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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 31, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on May 31, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Miguel Batista |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Cordova |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 24,718 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Joe West 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Kerwin Danley |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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F.P. Santangelo | Second Baseman |
DaRond Stovall | Right Fielder |
Jose Vidro | Third Baseman |
Brad Fullmer | First Baseman |
Rondell White | Center Fielder |
Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
Ryan McGuire | Left Fielder |
Mike Hubbard | Catcher |
Miguel Batista | Pitcher |
Felipe Alou | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Turner Ward | Right Fielder |
Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
Francisco Cordova | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 31, 1998
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Cordova
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santangelo for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stovall vs. Cordova
Stovall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Cordova
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vidro for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Batista
Womack hits a popup towards short. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Batista
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Batista
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Stovall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Cordova
Fullmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cordova
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fullmer moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Cordova
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to third for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McGuire vs. Cordova
McGuire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Batista
Young strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Batista
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fullmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Batista
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Cordova
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Cordova
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Cordova
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Batista
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santangelo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Batista
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Batista fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Batista
Cordova bunts towards first. Fullmer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fullmer. Polcovich moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Womack vs. Batista
Womack hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polcovich tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Batista
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santangelo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stovall vs. Cordova
Stovall hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Cordova
Vidro strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Cordova
Fullmer hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ward who is chasing the ball. Fullmer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
White vs. Cordova
White hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Batista
Kendall hits a popup beyond first. Fullmer can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Batista
Young takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Batista
Ward hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stovall. Ward reaches second base with a double. Kendall scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Allensworth vs. Batista
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Vidro, and into shallow left field. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Ward scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Batista
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Stovall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Polcovich vs. Batista
There's a wild pitch. Allensworth scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Batista
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Batista
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Cordova
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Cordova
McGuire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Cordova
Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Livingstone vs. Cordova
Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Miguel Batista.
Livingstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Livingstone for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Bennett
Shayne Bennett now pitching.
Womack hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stovall who is chasing the ball. Womack reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Bennett
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Bennett
There goes Martin. The throw from Hubbard and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Kendall vs. Bennett
Kendall is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Young vs. Bennett
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fullmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Bennett covering, for the out. Womack scores. Martin moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Bennett
Ward hits a popup towards third. Vidro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Allensworth vs. Bennett
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Telford
Anthony Telford now pitching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Stovall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Cordova
Santangelo hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stovall vs. Cordova
Stovall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Cordova
Vidro hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Cordova
Fullmer hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ward. Fullmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Cordova
White hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Allensworth. White reaches second base with a double. Fullmer scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Cordova
Grudzielanek hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Telford
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McGuire. Polcovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Telford
Cordova bunts towards the right side of the infield. Santangelo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Polcovich moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Womack vs. Telford
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Polcovich scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Telford
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fullmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Telford
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Telford
Young takes first base on ball four. Womack moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Telford
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santangelo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Santangelo. Womack scores. Kendall scores. Young moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Allensworth vs. Telford
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. Young moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Telford
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fullmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Cordova
McGuire hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Cordova
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cordova
Robert Perez pinch hits for Anthony Telford.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Polcovich. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santangelo vs. Cordova
Santangelo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Kline
Steve Kline now pitching.
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Mark Smith pinch hits for Francisco Cordova.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of McGuire. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Kline
Chance Sanford pinch hits for Tony Womack.
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Kline
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stovall vs. Loaiza
Esteban Loaiza now pitching. Chance Sanford now playing second base.
Stovall strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Loaiza
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vidro for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Loaiza
Fullmer hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Kline
Keith Osik pinch hits for Jason Kendall.
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vidro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kline
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Kline
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Loaiza
Keith Osik now catching.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Loaiza
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanford misplays the ball. That's an error on Sanford. White moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
McGuire vs. Loaiza
McGuire takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Hubbard vs. Loaiza
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. Grudzielanek moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Loaiza
Vladimir Guerrero pinch hits for Steve Kline.
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grudzielanek tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Santangelo vs. Loaiza
Santangelo strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1998 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (D) Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Santangelo F, 2b 5 0 0 0 Womack T, 2b 3 2 1 2 Stovall D, rf 4 1 1 1 Sanford C, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Vidro J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Martin A, lf 4 0 0 0 Fullmer B, 1b 4 1 3 0 Kendall J, c 2 2 1 0 White R, cf 3 1 2 1 Osik K, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Grudzielanek M, ss 4 1 0 0 Young K, 1b 3 1 0 1 McGuire R, lf 3 0 1 0 Ward T, rf 5 1 1 1 Hubbard M, c 4 0 0 1 Allensworth J, cf 2 1 1 2 Batista M, p 1 0 0 0 Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Livingstone S, ph 1 0 0 0 Polcovich K, ss 4 2 2 0 Bennett S, p 0 0 0 0 Cordova F, p 2 0 1 0 Telford A, p 0 0 0 0 Smith M, ph 1 0 1 0 Perez R, ph 1 0 0 0 Loaiza E, p 0 0 0 0 Kline S, p 0 0 0 0 Guerrero V, ph 0 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 4 32 9 8 6 Montreal 000 002 002 -- 4 Pittsburgh 001 413 00x -- 9 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Batista M (L) 4.0 5 5 4 1 4 Bennett S 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 Telford A 1.1 1 3 1 3 0 Kline S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cordova F (W) 7.0 7 2 2 0 3 Loaiza E 2.0 0 2 0 2 2 E -- Fullmer B, Santangelo F, Polcovich K, Sanford C DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Montreal 6, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Ward T, Allensworth J, Fullmer B, White R, Polcovich K, Smith M 3B -- Fullmer B, Womack T HR -- Stovall D SB -- Martin A SH -- Cordova F SF -- Womack T, Guerrero V HBP -- by Bennett S (Kendall J) WP -- Batista M T -- 2:43 A -- 24718
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