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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 8, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on August 8, 1999 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Micah Bowie |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 38,296 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Paul Nauert 3B: Brian Gorman |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Russ Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Matt Mieske | Left Fielder |
| Randy Knorr | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chad Meyers | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Jose Nieves | Shortstop |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Micah Bowie | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 8, 1999
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bowie
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bowie
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bowie
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bowie
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Hampton
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Hampton
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hampton
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bowie
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mieske vs. Bowie
Mieske hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knorr vs. Bowie
Knorr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Bowie
Bogar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hampton
Grace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hampton
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hampton
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Hampton
Nieves hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Hampton
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to third. Nieves moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Bowie vs. Hampton
Bowie takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez scores. Nieves moves to third. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Meyers vs. Hampton
Meyers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Bowie
Hampton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bowie
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowie
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Bowie
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Bowie
Bell takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Bowie
Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Johnson scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Mieske vs. Bowie
Mieske hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Knorr vs. Bowie
Knorr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Everett moves to third. Mieske moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bogar vs. Bowie
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Hampton
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Hampton
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Hampton
Grace hits a popup towards third. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Blauser. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Bowie
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bowie
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bowie
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hampton
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hampton
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Hampton
Nieves strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bowie
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bowie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Bowie
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Bagwell steals third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Bowie
Everett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mieske vs. Bowie
Mieske hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Knorr vs. Bowie
Knorr strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bogar vs. Bowie
Bogar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Hampton
Santiago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowie vs. Hampton
Bowie bunts towards the mound. Hampton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Hampton
Meyers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Meyers reaches second base with a double. Santiago moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Blauser vs. Hampton
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Santiago scores. Meyers moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Hampton
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Bowie
Hampton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Bowie
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowie
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Beck
Rod Beck now pitching.
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hampton
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hampton
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hampton
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Hampton
Nieves hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Hampton
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beck
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Beck
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mieske vs. Beck
Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hampton
Richard Hidalgo now playing left field. Manny Alexander pinch hits for Rod Beck.
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Hampton
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Hampton
Blauser strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Hampton
There's a wild pitch. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Hampton
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Rain
Steve Rain now pitching. Paul Bako pinch hits for Randy Knorr.
Bako hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Rain
Bogar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bako moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spiers vs. Rain
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Mike Hampton.
The ball gets by Santiago for a passed ball. Bako scores. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Rain
Spiers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bogar scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Rain
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rain
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Rain
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Rain
Bell takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Rain
Santiagodrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Biggio. The throw to Rain covering the plate. The slide. Biggio is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching. Paul Bako now catching. Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hidalgo throws the ball in to Biggio who tags Grace, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Powell
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Powell
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Hidalgo throws the ball in to Bogar who relays the ball to Biggio who tags Rodriguez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Serafini
Dan Serafini now pitching.
Everett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Serafini
Hidalgo hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Serafini
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serafini fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Serafini
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Powell
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Powell
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Powell
Mickey Morandini pinch hits for Dan Serafini.
Morandini hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Powell
Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Chad Meyers.
Hill takes first base on ball four. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Houston vs. Powell
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Jeff Blauser.
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bogar fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1999 -- Houston at Chicago (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 1 0 0 Meyers C, cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Hill G, ph 0 0 0 0
Powell J, p 0 0 0 0 Blauser J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Bagwell J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Houston T, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell D, rf 3 1 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 0 0 0
Everett C, cf 3 0 2 3 Grace M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mieske M, lf 4 0 2 1 Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hidalgo R, lf 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 3 1 1 0
Knorr R, c 3 0 2 0 Nieves J, ss 4 0 2 0
Bako P, ph-c 2 1 1 0 Santiago B, c 3 1 1 0
Bogar T, ss 5 1 1 0 Bowie M, p 1 0 0 1
Hampton M, p 3 0 1 0 Beck R, p 0 0 0 0
Spiers B, ph-3b 1 0 1 1 Alexander M, ph 0 0 0 0
Rain S, p 0 0 0 0
Serafini D, p 0 0 0 0
Morandini M, ph 1 0 1 0
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38 6 14 5 31 2 7 2
Houston 003 010 020 -- 6
Chicago 010 010 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M (W) 7.0 4 2 2 6 5
Powell J 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bowie M (L) 5.1 10 4 4 3 5
Beck R 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Rain S 1.0 4 2 2 1 1
Serafini D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Houston 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 11, Chicago 9
2B -- Meyers C
SB -- Bagwell J
HBP -- by Serafini D (Everett C)
WP -- Hampton M
PB -- Santiago B
T -- 3:04
A -- 38296
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