Petco Park, San Diego, California - May 15, 2004

The National League matchup between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.


Padres starter Adam Eaton. [2048x1536]

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Cubs starter Sergio Mitre. [2048x1536]

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Cubs have the bases loaded in the second for Jose Macias. [2048x1536]

Attempted picture of the color of the sunset over the third base grandstand. [2048x1536]

Sammy Sosa strikes out. [2048x1536]

Moises Alou rounds the bases after his solo shot gives the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the third. [2048x1536]

San Diego crowd favorite, rookie shortstop Khalil Greene singles in the third. [2048x1536]

Sammy Sosa's fifth inning home run that gave the Cubs the lead for good. [2048x1536]

Now it's Aramis Ramirez with a fifth inning home run. [2048x1536]

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Sammy's was a no-doubter. [2048x1536]

In the 6th, it's Jay Witasick on for San Diego. [2048x1536]

Smoke from the fireworks following a Ramon Hernandez home run in the sixth. [2048x1536]

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Another Cub threat in the seventh. [2048x1536]

With the bases loaded, Todd Hollandsworth lines into a double play. [2048x1536]

Seventh Inning Stretch time. [2048x1536]

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Some sort of parrot mascot. Maybe he is related to the Pirates mascot, or maybe he got lost looking for a Petco store opening. [2048x1536]

Mitre leaves in the seventh. [2048x1536]

Attempted night view of downtown. [2048x1536]

Ryan Klesko, I think. [2048x1536]

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Klesko ended up singling home a run to make it a 7-4 game. [2048x1536]

Ramon Martinez bats for the Cubs in the eighth. [2048x1536]

Action in the Cubs' pen. [2048x1536]

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Akinori Otsuka on to pitch the ninth for San Diego.
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Some very excited Cubs fans in the next section over. There were a lot of Cubs fans in the building all night.
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LaTroy Hawkins on to close it out for Chicago in the ninth. [2048x1536]

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And he gets Klesko to end it. [2048x1536]

Cubs win. [2048x1536]

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Four tries to get a good night picture outside the park after the game.
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