Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Cooke
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Glanville vs. Cooke
  
  Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Grace vs. Cooke
  
  Grace hits a line drive towards first. Young catches it and steps on first to double up Glanville. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Mulholland
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Mulholland covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Mulholland
  
  Brown hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Kendall vs. Mulholland
  
  Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Mulholland
  
  Young hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Randa vs. Mulholland
  
  Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Cooke
  
  Sosa strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Dunston vs. Cooke
  
  Dunston takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Sandberg vs. Cooke
  
  Sandberg strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hernandez vs. Cooke
  
  There goes Dunston. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Cooke
  
  Hernandez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Mulholland
  
  Garcia strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Mulholland
  
  Guillen strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Polcovich vs. Mulholland
  
  Polcovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cooke vs. Mulholland
  
  Cooke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Servais vs. Cooke
  
  Servais hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Servais reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Mulholland vs. Cooke
  
  Mulholland strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Cooke
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. Servais moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  Glanville vs. Cooke
  
  Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Mulholland
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Mulholland
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Kendall vs. Mulholland
  
  Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Mulholland
  
  Young hits a line drive into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Cooke
  
  Grace strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Cooke
  
  Sosa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Dunston vs. Cooke
  
  Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Randa vs. Mulholland
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Garcia vs. Mulholland
  
  Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Guillen vs. Mulholland
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Mulholland covering, for the out. Randa moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Polcovich vs. Mulholland
  
  Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Sandberg vs. Cooke
  
  Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Cooke
  
  Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Servais vs. Cooke
  
  Servais hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hernandez for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cooke vs. Mulholland
  
  Cooke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Mulholland
  
  Brown bunts towards the mound. Mulholland juggles the ball. That's an error on Mulholland. Cooke moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Mulholland
  
  Brown is hit by the pitch. Cooke moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Kendall vs. Mulholland
  
  Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cooke scores. Brown moves to third. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  Young vs. Mulholland
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Brown moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Randa vs. Mulholland
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Brown scores. Kendall scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garcia vs. Mulholland
  
  Garcia hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Cooke
  
  Rey Sanchez pinch hits for Terry Mulholland.
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Cooke
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Glanville vs. Cooke
  
  Glanville hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Grace vs. Cooke
  
  Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Bottenfield
  
  Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Polcovich vs. Bottenfield
  
  Polcovich takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cooke vs. Bottenfield
  
  Cooke bunts towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sandberg covering, for the out. Polcovich moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Bottenfield
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Cooke
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Polcovich. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Dunston vs. Cooke
  
  Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Sandberg vs. Cooke
  
  Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Dunston goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Cooke
  
  Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Servais vs. Cooke
  
  Servais strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Bottenfield
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kendall vs. Bottenfield
  
  Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Bottenfield
  
  Young hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hubbard vs. Rincon
  
  Ricardo Rincon now pitching. Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
  
  Hubbard strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Rincon
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Glanville vs. Rincon
  
  Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Grace vs. Rincon
  
  The throw from Kendall to Young and they have Glanville trapped. The throw over to Polcovich, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Randa vs. Tatis
  
  Ramon Tatis now pitching.
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Garcia vs. Tatis
  
  Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randa moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Guillen vs. Tatis
  
  Guillen strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Polcovich vs. Tatis
  
  Polcovich is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Rincon vs. Tatis
  
  Rincon strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Rincon
  
  Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Loiselle
  
  Rich Loiselle now pitching.
  
  Sosa strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dunston vs. Loiselle
  
  Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/28/1997 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
McRae B, cf           4  0  1  0   Brown A, cf           3  0  0  0   
Glanville D, lf       4  0  2  0   Brown E, lf           3  2  1  1   
Grace M, 1b           4  0  0  0   Kendall J, c          3  1  2  1   
Sosa S, rf            4  0  0  0   Young K, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Dunston S, ss         3  1  0  0   Randa J, 2b           4  0  3  2   
Sandberg R, 2b        3  0  1  1   Garcia F, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Hernandez J, 3b       3  0  1  0   Guillen J, rf         4  0  0  0   
Servais S, c          3  0  1  0   Polcovich K, ss       2  0  1  0   
Mulholland T, p       1  0  0  0   Cooke S, p            2  1  1  0   
Sanchez R, ph         1  0  0  0   Rincon R, p           1  0  0  0   
Bottenfield K, p      0  0  0  0   Loiselle R, p         0  0  0  0   
Hubbard M, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Tatis R, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        30  4  8  4

Chicago          000 000 100 --  1
Pittsburgh       100 030 00x --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mulholland T (L)      5.0  7  4  1  1  3
Bottenfield K         2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Tatis R               1.0  1  0  0  1  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cooke S (W)           7.0  5  1  0  1  6
Rincon R              1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Loiselle R            0.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Mulholland T, Polcovich K
DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Servais S, Randa J 3, McRae B, Sandberg R
HR -- Brown E
SB -- Dunston S
CS -- Glanville D
SH -- Brown A, Cooke S
HBP -- by Mulholland T (Brown E)
T -- 2:14
A -- 10198

    

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