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July 8, 1999

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Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 8 10 1
Pirates 2 4 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 8 10 1
Pirates 4 5 0

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .000 .399
At Bats 2 278
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 1 50

Scott Sanders Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Three Rivers Stadium - July 8, 1999
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Home Run
Scott Sanders
Benito Santiago
Mark Grace
Mickey Morandini
Tyler Houston
Manny Alexander
Jose Hernandez
Curtis Goodwin
Sammy Sosa
Ed Sprague
Mike Benjamin
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Sprague 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:
Bottom 6 Young strikes out.
Bottom 6 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 6 Scott Sanders now pitching. Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sosa hits a line drive towards third. Sprague catches it and throws to first to double up Morandini.
Top 6 Houston strikes out.
Top 6 Morandini is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wehner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serafini fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Manny Alexander now playing shortstop. Jose Hernandez now playing left field. Osik hits a line drive towards third. Houston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Serafini strikes out.
Top 5 Pete Schourek now pitching. John Wehner now playing center field. Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Santiago moves to third.
Top 5 Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. Alexander moves to second.
Top 5 Manny Alexander pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez. Alexander hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grace moves to second.
Top 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sosa strikes out.
Top 5 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Young scores.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Serafini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Goodwin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin 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 3 Benson strikes out.
Top 3 Santiago strikes out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Rodriguez is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garcia. Grace reaches second base with a double. Sosa goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Serafini scores.
Top 3 Houston strikes out.
Top 3 Morandini bunts towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Serafini moves to second.
Top 3 Serafini takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Osik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown 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 2 Morris hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out.
Top 2 Santiago hits a line drive towards short. Benjamin catches it and throws to first to double up Hernandez.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Houston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Young strikes out.
Bottom 1 Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Benjamin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Benjamin takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Sosa reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Houston hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morandini strikes out. Osik drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morandini out.