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April 16, 1998

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Mike Sweeney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .231
OBP .333 .302
At Bats 3 39
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 3

T.J. Mathews Season Stats

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0 2 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 16, 1998
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Out
T.J. Mathews
Mike Macfarlane
Matt Stairs
Scott Spiezio
Mike Blowers
Kurt Abbott
Jack Voigt
Jason McDonald
Ben Grieve
Mike Sweeney
Shane Mack
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

Sweeney hits a popup into left field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mack hits a line drive off the glove of Stairs, and into shallow right field. Mack reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Abbott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Voigt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. Giambi goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Stairs hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grieve strikes out.
Top 8 King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Palmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Morris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Voigt. Morris reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Young hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blowers strikes out.
Bottom 7 McDonald takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Rios covering. Safe. Macfarlane scores.
Bottom 7 Danny Rios now pitching. Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Giambi scores. Macfarlane moves to third.
Bottom 7 Voigt takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to third. Macfarlane moves to second.
Bottom 7 Macfarlane hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 7 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mike Blowers now playing third base. Sutton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Stairs hits a popup into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Blowers pinch runs for Dave Magadan. Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 6 Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 There goes McDonald. The throw from Sweeney and he is out, Martinez applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Ernie Young now playing center field. McDonald hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mack strikes out.
Top 6 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Morris moves to second.
Top 6 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Damon moves to third.
Top 6 Mike Macfarlane now catching. Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stairs fields the ball and throws to Candiotti covering. Safe. Damon moves to second.
Top 6 Offerman hits a line drive into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Damon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Abbott strikes out.
Bottom 5 Voigt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martinez strikes out.
Top 5 Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first, with Candiotti covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jim Pittsley now pitching. Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Grieve takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Offerman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Offerman. McDonald moves to third.
Bottom 4 McDonald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiezio for the out.
Bottom 4 Abbott strikes out.
Top 4 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Morris scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman tags and scores. Morris tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Morris bunts towards third. Magadan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Magadan. Offerman moves to third. Morris moves to second.
Top 4 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Voigt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hinch bunts towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Magadan scores.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Damon hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McDonald hits a popup into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Belcher covering. Safe. Hinch moves to third.
Bottom 2 Abbott hits a popup into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Voigt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmer.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mack is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McDonald hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stairs scoops it up and throws to first, with Candiotti covering, for the out.
Top 1 Offerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Damon strikes out. Hinch drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Damon out.