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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1998-04-14 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 15965 · 55°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 13 mph to LF · 2:50

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 6–0. New York Mets put up 4 in the 4th. Al Leiter earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Al Leiter L: Geremi Gonzalez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Poncino · 1B: Steve Rippley · 2B: Gary Darling · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Manny Alexander	4	0	0	0
Jeff Blauser	4	2	0	1
Mark Grace	3	0	1	1
Sammy Sosa	3	1	1	1
Kevin Orie	4	1	0	1
Henry Rodriguez	2	0	2	1
Jose Hernandez	3	0	0	1
Scott Servais	4	1	0	1
Geremi Gonzalez	1	0	0	0
Lance Johnson	1	0	0	0
Brant Brown	1	1	0	0
Mickey Morandini	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	0	2	1	0	0
Luis Lopez	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bernard Gilkey	3	1	2	2	1	0
John Olerud	2	1	1	0	2	0
Butch Huskey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brian McRae	4	1	1	1	0	2
Tim Spehr	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rey Ordonez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Al Leiter	1	0	1	2	0	0
Rich Becker	1	1	1	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Geremi Gonzalez	4.0	7	2	2
Amaury Telemaco	2.1	3	1	1
Ben VanRyn	0.0	0	1	0
Marc Pisciotta	1.2	2	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Leiter	7.0	5	2	5
Greg McMichael	1.0	1	0	0
John Hudek	1.0	0	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Manny Alexander: 53/G5S
Jeff Blauser: K
Mark Grace: K

Bot 1

Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L8RS
Luis Lopez: 4(B)4(1)/LDP/L4M
Bernard Gilkey: 63/G6

Top 2

Sammy Sosa: W
Kevin Orie: K
Henry Rodriguez: CS2(26)
Henry Rodriguez: W
Jose Hernandez: 4/P4D

Bot 2

John Olerud: W
Butch Huskey: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Brian McRae: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 3

Scott Servais: 43/G4
Geremi Gonzalez: 13/G6MS
Manny Alexander: 3/P3DF

Bot 3

Tim Spehr: S7/L7S
Rey Ordonez: 9/L9S
Al Leiter: 24/SH/BG23.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 4/P4

Top 4

Jeff Blauser: S4/L4MD
Mark Grace: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Sammy Sosa: S8/G6M
Kevin Orie: 6/F7S

Bot 4

Luis Lopez: D9/F9LM
Bernard Gilkey: BK.2-3
Bernard Gilkey: S9/L89S.3-H
John Olerud: S4/G4S.1-2
Butch Huskey: 9/F9S
Brian McRae: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Tim Spehr: IW
Rey Ordonez: K
Al Leiter: S8/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: E6/G56.2-3;1-2
Luis Lopez: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Henry Rodriguez: K
Jose Hernandez: 43/G4M
Scott Servais: S7/L7S
Lance Johnson: 2/P2LF

Bot 5

Bernard Gilkey: W
John Olerud: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L34
Butch Huskey: 13/G4S

Top 6

Manny Alexander: 63/G56
Jeff Blauser: S5/G5
Mark Grace: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 6

Brian McRae: K
Tim Spehr: 53/G56
Rey Ordonez: 6/P6

Top 7

Sammy Sosa: 3/P4S
Kevin Orie: S7/L7LM
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RS
Jose Hernandez: K

Bot 7

Rich Becker: D9/L9LS
Edgardo Alfonzo: 1/BP15S
Luis Lopez: S6/L6MD.2-3
Bernard Gilkey: S7/L7LM.3-H;1-2
John Olerud: W.2-3;1-2
Butch Huskey: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 8

Scott Servais: 5/L5
Brant Brown: S5/G5S
Manny Alexander: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-2(E4/TH)
Jeff Blauser: 63/G6M

Bot 8

Brian McRae: 2/P5SF
Tim Spehr: 3/P4MS
Rey Ordonez: S8/L6D
Rich Becker: W.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2
Luis Lopez: 43/G4

Top 9

Mark Grace: W
Sammy Sosa: K+SB2
Kevin Orie: 7/F78D
Henry Rodriguez: W
Mickey Morandini: W.2-3;1-2
Scott Servais: K