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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

1998-07-26 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40329 · 75°F, sunny, dry · Wind 14 mph R to L · 2:35

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 6th. Kerry Wood earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kerry Wood L: Rick Reed SV: Rod Beck

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

New York Mets — batting

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Hernandez	3	2	1	0	1	1
Sammy Sosa	3	1	2	2	1	0
Mark Grace	4	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jeff Blauser	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Houston	2	0	0	0	1	0
Manny Alexander	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kerry Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Orie	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	6.0	5	2	3
Mel Rojas	1.0	0	0	0
Greg McMichael	0.1	1	1	0
Dennis Cook	0.2	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kerry Wood	7.0	4	3	6
Terry Mulholland	0.1	0	1	1
Terry Adams	0.2	0	1	0
Rod Beck	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: W
Lenny Harris: 7/F7S
John Olerud: 8/F8LD
Mike Piazza: 43/G6M

Bot 1

Brant Brown: D7/F7LD
Jose Hernandez: 7/F78D
Sammy Sosa: 53/G5
Mark Grace: 23/G15S

Top 2

Todd Hundley: K
Carlos Baerga: S9/L9S
Butch Huskey: 8/P8LM
Luis Lopez: K

Bot 2

Henry Rodriguez: 63/G4M
Jeff Blauser: 9/P89S
Tyler Houston: W
Manny Alexander: PO1(13)

Top 3

Rick Reed: 53/G5L
Brian McRae: HR/F9LD
Lenny Harris: 7/F7D
John Olerud: S7/L78M
Mike Piazza: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 3

Manny Alexander: 13/G15
Kerry Wood: 53/G5
Brant Brown: 7/P78M

Top 4

Todd Hundley: K
Carlos Baerga: W
Butch Huskey: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Luis Lopez: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jose Hernandez: K
Sammy Sosa: D8/L78D
Mark Grace: 43/G34
Henry Rodriguez: 7/F78M

Top 5

Rick Reed: 13/G4MS
Brian McRae: 7/F78D
Lenny Harris: 6/P7LS

Bot 5

Jeff Blauser: K
Tyler Houston: 7/F7D
Manny Alexander: S8/L8LD
Kerry Wood: 13/G6MS

Top 6

John Olerud: W
Mike Piazza: S8/P8LS.1-2
Todd Hundley: 7/F7M
Carlos Baerga: 7/F7LD
Butch Huskey: K

Bot 6

Brant Brown: K
Jose Hernandez: W
Sammy Sosa: HR/F8LXD.1-H
Mark Grace: 5/P5DF
Henry Rodriguez: D9/F9LD
Jeff Blauser: 9/F9M

Top 7

Luis Lopez: K
Todd Pratt: K23
Brian McRae: 7/F7LD

Bot 7

Tyler Houston: 6/P6D
Manny Alexander: 9/F9D
Kevin Orie: 8/P8LS

Top 8

Bernard Gilkey: K
John Olerud: W
Mike Piazza: W.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Carlos Baerga: 43/G34

Bot 8

Brant Brown: 6/P7S
Jose Hernandez: D7/F7D
Sammy Sosa: IW
Mark Grace: 9/F9LD.2-3
Henry Rodriguez: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
Jeff Blauser: 63/G56

Top 9

Butch Huskey: 43/G34
Luis Lopez: S8/L8RM
Matt Franco: S9/G34.1-2
Brian McRae: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
Bernard Gilkey: K