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July 15, 1998

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 4 0
Pirates 3 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 4 0
Pirates 3 5 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .317
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 3 360
Hits 0 114
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 35
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 86

Ricardo Rincon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 9
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Three Rivers Stadium - July 15, 1998
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Strikeout
Ricardo Rincon
Jason Kendall
Kevin Young
Tony Womack
Aramis Ramirez
Kevin Polcovich
Turner Ward
Manny Martinez
Jose Guillen
Sammy Sosa

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 4 0 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 5 0 9
Winning Pitcher Francisco Cordova
Losing Pitcher Kerry Wood
Save Ricardo Rincon
Game Winning RBI Kevin Young
Attendance 28,655
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sosa strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Morandini hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ricardo Rincon now pitching. Matt Mieske pinch hits for Lance Johnson. Mieske hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Bieser pinch hits for Francisco Cordova. Bieser hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Polcovich is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Don Wengert now pitching. Martinez hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sandy Martinez pinch hits for Dave Stevens. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to second.
Top 8 Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blauser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Young is hit by the pitch. Cordova scores. Womack moves to third. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Guillen hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kendall is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Dave Stevens now pitching. There goes Womack. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Womack steals second.
Bottom 7 Womack hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Cordova moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cordova bunts towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 7 Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sosa strikes out.
Top 7 Turner Ward now playing left field. Manny Martinez now playing center field. Morandini hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Ward. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Ward steals second.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Young hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Houston moves to third.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Houston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Houston reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Womack strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 5 Polcovich hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blauser strikes out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Polcovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grace hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Martin. The throw from Houston and he is out, Morandini applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sosa strikes out.
Top 4 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morandini for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Young strikes out.
Bottom 3 Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood strikes out.
Top 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 3 Houston strikes out.
Bottom 2 Womack hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 2 Polcovich takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Ward moves to third.
Bottom 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Ward. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Ward steals second.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Blauser strikes out.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out.
Top 2 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Cordova covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Womack. The throw from Houston and he is safe. Womack steals second.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Womack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Morandini hits a line drive beyond short. Polcovich can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.