Pirates @ Cubs
August 8, 1978

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Top 4 R H E
Pirates 3 5 0
Cubs 2 6 0
Top 4 R H E
Pirates 3 5 0
Cubs 2 6 0

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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1978
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Rick Reuschel
Dave Rader
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Davey Johnson
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Greg Gross
Bobby Murcer
Frank Taveras
Dale Berra
John Milner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Raderdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Milner. The throw to Reuschel covering the plate. The slide. Milner is out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milner moves to third.
Top 4 Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner moves to second.
Top 4 Stennett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stennett fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Reuschel scores.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reuschel moves to third.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Stargell reaches third base with a triple. Sanguillen goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third.
Top 1 Stargell is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.