May 5, 1999 Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
CHW 0 TEX 8
@BOS 3 SEA 6
@CLE 5 ANA 4
@DET 1 NYY 5
@MIN 3 TBD 10
KCR 7 OAK 8
@TOR 2 ATL 12
STL 3 COL 13
@CHC 6 ARI 5
@CIN 1 MIL 2
@FLA 0 LAD 8
@MON 2 HOU 5
@NYM 4 PHI 11
SDP 1 PIT 4
SFG 3
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 30,079

Wednesday, May 5, 1999, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Rockies

11-13

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         1  1  1   1  2  1   2  2  2   13 18  1
Cubs            0  2  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    6 10  3

W: P Astacio (2-3), L: T Mulholland (2-1)

Cubs

13-12

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Sexton CF                   5   2   2   3    1   0  .400 1.500   21    1   0   HR,SB,GDP
M Lansing 2B                  6   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .770   19    0   2   
L Walker RF                   5   4   3   0    1   0  .386 1.164   28    3   0   3B,2B
D Bichette LF                 5   3   4   2    1   0  .292  .793   21    1   1   2B
V Castilla 3B                 5   1   0   0    1   0  .312  .898   16    1   2   GDP,IW
K Abbott 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .182  .581   18    2   0   2B
  T Helton 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .780    9    3   0   
N Perez SS                    5   3   3   3    1   0  .267  .678   18    3   3   HR,2B
H Blanco C                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .100  .282   21   12   0   IW
P Astacio P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .432   15    1   0   2·SH
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       44  13  18   9    6   2              186   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Bichette (8, off T Mulholland); K Abbott (1, off T Mulholland); L Walker (5, off T Mulholland); N Perez (6, off R Myers).

3B: L Walker (1, off T Mulholland).

HR: C Sexton (1, off D Serafini; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); N Perez (1, off T Mulholland; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: P Astacio 2 (4, off D Serafini, off T Mulholland).

IBB: H Blanco (1, by T Mulholland); V Castilla (2, by R Barker).

TB: N Perez 7; L Walker 6; C Sexton 5; D Bichette 5; K Abbott 2; M Lansing 2; P Astacio; T Helton; H Blanco.

GIDP: C Sexton (1); V Castilla (6).

RBI: N Perez 3 (9); C Sexton 3 (3); D Bichette 2 (16); K Abbott (2).

2-out RBI: C Sexton 3.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 8 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lansing-N Perez-T Helton.

E: D Bichette (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Sexton (1, 2nd base off R Barker/B Santiago).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .273  .711   17    3   0   
M Morandini 2B                5   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .706   17    5   5   2B
S Sosa RF                     5   1   3   2    0   1  .273  .860   23    3   0   HR
M Grace 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .356  .961   19    8   0   GDP
H Rodriguez LF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .377  .997    8    2   0   2B
J Hernandez SS                4   1   2   2    0   2  .247  .735   18    2   4   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .194  .610   22    1   4   HR
B Santiago C                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .190  .686   10    3   0   IW
T Mulholland P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   2   
  R Barker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    5    0   0   
  D Serafini P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.500         0   0   
  B Woodall P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
  T Houston PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .942    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    4  12              150   27  16

BATTING

2B: H Rodriguez (4, off P Astacio); M Morandini (7, off P Astacio).

HR: G Gaetti (3, off P Astacio; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Sosa (6, off P Astacio; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

IBB: B Santiago (3, by P Astacio).

TB: S Sosa 6; G Gaetti 4; H Rodriguez 3; J Hernandez 2; M Morandini 2; B Santiago.

GIDP: M Grace (3).

RBI: J Hernandez 2 (10); S Sosa 2 (16); B Santiago (11); G Gaetti (10).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hernandez-M Morandini-M Grace; G Gaetti-M Morandini-M Grace.

E: M Grace (2); G Gaetti (5); M Morandini (1).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio, W (2-3)             8    10   6   6    3  11   2   6.75   35  133-78   36·15·27   10· 9· 2· 0     46    -     0.94  -0.14
D Veres                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.75    4   17-10    5· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4  12   2          39  150-88   41·18·29   10·11· 2· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Mulholland, L (2-1)          5    11   7   6    2   1   1   3.90   28   86-54   41· 8· 5   11·10· 4· 0     18    -     1.14  -0.45
R Barker                       1     0   0   0    2   1   0   7.20    5   24-10    4· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.89  -0.04
D Serafini                     1     4   4   3    1   0   1   5.91    9   35-21   16· 0· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.14
R Myers                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   7.20    4   13-8     5· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.11  -0.00
B Woodall                      1     1   2   0    1   0   0   5.63    6   17-8     6· 1· 1    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         9    18  13   9    6   2   2          52  175-101  72·15·14   25·14· 5· 0          4-3

T Mulholland faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
D Serafini faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Barker (1); B Woodall (1).

IBB: P Astacio (1; B Santiago); R Barker (1; V Castilla); T Mulholland (1; H Blanco).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 30,079.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Sexton             CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. L Walker             RF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. D Bichette           LF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. V Castilla           3B    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. K Abbott             1B    6. J Hernandez          SS 
7. N Perez              SS    7. G Gaetti             3B 
8. H Blanco             C     8. B Santiago           C  
9. P Astacio            P     9. T Mulholland         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  3-2  -2-  3  -15%  33% S Sosa          P Astacio       Home Run (Fly Ball); Morandini Scores
   t 5   1  5-5  -2-  1   13%  65% K Abbott        T Mulholland    Double to CF (Fly Ball); Bichette Scores
   b 2   1  2-1  12-  2  -13%  38% B Santiago      P Astacio       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hernandez Scores; Gaetti to 3B/Adv on E7
   t 7   2  5-7  -2-  3   13%  93% C Sexton        D Serafini      Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores
   t 5   0  5-4  ---  2   12%  49% L Walker        T Mulholland    Triple to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Sexton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   47%  L Walker        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   50%  D Bichette      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Walker to 3B
   R      1-3  4   59%  V Castilla      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores/unER/No RBI; Bichette to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  K Abbott        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   57%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   59%  M Morandini     Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  7   60%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   69%  N Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   72%  H Blanco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   69%  P Astacio       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   67%  C Sexton        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   65%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Astacio facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   61%  M Grace         Walk
          1--  3   55%  H Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grace to 2B
   RO     12-  4   53%  J Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Rodriguez out at 3B/LF-3B-SS; Hernandez to 2B
          -2-  5   51%  G Gaetti        Walk
   R      12-  2   38%  B Santiago      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hernandez Scores; Gaetti to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      1-3  5   45%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   50%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Terry Mulholland facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   57%  L Walker        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   64%  D Bichette      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Walker Scores
   OO     1--  1   57%  V Castilla      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   56%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   49%  M Morandini     Double to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  3   33%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball); Morandini Scores
   O      ---  3   35%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   32%  H Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  4   24%  J Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  5   25%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B; Hernandez to 2B
          -2-  4   25%  B Santiago      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   28%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   32%  N Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   28%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   25%  P Astacio       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Perez to 2B
   R      -2-  2   35%  C Sexton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Perez Scores
   O      1--  3   32%  M Lansing       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   34%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   36%  M Morandini     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   34%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   37%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-5, Terry Mulholland facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   49%  L Walker        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  1   58%  D Bichette      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  3   52%  V Castilla      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   R      -2-  1   65%  K Abbott        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Bichette Scores
   O      -2-  1   62%  N Perez         Bunt Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  4   63%  H Blanco        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   58%  P Astacio       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   61%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   69%  C Sexton        Walk
                  Richie Barker replaces Terry Mulholland pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   66%  M Lansing       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      68%  L Walker        Sexton Steals 2B
          -2-  7   69%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   66%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Sexton to 3B; Walker to 2B
          -23  4   68%  V Castilla      Intentional Walk
   R      123      78%  K Abbott        Wild Pitch; Sexton Scores/No RBI; Walker to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   O      -23  6   73%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Pedro Astacio facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Helton replaces Kurt Abbott playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   77%  B Santiago      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  Sandy Martinez pinch hits for Richie Barker batting 9th
   O      ---  5   79%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  L Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 7, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Serafini replaces Sandy Martinez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   83%  N Perez         Walk
   O      1--  8   81%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   80%  P Astacio       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Perez to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   93%  C Sexton        Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores
          ---  4   93%  M Lansing       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   92%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 9, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-9, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   94%  M Morandini     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   92%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   96%  M Grace         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 9, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   97%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   97%  V Castilla      Reached on E4 (throw) (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Bichette to 2B
          12-  5   98%  T Helton        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bichette to 3B; Castilla to 2B
                  Rodney Myers replaces Dan Serafini pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  1  100%  N Perez         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bichette Scores; Castilla Scores/unER; Helton to 3B
   O      -23  6   99%  H Blanco        Fielder's Choice 2B; Helton out at Hm/2B-C; Perez to 3B; Blanco to 2B
          -23  4   99%  P Astacio       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Perez stays at 3B; Blanco stays at 2B
   OO     123  2   99%  C Sexton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 11, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-11, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   99%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   99%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 11, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 11-6, Brad Woodall facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Woodall replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  M Lansing       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   99%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  D Bichette      Wild Pitch; Walker to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   99%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Walker to 3B; Bichette to 2B
   RR     -23  4  100%  T Helton        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Walker Scores/unER/No RBI; Bichette Scores/No RBI/unER; Helton to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 13, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-13, Dave Veres facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Veres replaces Pedro Astacio pitching and batting 9th; Tyler Houston pinch hits for Brad Woodall batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  T Houston       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  L Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  M Morandini     Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  6  100%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 13, Cubs 6.

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