Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 160
Played on Friday, September 25, 1998 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 HOU N 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 x - 6 11 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnson cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Morandini 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Sosa rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Grace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Hill ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Houston c 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Karchner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tapani p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Haney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alexander ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Blauser ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 1 7 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Hernandez-Morandini-Grace, Gaetti-Morandini-Grace. BATTING - 2B: Johnson 2 (8,off Lima 2). HR: Houston (9,2nd inning off Lima 0 on 2 out); Sosa (66,4th inning off Lima 0 on 0 out). SH: Morandini (4,off Lima). Team LOB: 3.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Spiers 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Bell rf 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 0 Bagwell 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 6 1 Alou lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Everett cf 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Ausmus c 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 Lima p 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Clark ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russ Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elarton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meluskey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 11 6 4 4 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gutierrez-Bagwell-Gutierrez. BATTING - 2B: Bagwell (33,off Tapani). 3B: Ausmus (4,off Tapani). HR: Bell (22,1st inning off Tapani 1 on 1 out). SF: Lima (1,off Tapani); Everett (2,off Tapani). GDP: Gutierrez 2 (19,off Tapani 2). IBB: Alou (10,by Tapani). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Bagwell (19,3rd base off Tapani/Houston). CS: Biggio (8,2nd base by Tapani/Houston).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tapani L(19-9) 6 8 5 5 3 2 1 26 Haney 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Karchner 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 Miller 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 8 11 6 6 4 4 1 36 IBB: Tapani (4,Alou). Inherited Runners - Scored: Karchner 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lima W(16-8) 7 5 2 2 0 5 2 26 Elarton 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 7 2 32 WP: Lima (4). Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Jeff Kellogg Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 51831 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Johnson cf Biggio 2b 2. Morandini 2b Spiers 3b 3. Sosa rf Bell rf 4. Grace 1b Bagwell 1b 5. Brown lf Alou lf 6. Gaetti 3b Everett cf 7. Houston c Gutierrez ss 8. Hernandez ss Ausmus c 9. Tapani p Lima p CUBS 1ST: Johnson doubled to center; Morandini out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to third]; Sosa popped to second; Grace lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiers singled to center; Bell homered [Spiers scored]; Bagwell popped to first; Alou popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 2ND: Brown struck out; Gaetti flied to center; Houston homered; Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Everett walked; Gutierrez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Everett out at second]; Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 3RD: Tapani struck out; Johnson flied to right; Morandini flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Lima grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Biggio singled to shortstop; Biggio was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spiers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 4TH: Sosa homered; Grace flied to center; Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Gaetti flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Bell singled to center; Bagwell singled to left [Bell to second]; Alou singled to center [Bell scored, Bagwell to second]; Everett struck out; Gutierrez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Alou out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3. CUBS 5TH: Houston struck out; Hernandez popped to second; Tapani grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus tripled to right; Lima out on a sacrifice fly to left [Ausmus scored]; Biggio walked; Spiers flied to left; Bell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. CUBS 6TH: Johnson doubled to right; Morandini lined to right; Sosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Grace grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Bagwell doubled to left; Bagwell stole third; Alou was walked intentionally; Everett out on a sacrifice fly to left [Bagwell scored]; Gutierrez flied to right; Ausmus grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5. CUBS 7TH: Brown flied to center; Gaetti popped to third (third to first); Houston singled to shortstop; Lima threw a wild pitch [Houston to second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: CLARK BATTED FOR LIMA; HANEY REPLACED TAPANI (PITCHING); RUSS JOHNSON BATTED FOR CLARK; Russ Johnson lined to right; Biggio popped to second; Spiers singled to second; KARCHNER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); ALEXANDER REPLACED HANEY (PLAYING SS); Bell singled to first [Spiers to third]; Bagwell singled to center [Spiers scored, Bell to second]; Alou walked [Bell to third, Bagwell to second]; Everett flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6. CUBS 8TH: ELARTON REPLACED RUSS JOHNSON (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Rodriguez struck out; Johnson walked; Morandini lined into a double play (shortstop to first to shortstop) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: BLAUSER REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING SS); MILLER REPLACED KARCHNER (PITCHING); Gutierrez struck out; Ausmus grounded out (third to first); MELUSKEY BATTED FOR ELARTON; Meluskey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6. CUBS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED MELUSKEY (PITCHING); Sosa was called out on strikes; Grace popped to shortstop; HILL BATTED FOR BROWN; Hill popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 5 0 3 Astros 6 11 0 6
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