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@BAL		5
4
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@CHW		3
5
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@DET		3
8
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2		 
(12)
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5		 
(13)
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6
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6
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@STL		7
3
Thursday, May 14, 1998 1:05
, Coors Field
Attendance: 48,077, Time of Game: 3:23
Cubs
9
23-17
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Rockies
7
17-24
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
W: Kevin Tapani (5-2)
L: John Thomson (2-4)
S: Rod Beck (12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  5   0  0  0   0  0  2    9 15  3
Rockies         1  0  2   0  0  2   0  1  1    7 21  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brant Brown CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .356 .971 18 11 -0.014 0.61 0.039 -0.052 -0.2 1 0
Mickey Morandini 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .292 .785 15 10 0.035 0.78 0.068 -0.032 0.3 5 3
Sammy Sosa RF 2 2 2 2 2 0 .333 .933 16 6 0.150 0.94 0.150 0.000 2.0 1 0 SB,SF
Mark Grace 1B 5 3 4 3 0 0 .338 .923 19 6 0.291 0.92 0.313 -0.022 3.6 9 1 2·HR
Henry Rodriguez LF 3 1 1 4 0 2 .254 .902 10 7 0.130 0.86 0.151 -0.021 2.2 1 0 HR
   Matt Mieske PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .561 4 4 -0.068 0.49 0.000 -0.068 -1.1 0 0
Jose Hernandez SS-3B 5 0 2 0 0 3 .246 .809 23 15 -0.058 0.56 0.017 -0.075 -0.9 2 3
Kevin Orie 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .518 13 10 -0.070 0.70 0.009 -0.079 -0.9 0 1 GDP
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Rod Beck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Scott Servais C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .586 11 8 -0.048 0.46 0.000 -0.048 -1.2 7 0
Kevin Tapani P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .150 .400 13 8 0.014 0.54 0.034 -0.019 -0.1 0 1
   Terry Mulholland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marc Pisciotta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Alexander SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .643 4 3 -0.013 0.50 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 38 9 15 9 3 8 .395 1.060 146 88 0.349 0.70 0.781 -0.429 3.4 27 9
HR: M Grace 2 (4, 1 off J Thomson, 1 off J DiPoto; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); H Rodriguez (9, off J Thomson; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: S Sosa (1, off J Thomson).
TB: M Grace 10; H Rodriguez 4; M Morandini 3; S Sosa 2; J Hernandez 2; K Orie; B Brown; K Tapani.
GIDP: K Orie (3).
RBI: H Rodriguez 4 (28); M Grace 3 (26); S Sosa 2 (25).
2-out RBI: M Grace.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Hernandez-M Morandini-M Grace.
E: M Grace (1); J Hernandez (1); T Adams (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Sosa (9, 2nd base off C McElroy/K Manwaring).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Neifi Perez SS 5 2 4 0 0 0 .268 .682 20 13 0.157 1.17 0.213 -0.056 1.3 2 0 2B,SH
Ellis Burks CF 5 0 0 0 1 2 .274 .926 27 15 -0.120 1.58 0.101 -0.221 -1.5 5 0
Larry Walker RF 6 2 3 1 0 0 .348 1.002 16 10 0.038 1.44 0.183 -0.145 1.5 2 1 2·2B
Vinny Castilla 3B 6 3 5 3 0 0 .315 .995 11 7 0.297 1.56 0.400 -0.103 2.9 1 3 HR,2B,SB,GDP
Dante Bichette LF 6 0 4 1 0 0 .376 .891 19 13 0.051 2.07 0.243 -0.192 1.0 0 0
Todd Helton 1B 6 0 2 2 0 2 .280 .821 24 14 0.079 2.39 0.289 -0.210 0.7 6 2
Jason Bates 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .603 17 10 -0.003 1.66 0.078 -0.081 -0.3 1 1
   Curt Leskanic P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Curtis Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .728 4 3 -0.132 4.17 0.000 -0.132 -0.6
   Jerry DiPoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kirt Manwaring C 5 0 2 0 0 1 .291 .726 15 11 -0.209 2.67 0.076 -0.284 -1.1 9 1
John Thomson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .421 4 3 -0.056 1.90 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 0 0
   Bobby Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   John Vander Wal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .958 8 5 -0.039 1.39 0.000 -0.039 -0.5
   Mike Munoz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike DeJean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Reed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .737 3 2 -0.040 1.46 0.000 -0.040 -0.5
   Chuck McElroy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Lansing 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .654 7 3 -0.173 3.15 0.000 -0.173 -0.8 0 1
Team Totals 48 7 21 7 2 7 .438 1.043 175 109 -0.150 1.89 1.583 -1.732 1.4 27 10
2B: L Walker 2 (15, 2 off K Tapani); N Perez (9, off B Patterson); V Castilla (7, off K Tapani).
HR: V Castilla (16, off T Adams; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: N Perez (1, off K Tapani).
TB: V Castilla 9; L Walker 5; N Perez 5; D Bichette 4; T Helton 2; K Manwaring 2; J Bates.
GIDP: V Castilla (4).
RBI: V Castilla 3 (41); T Helton 2 (23); L Walker (17); D Bichette (33).
2-out RBI: D Bichette; T Helton.
Team LOB: 17.
With RISP: 8 for 27.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Castilla-J Bates-T Helton.
Outfield Assists: L Walker (M Morandini at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: V Castilla (3, 2nd base off K Tapani/S Servais).

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
Kevin Tapani, W (5-2) 5.2 13 3 3 0 3 0 4.37 29 91 61 45 4 12 12 14 8 0 34 0.112 1.30 0.6
Terry Mulholland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.04 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.012 0.33 -0.1
Marc Pisciotta 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.18 2 5 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.087 1.08 -1.2
Bob Patterson, H (3) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.24 5 22 11 8 0 3 0 4 1 0 2 1 -0.051 2.38 -0.7
Terry Adams, H (6) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2.45 8 31 20 9 6 5 3 2 2 0 1 0 0.131 3.24 0.4
Rod Beck, S (12) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.60 6 22 10 4 2 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.056 3.11 -0.4
Team Totals 9 21 7 5 2 7 1 5.00 51 175 109 71 14 24 17 25 14 0 34 4 2 0.149 0.70 -1.4
T Mulholland faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
M Pisciotta faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

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
John Thomson, L (2-4) 2.1 9 7 7 1 3 2 6.54 16 56 34 20 6 8 3 9 5 0 13 -0.402 0.93 -6.2
Bobby Jones 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.09 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.024 0.47 1.0
Mike Munoz 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 14.54 5 18 8 5 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.027 0.45 0.6
Mike DeJean 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.10 3 12 9 6 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.025 0.41 0.6
Chuck McElroy 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.14 6 25 13 8 2 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.067 0.53 -0.7
Curt Leskanic 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.18 6 18 13 5 3 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0.175 0.84 2.6
Jerry DiPoto 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.20 5 15 9 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.132 0.56 -1.4
Team Totals 9 15 9 9 3 8 3 9.00 42 146 88 49 19 20 10 21 10 0 13 4 0 -0.350 1.89 -3.4
C McElroy faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 3:23.
Attendance: 48,077.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 21mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Colorado Rockies
1 Brant Brown CF 1 Neifi Perez SS
2 Mickey Morandini 2B 2 Ellis Burks CF
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Larry Walker RF
4 Mark Grace 1B 4 Vinny Castilla 3B
5 Henry Rodriguez LF 5 Dante Bichette LF
6 Jose Hernandez SS 6 Todd Helton 1B
7 Kevin Orie 3B 7 Jason Bates 2B
8 Scott Servais C 8 Kirt Manwaring C
9 Kevin Tapani P 9 John Thomson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 3-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR CHC H. Rodriguez J. Thomson 15% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Morandini Scores; Sosa Scores; Grace Scores
b8 5-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R COL V. Castilla T. Adams -15% 65% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t9 7-6 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR CHC M. Grace J. DiPoto 14% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sosa Scores
b8 6-7 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O COL C. Goodwin T. Adams 13% 56% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b8 6-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  COL T. Helton T. Adams -13% 43% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Bichette to 2B

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' John Thomson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Brown J. Thomson 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Thomson 0% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Brown to 3B; Morandini out at 2B/RF-3B-1B-SS
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO CHC S. Sosa J. Thomson 1% 55% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R CHC M. Grace J. Thomson 9% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez J. Thomson -1% 62% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  COL N. Perez K. Tapani -6% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Perez to 2B/Adv on E6
b1 0-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Burks K. Tapani 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R COL L. Walker K. Tapani -9% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Perez Scores
b1 1-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  COL V. Castilla K. Tapani -5% 48% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Walker to 3B
b1 1-2 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O COL D. Bichette K. Tapani 6% 54% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
b1 1-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  COL T. Helton K. Tapani -1% 53% Castilla Steals 2B
b1 1-2 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O COL T. Helton K. Tapani 6% 59% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Rockies 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rockies' John Thomson facing 6-7-8
t2 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Thomson -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Orie J. Thomson -2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Servais J. Thomson -1% 54% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  COL J. Bates K. Tapani -4% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  COL K. Manwaring K. Tapani -6% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bates to 2B
b2 1-2 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O COL J. Thomson K. Tapani 6% 50% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b2 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL N. Perez K. Tapani 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bates to 3B; Manwaring to 2B
b2 1-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Burks K. Tapani 7% 60% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Rockies 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rockies' John Thomson facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC K. Tapani J. Thomson 3% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t3 2-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. Brown J. Thomson -3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Morandini J. Thomson 6% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive); Tapani to 3B
t3 2-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHC S. Sosa J. Thomson 6% 72% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Tapani Scores; Morandini to 2B
t3 3-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. Grace J. Thomson 4% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Morandini to 3B; Sosa to 2B
t3 3-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR CHC H. Rodriguez J. Thomson 15% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Morandini Scores; Sosa Scores; Grace Scores
t3 7-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC J. Hernandez J. Thomson 1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 7-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC K. Orie J. Thomson 1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hernandez to 2B
Bobby Jones replaces John Thomson pitching and batting 9th
t3 7-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Servais B. Jones -1% 92% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF); Hernandez to 3B
t3 7-1 2 1-3 O CHC K. Tapani B. Jones -1% 91% Baserunner Out Advancing; Hernandez out at Hm/C-P
5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-7, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
b3 1-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  COL L. Walker K. Tapani -3% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b3 1-7 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R COL V. Castilla K. Tapani -5% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores
b3 2-7 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  COL D. Bichette K. Tapani -5% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Castilla to 3B
b3 2-7 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R COL T. Helton K. Tapani -5% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Castilla Scores; Bichette to 2B
b3 3-7 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O COL J. Bates K. Tapani 5% 77% Flyball: LF
b3 3-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL K. Manwaring K. Tapani 4% 81% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Bobby Jones (P) batting 9th
b3 3-7 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O COL J. Vander Wal K. Tapani 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rockies' Mike Munoz facing 9-1-2
Mike Munoz replaces John Vander Wal (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 7-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Tapani M. Munoz -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t4 7-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Brown M. Munoz -1% 83% Flyball: CF
t4 7-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Morandini M. Munoz 1% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 7-3 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Sosa M. Munoz 1% 85% Walk; Morandini to 2B
t4 7-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Grace M. Munoz -2% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-7, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
b4 3-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  COL N. Perez K. Tapani -3% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b4 3-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O COL E. Burks K. Tapani 3% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 3-7 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  COL L. Walker K. Tapani -5% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Burks to 3B
b4 3-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO COL V. Castilla K. Tapani 10% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rockies' Mike DeJean facing 5-6-7
Mike DeJean replaces Mike Munoz pitching and batting 9th
t5 7-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez M. DeJean -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t5 7-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Hernandez M. DeJean 1% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 7-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO CHC K. Orie M. DeJean -3% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-7, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
b5 3-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  COL D. Bichette K. Tapani -4% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 3-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL T. Helton K. Tapani 4% 85% Flyball: CF
b5 3-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Bates K. Tapani 3% 88% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b5 3-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL K. Manwaring K. Tapani -2% 86% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Bichette to 2B
Jeff Reed pinch hits for Mike DeJean (P) batting 9th
b5 3-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O COL J. Reed K. Tapani 4% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rockies' Chuck McElroy facing 8-9-1
Chuck McElroy replaces Jeff Reed (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Servais C. McElroy -1% 89% Lineout: CF
t6 7-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Tapani C. McElroy -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t6 7-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC B. Brown C. McElroy 1% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 7-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Morandini C. McElroy -1% 88% Popfly: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-7, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
b6 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL N. Perez K. Tapani 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 3-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL E. Burks K. Tapani 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
Terry Mulholland replaces Kevin Tapani pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  COL L. Walker T. Mulholland -1% 90% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
Marc Pisciotta replaces Terry Mulholland pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL V. Castilla M. Pisciotta -2% 88% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Walker to 3B
b6 3-7 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R COL D. Bichette M. Pisciotta -6% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Walker Scores/unER; Castilla to 2B
Bob Patterson replaces Marc Pisciotta pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-7 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R COL T. Helton B. Patterson -11% 71% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Castilla Scores/Team unER; Bichette to 3B
b6 5-7 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  COL J. Bates B. Patterson -4% 67% Walk; Helton to 2B
b6 5-7 2 123 3,(1-1)  O COL K. Manwaring B. Patterson 12% 79% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Rockies' Chuck McElroy facing 3-4-5
t7 7-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa C. McElroy 3% 82% Walk
t7 7-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace C. McElroy 2% 84% Sosa Steals 2B
t7 7-5 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace C. McElroy 4% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sosa to 3B
Curt Leskanic replaces Jason Bates (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Mike Lansing replaces Chuck McElroy (P) playing 2B batting 9th
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez (LF) batting 5th
t7 7-5 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Mieske C. Leskanic -6% 82% Fielder's Choice 1B; Sosa out at Hm/1B-C; Grace to 2B
t7 7-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez C. Leskanic -3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Orie C. Leskanic -4% 74% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-7, Cubs' Bob Patterson facing 9-1-2
Matt Mieske moves from PH to LF
b7 5-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O COL M. Lansing B. Patterson 4% 79% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b7 5-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  COL N. Perez B. Patterson -7% 72% Double to CF (Line Drive)
Terry Adams replaces Kevin Orie (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Jose Hernandez moves from SS to 3B
Manny Alexander replaces Bob Patterson (P) playing SS batting 9th
b7 5-7 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Burks T. Adams 6% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O COL L. Walker T. Adams 6% 84% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Rockies' Curt Leskanic facing 8-9-1
t8 7-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Servais C. Leskanic -2% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted (SS-3B Hole)
t8 7-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alexander C. Leskanic -1% 81% Flyball: RF
t8 7-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. Brown C. Leskanic -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-7, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 4-5-6
b8 5-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R COL V. Castilla T. Adams -15% 65% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b8 6-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL D. Bichette T. Adams -9% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 6-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  COL T. Helton T. Adams -13% 43% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Bichette to 2B
Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Curt Leskanic (P) batting 7th
b8 6-7 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O COL C. Goodwin T. Adams 13% 56% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b8 6-7 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O COL K. Manwaring T. Adams 12% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O COL M. Lansing T. Adams 13% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 6.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rockies' Jerry DiPoto facing 2-3-4
Jerry DiPoto replaces Curtis Goodwin (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t9 7-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Morandini J. DiPoto -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Sosa J. DiPoto 2% 81% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t9 7-6 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR CHC M. Grace J. DiPoto 14% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sosa Scores
t9 9-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Mieske J. DiPoto -0% 95% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
t9 9-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. DiPoto -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Rockies 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-9, Cubs' Rod Beck facing 1-2-3
Rod Beck replaces Terry Adams pitching and batting 7th
b9 6-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  COL N. Perez R. Beck -5% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b9 6-9 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  COL E. Burks R. Beck -10% 79% Walk; Perez to 2B
b9 6-9 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O COL L. Walker R. Beck 9% 88% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b9 6-9 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R COL V. Castilla R. Beck -12% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Burks to 3B
b9 7-9 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O COL D. Bichette R. Beck 13% 89% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b9 7-9 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O COL T. Helton R. Beck 11% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Rockies 7.

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