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May 14, 1997

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Rockies 9 9 2
Pirates 15 13 0
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Rockies 9 9 2
Pirates 15 13 0

Kevin Elster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .227
OBP .400 .333
At Bats 4 132
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 1 23

Bruce Ruffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 6
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Three Rivers Stadium - May 14, 1997
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Out
Bruce Ruffin
Kirt Manwaring
Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Ellis Burks
Quinton McCracken
Larry Walker
Kevin Elster
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 8 Allensworth takes first base on ball four. Womack moves to second.
Bottom 8 Womack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bruce Ruffin now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Randa scores. Young moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kevin Young pinch hits for Marc Wilkins. Young hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Young reaches second base with a double. Kendall scores. Guillen scores. Randa moves to third.
Bottom 8 Randa takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to third. Guillen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Guillen bunts towards third. Castilla fields it and has Elster trapped. There's the throw to Weiss who tags Elster for the out. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Johnson scores. Elster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Steve Reed now pitching. Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Ellis Burks now playing left field. Elster takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Munoz takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Weiss reaches second base with a double. Castilla scores. Manwaring goes all the way around to score. Weiss moves to third.
Top 8 Manwaring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castilla moves to third.
Top 8 Castilla takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Marc Wilkins now pitching. Bichette bunts towards the mound. Wilkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Allensworth strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Womack. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Womack steals second.
Bottom 7 Mike Munoz now pitching. Womack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cummings scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Cummings moves to second.
Bottom 7 Midre Cummings pinch hits for Dave Wainhouse. Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Guillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walker strikes out.
Top 7 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeff McCurry now pitching. Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jerry DiPoto. Vander Wal hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dave Wainhouse now pitching. Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. Sveum moves to third.
Bottom 5 Womack hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Guillen scores. Sveum moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dale Sveum pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza. Sveum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Kendall scores. Guillen moves to third.
Bottom 5 Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Randa takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to third. Guillen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Guillen is hit by the pitch. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bichette hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Loaiza covering, for the out.
Top 5 Burks strikes out.
Bottom 4 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Allensworth reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Womack bunts towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Young hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wright strikes out.
Top 4 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out.
Bottom 3 Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Loaiza for the out.
Bottom 3 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guillen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Weiss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Manwaring hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Castilla hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Castilla reaches second base with a double. Galarraga scores.
Top 3 Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen who is chasing the ball. Galarraga reaches third base with a triple. Burks scores. Walker goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. Burks moves to second.
Top 3 Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Weiss scores. Young moves to second.
Top 3 Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wright bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second.
Top 3 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Elster strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Loaiza scores. Womack moves to third. Martin moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Martin takes first base on ball four. Loaiza moves to third. Womack moves to second.
Bottom 2 Allensworth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Womack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Loaiza moves to second.
Bottom 2 Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga juggles the ball. That's an error on Galarraga. Randa scores.
Bottom 2 Randa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette who is chasing the ball. Randa reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galarraga tags and scores.
Top 2 Bichette hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galarraga moves to third.
Top 2 Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Galarraga reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Elster hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Allensworth scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it, tags Martin out, and throws to home to double up Womack, who tagged and tried to score. Allensworth moves to second.
Bottom 1 Allensworth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wright fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wright. Womack moves to third.
Bottom 1 Womack takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Walker strikes out.
Top 1 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.