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Bottom 7	R	H	E
Cubs	3	9	0
Mets	3	8	1

Bottom 7	R	H	E
Cubs	3	9	0
Mets	3	8	1

Edgardo Alfonzo Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average
OBP
At Bats
Hits
• Singles
• Doubles
• Triples
• Home Runs
Walks
RBI’s

Turk Wendell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	5	4

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Shea Stadium - July 17, 1997

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Pickoff

Turk Wendell

Tyler Houston

Mark Grace

Ryne Sandberg

Kevin Orie

Rey Sanchez

Doug Glanville

Brian McRae

Sammy Sosa

Edgardo Alfonzo

Lance Johnson

Count: 0-1, 1 Out

Count: 0-1, 2 Outs

Turk Wendell now pitching. Wendell fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Sanchez who tags Johnson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Alexander strikes out.

Bottom 7 Lance Johnson pinch hits for Mark Clark. Johnson hits a popup into center field for a base hit.

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

Top 7 Glanville hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Mulholland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Huskey scores.

Bottom 6 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to third.

Bottom 6 Everett hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Huskey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Huskey reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Gilkey hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 6 Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glanville throws the ball in to Grace who tags Alfonzo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lopez moves to third.

Bottom 5 Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Clark bunts towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sandberg covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second.

Bottom 5 Lopez is hit by the pitch.

Top 5 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Grace reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to second.

Bottom 4 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Glanville hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Mulholland strikes out. Pratt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mulholland out.

Top 4 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. Orie scores.

Top 4 Orie hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. Orie reaches third base with a triple.

Top 4 Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Alfonzo hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Clark takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McRae moves to third.

Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to second.

Top 3 McRae takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Lopez strikes out.

Bottom 2 Pratt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Huskey scores.

Bottom 2 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Bottom 2 Huskey hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Top 2 Glanville strikes out.

Top 2 Mulholland strikes out.

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

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

Bottom 1 Alfonzo hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Alexander hits a line drive towards the mound. Mulholland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Houston takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sandberg for the out. Grace moves to third.

Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Grace reaches second base with a double. McRae scores.

Top 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second.

Top 1 McRae bunts towards second. Lopez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Glanville scores.

Top 1 Glanville hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Glanville reaches second base with a double.

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Turk Wendell now pitching. Wendell fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Sanchez who tags Johnson for the out.

Cubs @ Mets
July 17, 1997