August 4, 2002 Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 7
@ANA 5
(12) MIN 5
KCR 4
(10) OAK 4
DET 0 CLE 10
@SEA 8 TBD 10
CHW 3 BOS 11
@TEX 3 TOR 5
BAL 4 ATL 2
STL 1 CHC 4
COL 1 FLA 7
MIL 2 HOU 5
@MON 4 ARI 12
@NYM 7 LAD 4
@PHI 3 SFG 10
@PIT 5 CIN 15
@SDP 10

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,474

Sunday, August 4, 2002
Time of Game: 2:47

Rockies

50-61

Lost 1

4th, 18 GB

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

W: M Prior (5-3), L: S Chacon (5-8)

Cubs

47-62

Won 1

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Payton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .285  .750   14    4   0   SB
T Shumpert 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .679   21    2   2   
  M Corey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Helton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .319  .990   23    5   0   
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .727   17    1   1   
J Cust LF                     3   0   0   0    1   3  .100  .650   18    1   0   
G Kapler RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .624    9    1   0   GDP
J Uribe SS                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .240  .628   14    0   1   
G Bennett C                   3   0   3   0    0   0  .263  .673    8    9   0   2B
S Chacon P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .567    4    0   1   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .657    5    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  V Santos P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Butler PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .726    5    1   0   GDP
Totals                       30   1   5   0    2  13              138   24   6

BATTING

2B: G Bennett (5, off M Prior).

TB: G Bennett 4; J Uribe; G Kapler.

GIDP: B Butler (5); G Kapler (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Payton (6, 2nd base off M Prior/T Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   1   1   2    1   1  .264  .948   20    2   2   HR
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .248  .701   19    0   5   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .292 1.001   19    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .269  .858   25    9   0   2B
M Alou LF                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .253  .704   17    0   0   
C Patterson CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .699   14    0   0   2B
T Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .186  .646   15   13   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .224  .693   16    0   1   IW
M Prior P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .591   14    0   1   SH
Totals                       30   4   7   4    7   9              159   27   9

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (19, off S Chacon); C Patterson (19, off R White).

HR: M Bellhorn (18, off S Chacon; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: M Prior (2, off S Chacon).

IBB: A Gonzalez (4, by R White).

TB: M Bellhorn 4; C Patterson 3; F McGriff 2; M Prior; B Mueller; M Alou.

RBI: M Bellhorn 2 (39); F McGriff (75); M Alou (40).

2-out RBI: M Bellhorn 2; F McGriff; M Alou.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Mueller-M Bellhorn-F McGriff 2.

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
S Chacon, L (5-8)              4     6   4   4    4   3   1   5.04   22   87-45   25·11· 9    5· 6· 3· 1     33    -     0.61  -0.24
R White                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.36    5   19-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.01
V Santos                       1     0   0   0    2   2   0   9.00    5   31-15    9· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
K Mercker                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   13-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
M Corey                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.75    3    8-7     1· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     7   4   4    7   9   1          38  158-83   42·22·19    7·10· 4· 1           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Prior, W (5-3)               9     5   1   1    2  13   0   3.38   32  135-85   43·16·26   10· 5· 2· 0     84    -     0.67   0.29
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2  13   0          32  135-85   43·16·26   10· 5· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R White (3).

IBB: R White (4; A Gonzalez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Mike Fichter, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 38,474.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Payton             CF    1. M Bellhorn           2B 
2. T Shumpert           2B    2. B Mueller            3B 
3. T Helton             1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. J Cust               LF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. G Kapler             RF    6. C Patterson          CF 
7. J Uribe              SS    7. T Hundley            C  
8. G Bennett            C     8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. S Chacon             P     9. M Prior              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-2  -2-  5   13%  87% M Bellhorn      S Chacon        Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  4   11%  64% F McGriff       S Chacon        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Mueller Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  -2-  3    9%  73% M Alou          S Chacon        Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 8   0  4-0  1-3  5    8%  97% B Butler        M Prior         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Uribe Scores
   t 8   0  4-0  1--  2   -6%  88% G Bennett       M Prior         Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Uribe to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   54%  T Shumpert      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   55%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   55%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  4   52%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  4   64%  F McGriff       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Mueller Scores
   R      -2-  3   73%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  1   70%  C Patterson     Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   73%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   74%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  G Kapler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Chacon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   74%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   75%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  M Prior         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gonzalez to 2B
   RR     -2-  5   87%  M Bellhorn      Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   88%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   85%  G Bennett       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   88%  S Chacon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Payton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shawn Chacon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   89%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   89%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  M Alou          Walk
          1--  2   90%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Alou to 2B
          12-  4   91%  T Hundley       Walk; Alou to 3B; Patterson to 2B
   O      123  4   88%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   90%  T Shumpert      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shawn Chacon facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   93%  M Prior         Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
          1--  5   94%  M Bellhorn      Walk; Prior to 2B
   O      12-  4   93%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   92%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Prior to 3B
   O      1-3  7   90%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   92%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   90%  G Kapler        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   92%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   90%  G Bennett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Kapler to 3B
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Shawn Chacon batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   94%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rick White facing 5-6-7
                  Rick White replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   93%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
          ---  6   94%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   93%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   93%  A Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
          12-      94%  M Prior         Wild Pitch; Patterson to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -23  3   92%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   94%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   95%  T Shumpert      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  T Helton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Victor Santos facing 1-2-3
                  Victor Santos replaces Rick White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   95%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  8   96%  S Sosa          Walk; Mueller to 2B
   O      12-  8   95%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  8   95%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   96%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  J Cust          Walk
   OO     1--  2   97%  G Kapler        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
                  Kent Mercker replaces Victor Santos pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  A Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   94%  J Uribe         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   88%  G Bennett       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Uribe to 3B
                  Brent Butler pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 9th
   ROO    1-3  5   97%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Uribe Scores
          ---  5   96%  J Payton        Walk
          1--      95%  T Shumpert      Payton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mark Corey facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Corey replaces Terry Shumpert pitching and batting 2nd; Brent Butler moves to 2B
   O      ---  4   97%  M Prior         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  B Mueller       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   99%  T Helton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cubs 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation