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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 10, San Francisco Giants 2

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Chicago Cubs 10, San Francisco Giants 2

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Game Played on Wednesday, August 12, 1998 (D) at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point

CHI N    0  0  0    5  0  0    5  0  0  -  10 12  0
SF  N    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blauser ss                    4   1   1   1       1   0       1   3
Morandini 2b                  5   1   1   0       0   0       2   4
Grace 1b                      4   1   1   0       1   0      11   1
Sosa cf,rf                    3   1   1   0       2   1       2   0
Hill rf                       3   1   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Johnson cf                  2   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Rodriguez lf                  4   2   3   5       0   1       0   0
  Brown lf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Alexander 3b                  4   1   3   0       1   0       1   1
Servais c                     4   1   1   2       0   0       6   1
Trachsel p                    3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Heredia p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stevens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37  10  12   9       5   6      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Rodriguez (18,off Darwin).
HR: Rodriguez 2 (30,4th inning off Rueter 1 on 1 out,7th inning off Rodriguez
2 on 0 out); Servais (6,4th inning off Rueter 1 on 1 out); Blauser (3,4th
inning off Rueter 0 on 2 out).
SH: Trachsel (7,off Darwin).
GDP: Servais (12,off Rodriguez).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Sosa (14,2nd base off Rueter/Johnson).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Benard rf                     3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Carter ph,rf                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Mueller 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Bonds lf                      3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Kent 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   1       4   5
Burks cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hayes 1b                      3   1   1   1       0   0       6   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Javier ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Aurilia ss                    4   1   1   1       0   0       2   1
Johnson c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Rueter p                      1   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
  Dunston ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Darwin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Snow 1b                     1   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2       1   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mueller-Kent-Snow.
E: Mueller (15).
BATTING - 
2B: Kent (24,off Trachsel).
HR: Hayes (9,2nd inning off Trachsel 0 on 0 out); Aurilia (8,4th inning off
Trachsel 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Trachsel W(12-6)              7     7   2   2   0   4   2  27
Heredia                       1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Stevens                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     7   2   2   1   5   2  34

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rueter L(12-8)                4     4   5   5   4   3   3  20
Darwin                        2     4   3   3   1   1   0  11
Rodriguez                     3     4   2   2   0   2   1  12
Totals                        9    12  10  10   5   6   4  43
Darwin faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rodriguez 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Steve Rippley
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 25109
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  San Francisco Giants     
1. Blauser             ss        Benard              rf
2. Morandini           2b        Mueller             3b
3. Grace               1b        Bonds               lf
4. Sosa                cf        Kent                2b
5. Hill                rf        Burks               cf
6. Rodriguez           lf        Hayes               1b
7. Alexander           3b        Aurilia             ss
8. Servais             c         Johnson             c
9. Trachsel            p         Rueter              p

CUBS 1ST: Blauser popped to second; Morandini grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grace grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Benard singled to shortstop; Mueller flied to
center; Bonds singled to right [Benard to second]; Kent struck
out; Burks popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sosa walked; Hill struck out; Sosa stole second;
Rodriguez struck out; Alexander walked; Servais grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hayes homered to left; Aurilia popped to shortstop;
Johnson flied to center; Rueter singled to center; Benard struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

CUBS 3RD: Trachsel struck out; Blauser walked; Morandini forced
Blauser (pitcher to shortstop); Grace flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Mueller grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds
struck out; Kent doubled to center; Burks grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

CUBS 4TH: Sosa walked; Hill forced Sosa (second to shortstop);
Rodriguez homered to right [Hill scored]; Alexander singled to
left; Servais homered to left-center [Alexander scored];
Trachsel grounded out (pitcher to first); Blauser homered to
left-center; Morandini grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Hayes grounded out (shortstop to first); Aurilia
homered to left; Johnson singled to center; DUNSTON BATTED FOR
RUETER; Dunston forced Johnson (third to second); Dunston was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Giants 2.

CUBS 5TH: DARWIN REPLACED DUNSTON (PITCHING); Grace flied to
right; Sosa grounded out (second to first); Hill struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Benard grounded out (first unassisted); Mueller
struck out; Bonds popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Giants 2.

CUBS 6TH: Rodriguez doubled to right; Alexander singled to
center [Rodriguez to third]; Servais reached on a fielder's
choice [Alexander to second, Rodriguez out at home (pitcher to
catcher)]; Trachsel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Alexander to third, Servais to second]; Blauser flied to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: SOSA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON
REPLACED HILL (PLAYING CF); Kent grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burks grounded out (second to first); Hayes flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Giants 2.

CUBS 7TH: Morandini singled to left; Grace walked [Morandini to
second]; Sosa singled to third [Morandini scored (error by
Mueller) (no RBI), Grace to third]; SNOW REPLACED DARWIN
(PLAYING 1B); RODRIGUEZ REPLACED HAYES (PITCHING); Johnson
singled to right [Grace scored, Sosa to third]; Rodriguez
homered to right [Sosa scored, Johnson scored]; Alexander
singled to center; Servais grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Alexander out at second]; Trachsel grounded
out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Giants
2.

GIANTS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING LF); Aurilia
popped to third; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Snow
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Giants 2.

CUBS 8TH: Blauser grounded out (third to first); Morandini
grounded out (first unassisted); Grace singled to right; Sosa
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 10, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HEREDIA REPLACED TRACHSEL (PITCHING); CARTER BATTED
FOR BENARD; Carter struck out; Mueller flied to center; Bonds
walked; Kent grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 10, Giants 2.

CUBS 9TH: CARTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Johnson struck
out; Brown flied to left; Alexander popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: STEVENS REPLACED HEREDIA (PITCHING); Burks grounded
out (second to first); JAVIER BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Javier
grounded out (second to first); Aurilia grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 10, Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs            10  12   0    6
 Giants           2   7   1    5
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