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May 5, 1998

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Bottom 4 R H E
Cardinals 1 2 1
Pirates 5 7 0
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Cardinals 1 2 1
Pirates 5 7 0

Al Martin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .500 .294
At Bats 1 113
Hits 0 30
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 12

Kent Mercker Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - May 5, 1998
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Strikeout
Kent Mercker
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
Brian Jordan
Al Martin
Francisco Cordova
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Martin strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Womack hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Mercker covering. Safe.
Bottom 4 Collier strikes out.
Top 4 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire moves to third.
Top 4 McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 DeShields strikes out.
Top 4 Clayton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Strange hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allensworth moves to third.
Bottom 3 Allensworth hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. Kendall scores. Young goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Young takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Womack scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Womack moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Womack. The throw from Marrero and he is safe. Womack steals second.
Bottom 3 Womack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton misplays the ball. That's an error on Clayton.
Top 3 Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marrero hits a popup towards short. Collier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Collier hits a line drive beyond second. DeShields can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Allensworth strikes out.
Top 2 Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jordan hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mercker fires to first and has Young trapped. There's the throw to Clayton who tags Young for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Womack scores.
Bottom 1 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Womack. The throw from Marrero and he is safe. Womack steals third.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Mercker Womack moves to second.
Bottom 1 Womack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McGwire hits a line drive towards third. Strange catches it and throws to first to double up DeShields.
Top 1 DeShields takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out.