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July 18, 2000

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 8 1
Royals 12 20 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 4 8 1
Royals 12 20 0

Damon Buford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 3 301
Hits 0 80
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 30

Ricky Bottalico Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 6
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Kauffman Stadium - July 18, 2000
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Out
Ricky Bottalico
Jorge Fabregas
Mike Sweeney
Carlos Febles
Joe Randa
Luis Ordaz
Mark Quinn
Todd Dunwoody
Scott Pose
Damon Buford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 8 1 5
Kansas City Royals 12 20 0 11
Winning Pitcher Blake Stein
Losing Pitcher Ismael Valdez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Sweeney
Attendance 28,898
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fabregas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Girardi hits a line drive towards third. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Todd Dunwoody now playing center field. Scott Pose now playing right field. Ricky Bottalico now pitching. Greene strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ordaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Febles takes first base on ball four. Fabregas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fabregas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dunwoody hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randa scores. Quinn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Quinn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Quinn reaches second base with a double. Randa moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jose Nieves now playing shortstop. Brant Brown now playing first base. Gary Matthews now playing left field. Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jose Santiago now pitching. Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieves scores.
Top 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nieves moves to third.
Top 8 Brant Brown pinch hits for Mark Grace. There's a wild pitch. Nieves moves to second.
Top 8 Luis Ordaz now playing shortstop. Jose Nieves pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez. Nieves takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Rain now pitching. Luis Ordaz pinch runs for Rey Sanchez. Sweeney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Huson catches it and throws to first to double up Ordaz.
Bottom 7 Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Febles scores. Damon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Damon hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Buford. Damon reaches second base with a double. Febles moves to third.
Bottom 7 Febles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fabregas scores.
Bottom 7 Fabregas hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Sosa picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Sosa. Fabregas moves to third.
Top 7 Huson hits a fly ball into left field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buford is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dunwoody hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Quinn takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to third. Randa moves to second.
Bottom 6 Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Greene strikes out.
Top 6 Hill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Damon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Damon reaches second base with a double. Febles goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Febles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dunwoody scores.
Bottom 5 Fabregas hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daniel Garibay now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Quinn scores. Dunwoody moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dunwoody hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Buford. Dunwoody reaches second base with a double. Quinn moves to third.
Bottom 5 Quinn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Randa is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Dye hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Dunwoody settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Huson tags and scores. Gutierrez tags and moves to second.
Top 5 Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Huson moves to third.
Top 5 Huson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sanchez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Febles hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fabregas hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Girardi strikes out.
Top 4 Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dunwoody hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Quinn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Quinn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sosa strikes out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Huson scores. Gutierrez moves to second.
Top 3 Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Huson moves to third.
Top 3 Huson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Buford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to home to get Febles. Damon moves to third. Sanchez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Damon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Damon reaches second base with a double. Fabregas scores. Febles moves to third.
Bottom 2 Febles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fabregas moves to third.
Bottom 2 Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Dunwoody hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Dunwoody settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Quinn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Randa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Damon tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Damon reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Huson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.