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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 21, 1998 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kerry Wood |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 39,059 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Dreckman 1B: Ed Rapuano 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Pat Connors |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marvin Benard | Right Fielder |
Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Charlie Hayes | First Baseman |
Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
Brian Johnson | Catcher |
Orel Hershiser | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Jose Hernandez | Shortstop |
Tyler Houston | Catcher |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Kerry Wood | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1998
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Wood
Benard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Wood
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wood
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hershiser
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Hershiser
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Hershiser
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Wood
Kent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Wood
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Wood
Hayes hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wood
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hershiser
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hershiser
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hershiser
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wood
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hershiser vs. Wood
Hershiser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benard vs. Wood
Benard hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Aurilia vs. Wood
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wood
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houston vs. Hershiser
Houston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Hershiser
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Hershiser
Wood bunts towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hershiser
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Hershiser
Morandini takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Hershiser
Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Morandini moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Hershiser
There goes Sosa. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Sosa steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Hershiser
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Wood
Kent hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Wood
Burks hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wood
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hershiser
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hershiser
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Houston vs. Hershiser
Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Hershiser
Gaetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Hershiser
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wood
Mueller hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wood
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hershiser vs. Wood
Hershiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Wood
Benard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hershiser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Aurilia vs. Wood
Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hershiser
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Hershiser
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Hershiser
Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hershiser
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hershiser
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent misplays the ball. That's an error on Kent. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Hershiser
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Houston vs. Johnstone
John Johnstone now pitching.
Houston hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wood
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Wood
Kent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Wood
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wood
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wood
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wood
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Johnstone
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Johnstone
Manny Alexander pinch runs for Gary Gaetti.
Wood bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnstone
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benard. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Morandini vs. Johnstone
Morandini hits a line drive towards third. Mueller catches it and steps on third to double up Alexander. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Mulholland
Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Manny Alexander now playing shortstop. Stan Javier pinch hits for John Johnstone. Terry Mulholland now pitc
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Mulholland
Benard hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Mulholland
Aurilia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez now pitching.
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rodriguez
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rodriguez
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Rodriguez
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Mulholland
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Mulholland
Kent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Karchner
Matt Karchner now pitching.
Burks bunts towards the mound. Karchner fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. Kent moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Karchner
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Bonds scores. Kent scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Karchner
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Karchner
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching. Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Tyler Houston.
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mesa
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mesa
Brant Brown pinch hits for Matt Karchner.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mesa
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Mesa
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Stevens
Dave Stevens now pitching. Scott Servais now catching. Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Jose Mesa.
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Stevens
Benard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Stevens
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Heredia
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. Benard moves to third. Aurilia moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Kent vs. Heredia
Kent hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Nen
J.T. Snow now playing first base. Robb Nen now pitching.
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Nen
Sosa hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Nen
Grace takes first base on ball four. Sosa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Nen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sosa scores. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Nen
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1998 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Benard M, rf 5 0 2 0 Johnson L, cf 5 1 3 1 Aurilia R, ss 5 0 2 1 Morandini M, 2b 4 1 0 0 Bonds B, lf 4 2 1 0 Sosa S, rf 5 2 3 3 Kent J, 2b 4 2 2 2 Grace M, 1b 4 1 0 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 5 0 2 1 Hayes C, 1b 4 0 1 2 Hernandez J, ss-3b 5 0 3 1 Snow J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Houston T, c 3 0 0 0 Mueller B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hill G, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson B, c 4 1 1 0 Servais S, c 0 0 0 0 Hershiser O, p 1 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 1 1 1 0 Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Alexander M, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Javier S, ph 1 0 0 0 Wood K, p 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez R, p 0 0 0 0 Mulholland T, p 0 0 0 0 Mesa J, p 0 0 0 0 Karchner M, p 0 0 0 0 Dunston S, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 0 0 0 0 Nen R, p 0 0 0 0 Stevens D, p 0 0 0 0 Heredia F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 5 36 6 12 6 San Francisco 001 002 020 -- 5 Chicago 002 020 002 -- 6 1 out when winning run was scored. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Hershiser O 4.2 6 4 4 2 1 Johnstone J 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Mesa J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Nen R (L) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood K 6.0 5 3 3 3 3 Mulholland T* 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 Karchner M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Stevens D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 Heredia F (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Kent J DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- San Francisco 8, Chicago 11 2B -- Johnson B, Johnson L, Hayes C HR -- Sosa S, Kent J SB -- Sosa S SH -- Wood K, Burks E HBP -- by Hershiser O (Gaetti G) WP -- Mesa J T -- 2:49 A -- 39059
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