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CLE
@BAL		2
14
MIL
@CAL		0
7
TEX
@CHW		6
4		 
(10)
BOS
@MIN		9
5
KCR
@NYY		4
5
DET
@SEA		7
13
OAK
@TOR		4
6
NYM
@CIN		5
7
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@COL		6
10
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@FLA		20
12
LAD
@HOU		6
5		 
(11)
PHI
@PIT		2
1
ATL
@SFG		5
7
MON
@STL		3
6
Saturday, July 27, 1996 7:06
, Coors Field
Attendance: 48,096, Time of Game: 3:19
Cubs
6
49-54
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Rockies
10
54-49
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Mark Thompson (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  0   1  2  2    6 10  0
Rockies         0  0  3   1  2  2   0  2  X   10 12  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .276 .747 17 10 0.077 0.50 0.113 -0.035 2.2 3 0 HR,2B
Ryne Sandberg 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .235 .754 18 14 -0.067 0.54 0.005 -0.072 -1.0 0 4
Dave Magadan 1B-3B 2 1 2 1 2 0 .211 .651 24 10 0.054 0.39 0.061 -0.007 1.2 9 0 SF
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .274 .886 17 10 -0.029 0.51 0.045 -0.073 1.4 0 0 2·2B,HBP,GDP
Luis Gonzalez LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .780 23 17 -0.106 0.77 0.000 -0.106 -2.1 3 0
Tyler Houston C 3 0 0 1 1 0 .361 1.032 14 8 -0.042 0.65 0.030 -0.071 -0.7 5 0 CS
Leo Gomez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .841 7 4 -0.010 1.03 0.026 -0.036 -0.1 0 0
   Jose Hernandez 3B-SS 2 1 2 1 0 0 .233 .643 6 3 0.018 0.18 0.018 0.000 1.2 1 0
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .550 14 9 -0.063 0.56 0.007 -0.070 -0.5 2 5
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Amaury Telemaco P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .212 5 4 -0.044 0.77 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 0 1
   Rodney Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Larry Casian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Bullett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .628 7 5 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.5
   Kent Bottenfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Grace 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .340 .850 4 2 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.3 1 0
Team Totals 36 6 10 5 3 5 .278 .786 156 96 -0.224 0.56 0.305 -0.526 0.2 24 11
2B: B McRae (24, off R Hawblitzel); S Sosa 2 (19, 1 off R Hawblitzel, 1 off M Thompson).
HR: B McRae (7, off M Thompson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: D Magadan (1, off R Hawblitzel).
HBP: S Sosa (4, by M Thompson).
TB: B McRae 6; S Sosa 4; J Hernandez 2; D Magadan 2; L Gomez; R Sandberg.
GIDP: S Sosa (12).
RBI: D Magadan (4); B McRae (41); J Hernandez (26); T Houston (21); S Sosa (84).
2-out RBI: S Sosa; J Hernandez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
CS: T Houston (1, 2nd base by M Thompson/J Reed).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 .352 .899 20 14 0.003 0.47 0.048 -0.045 0.3 3 3 2·SB
Walt Weiss SS 3 2 2 0 2 0 .306 .779 26 11 0.057 0.52 0.075 -0.018 1.6 1 2 SB
Ellis Burks LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .335 1.029 13 9 0.058 0.92 0.091 -0.033 0.6 2 0 SB
   John Vander Wal LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .259 .760 2 2 -0.013 0.18 0.000 -0.013 -1.1 2 0
Andres Galarraga 1B 5 2 3 5 0 1 .290 .916 21 9 0.018 0.58 0.099 -0.081 3.1 10 1 2·HR
Dante Bichette RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .918 15 9 -0.068 0.47 0.001 -0.069 -1.0 3 0 HBP
Vinny Castilla 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .312 .914 13 6 0.071 0.29 0.084 -0.013 1.9 0 3 HR,HBP
Jeff Reed C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 .789 16 9 0.051 0.45 0.068 -0.017 -0.3 5 1 2B
Quinton McCracken CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .315 .800 13 9 0.114 0.53 0.136 -0.022 0.3 0 0 HR
Mark Thompson P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .138 .345 6 6 -0.015 0.32 0.013 -0.028 -0.6 1 3 2B
   Ryan Hawblitzel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 36 10 12 10 4 5 .333 1.151 145 84 0.276 0.49 0.615 -0.339 4.9 27 14
2B: J Reed (11, off A Telemaco); M Thompson (2, off A Telemaco).
HR: Q McCracken (1, off A Telemaco; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); A Galarraga 2 (28, 1 off T Wendell, 1 off A Telemaco; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out); V Castilla (25, off A Telemaco; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: D Bichette (5, by R Myers); V Castilla (3, by A Telemaco).
TB: A Galarraga 9; V Castilla 4; Q McCracken 4; E Young 2; J Reed 2; W Weiss 2; M Thompson 2; E Burks.
RBI: A Galarraga 5 (94); V Castilla 2 (76); Q McCracken 2 (23); E Burks (83).
2-out RBI: V Castilla; A Galarraga.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Castilla-E Young-A Galarraga.
E: E Young (5).
Baserunning
SB: W Weiss (7, 2nd base off A Telemaco/T Houston); E Young 2 (37, 2nd base off A Telemaco/T Houston, 2nd base off R Myers/T Houston); E Burks (19, 2nd base off A Telemaco/T Houston).

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
Amaury Telemaco, L (4-5) 4.2 8 6 6 2 5 3 5.50 25 98 56 26 9 21 8 9 4 0 27 -0.255 0.73 -3.3
Rodney Myers 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.03 8 25 10 5 0 5 1 4 3 0 2 0 -0.016 0.19 -1.7
Larry Casian 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.003 0.13 0.9
Kent Bottenfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.30 3 6 6 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.6
Turk Wendell 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.45 5 14 10 6 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.012 0.05 -1.4
Team Totals 8 12 10 10 4 5 4 11.25 42 145 84 43 10 31 14 17 9 0 27 5 0 -0.277 0.56 -4.9

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
Mark Thompson, W (4-7) 7 6 4 3 3 5 1 5.97 31 117 73 44 12 17 11 11 4 0 53 0.192 0.67 1.0
Ryan Hawblitzel 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.00 10 41 24 17 1 6 5 5 2 0 2 2 0.032 0.23 -1.2
Team Totals 9 10 6 5 3 5 1 5.00 41 158 97 61 13 23 16 16 6 0 53 2 2 0.224 0.49 -0.2
M Thompson faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Myers (4); R Hawblitzel (1).
HBP: R Myers (2; D Bichette); A Telemaco (3; V Castilla); M Thompson (9; S Sosa).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 48,096.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Colorado Rockies
1 Brian McRae CF 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Ryne Sandberg 2B 2 Walt Weiss SS
3 Dave Magadan 1B 3 Ellis Burks LF
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Andres Galarraga 1B
5 Luis Gonzalez LF 5 Dante Bichette RF
6 Tyler Houston C 6 Vinny Castilla 3B
7 Leo Gomez 3B 7 Jeff Reed C
8 Rey Sanchez SS 8 Quinton McCracken CF
9 Amaury Telemaco P 9 Mark Thompson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR COL Q. McCracken A. Telemaco 14% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Reed Scores
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC B. McRae M. Thompson -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 2-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R COL E. Burks A. Telemaco 8% 79% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Young Scores; Weiss to 3B
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R COL V. Castilla A. Telemaco 7% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 4-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR COL A. Galarraga A. Telemaco 7% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Weiss Scores

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. McRae M. Thompson 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Thompson 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Magadan M. Thompson -1% 53% Single to 2B (Pop Fly)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson -2% 51% Hit By Pitch; Magadan to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez M. Thompson 4% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O COL E. Young A. Telemaco -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL W. Weiss A. Telemaco -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL E. Burks A. Telemaco -1% 50% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Houston M. Thompson 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC L. Gomez M. Thompson -3% 50% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Sanchez M. Thompson 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Sanchez to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Telemaco M. Thompson 3% 56% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Amaury Telemaco facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  O COL A. Galarraga A. Telemaco -3% 53% Lineout: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O COL D. Bichette A. Telemaco -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL V. Castilla A. Telemaco -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC B. McRae M. Thompson -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Thompson 2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC D. Magadan M. Thompson -2% 40% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson 6% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Amaury Telemaco facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  COL J. Reed A. Telemaco 6% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 0-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR COL Q. McCracken A. Telemaco 14% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Reed Scores
b3 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL M. Thompson A. Telemaco -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  COL E. Young A. Telemaco 2% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  COL W. Weiss A. Telemaco 1% 67% Young Steals 2B
b3 2-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  COL W. Weiss A. Telemaco 4% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 3B
b3 2-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R COL E. Burks A. Telemaco 8% 79% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Young Scores; Weiss to 3B
b3 3-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  COL A. Galarraga A. Telemaco 1% 80% Burks Steals 2B
b3 3-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O COL A. Galarraga A. Telemaco -6% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O COL D. Bichette A. Telemaco -5% 70% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 5-6-7
t4 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez M. Thompson 3% 73% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC T. Houston M. Thompson -3% 70% Walk
t4 1-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC L. Gomez M. Thompson 4% 74% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sanchez M. Thompson 3% 77% Houston Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Amaury Telemaco facing 6-7-8
Jose Hernandez replaces Leo Gomez playing 3B batting 7th
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R COL V. Castilla A. Telemaco 7% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O COL J. Reed A. Telemaco -1% 82% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL Q. McCracken A. Telemaco -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  COL M. Thompson A. Telemaco 1% 83% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 4-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Young A. Telemaco -2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sanchez M. Thompson 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Telemaco M. Thompson 2% 85% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t5 1-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae M. Thompson 1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Amaury Telemaco facing 2-3-4
b5 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  COL W. Weiss A. Telemaco 2% 88% Walk
b5 4-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  COL E. Burks A. Telemaco 1% 89% Weiss Steals 2B
b5 4-1 0 -2- 7,(2-2)  O COL E. Burks A. Telemaco -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR COL A. Galarraga A. Telemaco 7% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Weiss Scores
b5 6-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O COL D. Bichette A. Telemaco -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 6-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  COL V. Castilla A. Telemaco 0% 94% Hit By Pitch
b5 6-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  COL J. Reed A. Telemaco 0% 94% Walk; Castilla to 2B
Rodney Myers replaces Amaury Telemaco pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O COL Q. McCracken R. Myers -1% 93% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 6.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 2-3-4
John Vander Wal replaces Ellis Burks playing LF batting 3rd
t6 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Thompson 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Magadan M. Thompson -2% 93% Walk
t6 1-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-6 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez M. Thompson 1% 96% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
b6 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL M. Thompson R. Myers -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b6 6-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  COL E. Young R. Myers 0% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 6-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL W. Weiss R. Myers 0% 97% Young Steals 2B
b6 6-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  COL W. Weiss R. Myers 1% 97% Walk, Wild Pitch; Young to 3B
b6 6-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Vander Wal R. Myers -1% 96% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 6-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  R COL A. Galarraga R. Myers 2% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Weiss to 3B
b6 7-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  COL D. Bichette R. Myers 0% 98% Hit By Pitch; Galarraga to 2B
b6 7-1 2 123 4,(3-0)  R COL V. Castilla R. Myers 1% 99% Walk; Weiss Scores; Galarraga to 3B; Bichette to 2B
Larry Casian replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O COL J. Reed L. Casian -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 8.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 6-7-8
t7 1-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC T. Houston M. Thompson 0% 99% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t7 1-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC J. Hernandez M. Thompson -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t7 1-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Sanchez M. Thompson -1% 98% Fielder's Choice SS; Hernandez to 2B; Sanchez to 1B
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Larry Casian (P) batting 9th
t7 1-8 1 12- 7,(2-2)  O CHC S. Bullett M. Thompson 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC B. McRae M. Thompson -1% 98% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hernandez Scores/unER/No RBI; Sanchez to 3B; McRae to 2B
t7 2-8 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Thompson 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Rockies 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-2, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
Kent Bottenfield replaces Scott Bullett (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL Q. McCracken K. Bottenfield -0% 99% Lineout: CF
b7 8-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL M. Thompson K. Bottenfield -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 8-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL E. Young K. Bottenfield -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Rockies 8.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Rockies' Mark Thompson facing 3-4-5
t8 2-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Magadan M. Thompson -1% 98% Walk
t8 2-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson -2% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Magadan to 3B
Ryan Hawblitzel replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-8 0 -23 2,(1-0)  O CHC L. Gonzalez R. Hawblitzel 2% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 2-8 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO CHC T. Houston R. Hawblitzel 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Magadan Scores; Sosa to 3B
t8 3-8 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Hernandez R. Hawblitzel -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sosa Scores
t8 4-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Sanchez R. Hawblitzel 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Rockies 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-4, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 2-3-4
Turk Wendell replaces Rey Sanchez (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Mark Grace replaces Kent Bottenfield (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Dave Magadan moves from 1B to 3B
Jose Hernandez moves from 3B to SS
b8 8-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL W. Weiss T. Wendell 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b8 8-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Vander Wal T. Wendell -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Vander Wal to 1B
b8 8-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR COL A. Galarraga T. Wendell 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Vander Wal Scores
b8 10-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL D. Bichette T. Wendell -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 10-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL V. Castilla T. Wendell -0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Rockies 10.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-10, Rockies' Ryan Hawblitzel facing 9-1-2
t9 4-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Grace R. Hawblitzel 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t9 4-10 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC B. McRae R. Hawblitzel -0% 100% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
t9 4-10 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  CHC R. Sandberg R. Hawblitzel -1% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McRae to 3B
t9 4-10 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  RO CHC D. Magadan R. Hawblitzel 1% 100% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores; Sandberg to 2B
t9 5-10 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R CHC S. Sosa R. Hawblitzel -0% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores
t9 6-10 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  CHC L. Gonzalez R. Hawblitzel -0% 99% Wild Pitch; Sosa to 3B
t9 6-10 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez R. Hawblitzel 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Rockies 10.

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