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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 5

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Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 5

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Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1998 (D) at Wrigley Field

SF  N    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5  9  1
CHI N    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   6 12  0
BATTING
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Benard rf                     5   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Aurilia ss                    5   0   2   1       0   1       1   3
Bonds lf                      4   2   1   0       1   0       4   0
Kent 2b                       4   2   2   2       1   0       1   4
Burks cf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Hayes 1b                      4   0   1   2       0   1       8   1
  Snow 1b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Mueller 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Johnson c                     4   1   1   0       0   2       4   0
Hershiser p                   1   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
  Johnstone p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Javier ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mesa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dunston ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nen p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   5       4   6      25  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mueller.
E: Kent (16).
BATTING - 
2B: Johnson (6,off Wood); Hayes (8,off Karchner).
HR: Kent (21,6th inning off Wood 1 on 0 out).
SH: Burks (5,off Karchner).
Team LOB: 8.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Johnson cf                    5   1   3   1       0   0       3   0
Morandini 2b                  4   1   0   0       1   0       2   2
Sosa rf                       5   2   3   3       0   1       4   0
Grace 1b                      4   1   0   0       1   0       8   0
Rodriguez lf                  5   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Hernandez ss,3b               5   0   3   1       0   0       2   2
Houston c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
  Hill ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Servais c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gaetti 3b                     1   1   1   0       1   0       0   1
  Alexander pr,ss             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wood p                        2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mulholland p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Karchner p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Brown ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Stevens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heredia p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   6  12   6       4   3      27   6
BATTING - 
2B: Johnson (1,off Johnstone).
HR: Sosa (49,5th inning off Hershiser 1 on 1 out).
SH: Wood (8,off Hershiser).
HBP: Gaetti (6,by Hershiser).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Sosa (16,2nd base off Hershiser/Johnson).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hershiser                     4.2   6   4   4   2   1   1  24
Johnstone                     1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rodriguez                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Mesa                          1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Nen L(7-4)                    0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8.1  12   6   6   4   3   1  42
WP: Mesa (6).
HBP: Hershiser (12,Gaetti).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Johnstone 2-0.
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Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wood                          6     5   3   3   3   3   1  26
Mulholland                    1     1   2   2   1   2   0   5
Karchner                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Stevens                       0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3
Heredia W(1-3)                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     9   5   5   4   6   1  40
Mulholland faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Karchner 2-2; Heredia 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Pat Connors
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 39059
Starting Lineups:

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs             
1. Benard              rf        Johnson             cf
2. Aurilia             ss        Morandini           2b
3. Bonds               lf        Sosa                rf
4. Kent                2b        Grace               1b
5. Burks               cf        Rodriguez           lf
6. Hayes               1b        Hernandez           ss
7. Mueller             3b        Houston             c
8. Johnson             c         Gaetti              3b
9. Hershiser           p         Wood                p

GIANTS 1ST: Benard popped to second; Aurilia grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Morandini
flied to center; Sosa flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kent walked; Burks forced Kent (shortstop to
second); Hayes lined to right; Mueller popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Grace grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Johnson doubled to left; Hershiser struck out;
Benard flied to center; Aurilia singled to right [Johnson
scored]; Bonds flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Houston grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaetti
walked; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gaetti
to second]; Johnson singled to right [Gaetti scored]; Morandini
walked [Johnson to second]; Sosa singled to right [Johnson
scored, Morandini to third]; Sosa stole second; Grace grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Kent popped to first; Burks lined to left; Hayes was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Rodriguez struck out; Hernandez singled to left;
Houston flied to center [Hernandez to second]; Gaetti was hit by
a pitch; Wood forced Gaetti (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Mueller lined to shortstop; Johnson popped to first;
Hershiser walked; Benard singled to right [Hershiser to second];
Aurilia flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Johnson singled to center; Morandini forced Johnson
(first to shortstop); Sosa homered to left-center [Morandini
scored]; Grace grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez reached
on an error by Kent; Hernandez singled to left [Rodriguez to
second]; JOHNSTONE REPLACED HERSHISER (PITCHING); Houston flied
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds singled to right; Kent homered to left [Bonds
scored]; Burks grounded out (third to first); Hayes grounded out
(second to first); Mueller walked; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Gaetti singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR GAETTI; On a
bunt Wood made an out to catcher; Johnson doubled to right
[Alexander to third]; Morandini lined into a double play (third
unassisted) [Alexander out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Giants 3, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 7TH: HERNANDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JAVIER BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE;
MULHOLLAND REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Javier was called out on
strikes; Benard flied to left; Aurilia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Sosa struck out;
Grace flied to left; Rodriguez singled to center; Hernandez
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds walked; Kent singled to left [Bonds to
second]; KARCHNER REPLACED MULHOLLAND (PITCHING); Burks out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bonds to third, Kent to
second]; Hayes doubled to center [Bonds scored, Kent scored];
Mueller flied to center [Hayes to third]; Johnson struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: MESA REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); HILL BATTED FOR
HOUSTON; Hill struck out; Alexander flied to left; BROWN BATTED
FOR KARCHNER; Brown walked; Mesa threw a wild pitch [Brown to
third]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 4.

GIANTS 9TH: STEVENS REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); SERVAIS REPLACED
HILL (PLAYING C ); DUNSTON BATTED FOR MESA; Dunston flied to
right; Benard singled to left; Aurilia singled to left [Benard
to second]; HEREDIA REPLACED STEVENS (PITCHING); Bonds grounded
out (first unassisted) [Benard to third, Aurilia to second];
Kent flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: SNOW REPLACED HAYES (PLAYING 1B); NEN REPLACED DUNSTON
(PITCHING); Morandini grounded out (second to first); Sosa
singled to center; Grace walked [Sosa to second]; Rodriguez
singled to right [Sosa scored, Grace to third]; Hernandez
singled to right [Grace scored, Rodriguez to second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Giants           5   9   1    8
 Cubs             6  12   0   11
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