Cardinals @ Cubs
August 18, 1998

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cardinals	1	3	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cardinals	1	3	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.314
OBP	.000	.384
At Bats	0	478
Hits	0	150
• Singles	0	85
• Doubles	0	18
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	47
Walks	0	57
RBI’s	0	119

Kent Mercker Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	9	0

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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1998

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Out

Kent Mercker

Eli Marrero

Mark McGwire

Delino DeShields

Fernando Tatis

Placido Polanco

Ron Gant

Ray Lankford

Brian Jordan

Sammy Sosa

Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Sosa hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Mercker strikes out.

Top 2 Marrero hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Tatis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lankford scores.

Top 2 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lankford moves to third.

Top 2 Lankford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Lankford reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Alexander takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 McGwire strikes out. Servais throws to third, and they've got DeShields trapped. The throw to Grace, and DeShields is tagged out for the double play.

Top 1 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeShields moves to third.

Top 1 DeShields hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. DeShields reaches second base with a double.

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