Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Lockhart 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 1 2 1
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 1
Klesko lf 4 0 1 0
Lopez c 3 0 2 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 3 0 1 0
Neagle p 1 0 0 0
  Bautista ph 1 0 0 0
  Cather p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowery cf 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 0
Blauser ss 4 1 1 0
Mieske rf 4 1 3 1
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Alexander 3b 3 1 1 1
  Hernandez 3b 1 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 2 1
Tapani p 2 0 1 1
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Atlanta 000 100 001270
Chicago 000 004 00x4110
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  L (7-2) 7.0 11 4 4 1 8
  Cather   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
1
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (7-3) 7.1 6 1 1 1 3
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Beck  SV (15) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  HR–Atlanta C Jones (15,4th inning off Tapani 0 on, 1 out); Galarraga (19,9th inning off Beck 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Neagle (3,off Tapani); Tapani (2,off Neagle).  SB–C Jones (5,2nd base off Tapani/Servais).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:23.  A–29,285.
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