Cubs head to playoffs for first time since ’89
Chicago hasn 7 been to the
Series since 1945 and
hasn’t won one in 90years
By Rick Gano
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Now, Steve Tra
chsel will be remembered for
more than giving up a historic
home run. He’s pitched those lov
able losers, the Chicago Cubs, into
the playoffs.
With a home run boost from
castoff Gary Gaetti and two key
singles by Sammy Sosa, the Cubs
beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3
Monday night to win the frenetic
one-game playoff for the NL wild
card spot.
They survived despite a three
run rally in the ninth by the Gi
ants. Barry Bonds, who grounded
out with the bases loaded to end
the seventh, came up again with
the bases loaded but managed
only a sacrifice fly.
The Cubs haven’t been to a
World Series since 1945 and
haven't won one in 90 years, yet
they’re going to the postseason for
the first time since 1989.
And now it’s on to Atlanta, an
extension of one of the most excit
ing seasons in their storied, some
times laughable, always eventful,
history. The Cubs, who won six of
nine from the Braves, play Game
1 Wednesday.
Trachsel (15-8), who surren
dered Mark McGwire’s 62nd
home run, didn’t give up a hit un
til pinch-hitter Brent Mayne sin
gled with one out in the seventh.
Trailing 4-0, the Giants went on
to load the bases with two outs
and brought Bonds to the plate.
But the three-time MVP, who has
struggled in the postseason,
grounded out against reliever Fe
lix Heredia and
slammed his hel
met to the
ground.
In the ninth,
reliever Kevin
Tapani gave up a
pair of leadoff singles. That
brought on Terry Mulholland,
who went eight innings and
threw 121 pitches Sunday.
Stan Javier hit an RBI single
and pinch-hitter Ellis Burks
walked, loaded the bases with no
outs and the score 5-1. But Bonds
flied out, and then Rod Beck
earned his 51st save, getting Jeff
Kent on an RBI forceout and retir
ing Joe Carter on a popup.
It was Carter’s final at-bat in the
majors. At 38, the hero of the 1993
World Series is retiring.
The Cubs nearly did not get this
far, losing six of their previous
eight games, including Sunday's
finale in Houston. But they were
saved when Colorado rallied from
a 7-0 deficit to beat the Giants 9-8,
forcing the first one-game playoff
in the NL since 1980.
Trachsel and Giants starter
Mark Gardner kept it scoreless
until the fifth inning.
Henry Rodriguez singled and
then the balding Gaetti lifted a
two-run homer to left, his 19th of
the season and eighth since join
ing the Cubs on Aug. 19 — his
40th birthday — after his release
by St. Louis.
Gaetti raised his arms in tri
umph as the ball landed in the
left-field seats and after a delay as
fans littered the field, he emerged
from the dugout for a Sosa-like
curtain call.
Singles by Lance Johnson and
Sosa drove out Gardner (13-6) in
the sixth. Rich Rodriguez relieved
and after Grace walked to load the
bases, Matt Mieske, called up
from the minors earlier this
month, lined a two-run single to
right for a 4-0 lead.
Sosa went 2-for-4 with a pair of
singles, scoring in the eighth on
Jose Mesa’s wild pitch.
Sosa finished the regular sea
son, because this game’s numbers
counted, with 66 home runs, trail
ing McGwire’s 70. But Sosa gets
something McGwire doesn’t — a
chance to play into October.
Trachsel hadn’t won since Aug.
28 and had given up eight homers
in his previous four starts.
The slow-delivering right-han
der, whose long pauses between
pitches served to take the
charged-up crowd at Wrigley out
of the game, struggled with his
control.
He loaded the bases by hitting a
batter and walking two in the
fourth before slipping a called
third strike past Brian Johnson.
By the end of five, he’d already
thrown 96 pitches.
Trachsel allowed just one hit in
6 1-3 innings, walking six and
striking out six.
After Mayne singled, Trachsel
walked pinch-hitter Armando
Rios and was replaced by Matt
Karchner.
After another reserve, left field
er Orlando Merced, reached into
the seats to pluck Javier’s foul fly,
ex-Cub Shawon Dunston got an
infield single to load the bases.
But Bonds bounced out to end
the threat. Bonds, a career .200
hitter in four postseason series,
went O-for-4 with a sacrifice fly.
Monday night’s game was the
first one-game playoff in the Na
tional League since 1980 when
the Houston Astros beat the
Dodgers 7-1 to win the NL West.
In 1995, Seattle beat the Angels 9
1 in a one-game showdown for
the AL West.
Playoff roundup
GAME 1 SAN DIEGO AT HOUSTON:
(1:07 p.m. ESPN) Today
GAME 2 SAN DIEGO AT HOUSTON:
(1:07 p.m. ESPN)Thursday
GAME 3 HOUSTON AT SAN DIEGO:
(TBA) Saturday
GAME 4 HOUSTON AT SAN DIEGO:
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GAME5 SAN DIEGO AT HOUSTON:
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GAME 1 TEXAS AT NEW YORK:
(5:07 p.m. Fox) Today
GAME 2 TEXAS AT NEW YORK:
(5:07 p.m. NBC) Wednesday
GAME 3 NEW YORK ATTEXAS:
(5:07 p.m. NBC) Friday
GAME 4 NEW YORK AT TEXAS:
(TBA) Saturday if necessary
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(TBA) Sunday if necessary
GAME 1 BOSTON AT CLEVELAND:
(10:07 a.m. ESPN) Today
GAME 2 BOSTON AT CLEVELAND:
(10:07 a.m. ESPN) Wednesday
GAME 3 CLEVELAND AT BOSTON:
(1:07 p.m. ESPN) Friday
GAME4 CLEVELAND AT BOSTON:
(TBA) Saturday if necessary
GAME 5 BOSTON AT CLEVELAND:
(TBA) Sunday if necessary
GAME1 CHICAGO AT ATLANTA:
(1.07 p.m. ESPN) Wednesday
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(5:07 a.m. Fox) Thursday
GAME 3 ATLANTA AT CHICAGO:
(TBA) Saturday
GAME 4 ATLANTA AT CHICAGO:
(TBA) Sunday if necessary
GAME 5 CHICAGO AT ATLANTA
(TBA) Monday if necessary
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