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August 27, 1996

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Cubs 5 6 1
Astros 6 8 0
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Cubs 5 6 1
Astros 6 8 0

Ryne Sandberg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .235
OBP .667 .304
At Bats 3 455
Hits 2 107
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 1 24
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 2 74

Xavier Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 4
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Astrodome - August 27, 1996
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Strikeout
Xavier Hernandez
Tony Eusebio
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Bill Spiers
Orlando Miller
James Mouton
Brian Hunter
Derek Bell
Ryne Sandberg
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Sandberg strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Turk Wendell now pitching. Miller strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mouton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Spiers. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Spiers steals second.
Bottom 8 Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hernandez. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bagwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Terry Adams now pitching. Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bullett. Biggio reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Todd Haney pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield. Haney hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 8 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Alvin Morman now pitching. Bullett strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Derrick May pinch hits for Danny Darwin. May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a line drive into right field. Bullett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mouton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Leo Gomez now playing third base. Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Bottenfield covering, for the out. Bell scores. Spiers moves to third.
Bottom 6 Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bagwell is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Servais hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 6 Magadan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Darwin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out.
Bottom 5 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Darwin strikes out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bullett bunts in front of the plate. Eusebio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a line drive towards the mound. Castillo catches it and throws to second to double up Mouton.
Bottom 4 Mouton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Mouton reaches second base with a double. Eusebio scores.
Bottom 4 Eusebio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Eusebio reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Spiers goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and has Bagwell trapped. There's the throw to Magadan and over to Sandberg, who tags Bagwell for the out. Bell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bullett. Bagwell reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Top 4 Castillo strikes out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Biggio hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Darwin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Magadan scores.
Top 3 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grace scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Magadan moves to second.
Top 3 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bullett strikes out.
Top 3 McRae 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 2 Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiers strikes out.
Top 2 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Servais hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunter hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Magadan 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 1 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Bullett strikes out.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.