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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1998-08-08 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · 13 innings · Att: 48064 · 79°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 6 mph from CF · 4:25

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 9–8. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 7th. Bobby Witt earned the win. Ray Lankford went 2-for-7 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	8	13
SLN	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	9	16

W: Bobby Witt L: Dave Stevens SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeff Blauser	7	0	1	0	0	1
Mickey Morandini	5	1	3	0	2	0
Mark Grace	5	1	1	0	2	0
Sammy Sosa	5	2	2	3	1	0
Glenallen Hill	2	1	0	0	1	1
Jose Hernandez	3	1	2	2	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	5	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Servais	5	0	1	1	0	1
Mark Clark	2	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Alexander	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lance Johnson	2	1	1	0	1	0
Jose Nieves	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Houston	1	1	1	2	0	0
Brant Brown	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rod Beck	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	6	2	2	1	1	1
Brian Jordan	7	2	2	1	0	1
Mark McGwire	3	1	1	1	4	1
Ray Lankford	7	1	2	3	0	5
Ron Gant	4	0	1	1	0	1
Fernando Tatis	6	0	3	0	0	2
Eli Marrero	6	2	3	1	0	1
Donovan Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Ordaz	5	0	1	1	0	2
Tom Lampkin	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Mabry	2	1	1	0	0	0
Willie McGee	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Pagnozzi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darren Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Clark	6.1	9	2	7
Felix Heredia	0.1	0	0	1
Terry Adams	1.1	2	0	2
Matt Karchner	0.1	0	1	0
Terry Mulholland	1.2	1	0	1
Rod Beck	2.0	2	0	3
Dave Stevens	0.0	2	2	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Donovan Osborne	5.0	3	2	4
John Frascatore	2.0	0	2	0
Jeff Brantley	1.0	0	0	1
Rich Croushore	0.0	1	1	0
Lance Painter	1.0	0	1	0
Mark Petkovsek	1.0	2	0	0
Curtis King	2.0	6	1	0
Bobby Witt	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jeff Blauser: K
Mickey Morandini: S9/L9S
Mark Grace: 8/F8LM
Sammy Sosa: 9/F89M

Bot 1

Pat Kelly: 9/F89M
Brian Jordan: 9/F89M
Mark McGwire: 9/F89D

Top 2

Glenallen Hill: W
Jose Hernandez: S9/L89XD.1-3
Henry Rodriguez: 9/F89M
Scott Servais: 9/SF/DP/F9S.3-H;1X2(913)

Bot 2

Ray Lankford: K
Ron Gant: 4/P4M
Fernando Tatis: 53/G5

Top 3

Mark Clark: K
Jeff Blauser: 63/G56S
Mickey Morandini: 7/F78D

Bot 3

Eli Marrero: D7/F7S
Donovan Osborne: 14/BG15S
Luis Ordaz: 53/G5
Pat Kelly: S5/G5L.2-3
Brian Jordan: 8/F8RXD

Top 4

Mark Grace: 8/F78D
Sammy Sosa: W
Glenallen Hill: K
Jose Hernandez: HR/F78XD.1-H
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RM

Bot 4

Mark McGwire: HR/F7LD
Ray Lankford: K
Ron Gant: 3/P34
Fernando Tatis: K

Top 5

Scott Servais: K
Mark Clark: 8/F8LM
Jeff Blauser: 3/G3

Bot 5

Eli Marrero: S9/L89S
Tom Lampkin: 8/P8RS
Luis Ordaz: BK.1-2
Luis Ordaz: S8/L6MD.2-H;B-2(TH)
Pat Kelly: K
Brian Jordan: K

Top 6

Mickey Morandini: W
Mark Grace: W.1-2
Sammy Sosa: 4/P8LS
Glenallen Hill: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Mark McGwire: W
Ray Lankford: K
Ron Gant: K
Fernando Tatis: S6/G56.1-2
Eli Marrero: 6/P5D

Top 7

Jose Hernandez: 43/G4M
Henry Rodriguez: 63/G6
Scott Servais: 53/G56

Bot 7

John Mabry: D8/F8RXD
Luis Ordaz: 54/SH/BG25.2-3
Pat Kelly: S5/F5D.3-H;B-2(E6)
Brian Jordan: D7/L7LM.2-H
Mark McGwire: IW
Ray Lankford: K
Ron Gant: S9/L89S.2-H;1-2
Fernando Tatis: S5/G56.2-3;1-2
Eli Marrero: K

Top 8

Manny Alexander: K
Jeff Blauser: 43/G4M
Mickey Morandini: 8/F8LXD

Bot 8

John Mabry: 63/G6MS
Luis Ordaz: K23
Pat Kelly: 13/G15

Top 9

Mark Grace: W
Sammy Sosa: HR/L78XD.1-H
Lance Johnson: W
Jose Nieves: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: 6/P78S
Scott Servais: 43/G4M

Bot 9

Brian Jordan: 8/F8RXD
Mark McGwire: W
Ray Lankford: K
Willie McGee: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 10

Manny Alexander: 5/P56S
Jeff Blauser: S8/L8RS
Mickey Morandini: S6/G6.1-2
Mark Grace: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 10

Fernando Tatis: D9/F9LS
Eli Marrero: 3/L34
Tom Pagnozzi: 63/G6.2-3
Luis Ordaz: 9/F9LS

Top 11

Sammy Sosa: 53/G56S
Lance Johnson: S7/L7S
Tyler Houston: HR/F9D.1-H
Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4M
Scott Servais: S1/G13S
Manny Alexander: 3/P3F

Bot 11

Pat Kelly: 4/P4D
Brian Jordan: E6/G6
Mark McGwire: K
Ray Lankford: HR/F7D.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Willie McGee: 43/G4

Top 12

Jeff Blauser: 53/G5
Mickey Morandini: S8/L8LS
Mark Grace: S8/G6M.1-3
Sammy Sosa: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Lance Johnson: 9/F9D.2-3
Brant Brown: IW.1-2
Rod Beck: 9/F89M

Bot 12

Fernando Tatis: K
Eli Marrero: HR/F7D
Darren Oliver: 3/G34
Luis Ordaz: K

Top 13

Scott Servais: 13/G13
Manny Alexander: S9/F9LS
Jeff Blauser: 13/G15.1-2
Mickey Morandini: W
Mark Grace: 3/G3

Bot 13

Pat Kelly: W
Brian Jordan: SB2
Brian Jordan: S6/G56.2-3
Mark McGwire: IW.1-2
Ray Lankford: S4/G4.3-H;2-3;1-2