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August 18, 1998

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Cardinals 1 5 1
Cubs 2 6 0
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Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .312
OBP .000 .383
At Bats 2 480
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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Kent Mercker
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Fernando Tatis
Placido Polanco
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
Brian Jordan
Sammy Sosa
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Sosa hits a line drive towards third. Tatis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Bottom 5 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 5 Morandini strikes out.
Top 5 Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Tatis. The throw from Servais and he is out, Alexander applying the tag.
Top 5 Marrero strikes out.
Top 5 Tatis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Trachsel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Jordan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jordan. Hernandez moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gant strikes out.
Top 4 Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Alexander 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 3 Morandini hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DeShields hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trachsel hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Servais for the out. Hill scores. Hernandez moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Hill moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sosa hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.