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August 7, 1996

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Mets 6 10 0
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Alvaro Espinoza Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .000 .289
At Bats 3 141
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 14

Kent Bottenfield Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1996
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Single
Kent Bottenfield
Mike Hubbard
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Leo Gomez
Jose Hernandez
Luis Gonzalez
Scott Bullett
Sammy Sosa
Alvaro Espinoza
Count: 3-1, 1 Out
Count: 3-1, 1 Out

Espinoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Bottenfield fires to first and picks off Johnson.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gomez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Doug Henry now pitching. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Carl Everett pinch hits for Paul Byrd. Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Hubbard now catching. Ordonez hits a popup into right field. Sosa picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Sosa. Alfonzo goes all the way around to score. Ordonez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Petagine scores. There goes Mayne trying to get to home. Bullett throws the ball in to Servais who tags Mayne who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 6 Mayne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mayne reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Petagine moves to third.
Top 6 Larry Casian now pitching. Petagine is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to second.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilkey scores.
Top 6 Turk Wendell now pitching. There goes Gilkey. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Gilkey steals second.
Top 6 Gilkey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Paul Byrd now pitching. Bullett hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Bobby Jones. Tomberlin hits a line drive into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ordonez hits a fly ball for a double play.
Top 5 Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayne moves to third.
Top 5 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg.
Bottom 4 Telemaco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Sosa hits a popup into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Petagine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telemaco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bullett strikes out.
Bottom 3 Telemaco strikes out.
Top 3 Espinoza hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones bunts in front of the plate. Servais fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second.
Top 3 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telemaco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Petagine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alfonzo hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayne hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Petagine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Telemaco covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bullett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.
Top 1 Gilkey strikes out.
Top 1 Espinoza hits a fly ball into center field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.