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August 27, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 7 17 1
Pirates 4 9 2
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 9 18 1
Pirates 4 9 2

Mike Piazza Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .354
OBP .600 .429
At Bats 4 446
Hits 2 158
• Singles 1 100
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 30
Walks 1 59
RBI’s 4 92

Matt Ruebel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 27, 1997
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Home Run
Matt Ruebel
Jason Kendall
Mark Smith
Kevin Polcovich
Joe Randa
Abraham Nunez
Al Martin
Jermaine Allensworth
Turner Ward
Mike Piazza
Otis Nixon
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Piazza hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Young hits a popup towards short. Nunez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Billy Ashley pinch hits for Darren Hall. Ashley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ingram hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Mondesi moves to second.
Top 8 Zeile hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mondesi takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Matt Ruebel now pitching. Al Martin now playing left field. Mark Smith now playing first base. Karros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Castro fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Darren Hall now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nunez scores. Allensworth moves to second.
Bottom 7 Allensworth hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Nunez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Nunez bunts towards third. Zeile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reyes moves to third. Young moves to second.
Top 7 Young hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Ingram scores. Reyes moves to second.
Top 7 Reyes bunts towards the mound. Wallace fields it and throws to third for the out. Ingram moves to second.
Top 7 Castro strikes out.
Top 7 Ingram takes first base on ball four. Zeile moves to second.
Top 7 Jeff Wallace now pitching. Turner Ward now playing right field. Zeile hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Guillen hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reyes, and towards Castro, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Mondesi strikes out.
Top 6 Karros hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piazza hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 5 Allensworth hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Marc Wilkins now pitching. Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jason Christiansen. Sveum hits a fly ball into left field. Ingram settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Polcovich hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ingram strikes out. The throw from Kendall to pick off Zeile, and he's out.
Top 4 Zeile takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mondesi hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Kendall. The throw from Piazza and he is safe. Kendall steals second.
Bottom 3 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 3 Randa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Karros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piazza is walked intentionally.
Top 3 There goes Nixon. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Nixon steals third.
Top 3 Nixon bunts towards the mound. Christiansen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Christiansen. Nixon moves to second.
Top 3 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allensworth throws the ball in to Polcovich who tags Young trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Jason Christiansen now pitching. Reyes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Allensworth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Nunez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mondesi who is chasing the ball. Nunez reaches third base with a triple. Guillen scores. Polcovich goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Emil Brown pinch hits for Jason Johnson. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 2 Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Zeile. Kendall scores. Guillen moves to third.
Bottom 2 Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Kendall moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ingram hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zeile moves to second.
Top 2 Zeile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mondesi strikes out. There goes Karros. The throw from Kendall to second, and Karros is out.
Top 2 Karros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jason Johnson now pitching. Piazza hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa juggles the ball. That's an error on Randa.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Allensworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reyes hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castro takes first base on ball four. Ingram moves to second.
Top 1 Ingram hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Piazza scores. Zeile moves to third.
Top 1 Zeile takes first base on ball four. Piazza moves to second.
Top 1 Mondesi hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon tags and scores.
Top 1 Karros hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon moves to third.
Top 1 Piazza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Nixon moves to second.
Top 1 Nixon bunts towards first. Williams fields the ball and throws to Cooke covering. Safe. Young moves to third.
Top 1 Young hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.