Final
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs Cubs Cubs CHC
67-55 6 Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Houston Astros Astros Astros HOU
75-47 4 Houston Astros
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Win Probability

CHC HOU
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Chicago Cubs Top 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brant Brown flies out to left fielder Moises Alou.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mickey Morandini grounds out to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Sammy Sosa singles on a line drive to center fielder Carl Everett.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Mark Grace called out on strikes.

Houston Astros Bottom 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio grounds out, third baseman Jose Hernandez to first baseman Mark Grace.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell flies out to right fielder Sammy Sosa.

Chicago Cubs Top 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Henry Rodriguez pops out to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jose Hernandez grounds out, second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Tyler Houston grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell lines out to center fielder Brant Brown.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett grounds out, shortstop Jeff Blauser to first baseman Mark Grace.

Chicago Cubs Top 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Blauser hit by pitch.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mark Clark strikes out on a foul bunt.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Brant Brown singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Jeff Blauser to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Mickey Morandini strikes out swinging.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Sammy Sosa strikes out swinging.

Houston Astros Bottom 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Sean Berry hits a home run (10).

    Chicago Cubs
    0
    Houston Astros
    1
  2. B
    S
    O

    Tony Eusebio singles on a line drive to right fielder Sammy Sosa.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Shane Reynolds strikes out on a foul bunt.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brant Brown. Tony Eusebio to 2nd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez grounds out, pitcher Mark Clark to first baseman Mark Grace. Tony Eusebio to 3rd. Craig Biggio to 2nd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell strikes out swinging.

Chicago Cubs Top 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mark Grace grounds out, first baseman Jeff Bagwell to pitcher Shane Reynolds.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Henry Rodriguez strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Hernandez strikes out swinging.

Houston Astros Bottom 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell lines out to center fielder Brant Brown.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou lines out to left fielder Henry Rodriguez.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett singles on a pop up to center fielder Brant Brown.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Sean Berry grounds out to first baseman Mark Grace.

Chicago Cubs Top 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tyler Houston strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Blauser hits a home run (4).

    Chicago Cubs
    1
    Houston Astros
    1
  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark Clark grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Brant Brown strikes out swinging.

Houston Astros Bottom 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tony Eusebio grounds out, third baseman Jose Hernandez to first baseman Mark Grace.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Reynolds strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio flies out to center fielder Brant Brown.

Chicago Cubs Top 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mickey Morandini singles on a line drive to center fielder Carl Everett.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Sammy Sosa doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Carl Everett. Mickey Morandini scores.

    Chicago Cubs
    2
    Houston Astros
    1
  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark Grace singles on a pop up to left fielder Moises Alou. Sammy Sosa to 3rd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Henry Rodriguez grounds out to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Mark Grace to 2nd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Jose Hernandez singles on a line drive to right fielder Derek Bell. Sammy Sosa scores. Mark Grace to 3rd.

    Chicago Cubs
    3
    Houston Astros
    1
  6. B
    S
    O

    Tyler Houston strikes out swinging.

  7. B
    S
    O

    Shane Reynolds intentionally walks Jeff Blauser. Jose Hernandez to 2nd.

  8. B
    S
    O

    Mark Clark singles on a line drive to center fielder Carl Everett. Mark Grace scores. Jose Hernandez scores. Jeff Blauser to 3rd.

    Chicago Cubs
    5
    Houston Astros
    1
  9. B
    S
    O

    Brant Brown flies out to left fielder Moises Alou.

Houston Astros Bottom 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez grounds out, third baseman Jose Hernandez to first baseman Mark Grace.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell hits a home run (18).

    Chicago Cubs
    5
    Houston Astros
    2
  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell hit by pitch.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou strikes out swinging.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett pops out to third baseman Jose Hernandez.

Chicago Cubs Top 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mickey Morandini grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Sammy Sosa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carl Everett.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark Grace singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carl Everett. Sammy Sosa scores.

    Chicago Cubs
    6
    Houston Astros
    2
  4. B
    S
    O

    Henry Rodriguez lines out to center fielder Carl Everett.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Jose Hernandez flies out to right fielder Derek Bell.

Houston Astros Bottom 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Sean Berry reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Jose Hernandez.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Tony Eusebio grounds out, second baseman Mickey Morandini to first baseman Mark Grace. Sean Berry to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Pete Incaviglia strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio flies out to center fielder Lance Johnson.

Chicago Cubs Top 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Scott Servais grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Blauser singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark Clark out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Mike Magnante to second baseman Craig Biggio. Jeff Blauser to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Brant Brown grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lance Johnson.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell grounds out, pitcher Mark Clark to first baseman Mark Grace. Derek Bell to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou hits a home run (33). Derek Bell scores.

    Chicago Cubs
    6
    Houston Astros
    4
  5. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett grounds out to first baseman Mark Grace.

Chicago Cubs Top 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mickey Morandini grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Sammy Sosa grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark Grace lines out to center fielder Carl Everett.

Houston Astros Bottom 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Sean Berry singles on a line drive to center fielder Lance Johnson.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Tony Eusebio grounds into a force out, first baseman Mark Grace to shortstop Jeff Blauser. Sean Berry out at 2nd. Tony Eusebio to 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Dave Clark flies out to center fielder Lance Johnson.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio walks. Brad Ausmus to 2nd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez grounds into a force out, third baseman Jose Hernandez to second baseman Mickey Morandini. Brad Ausmus to 3rd. Craig Biggio out at 2nd. Ricky Gutierrez to 1st.

Date
August 15, 1998 (Sat) @ 12:05 AM
Series
1 of 3
Venue
Astrodome
Attendance
45,040
First Pitch
12:05 AM
Duration
2h 53m
Weather
Dome / 72°F / Wind: 0 mph, mph

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