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June 26, 1998

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Cubs 3 7 0
Royals 5 8 0
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Cubs 3 7 0
Royals 5 8 0

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .329
OBP .333 .390
At Bats 3 304
Hits 1 100
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 32
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 76

Matt Whisenant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Kauffman Stadium - June 26, 1998
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Matt Whisenant
Sal Fasano
Jeff King
Jose Offerman
Dean Palmer
Mendy Lopez
Jeff Conine
Johnny Damon
Larry Sutton
Sammy Sosa
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Matt Whisenant now pitching. Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Trachsel covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Damon hits a line drive towards first. Grace reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valdes moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Valdes moves to second.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Pittsley now pitching. Valdes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fasano strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morandini scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Sutton moves to third.
Bottom 6 Conine hits a line drive beyond short. Blauser can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Sutton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sutton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Houston hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Grace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 5 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Valdes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out.
Top 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Blauser hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 4 Damon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fasano hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Valdes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Orie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Conine strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. Valdes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morris tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. Morris moves to third.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morris moves to second.
Bottom 3 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Offerman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Pichardo covering, for the out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pichardo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hernandez who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Sutton goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Conine hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sutton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmer scores.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa who is chasing the ball. Palmer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 King strikes out.
Top 2 Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blauser hits a line drive towards short. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Valdes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Valdes reaches second base with a double. Orie goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Orie takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pichardo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Valdes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a popup in front of the plate. Houston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blauser scores. Sosa moves to third.
Top 1 Sosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blauser moves to third.
Top 1 Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blauser takes first base on ball four.