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July 24, 1998

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Mets 4 9 1
Cubs 3 7 0
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Mets 4 9 1
Cubs 3 7 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .309
OBP .333 .372
At Bats 3 398
Hits 1 123
• Singles 1 70
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 37
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 0 94

Mel Rojas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 2
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Wrigley Field - July 24, 1998
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Mel Rojas
Mike Piazza
Matt Franco
Carlos Baerga
Edgardo Alfonzo
Luis Lopez
Lenny Harris
Brian McRae
Butch Huskey
Sammy Sosa
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs
Count: 1-1, 1 Out

Mel Rojas now pitching. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piazza scores. Baerga moves to third.
Top 8 Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. Piazza moves to third.
Top 8 Franco takes first base on ball four. Piazza moves to second.
Top 8 Piazza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Huskey scores.
Top 8 Huskey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Huskey reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Terry Adams now pitching. Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Morandini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Johnson trying to get to third. McRae throws the ball in to Alfonzo, who tags Johnson for the out.
Bottom 7 Dennis Cook now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Orie scores.
Bottom 7 Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Terry Mulholland. Blauser strikes out.
Bottom 7 Alexander bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Orie moves to third.
Bottom 7 Orie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harris. Orie reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Lenny Harris now playing left field. Butch Huskey now playing right field. Hill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jones bunts towards the mound. Mulholland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Morandini covering - double play.
Top 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Houston strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grace strikes out. There goes Morandini. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 6 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 6 Morandini is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out.
Top 6 Terry Mulholland now pitching. Baerga hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Baerga reaches second base with a double. Piazza scores. Franco goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Franco takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Piazza hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hill. Piazza reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hundley hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wengert strikes out.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones bunts towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Top 5 Lopez takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second.
Top 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Baerga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Orie hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo catches it and throws to second to double up Houston.
Bottom 4 Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Houston hits a fly ball towards left. Hundley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hundley. Grace moves to third. Houston moves to second.
Bottom 4 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Franco strikes out.
Top 4 Piazza hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hundley takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Top 4 Alfonzo strikes out.
Top 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones strikes out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harris hits a popup towards short. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wengert hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 2 Orie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Piazza strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hill hits a popup into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Houston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sosa scores. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hundley strikes out.
Top 1 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.