bot 6

Mickey Morandini: HP
Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: K+SB2
Tyler Houston: K

Top 7

Luis Lopez: S6/G56
Bobby Jones: 16(1)4/GDP/BG15S
Brian McRae: 53/G56S

Bot 7

Glenallen Hill: HR/F7D
Kevin Orie: D7/L7LD
Manny Alexander: 14/SH/BG25.2-3
Jeff Blauser: K
Lance Johnson: S4/G4M.3-H
Mickey Morandini: S8/L8RS.1X3(85)

Top 8

Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G56S
Butch Huskey: D9/L9LD
Mike Piazza: S8/G6M.2-H
Matt Franco: W.1-2
Carlos Baerga: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Lenny Harris: S8/L8LS.3-H;1-3
Luis Lopez: 8/L8LM

Bot 8

Sammy Sosa: 53/G56
Mark Grace: W
Tyler Houston: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

John Olerud: D9/L9LD
Brian McRae: 43/G34.2-3
Edgardo Alfonzo: IW
Butch Huskey: K
Mike Piazza: IW.1-2
Todd Pratt: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Carlos Baerga: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Lenny Harris: 5/P5F

Bot 9

Glenallen Hill: K
Kevin Orie: 13/G6MS
Manny Alexander: 6/L6