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April 23, 1996

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Rockies 2 4 1
Cubs 1 4 1
Bottom 5 R H E
Rockies 2 4 1
Cubs 1 4 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .256
OBP .500 .295
At Bats 2 82
Hits 1 21
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 13

Bryan Rekar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - April 23, 1996
Out
Bryan Rekar
Jeff Reed
Andres Galarraga
Eric Young
Vinny Castilla
Walt Weiss
Ellis Burks
Quinton McCracken
Dante Bichette
Sammy Sosa
Mark Grace
Frank Castillo
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Grace takes first base on ball four. Castillo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Castillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 McCracken strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Bichette. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Bichette steals second.
Top 5 Bichette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reed scores. Young moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Young takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second.
Top 5 Weiss hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rekar strikes out.
Top 5 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sanchez.
Bottom 4 Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Castillo covering, for the out.
Top 4 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a line drive into center field. McCracken picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McCracken. Grace moves to third.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a line drive beyond first. Galarraga can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. McRae scores.
Bottom 3 There goes McRae. The throw from Reed and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Castillo strikes out.
Top 3 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Grace, and towards Sandberg, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Top 3 Young hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Weiss strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sanchez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Servais hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rekar strikes out.
Top 2 Reed hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sandberg takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Galarraga hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weiss tags and scores. Young tags and moves to third.
Top 1 Walker is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Bichette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Young reaches second base with a double. Weiss moves to third.
Top 1 Weiss hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.