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Chicago Cubs @ Minnesota Twins

1998-06-08 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 18077 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:02

Chicago Cubs defeated Minnesota Twins 8–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Mark Clark earned the win. Jose Hernandez went 2-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	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	13
MIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	10

W: Mark Clark L: LaTroy Hawkins SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	4	1	1	0	1	2
Mickey Morandini	5	1	2	1	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	2	2	1	2
Mark Grace	4	1	2	0	1	1
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	4
Jeff Blauser	3	2	2	1	2	0
Matt Mieske	5	1	2	1	0	2
Sandy Martinez	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez	4	1	2	3	0	0
Derrick White	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	5	0	0	0	0	1
Brent Gates	4	0	2	0	1	1
Todd Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marty Cordova	4	0	1	0	0	1
Orlando Merced	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ron Coomer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	4	1	2	0	0	0
Terry Steinbach	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pat Meares	3	0	2	1	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Clark	8.0	10	1	5
Marc Pisciotta	1.0	0	1	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
LaTroy Hawkins	5.0	7	3	6
Eddie Guardado	1.2	2	1	3
Dan Naulty	1.1	3	0	1
Dan Serafini	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brant Brown: W
Mickey Morandini: 7/F7M
Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: W.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: K

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: 13/G13
Brent Gates: 3/G34S
Todd Walker: 43/G34

Top 2

Jeff Blauser: S9/G34
Matt Mieske: 63/G6S.1-2
Sandy Martinez: 43/G34.2-3
Jose Hernandez: D3/L3.3-H
Brant Brown: K

Bot 2

Marty Cordova: 9/F89D
Orlando Merced: K
Ron Coomer: K

Top 3

Mickey Morandini: 63/G56
Sammy Sosa: HR/F9LD
Mark Grace: D8/L8RM
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Blauser: D5/L5L.2-H
Matt Mieske: S7/G56.2-H;B-2(TH)
Sandy Martinez: WP.2-3
Sandy Martinez: 6/P56D

Bot 3

Matt Lawton: 2/P23F
Terry Steinbach: 8/L78XD
Pat Meares: S6/L6D
Otis Nixon: 43/G4

Top 4

Jose Hernandez: 43/G4
Brant Brown: 63/G6
Mickey Morandini: 13/G13

Bot 4

Brent Gates: W
Todd Walker: 7/F7S
Marty Cordova: 9/F9D
Orlando Merced: K

Top 5

Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: 43/G4
Henry Rodriguez: K

Bot 5

Ron Coomer: 63/G6S
Matt Lawton: S1/G13S
Terry Steinbach: K
Pat Meares: D5/L5.1-H
Otis Nixon: 8/F78M

Top 6

Jeff Blauser: W
Matt Mieske: S6/L56.1-2
Sandy Martinez: 15(2)/FO/BG13S.1-2
Jose Hernandez: PO1(23)
Jose Hernandez: HR/F7D.2-H
Brant Brown: K

Bot 6

Brent Gates: S9/L9S
Todd Walker: 64(1)/FO/G6
Marty Cordova: K
Orlando Merced: S8/G6M.1-2
Ron Coomer: 64(1)/FO/G56

Top 7

Mickey Morandini: S5/L5D
Sammy Sosa: W.1-2
Mark Grace: K
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Blauser: 8/L8LD

Bot 7

Matt Lawton: 53/G56S
Terry Steinbach: D3/L3D
Pat Meares: 53/G56S
Otis Nixon: 5/P6S

Top 8

Matt Mieske: K
Sandy Martinez: 6/P56
Jose Hernandez: 63/G56

Bot 8

Brent Gates: S4/G4
Todd Walker: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Marty Cordova: S8/F8LS
Orlando Merced: 6/P7LS

Top 9

Brant Brown: T8/L8RD
Mickey Morandini: D3/L34D.3-H
Sammy Sosa: S7/L7S.2-H
Mark Grace: S8/L78M.1-2
Derrick White: 9/F9M
Jeff Blauser: W.2-3;1-2
Matt Mieske: K
Sandy Martinez: 7/F78M

Bot 9

Ron Coomer: S6/G56
Matt Lawton: S4/G4.1-2
Terry Steinbach: 4/P34
Pat Meares: W.2-3;1-2
Otis Nixon: K
Brent Gates: K