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July 3, 1996

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Cubs 1 4 2
Pirates 3 4 0
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Cubs 1 4 2
Pirates 3 5 0

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .281
OBP .000 .368
At Bats 2 253
Hits 0 71
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 33

Kent Bottenfield Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - July 3, 1996
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Single
Kent Bottenfield
Scott Servais
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Leo Gomez
Jose Hernandez
Luis Gonzalez
Brian McRae
Sammy Sosa
Orlando Merced
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

Kent Bottenfield now pitching. Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Garcia steals second.
Bottom 6 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez juggles the ball. That's an error on Gomez.
Bottom 6 Neagle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Castillo, and towards Hernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingery strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Hayes reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merced hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out.
Bottom 3 Neagle bunts towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neagle for the out. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Sandberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingery strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kingery out.
Bottom 2 Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merced hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castillo hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Servais strikes out.
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin strikes out. There goes Garcia. The throw from Servais to Hernandez, and Garcia is out.
Bottom 1 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sosa moves to third.
Top 1 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Grace scores.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.