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August 23, 1998

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Bottom 5 R H E
Astros 4 6 1
Cubs 1 6 0
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Astros 4 6 1
Cubs 2 7 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .308
OBP .000 .377
At Bats 2 504
Hits 0 155
• Singles 0 88
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 49
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 0 124

Jose Lima Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 0
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Wrigley Field - August 23, 1998
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Home Run
Jose Lima
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Bill Spiers
Ricky Gutierrez
Moises Alou
Carl Everett
Derek Bell
Sammy Sosa
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Sosa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Morandini strikes out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bagwell hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spiers 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 4 Trachsel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to second for the out. Brown scores.
Bottom 4 Houston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Biggio 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 4 Lima hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ausmus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to second.
Top 4 Everett hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a popup into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a popup into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morandini hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Spiers hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brant Brown now playing left field. Biggio strikes out.
Bottom 2 Trachsel hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Houston strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Spiers juggles the ball. That's an error on Spiers.
Top 2 Lima hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lima for the out.
Top 2 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Everett hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lima covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 1 Sosa hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bagwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores.
Top 1 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio moves to third.
Top 1 Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Biggio reaches second base with a double.