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April 3, 1997

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Bottom 5	R	H	E
Rockies	6	6	0
Reds	0	4	1

Bottom 5	R	H	E
Rockies	6	6	0
Reds	0	5	1

Deion Sanders Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.545
OBP	.000	.545
At Bats	2	11
Hits	0	6
• Singles	0	5
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	2

Mark Thompson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Cinergy Field - April 3, 1997

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Double

Mark Thompson

Kirt Manwaring

Andres Galarraga

Eric Young

Vinny Castilla

Walt Weiss

Dante Bichette

Ellis Burks

Larry Walker

Deion Sanders

Jeff Branson

Count: 0-1, 1 Out

Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Branson moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 5 Jeff Branson pinch hits for Kent Mercker. Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Fordyce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Manwaring hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Castilla takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Bichette is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Sierra is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Kent Mercker now pitching. Walker hits a line drive towards the mound. Mercker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Weiss scores. Young moves to third. Burks moves to second.

Top 4 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to home to get Manwaring. Weiss moves to third. Young moves to second.

Top 4 Young takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Thompson bunts towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Boone covering, for the out. Manwaring moves to third. Weiss moves to second.

Top 4 Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Castilla scores. Manwaring moves to second.

Top 4 Scott Sullivan now pitching. Manwaring hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Bichette scores. Castilla moves to third.

Top 4 Castilla hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Castilla reaches second base with a double. Galarraga scores. Bichette moves to third.

Top 4 Bichette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. Galarraga moves to second.

Top 4 Galarraga takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third.

Top 4 Walker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sanders. Walker reaches second base with a double. Burks goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Burks hits a line drive towards third. Greene juggles the ball. That's an error on Greene.

Bottom 3 Sanders hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Thompson Greene moves to third. Larkin moves to second.

Bottom 3 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Greene moves to second.

Bottom 3 Greene hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Schourek hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Young hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Thompson is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Weiss strikes out.

Bottom 2 Fordyce strikes out.

Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Sierra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Sierra reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out.

Top 2 Manwaring hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There goes Bichette. The throw from Fordyce and he is safe. Bichette steals second.

Top 2 Castilla is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Bichette takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Sanders hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Larkin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Larkin reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Greene hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out.

Top 1 Walker is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Burks hits a line drive into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Branson moves to third.

Rockies @ Reds
April 3, 1997