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July 8, 1999

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Cubs 9 11 1
Pirates 4 5 0
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Pirates 4 5 0

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .301
OBP .333 .401
At Bats 3 279
Hits 1 84
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 3 52

Scott Sanders Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Three Rivers Stadium - July 8, 1999
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Strikeout
Scott Sanders
Benito Santiago
Mark Grace
Mickey Morandini
Tyler Houston
Manny Alexander
Jose Hernandez
Curtis Goodwin
Sammy Sosa
Ed Sprague
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

Sprague strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Young strikes out.
Top 9 Alexander 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 9 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Top 9 Marc Wilkins now pitching. Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 8 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 8 Brant Brown pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martin strikes out.
Top 8 Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Wehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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 8 Scott Sauerbeck now pitching. Abraham Nunez now playing shortstop. Sanders strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wehner hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Osik hits a fly ball into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Pete Schourek. Nunez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Goodwin strikes out.
Top 7 Santiago hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Top 7 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Top 7 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morris hits a popup towards short. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
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.