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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1998-08-24 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 34711 · 84°F, overcast, dry · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:58

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 12–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 7th. Shane Reynolds earned the win. Carl Everett went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	3	12	11
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	9

W: Shane Reynolds L: Mark Clark SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Kerwin Danley · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	3	2	2	1	0
Sean Berry	5	2	2	1	0	0
Derek Bell	4	1	0	0	1	2
Jeff Bagwell	4	2	0	0	1	1
Moises Alou	3	2	3	3	2	0
Carl Everett	5	1	2	5	0	0
Tony Eusebio	5	0	0	0	0	2
Ricky Gutierrez	5	1	2	0	0	1
Shane Reynolds	1	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Clark	1	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Elarton	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Incaviglia	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lance Johnson	4	0	0	0	1
Mickey Morandini	4	1	2	2	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	2	0	1
Mark Grace	4	0	1	0	0
Brant Brown	4	1	2	0	1
Jose Hernandez	4	0	0	0	2
Jeff Blauser	4	0	0	0	2
Scott Servais	4	0	2	0	0
Mark Clark	1	0	0	0	1
Sandy Martinez	1	0	0	0	1
Gary Gaetti	1	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Shane Reynolds	6.0	4	7
Scott Elarton	2.0	4	2
Jay Powell	1.0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Clark	2.0	4	0	4
Rodney Myers	3.0	1	2	1
Matt Karchner	1.2	3	2	1
Dave Stevens	1.1	2	0	2
Felix Heredia	1.0	1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: D7/L7LD
Sean Berry: D9/L9LM.2-H
Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: K
Moises Alou: S7/L78M.2-H
Carl Everett: 3/P3F

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: K
Mickey Morandini: S7/L78S
Sammy Sosa: K+SB2
Mark Grace: 31/G3

Top 2

Tony Eusebio: K
Ricky Gutierrez: S7/G56
Shane Reynolds: K
Craig Biggio: 8/F89M

Bot 2

Brant Brown: D9/L9LM
Jose Hernandez: 9/L9S
Jeff Blauser: K
Scott Servais: S6/G56.2-H(E6)(UR)
Mark Clark: K

Top 3

Sean Berry: 43/G4M
Derek Bell: 43/G4
Jeff Bagwell: 9/L9D

Bot 3

Lance Johnson: 43/G34
Mickey Morandini: 143/G13
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6

Top 4

Moises Alou: S8/G6M
Carl Everett: 7/F78D
Tony Eusebio: 9(B)3(1)/LDP/L9S

Bot 4

Mark Grace: 43/G4
Brant Brown: K
Jose Hernandez: K

Top 5

Ricky Gutierrez: K
Shane Reynolds: W
Craig Biggio: W.1-2
Sean Berry: 9/F9S
Derek Bell: 8/L78M

Bot 5

Jeff Blauser: 53/G56
Scott Servais: 53/G5
Sandy Martinez: K

Top 6

Jeff Bagwell: E5/G5.B-2
Moises Alou: HR/F78XD.2-H(UR)
Carl Everett: E6/TH/G6MS
Tony Eusebio: CS2(26)
Tony Eusebio: 43/G4
Ricky Gutierrez: 4/P4D

Bot 6

Lance Johnson: 4/P4
Mickey Morandini: 7/F7D
Sammy Sosa: S7/L7S
Mark Grace: 7/L7S

Top 7

Dave Clark: K
Craig Biggio: HP
Sean Berry: S8/L8LS.1-3
Derek Bell: WP.3-H;1-2
Derek Bell: W
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LD
Moises Alou: W.2-3;1-2
Carl Everett: S9/L9S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Tony Eusebio: K

Bot 7

Brant Brown: 8/F89M
Jose Hernandez: K
Jeff Blauser: K

Top 8

Ricky Gutierrez: D7/L78XD
Scott Elarton: 23/SH/BG13S.2-3
Craig Biggio: HR/L7LD.3-H
Sean Berry: 3/G34
Derek Bell: K

Bot 8

Scott Servais: S9/L9S
Gary Gaetti: 54(1)/FO/G56
Lance Johnson: 2/P25F
Mickey Morandini: HR/F9D.1-H
Sammy Sosa: S7/G5
Mark Grace: D7/F78D.1XH(762)

Top 9

Jeff Bagwell: W
Moises Alou: W.1-2
Carl Everett: WP.2-3;1-2
Carl Everett: HR/L7LD.3-H;2-H
Tony Eusebio: 41/G4
Ricky Gutierrez: 8/F8RM
Pete Incaviglia: K

Bot 9

Brant Brown: T8/L89D
Jose Hernandez: FC5/G5.3XH(526);B-2(TH)
Jeff Blauser: 8/F8RD.2-3
Scott Servais: 3/G3

Notes & reviews

Reynolds was awarded a walk on only three balls

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