Game 9 - 3/31/98 - Cubs 5, Marlins 2

BOXSCORE: 1998 Chicago (NL) Cubs At 1998 Florida Marlins            3/31/1998
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Marlins            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Johnson CF        5  0  1  1 .200     C.Floyd LF          4  1  3  0 .750  
  M.Morandini 2B      3  0  1  1 .333     E.Renteria SS       4  1  0  1 .000  
  S.Sosa RF           4  0  0  0 .000     R.Jackson 1B        4  0  1  0 .250  
  M.Grace 1B          3  1  1  0 .333     G.Sheffield RF      3  0  1  1 .333  
  H.Rodriguez LF      2  1  1  2 .500     M.Kotsay CF         4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Blauser SS        4  0  0  0 .000     C.Johnson C         4  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Orie 3B           4  1  1  0 .250     C.Counsell 2B       3  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Servais C         4  1  1  0 .250     J.Booty 3B          3  0  1  0 .333  
  K.Tapani P          2  0  0  0 .000     L.Hernandez P       2  0  0  0 .000  
B-B.Brown PH          1  1  1  11.000     J.Powell P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Beck P            0  0  0  0 ----   A-D.Lee PH            1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          A.Alfonseca P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  5  7  5                 Totals      32  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Powell In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Tapani In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 1 0  0 2 0  0 1 1  -  5  7  0
Marlins......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
 
Cubs (1-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Tapani WIN(1-0)         8       6   2   2   0   7   0  93   2.25
R.Beck SAVE(1st)          1       0   0   0   1   1   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9       6   2   2   1   8   0
 
Marlins (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.Hernandez LOSS(0-1)     6       5   3   3   2   4   1 111   4.50
J.Powell                  2       1   1   1   0   1   0  19   4.50
A.Alfonseca               1       1   1   1   0   1   1  14   9.00
Totals                    9       7   5   5   2   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,753 DATE- Tuesday, March 31st 1998 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5  Marlins: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Marlins: 0
DOUBLES- C.Floyd(1st), R.Jackson(1st), G.Sheffield(1st), J.Booty(1st)
TRIPLES- M.Grace(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Rodriguez(1st), B.Brown(1st)
RBIs- L.Johnson(1st), M.Morandini(1st), H.Rodriguez-2(2nd), B.Brown(1st),
      E.Renteria(1st), G.Sheffield(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Tapani
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Morandini, H.Rodriguez
WALKS- M.Grace, H.Rodriguez, G.Sheffield
STRIKE OUTS- L.Johnson, M.Morandini-2, S.Sosa, J.Blauser, S.Servais, E.Renteria,
             R.Jackson, M.Kotsay, C.Johnson-3, J.Booty, D.Lee
GIDP- E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- K.Tapani
PASSED BALLS- C.Johnson
2-out RBI- G.Sheffield, B.Brown
RLISP 2-out- M.Kotsay-2, L.Hernandez, S.Servais-2, C.Johnson
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 1 for 4  Marlins: 0 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Mickey Morandini robbed Craig Counsell of a base hit.
          Top 8th: Mark Kotsay robbed Henry Rodriguez of a Homerun!
 
In a good matchup it was the Chicago (NL) Cubs 5, the Florida Marlins 2 at Pro
Player Stadium.
 
Kevin Tapani(1-0) delivered a fine performance for Chicago (NL).  He was
reached for 6 hits and no walks in 8 innings.  Chicago (NL) had a total of 7
hits for the game.  
 
Rod Beck recorded his 1st save.  Livan Hernandez(0-1) was the losing pitcher.
He surrendered 5 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.