Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
April 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 0 1
Sosa rf 3 2 2 0
Grace 1b 4 0 2 1
Rodriguez lf 4 0 1 1
Blauser ss 3 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Servais ph 1 0 0 0
Houston c 3 0 1 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 1 0
Orie 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 4 2 2 0
Finley cf 3 1 0 0
Gwynn rf 5 3 5 2
Caminiti 3b 2 0 0 1
Vaughn lf 5 0 1 1
Sweeney 1b 4 0 2 1
  Cianfrocco 1b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 1 2 1
Sheets ss 3 0 1 0
Ashby p 3 0 0 0
  Giovanola ph 1 0 0 0
  Hitchcock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 6
Chicago 102 000 000381
San Diego 210 020 11x7132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (2-3) 5.0 9 5 5 4 2
  Patterson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta   0.2 2 1 0 2 0
  Mulholland   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
6
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  W (4-1) 7.0 7 3 3 0 2
  Hitchcock  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
2

  E–Houston (1), Sheets 2 (5).  DP–Chicago 2, San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Hernandez (2,off Clark).  3B–Chicago Brown (2,off Ashby).  HR–San Diego Gwynn (3,8th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Morandini (1,off Ashby); Caminiti (3,off Clark).  IBB–Sheets (1,by Clark).  SB–Sosa (6,2nd base off Ashby/Hernandez); Veras (6,2nd base off Clark/Houston); Sheets (2,2nd base off Pisciotta/Houston).  CS–Sosa (4,2nd base by Ashby/Hernandez).  WP–Pisciotta (1), Ashby (1).  IBB–Clark (1,Sheets).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:40.  A–21,024.
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