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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1998-04-15 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 16012 · 63°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:39

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. New York Mets put up 2 in the 2nd. Rick Reed earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Rick Reed went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rick Reed L: Steve Trachsel SV: John Franco

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Morandini	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sammy Sosa	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mark Grace	4	0	1	0	0	1
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Blauser	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Orie	4	0	1	0	0	1
Scott Servais	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Trachsel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rey Ordonez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Franco	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bernard Gilkey	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Olerud	3	0	0	0	1	1
Butch Huskey	4	0	1	0	0	2
Brian McRae	2	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Baerga	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tim Spehr	2	1	0	0	0	0
Rick Reed	1	1	1	2	1	0
Rich Becker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Trachsel	6.0	5	3	3
Terry Adams	2.0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	7.0	4	2	2
Dennis Cook	1.0	1	0	2
John Franco	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brant Brown: 4/P4
Mickey Morandini: W
Sammy Sosa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

Rey Ordonez: S9/L9S
Matt Franco: 5/L5
Bernard Gilkey: 53/G5L.1-2
John Olerud: W
Butch Huskey: S9/L9S.2XH(92);1-2

Top 2

Mark Grace: 31/G3
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Blauser: 63/G6

Bot 2

Brian McRae: 8/F8
Carlos Baerga: K
Tim Spehr: HP
Rick Reed: HR/F7D.1-H
Rey Ordonez: 53/G5

Top 3

Kevin Orie: K
Scott Servais: E4/G4
Steve Trachsel: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
Brant Brown: 4/L4

Bot 3

Matt Franco: S9/L89M
Bernard Gilkey: 64(1)/FO/G56
John Olerud: 7/F8LD
Butch Huskey: WP.1-2
Butch Huskey: 3/G4S

Top 4

Mickey Morandini: 63/G6
Sammy Sosa: S6/G56
Mark Grace: 36(1)/FO/G4S
Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4

Bot 4

Brian McRae: 7/F7D
Carlos Baerga: S6/L6MD
Tim Spehr: 2/P2LF
Rick Reed: W.1-2
Rey Ordonez: 9/F89M

Top 5

Jeff Blauser: S7/L56D
Kevin Orie: S7/L56D.1-2
Scott Servais: 8/L8RS
Steve Trachsel: 25(2)/FO/BG2L.1-2
Brant Brown: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Morandini: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

Matt Franco: 43/G4
Bernard Gilkey: 1/L4MS
John Olerud: K

Top 6

Sammy Sosa: 3/P4
Mark Grace: S4/G4
Henry Rodriguez: 46(1)/FO/G34
Jeff Blauser: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 6

Butch Huskey: K
Brian McRae: W
Carlos Baerga: 6/P6D
Tim Spehr: 9/L9D

Top 7

Kevin Orie: 53/G5
Scott Servais: 8/F8RS
Lance Johnson: 5/P5F

Bot 7

Rich Becker: 7/F7D
Rey Ordonez: 63/G56
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6M

Top 8

Brant Brown: 43/G4M
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: HR/L7D
Mark Grace: K

Bot 8

Bernard Gilkey: 53/G5S
John Olerud: 63/G56
Butch Huskey: K23

Top 9

Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Blauser: 63/G6
Kevin Orie: 13/G13