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Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres

1998-04-27 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 20106 · 70°F, night, dry · Wind 6 mph to RF · 2:06

Chicago Cubs defeated San Diego Padres 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Kevin Tapani earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kevin Tapani L: Joey Hamilton SV: Rod Beck

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quilvio Veras	4	1	2	0	0	0
Steve Finley	3	0	1	1	1	0
Tony Gwynn	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Caminiti	3	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Vaughn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Myers	4	0	1	0	0	0
Archi Cianfrocco	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Gomez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joey Hamilton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Giovanola	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Mouton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Tapani	8.0	5	2	3
Rod Beck	1.0	0	0	1

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joey Hamilton	7.0	8	3	4
Donne Wall	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: 43/G4MS
Mickey Morandini: W
Sammy Sosa: HR/F78XD.1-H
Mark Grace: 31/G34
Henry Rodriguez: D9/L89S
Jeff Blauser: K

Bot 1

Quilvio Veras: 9/F89M
Steve Finley: W
Tony Gwynn: 7/F7M
Ken Caminiti: SB2
Ken Caminiti: 9/F9D

Top 2

Tyler Houston: S6/P6MD
Kevin Orie: 4/P4D
Kevin Tapani: 16(1)/FO/P13S
Lance Johnson: 13/G13S

Bot 2

Greg Vaughn: 3/P3F
Greg Myers: S5/G56S
Archi Cianfrocco: 46(1)/FO/G34
Chris Gomez: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Mickey Morandini: S8/F8RS
Sammy Sosa: 8/F89D
Mark Grace: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 3

Joey Hamilton: K23
Quilvio Veras: S6/G6
Steve Finley: 64(1)/FO/G6
Tony Gwynn: S3/L34D.1-3
Ken Caminiti: 43/G4

Top 4

Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4S
Jeff Blauser: W
Tyler Houston: S8/G6M.1-2
Kevin Orie: W.2-3;1-2
Kevin Tapani: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 4

Greg Vaughn: 53/G56
Greg Myers: 43/G4
Archi Cianfrocco: 13/G15S

Top 5

Lance Johnson: S3/L34D
Mickey Morandini: 7/F7LD
Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: D8/F89XD.1-H
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RM

Bot 5

Chris Gomez: 9/F9LSF
Joey Hamilton: 9/F9M
Quilvio Veras: D7/F7LD
Steve Finley: T9/F9LD.2-H
Tony Gwynn: W
Ken Caminiti: HP.1-2
Greg Vaughn: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

Jeff Blauser: K
Tyler Houston: K
Kevin Orie: 43/G4S

Bot 6

Greg Myers: 43/G4S
Archi Cianfrocco: K
Chris Gomez: K

Top 7

Kevin Tapani: 63/G6
Lance Johnson: 43/G4
Mickey Morandini: S9/L9S
Sammy Sosa: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Sammy Sosa: 3/L34S

Bot 7

Ed Giovanola: 43/G4
Quilvio Veras: 3/G3
Steve Finley: 5/P56S

Top 8

Mark Grace: 4/L4
Henry Rodriguez: K
Jeff Blauser: K

Bot 8

Tony Gwynn: 7/F7D
Ken Caminiti: 63/G6M
Greg Vaughn: E5/G56S
Greg Myers: 3/G3S

Top 9

Tyler Houston: K
Kevin Orie: 63/G6S
Brant Brown: 8/F8LS

Bot 9

Mark Sweeney: 7/F7LM
Chris Gomez: K
James Mouton: 63/G6