Sammy's homer was memorable, but it wasn't the most dramatic homer of the game. On a day the wind was blowing out, eight other players also hit roundtrippers; three for the Brewers and five for the Cubs.
After 7 1/2 innings, the Brewers led 12-5, but the Cubs chipped away at their lead. They scored four in the bottom of the seventh, and added another in the bottom of the eighth. The Cubs entered the bottom of the ninth down by a score of 12-10. The Brewers brought in Bob Wickman to close it out for them, but on this particular day, Wickman didn't have it. The Cubs managed to string together three singles and a walk, scoring two runs to tie the game.
Then, with runners on first and third, pinch hitter Orlando Merced came to the plate. The Wrigley Field crowd sensed that something big was going to happen. They were cheering before, during, and after Merced sent Wickman's pitch into the Wrigley Field bleachers.
Final score: Cubs 15 -- Brewers 12.
The win gave the Cubs a half game lead over the New York Mets in the hunt for the 1998 Wildcard.
