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September 28, 1998

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Bottom 7 R H E
Giants 0 2 0
Cubs 4 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Giants 0 2 0
Cubs 4 8 0

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .279
OBP .000 .337
At Bats 0 222
Hits 0 62
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 40

Russ Ortiz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Wrigley Field - September 28, 1998
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Out
Russ Ortiz
Brent Mayne
J.T. Snow
Jeff Kent
Charlie Hayes
Shawon Dunston
Barry Bonds
Stan Javier
Joe Carter
Orlando Merced
Jose Hernandez
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Ortiz covering, for the out. Hernandez moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brent Mayne now catching. Shawon Dunston now playing shortstop. Russ Ortiz now pitching. Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Felix Heredia now pitching. Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out.
Top 7 Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Rich Aurilia. Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayne moves to third. Rios moves to second.
Top 7 Matt Karchner now pitching. Orlando Merced now playing left field. into left field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Armando Rios pinch hits for John Johnstone. Rios takes first base on ball four. Mayne moves to second.
Top 7 Brent Mayne pinch hits for Brian Johnson. Mayne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Matt Mieske now playing left field. Hayes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morandini reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 John Johnstone now pitching. Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Matt Mieske pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez. Mieske hits a line drive beyond first. Snow can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Johnson scores. Sosa scores. Grace moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rich Rodriguez now pitching. Grace takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Morandini hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive beyond short. Aurilia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Snow hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter strikes out.
Top 6 Kent hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morandini reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trachsel hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gardner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Grace hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morandini hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Snow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snow for the out. Kent moves to third. Carter moves to second.
Top 4 Carter takes first base on ball four. Kent moves to second.
Top 4 Kent is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trachsel bunts towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Kent covering, for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aurilia strikes out.
Top 3 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gardner strikes out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Snow takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Carter hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Morandini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonds strikes out.
Top 1 Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a popup into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.