Chicago Cubs vs Florida Marlins
April 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 2, 1998 at Pro Player Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, Florida Marlins 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 1 1
Sosa rf 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 0 2 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 1 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 2 2 1
Orie 3b 5 1 2 0
Houston c 4 2 2 4
Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 2 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 1 1 2
  Van Ryn p 0 0 0 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Floyd lf 3 2 1 2
Renteria ss 3 1 0 0
Jackson 1b 5 1 2 1
Sheffield rf 4 1 2 3
  Berg pr 0 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 4 1 2 0
Johnson c 4 1 0 0
Counsell 2b 3 0 0 0
Booty 3b 3 0 1 1
Medina p 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
  Lee ph 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7
Chicago 010 402 0018120
Florida 600 100 000781
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez   0.0 3 6 6 4 0
  Telemaco   5.0 2 1 1 3 4
  Van Ryn   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Patterson  W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Beck  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
9
6
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Medina   5.0 7 5 5 3 4
  Sanchez   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Alfonseca   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Darensbourg   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Powell  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
10

  E–Jackson (1).  DP–Chicago 2, Florida 1.  2B–Chicago Orie (3,off Medina), Florida Kotsay (1,off Gonzalez); Sheffield (1,off Pisciotta).  3B–Chicago Johnson (2,off Medina).  HR–Chicago Houston (1,4th inning off Medina 2 on, 1 out); Alexander (1,6th inning off Sanchez 1 on, 0 out), Florida Sheffield (2,1st inning off Gonzalez 2 on, 0 out); Floyd (2,4th inning off Telemaco 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Grace (1,by Powell); Renteria (1,by VanRyn).  SH–Kotsay (1,off Beck).  SB–Renteria (1,2nd base off VanRyn/Houston).  BK–Sanchez (1).  HBP–VanRyn (1,Renteria); Powell (1,Grace).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:03.  A–17,209.
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