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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1998-06-13 · Day game · Veterans Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 17115 · 72°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 4 mph to CF · 3:27

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 10–8. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 10th. Terry Adams earned the win. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	4	10	12
PHI	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	18

W: Terry Adams L: Jerry Spradlin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	5	2	2	1	0	1
Mickey Morandini	5	4	4	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	2	2	4	0	0
Mark Grace	5	0	3	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Blauser	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez	5	0	1	2	0	3
Sandy Martinez	5	0	0	0	0	4
Geremi Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0	2
Manny Alexander	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Hardtke	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Mieske	0	1	0	1	0	0
Terrell Lowery	0	1	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doug Glanville	6	1	3	1	0	0
Gregg Jefferies	4	0	1	0	0	2
Scott Rolen	6	1	2	1	0	1
Kevin Jordan	6	2	2	0	0	0
Bobby Abreu	3	2	3	3	2	0
Mark Lewis	4	1	2	2	0	1
Mark Parent	3	0	0	0	0	2
Desi Relaford	5	0	2	0	0	0
Mark Portugal	3	0	1	1	0	1
Kevin Sefcik	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lieberthal	2	1	1	0	0	1
Ruben Amaro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Arias	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Geremi Gonzalez	4.1	11	0	2
Kevin Foster	1.1	1	0	2
Marc Pisciotta	1.1	0	1	3
Terry Adams	2.0	2	1	1
Rod Beck	1.0	4	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Portugal	7.1	7	0	7
Wayne Gomes	0.2	1	0	1
Jerry Spradlin	1.1	3	0	3
Darrin Winston	0.0	0	0	0
Toby Borland	0.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brant Brown: 63/G6
Mickey Morandini: T8/F8RD
Sammy Sosa: S5/G5S.3-H
Mark Grace: 4/F4D
Henry Rodriguez: 53/G56S

Bot 1

Doug Glanville: 5/P5
Gregg Jefferies: S8/G4M
Scott Rolen: 3/P15S
Kevin Jordan: 9/F9M

Top 2

Jeff Blauser: 63/G6
Jose Hernandez: K
Sandy Martinez: 31/G34

Bot 2

Bobby Abreu: S4/G34
Mark Lewis: SB2
Mark Lewis: S8/G4M.2-H
Mark Parent: WP.1-2
Mark Parent: K
Desi Relaford: 43/G4.2-3
Mark Portugal: D8/F89XD.3-H
Doug Glanville: 63/G6

Top 3

Geremi Gonzalez: K
Brant Brown: 9/P4D
Mickey Morandini: 8/F78D

Bot 3

Gregg Jefferies: K
Scott Rolen: 53/G56S
Kevin Jordan: S5/G56S
Bobby Abreu: HR/L9D.1-H
Mark Lewis: S6/L6
Mark Parent: 3/P3F

Top 4

Sammy Sosa: 8/F8RS
Mark Grace: S9/L9M
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RXD
Jeff Blauser: 9/F89D

Bot 4

Desi Relaford: S3/L34
Mark Portugal: 9/L89D
Doug Glanville: 64(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 5

Jose Hernandez: 63/G6
Sandy Martinez: K
Geremi Gonzalez: K

Bot 5

Gregg Jefferies: 63/G6
Scott Rolen: S5/G56
Kevin Jordan: S7/L78M.1-3
Bobby Abreu: S8/L8LS.3-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Mark Lewis: 9/SF/L9D.3-H(UR);2-3
Mark Parent: K

Top 6

Brant Brown: HR/F89XD
Mickey Morandini: S4/G4
Sammy Sosa: HR/L9LD.1-H
Mark Grace: 9/L9D
Henry Rodriguez: 5/P5SF
Jeff Blauser: 5/P5F

Bot 6

Desi Relaford: 5/P7LSF
Mark Portugal: K
Doug Glanville: S7/L7S
Gregg Jefferies: SB2
Gregg Jefferies: K

Top 7

Jose Hernandez: K
Sandy Martinez: K
Manny Alexander: 7/F7LM

Bot 7

Scott Rolen: K
Kevin Jordan: 13/G15
Bobby Abreu: W
Mark Lewis: SB2
Mark Lewis: K

Top 8

Brant Brown: K
Mickey Morandini: S3/L3
Sammy Sosa: E6/G6.1-2
Mark Grace: S8/L6MD.2-3;1-2
Henry Rodriguez: 36(1)/FO/G3.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR);BX1(6E1)
Jason Hardtke: K

Bot 8

Kevin Sefcik: 8/F8LD
Desi Relaford: S8/L8RS
Mike Lieberthal: K
Doug Glanville: S7/L7S.1-3
Ruben Amaro: 8/F78D

Top 9

Jose Hernandez: K
Sandy Martinez: K
Manny Alexander: K

Bot 9

Scott Rolen: 43/G4M
Kevin Jordan: 63/G6
Bobby Abreu: W
Mark Lewis: 4/P6M

Top 10

Brant Brown: S8/L78S
Mickey Morandini: S1/BG15S.1-3(E4)
Sammy Sosa: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
Mark Grace: S9/L9S.1-3
Matt Mieske: FC1/SH/BG56S.3-H;1-3(E2)
Terrell Lowery: CSH(2)
Terrell Lowery: WP.1-2
Terrell Lowery: W+PB.2-3
Jose Hernandez: D8/F8RXD.3-H;1-H
Sandy Martinez: K

Bot 10

Kevin Sefcik: 43/G4M
Desi Relaford: 43/G4M
Mike Lieberthal: T8/L78M
Doug Glanville: S5/L5D.3-H
Alex Arias: S8/F8LM.1-3
Scott Rolen: S5/G5L.3-H;1-2
Kevin Jordan: 9/F9S

Notes & reviews

Gregg Jefferies ejected by HP umpire Larry Vanover