Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 1
Bell rf 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Spiers 3b 5 1 1 1
Alou lf 4 2 0 0
Everett cf 4 2 3 3
Gutierrez ss 4 0 2 2
  Nitkowski p 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 2 2 1
Lima p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 11 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 1 1 3
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez lf 3 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Orie 3b 1 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 3b,cf 4 1 1 1
Servais c 4 2 1 1
Clark p 1 0 0 0
  Mieske lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Houston 010 200 52010110
Chicago 030 100 001563
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (5-1) 6.0 4 4 4 2 7
  Nitkowski  SV (2) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (2-4) 6.2 7 6 6 3 6
  Adams   0.1 2 2 1 1 0
  Telemaco   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
9
4
6

  E–Morandini 2 (3), Blauser (3).  2B–Houston Everett (5,off Clark); Gutierrez (8,off Clark); Spiers (7,off Adams).  HR–Houston Ausmus (2,8th inning off Telemaco 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (3,8th inning off Telemaco 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Brown (3,2nd inning off Lima 2 on, 2 out); Hernandez (3,4th inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out); Servais (2,9th inning off Nitkowski 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Ausmus (3,by Clark).  SH–Clark (5,off Lima).  SB–Everett (5,2nd base off Clark/Servais); Gutierrez (3,2nd base off Clark/Servais); Ausmus (2,2nd base off Clark/Servais); Sosa (8,2nd base off Lima/Ausmus).  IBB–Clark (2,Ausmus).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:44.  A–21,431.
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