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April 18, 1998

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 18, 1998
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Stolen Base
Billy Taylor
Mike Macfarlane
Dave Magadan
Rafael Bournigal
Mike Blowers
Kurt Abbott
Rickey Henderson
Jack Voigt
Ben Grieve
Mike Sweeney
Shane Mack
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs

There goes Mack. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Mack steals third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Larry Sutton pinch hits for Ernie Young. Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second.
Top 9 Mack hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dave Magadan now playing first base. King strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Offerman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Matt Stairs pinch hits for Kevin Mitchell. Matt Whisenant now pitching. Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Voigt bunts towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brian Bevil now pitching. Mike Sweeney now catching. Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Billy Taylor now pitching. Palmer hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morris takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Offerman. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Offerman steals second.
Top 8 Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third.
Top 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Sweeney pinch runs for Sal Fasano. T.J. Mathews now pitching. Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fasano is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Bournigal hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Macfarlane takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Abbott hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Mack hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Grieve hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Voigt hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Offerman scores. There goes Morris trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 6 Morris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second.
Top 6 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a popup into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bournigal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Macfarlane takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Abbott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mack. Abbott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fasano strikes out.
Top 5 Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jack Voigt now playing center field. King hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fasano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McDonald hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mack. McDonald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a popup into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Palmer strikes out.
Top 4 Morris strikes out.
Top 4 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bournigal 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 3 Macfarlane strikes out.
Bottom 3 Abbott strikes out.
Top 3 Damon hits a popup towards third. Blowers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blowers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Top 2 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rusch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McDonald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Rogers Morris moves to second.
Top 1 Morris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.