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August 10, 1973

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Astros 6 11 0
Cubs 3 5 1
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Astros 6 11 0
Cubs 3 5 1

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .258
OBP .250 .307
At Bats 3 442
Hits 0 114
• Singles 0 91
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 13
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 27

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 12
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Wrigley Field - August 10, 1973
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Jack Aker
Adrian Garrett
Jim Hickman
Paul Popovich
Carmen Fanzone
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Roger Metzger
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Jack Aker now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Popovich strikes out.
Bottom 8 Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 8 Andre Thornton pinch hits for Bob Locker. Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Thornton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wynn strikes out.
Top 8 Forsch hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Helms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second.
Top 8 Edwards is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fanzone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Popovich scores. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 7 Monday is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson strikes out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Bob Locker now pitching. Paul Popovich now playing second base. Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pat Bourque pinch hits for Dave Rosello. Bourque hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Hickman scores. Fanzone moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fanzone takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. May moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 6 Helms is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Edwards bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. May moves to second.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 6 Ray Burris now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gene Hiser pinch hits for Burt Hooton. Hiser is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fanzone strikes out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Richard moves to second.
Top 4 Richard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. There goes Watson trying to get to second. Williams throws the ball in to Rosello who tags Watson for the out. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Fanzone. Wynn moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adrian Garrett now catching. Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 2 Adrian Garrett pinch runs for Ken Rudolph. Hooton takes first base on ball four. Garrett moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rudolph is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fanzone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fanzone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fanzone takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hooton fires to first and picks off Richard.
Top 2 Richard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to second.
Top 2 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 May hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second.
Bottom 1 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.