Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, Chicago Cubs 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
Alou cf 3 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 0 2 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 3 1 2 0
Rodriguez lf 2 0 0 1
  Hernandez lf 1 0 0 1
Blauser ss 3 0 2 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
Wood p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 8 2
Houston 000 000 000011
Chicago 010 000 01x280
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L (2-3) 8.0 8 2 1 2 10
Totals
8.0
8
2
1
2
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (3-2) 9.0 1 0 0 0 20
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
20

  E–Clark (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (7,off Reynolds); Blauser (4,off Reynolds).  SH–Reynolds (3,off Wood).  HBP–Biggio (3,by Wood).  SF–Rodriguez (1,off Reynolds).  CS–Hernandez (1,2nd base by Reynolds/Ausmus).  BK–Wood (2).  HBP–Wood (3,Biggio).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:19.  A–15,758.
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