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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Astros	6	14	0
Cubs	2	5	0

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Astros	6	14	0
Cubs	2	5	0

Gary Gaetti Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.194
OBP	.333	.267
At Bats	2	206
Hits	0	40
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	1	20
RBI’s	0	37

Jay Powell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	2	3

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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1999

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Strikeout

Jay Powell

Paul Bako

Jeff Bagwell

Craig Biggio

Bill Spiers

Tim Bogar

Richard Hidalgo

Carl Everett

Derek Bell

Gary Gaetti

Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Gaetti strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 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.

Top 8 Santiagodrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Biggio. The throw to Rain covering the plate. The slide. Biggio is out.

Top 8 Bell takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.

Top 8 Bagwell strikes out.

Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third.

Top 8 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Spiers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bogar scores.

Top 8 Bill Spiers pinch hits for Mike Hampton. The ball gets by Santiago for a passed ball. Bako scores. Bogar moves to second.

Top 8 Bogar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bako moves to third.

Top 8 Steve Rain now pitching. Paul Bako pinch hits for Randy Knorr. Bako hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Alexander moves to third.

Bottom 7 Blauser strikes out.

Bottom 7 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.

Bottom 7 Richard Hidalgo now playing left field. Manny Alexander pinch hits for Rod Beck. Alexander takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Mieske hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Everett takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Santiago strikes out.

Bottom 6 Nieves hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second.

Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Mieske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second.

Top 6 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Hampton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 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.

Bottom 5 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.

Bottom 5 Bowie bunts towards the mound. Hampton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Santiago takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Bogar strikes out.

Top 5 Knorr strikes out.

Top 5 Mieske hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Everett moves to third.

Top 5 Everett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bagwell scores.

Top 5 There goes Bagwell. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Bagwell steals third.

Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to second.

Top 5 Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Nieves strikes out.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 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.

Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 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.

Bottom 3 Grace hits a popup towards third. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Blauser.

Bottom 3 Sosa strikes out.

Bottom 3 Blauser takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 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.

Top 3 Mieske hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Everett moves to second.

Top 3 Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Johnson scores. Bell moves to second.

Top 3 Bell takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.

Top 3 Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio moves to third.

Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second.

Top 3 Biggio takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Hampton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Meyers strikes out.

Bottom 2 Bowie takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez scores. Nieves moves to third. Santiago moves to second.

Bottom 2 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.

Bottom 2 Nieves hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.

Bottom 2 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Grace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bogar strikes out.

Top 2 Knorr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Mieske hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Everett strikes out.

Bottom 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Bottom 1 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Biggio strikes out.

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