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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chicago Cubs

1998-08-04 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 37539 · 70°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:05

Chicago Cubs defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 2–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Kevin Tapani earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Kevin Tapani L: Omar Daal SV: Rod Beck

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Rich Rieker · 2B: Sam Holbrook · 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Arizona Diamondbacks — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Andy Fox	4	0	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	4	1	0	0
Jay Bell	3	0	1	0
Devon White	4	1	0	1
Karim Garcia	3	0	1	1
Tony Batista	4	1	0	1
Damian Miller	4	1	0	2
Danny Klassen	4	0	0	1
Omar Daal	3	1	0	2

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Mickey Morandini	3	0	1	1	1	0
Sammy Sosa	3	0	1	0	1	1
Glenallen Hill	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jose Hernandez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brant Brown	3	0	0	0	0	3
Manny Alexander	3	0	0	0	0	2
Scott Servais	3	0	1	0	0	1
Kevin Tapani	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Blauser	1	0	1	0	0	0

Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Omar Daal	8.0	5	3	9

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Tapani	8.0	4	2	7
Rod Beck	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Andy Fox: 7/F7LMF
Bernard Gilkey: 63/G6
Jay Bell: E9/L9M
Devon White: WP.1-2
Devon White: S2/BG25.2-3
Karim Garcia: W.1-2
Tony Batista: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 63/G6M
Mickey Morandini: 63/G6S
Sammy Sosa: S8/L78M
Glenallen Hill: 9/P89S

Top 2

Damian Miller: K
Danny Klassen: 63/G56
Omar Daal: S8/L8RS
Andy Fox: 7/F78M

Bot 2

Jose Hernandez: 53/G56
Brant Brown: K
Manny Alexander: K

Top 3

Bernard Gilkey: 63/G6
Jay Bell: W
Devon White: 8/F89M
Karim Garcia: 7/F7D

Bot 3

Scott Servais: S5/G56S
Kevin Tapani: 14/SH/BG15S.1-2
Lance Johnson: 43/G4.2-3
Mickey Morandini: 4/P4MD

Top 4

Tony Batista: 63/G6
Damian Miller: D7/G5L
Danny Klassen: 13/G13
Omar Daal: K

Bot 4

Sammy Sosa: K
Glenallen Hill: 63/G6
Jose Hernandez: 1/L15

Top 5

Andy Fox: K
Bernard Gilkey: 43/G4
Jay Bell: 8/F8LM

Bot 5

Brant Brown: K
Manny Alexander: 9/P89S
Scott Servais: 9/F9M

Top 6

Devon White: K
Karim Garcia: 8/F78D
Tony Batista: 8/L8RD

Bot 6

Kevin Tapani: K23
Lance Johnson: 43/G4
Mickey Morandini: W
Sammy Sosa: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 7

Damian Miller: 9/L9M
Danny Klassen: K
Omar Daal: K

Bot 7

Glenallen Hill: K
Jose Hernandez: 53/G56S
Brant Brown: K

Top 8

Andy Fox: 3/P34
Bernard Gilkey: S9/G34
Jay Bell: 9/F9M
Devon White: 13/G4MS

Bot 8

Manny Alexander: K
Scott Servais: K
Jeff Blauser: S8/G4M
Lance Johnson: W.1-2
Mickey Morandini: S9/L89S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Sammy Sosa: IW
Glenallen Hill: S7/L7S.3-H;2XH(72);1-2

Top 9

Karim Garcia: K
Tony Batista: S9/L9M
Damian Miller: K
Danny Klassen: 8/F8RM