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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1998-05-16 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 30505 · 80°F, night, dry · Wind 2 mph to CF · 2:54

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 3rd. Mark Clark earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mark Clark L: Mike Remlinger SV: Rod Beck

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Manny Alexander	2	1	0	0	3	1
Jeff Blauser	5	0	1	0	0	3
Mark Grace	5	1	2	0	0	3
Sammy Sosa	4	1	1	3	1	2
Matt Mieske	2	2	2	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez	4	0	0	0	1	3
Kevin Orie	3	0	1	1	1	1
Scott Servais	4	0	2	1	0	1
Mark Clark	4	0	0	0	0	2
Henry Rodriguez	2	0	1	0	0	1
Brant Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jon Nunnally	4	0	1	0	1	1
Barry Larkin	4	2	3	1	0	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Greene	2	1	1	0	2	0
Bret Boone	4	1	1	2	0	0
Reggie Sanders	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eduardo Perez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Brook Fordyce	3	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Stynes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lenny Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Melvin Nieves	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Casey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Clark	7.0	8	2	3
Bob Patterson	0.1	0	1	0
Terry Adams	0.2	0	0	0
Rod Beck	1.0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Remlinger	1.1	1	2	3
Scott Sullivan	3.2	6	3	7
Mark Hutton	2.0	3	1	2
Stan Belinda	2.0	1	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Manny Alexander: W
Jeff Blauser: K+SB2
Mark Grace: K
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 1

Jon Nunnally: W
Barry Larkin: 9/F89S
Dmitri Young: SB2
Dmitri Young: S9/L9M.2XH(92)
Willie Greene: CS2(26)

Top 2

Matt Mieske: D8/L78XD
Jose Hernandez: W
Kevin Orie: 8/F8LXD.2-3
Scott Servais: 143/G15.3-H;1-2
Mark Clark: 63/G56

Bot 2

Willie Greene: S8/G4M
Bret Boone: 54(1)/FO/G56
Reggie Sanders: 54(1)/FO/G56
Eduardo Perez: SB2
Eduardo Perez: K

Top 3

Manny Alexander: W
Jeff Blauser: K
Mark Grace: S9/G34.1-2
Sammy Sosa: HR/L8RXD.2-H;1-H
Matt Mieske: S8/G6M
Jose Hernandez: E3/L34.1-3
Kevin Orie: D8/L78D.3-H(UR);1-3
Scott Servais: K
Mark Clark: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Brook Fordyce: 63/G6
Scott Sullivan: 31/G34
Jon Nunnally: S9/L9D
Barry Larkin: S7/G56.1-3
Dmitri Young: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Manny Alexander: W
Jeff Blauser: S9/G34.1-2
Mark Grace: K+SB3;SB2
Sammy Sosa: IW
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jose Hernandez: K

Bot 4

Willie Greene: 7/F78D
Bret Boone: HR/F78XD
Reggie Sanders: 63/G6
Eduardo Perez: 7/F7LD

Top 5

Kevin Orie: K
Scott Servais: S7/L7M
Mark Clark: K
Manny Alexander: 53/G56

Bot 5

Brook Fordyce: K
Chris Stynes: 9/L9M
Jon Nunnally: K

Top 6

Jeff Blauser: 9/F9M
Mark Grace: S9/L9LM
Sammy Sosa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Barry Larkin: HR/L7LD
Dmitri Young: 6/P56D
Willie Greene: W
Bret Boone: 8/F8RXD
Reggie Sanders: T7/L7LD.1-H
Eduardo Perez: 53/G56

Top 7

Henry Rodriguez: S7/L78M.BX2(74)
Jose Hernandez: K
Kevin Orie: W
Scott Servais: S5/G5.1-2
Mark Clark: K

Bot 7

Brook Fordyce: 63/G6
Lenny Harris: 43/G4
Jon Nunnally: 7/L7M

Top 8

Manny Alexander: K
Jeff Blauser: K
Mark Grace: K

Bot 8

Barry Larkin: D9/L9LD
Dmitri Young: 43/G4.2-3
Willie Greene: W
Bret Boone: E4/G4.3-H(RBI);1-2
Reggie Sanders: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Melvin Nieves: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Sammy Sosa: K
Brant Brown: S9/L89M
Jose Hernandez: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 9

Sean Casey: 7/F78XD
Ed Taubensee: K
Jon Nunnally: 53/G6

Notes & reviews

Reds manager Jack McKeon ejected by 2B umpire Jerry Crawford; Manny Alexander had dropped the ball but Crawford ruled that he held it long enough for the out

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