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TOR
@LAA		2
3		 
(10)
BOS
@BAL		6
3
CLE
@KCR		2
4
NYY
@MIN		7
6		 
(12)
DET
@SEA		0
5
CHW
@TBR		0
2
OAK
@TEX		4
8
WSN
@ARI		0
4
COL
@CHC		4
5
ATL
@CIN		7
8		 
(10)
HOU
@MIL		1
4
LAD
@NYM		2
3
FLA
@PHI		7
3
SDP
@SFG		5
1
PIT
@STL		14
4
Saturday, May 31, 2008, 12:05PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 41,529, Time of Game: 2:43
Rockies
4
20-36
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Cubs
5
35-21
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
W: Ryan Dempster (7-2)
L: Glendon Rusch (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    4  4  0
Cubs            0  3  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    5 11  0

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .599 18 13 -0.088 0.82 0.010 -0.098 -0.5 0 0
Seth Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .646 9 6 -0.074 0.69 0.000 -0.074 -0.8 4 0
   Jorge De La Rosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Grilli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Todd Helton 1B 1 1 1 1 3 0 .282 .839 19 6 0.201 0.89 0.201 0.000 1.9 7 0 HR
Ryan Spilborghs LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .315 .929 12 6 0.062 1.09 0.083 -0.021 0.7 1 0 HBP
   Cory Sullivan LF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 3 3 -0.061 2.61 0.000 -0.061 -0.4 0 0
Ian Stewart 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .273 .788 14 11 -0.117 1.42 0.000 -0.117 -1.2 0 5
   Garrett Atkins PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .827 5 5 -0.050 2.02 0.000 -0.050 -0.3 0 0
Chris Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .857 20 12 -0.147 1.42 0.000 -0.147 -1.3 9 0
Jeff Baker 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .227 .620 17 10 -0.030 1.16 0.042 -0.072 -0.2 2 2
   Jonathan Herrera 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .595 8 5 -0.041 1.58 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 0 0
Omar Quintanilla SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 .253 .669 15 10 0.088 0.96 0.155 -0.068 1.0 1 1 HR
Glendon Rusch P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 2 -0.032 0.62 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 0
   Alberto Arias P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Podsednik PH-LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .253 .709 9 4 -0.010 0.92 0.026 -0.036 0.7 0 0 HR
Team Totals 31 4 4 4 5 12 .129 .690 153 93 -0.299 1.09 0.517 -0.817 -0.9 24 8
HR: S Podsednik (1, off C Marmol; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); T Helton (6, off R Dempster; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); O Quintanilla (1, off R Dempster; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: R Spilborghs (1, by R Dempster).
TB: T Helton 4; S Podsednik 4; O Quintanilla 4; W Taveras.
RBI: O Quintanilla 2 (6); T Helton (21); S Podsednik (9).
2-out RBI: S Podsednik.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .289 .884 12 10 0.193 0.81 0.234 -0.041 2.0 0 0 HR,SB,HBP
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .315 .786 25 12 -0.023 0.62 0.027 -0.051 -0.4 0 3
Derrek Lee 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 .295 .890 27 18 -0.032 0.72 0.034 -0.066 -1.2 9 1
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 .943 14 7 0.015 0.85 0.061 -0.046 0.2 0 1 2B
Geovany Soto C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .301 .954 13 9 0.032 0.99 0.102 -0.070 0.3 9 0 2·2B
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Edmonds CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kosuke Fukudome RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .310 .854 13 10 -0.021 0.82 0.040 -0.060 -0.6 2 0
Mark DeRosa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .852 9 5 -0.083 1.06 0.000 -0.083 -1.0 0 0
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Henry Blanco C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .343 .823 5 3 -0.007 0.26 0.000 -0.007 -0.3 3 0
Reed Johnson CF-LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 .708 16 9 0.010 0.60 0.056 -0.046 0.5 3 0 2B
Ryan Dempster P 1 1 1 1 0 0 .182 .409 3 3 0.101 0.82 0.108 -0.008 0.9 1 1 2B,SH
   Mike Fontenot 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .770 8 4 0.017 0.39 0.026 -0.009 0.1 0 1 2B
Team Totals 34 5 11 5 3 8 .324 .983 145 90 0.202 0.76 0.688 -0.487 0.6 27 9
2B: M Fontenot (6, off A Arias); R Johnson (9, off G Rusch); R Dempster (1, off G Rusch); A Ramirez (15, off G Rusch); G Soto 2 (19, 1 off J De La Rosa, 1 off G Rusch).
HR: A Soriano (12, off G Rusch; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: R Dempster (8, off G Rusch).
HBP: A Soriano (1, by J De La Rosa).
TB: A Soriano 5; G Soto 4; R Johnson 2; R Dempster 2; A Ramirez 2; M Fontenot 2; D Lee; K Fukudome; R Theriot.
RBI: A Soriano 3 (34); R Dempster (2); G Soto (38).
2-out RBI: A Soriano 2; R Dempster.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: A Soriano (4, 2nd base off J Grilli/C Iannetta).

Colorado Rockies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glendon Rusch, L (1-3) 4.2 9 5 5 1 4 1 7.03 24 87 60 41 5 14 7 12 4 0 29 -0.293 0.94 -2.5
Alberto Arias 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 5 18 10 6 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0.049 0.64 0.8
Jorge De La Rosa 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8.39 8 32 17 7 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.027 0.37 0.6
Jason Grilli 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.41 2 8 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.016 0.65 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 5 5 3 8 1 5.62 39 145 90 54 13 23 12 15 4 0 29 3 0 -0.201 1.09 -0.6

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ryan Dempster, W (7-2) 5 3 3 3 4 7 2 2.75 23 93 54 24 12 18 6 5 1 0 52 -0.006 1.00 -0.3
Michael Wuertz, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 3 12 8 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.069 0.88 0.5
Neal Cotts, H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 20 11 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.068 1.40 0.5
Bob Howry, H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.71 2 10 8 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.087 1.64 0.6
Carlos Marmol, S (3) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.75 4 18 12 4 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.081 1.14 -0.5
Team Totals 9 4 4 4 5 12 3 4.00 37 153 93 41 20 32 10 9 2 0 52 1 0 0.299 0.76 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: J De La Rosa (4); R Dempster (2).
HBP: J De La Rosa (1; A Soriano); R Dempster (3; R Spilborghs).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 41,529.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Colorado Rockies         Chicago Cubs
1 Willy Taveras CF 1 Alfonso Soriano LF
2 Seth Smith RF 2 Ryan Theriot SS
3 Todd Helton 1B 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Ryan Spilborghs LF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Ian Stewart 3B 5 Geovany Soto C
6 Chris Iannetta C 6 Kosuke Fukudome RF
7 Jeff Baker 2B 7 Mark DeRosa 2B
8 Omar Quintanilla SS 8 Reed Johnson CF
9 Glendon Rusch P 9 Ryan Dempster P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR CHC A. Soriano G. Rusch 19% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dempster Scores
t2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR COL O. Quintanilla R. Dempster -16% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Baker Scores
b2 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Dempster G. Rusch 11% 43% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fukudome Scores
b3 3-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R CHC G. Soto G. Rusch 9% 77% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores
t5 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R COL T. Helton R. Dempster -8% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL W. Taveras R. Dempster 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL S. Smith R. Dempster 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  COL T. Helton R. Dempster -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  COL R. Spilborghs R. Dempster -2% 51% Walk; Helton to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O COL I. Stewart R. Dempster 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano G. Rusch -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC R. Theriot G. Rusch 2% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  CHC D. Lee G. Rusch 3% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive); Theriot to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez G. Rusch -4% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Theriot to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Soto G. Rusch -5% 50% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL C. Iannetta R. Dempster 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  COL J. Baker R. Dempster -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  COL O. Quintanilla R. Dempster -2% 48% Wild Pitch; Baker to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR COL O. Quintanilla R. Dempster -16% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Baker Scores
t2 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL G. Rusch R. Dempster 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  COL W. Taveras R. Dempster -1% 33% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O COL S. Smith R. Dempster 2% 35% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Rockies' Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC K. Fukudome G. Rusch 4% 39% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. DeRosa G. Rusch -4% 35% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson G. Rusch -3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Dempster G. Rusch 11% 43% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fukudome Scores
b2 1-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR CHC A. Soriano G. Rusch 19% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dempster Scores
b2 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC R. Theriot G. Rusch -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
t3 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  COL T. Helton R. Dempster -4% 57% Walk
t3 2-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  COL R. Spilborghs R. Dempster -6% 50% Hit By Pitch; Helton to 2B
t3 2-3 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O COL I. Stewart R. Dempster 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O COL C. Iannetta R. Dempster 5% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O COL J. Baker R. Dempster 5% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rockies' Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
b3 3-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee G. Rusch -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC A. Ramirez G. Rusch 4% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 3-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R CHC G. Soto G. Rusch 9% 77% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores
b3 4-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome G. Rusch -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B; Soto to 3B
b3 4-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa G. Rusch -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
t4 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O COL O. Quintanilla R. Dempster 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL G. Rusch R. Dempster 2% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O COL W. Taveras R. Dempster 1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rockies' Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
b4 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Johnson G. Rusch 4% 82% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 4-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Dempster G. Rusch -1% 82% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Johnson to 3B
b4 4-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Soriano G. Rusch 4% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores
b4 5-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot G. Rusch -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 5-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee G. Rusch -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Cubs 5.
Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
t5 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL S. Smith R. Dempster 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R COL T. Helton R. Dempster -8% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 3-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O COL R. Spilborghs R. Dempster 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O COL I. Stewart R. Dempster 1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rockies' Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
b5 5-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC A. Ramirez G. Rusch 2% 83% Walk
b5 5-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto G. Rusch -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome G. Rusch -2% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Alberto Arias replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. DeRosa A. Arias -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 6-7-8
Michael Wuertz replaces Mark DeRosa (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Mike Fontenot replaces Ryan Dempster (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t6 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O COL C. Iannetta M. Wuertz 3% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL J. Baker M. Wuertz 2% 83% Groundout: P-1B
t6 3-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL O. Quintanilla M. Wuertz 1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rockies' Alberto Arias facing 8-9-1
Jonathan Herrera replaces Jeff Baker playing 2B batting 7th
Cory Sullivan replaces Ryan Spilborghs playing LF batting 4th
b6 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Johnson A. Arias -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 5-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Fontenot A. Arias 3% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 5-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Arias -2% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Fontenot to 3B
b6 5-3 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O CHC R. Theriot A. Arias -3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Neal Cotts facing 9-1-2
Neal Cotts replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 7th
Scott Podsednik pinch hits for Alberto Arias (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O COL S. Podsednik N. Cotts 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL W. Taveras N. Cotts 2% 87% Lineout: RF
t7 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL S. Smith N. Cotts 1% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rockies' Jorge De La Rosa facing 3-4-5
Jorge De La Rosa replaces Seth Smith (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Scott Podsednik moves from PH to LF
Cory Sullivan moves from LF to RF
b7 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. De La Rosa -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. De La Rosa -1% 86% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b7 5-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC G. Soto J. De La Rosa 1% 87% Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 5-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome J. De La Rosa -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Neal Cotts facing 3-4-5
t8 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  COL T. Helton N. Cotts -7% 79% Walk
t8 3-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O COL C. Sullivan N. Cotts 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging
Bob Howry replaces Geovany Soto (C) pitching and batting 5th
Henry Blanco replaces Neal Cotts (P) playing C batting 7th
Garrett Atkins pinch hits for Ian Stewart (3B) batting 5th
t8 3-5 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O COL G. Atkins B. Howry 5% 90% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O COL C. Iannetta B. Howry 4% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rockies' Jorge De La Rosa facing 7-8-9
Garrett Atkins moves from PH to 3B
b8 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Blanco J. De La Rosa -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Johnson J. De La Rosa 1% 94% Walk
b8 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Fontenot J. De La Rosa 1% 94% Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
b8 5-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Fontenot J. De La Rosa -1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
b8 5-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Soriano J. De La Rosa 0% 94% Hit By Pitch
Jason Grilli replaces Jorge De La Rosa pitching and batting 2nd
b8 5-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Theriot J. Grilli 0% 94% Soriano Steals 2B
b8 5-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Theriot J. Grilli 0% 94% Walk
b8 5-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Grilli -2% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 7-8-9
Carlos Marmol replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Reed Johnson moves from CF to LF
Jim Edmonds replaces Bob Howry (P) playing CF batting 5th
t9 3-5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O COL J. Herrera C. Marmol 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL O. Quintanilla C. Marmol 3% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 3-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R COL S. Podsednik C. Marmol -3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t9 4-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL W. Taveras C. Marmol 4% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Cubs 5.

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