August 10, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
MIN 0 SEA 7
@CHW 3 CLE 4
TEX 3 BAL 3
@DET 2 TBD 13
@KCR 6 OAK 8
@NYY 0 ANA 11
@TOR 4 ARI 9
FLA 2 CIN 9
SDP 0 CHC 15
@COL 1 HOU 8
ATL 5 LAD 10
PHI 8 MIL 5
MON 2 SFG 8
PIT 3 STL 5
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 45,474

Saturday, August 10, 2002
Time of Game: 3:04

Cubs

49-65

Won 1

5th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  4   3  6  1   0  0  0   15 20  1
Rockies         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

W: M Prior (6-3), L: S Chacon (5-9)

Rockies

54-62

Lost 1

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   3   3   1    1   0  .264  .938   27    1   2   HBP
B Mueller 3B                  6   2   2   1    0   1  .258  .722   16    0   2   GDP
S Sosa RF                     4   3   3   9    0   1  .304 1.051   21    0   0   3·HR
  C Hermansen RF              1   0   0   0    1   0  .204  .651   10    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .270  .862   19    4   0   HR
  A Echevarria 1B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .718   10    5   1   GDP
M Alou LF                     5   2   4   2    0   0  .265  .744   11    2   0   2·HR,2B
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Patterson CF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .697   16    1   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .229  .703   20    1   4   
T Hundley C                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .181  .628   23   12   0   HBP,GDP
M Prior P                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .598   10    0   1   
  J Borowski PH-P             1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    5    0   0   
  R Brown LF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .599    2    0   0   
Totals                       44  15  20  15    3   3              190   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Patterson (22, off M Corey); M Alou (14, off S Chacon).

HR: F McGriff (25, off S Chacon; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); S Sosa 3 (38, off M Corey, 2 off S Chacon; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); M Alou 2 (12, off M Corey, off A Cook; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: T Hundley (3, by M Corey); M Bellhorn (5, by S Chacon).

TB: S Sosa 12; M Alou 11; F McGriff 5; C Patterson 3; M Bellhorn 3; B Mueller 2; R Brown; M Prior; A Gonzalez; J Borowski.

GIDP: T Hundley (5); A Echevarria (3); B Mueller (5).

RBI: S Sosa 9 (84); M Alou 2 (44); M Bellhorn (40); F McGriff (82); A Gonzalez (42); B Mueller (31).

2-out RBI: S Sosa 6; B Mueller; M Bellhorn.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

E: M Alou (2).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .266  .617   14    2   0   
B Butler SS-3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .763   12    2   5   
L Walker RF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .356 1.065    7    1   0   
  A Cook P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  V Santos P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Payton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .772    4    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Helton 1B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .330 1.007    8    9   0   
  J Uribe SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .619    5    2   1   
G Norton 3B-1B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .196  .640   15    4   0   
J Cust LF                     4   0   0   1    0   2  .143  .550   17    2   0   
G Bennett C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .685   18    3   0   
T Shumpert 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .682   12    1   4   HBP
S Chacon P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .613    1    0   1   
  M Corey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Kapler PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .638    9    1   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    0  12              125   27  12

BATTING

HBP: T Shumpert (4, by M Prior).

TB: T Helton 2; L Walker; B Butler; S Chacon; G Kapler.

RBI: J Cust (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Butler-T Shumpert-T Helton; J Uribe-G Norton; S Chacon-B Butler-T Helton.

PITCHING

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 (6-3)               6     5   1   1    0   8   0   3.26   24   86-63   29·13·21    7· 3· 5· 0     66    -     0.43   0.14
J Borowski                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.55    4   14-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Gordon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.06    3   10-8     4· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.70    3   13-9     4· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0  12   0          34  123-90   42·20·28   11· 4· 6· 0           -

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 (5-9)              4    11   8   8    0   2   3   5.52   22   79-49   33· 7· 9    6· 2· 8· 3     10    -     0.84  -0.33
M Corey                        1     5   6   6    0   1   2   7.62    9   31-16    8· 4· 4    1· 1· 3· 2          0-0    0.06  -0.02
A Cook                         2     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.50    8   34-23   19· 0· 4    4· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
V Santos                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    5   24-13   10· 2· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
K Mercker                      1     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.81    5   22-11   10· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  15  15    3   3   6          49  190-112  80·13·19   12·10·13· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Prior (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Corey (2; T Hundley); S Chacon (6; M Bellhorn); M Prior (5; T Shumpert).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 45,474.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  12-  8   19%  83% S Sosa          S Chacon        Home Run (CF-RF); Prior Scores; Bellhorn Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  65% A Gonzalez      S Chacon        Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Patterson to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  1-3  4  -11%  55% T Hundley       S Chacon        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -7%  46% B Mueller       S Chacon        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   2  0-5  12-  4    7%  97% S Sosa          S Chacon        Home Run; Bellhorn Scores; Mueller Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   46%  B Mueller       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  B Butler        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   48%  L Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   50%  T Helton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Chacon facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
          1--  1   54%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff to 2B
   R      12-  2   65%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Patterson to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   55%  T Hundley       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   57%  G Norton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   59%  J Cust          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  G Bennett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Chacon facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   64%  M Prior         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--  7   69%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Line Drive); Prior to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  8   83%  S Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF); Prior Scores; Bellhorn Scores
   R      ---  3   88%  F McGriff       Home Run
          ---  3   90%  M Alou          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   89%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
   O      --3  5   87%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   89%  T Shumpert      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   87%  S Chacon        Single to LF (Line Drive); Chacon to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  5   89%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   91%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Rockies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Shawn Chacon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   90%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   90%  M Prior         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   90%  M Bellhorn      Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   91%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive); Bellhorn to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   97%  S Sosa          Home Run; Bellhorn Scores; Mueller Scores
   O      ---  5   97%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-8, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   96%  L Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   95%  T Helton        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  G Norton        Strikeout Looking
          12-      95%  J Cust          Wild Pitch; Walker to 3B; Helton to 2B
   RO     -23  5   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Walker Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  G Bennett       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Rockies 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mark Corey facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Corey replaces Shawn Chacon pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   98%  M Alou          Home Run
          ---  1   99%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF; Patterson to 3B
          --3  4   99%  T Hundley       Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  6   98%  M Prior         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   99%  M Bellhorn      Single to CF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Hundley to 2B
   R      12-  5   99%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hundley Scores; Bellhorn to 2B
   RRR    12-  5  100%  S Sosa          Home Run; Bellhorn Scores; Mueller Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 14, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-14, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   99%  T Shumpert      Hit By Pitch
                  Gabe Kapler pinch hits for Mark Corey batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  J Pierre        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  3  100%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 14, Rockies 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 14-1, Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
                  Aaron Cook replaces Larry Walker pitching and batting 3rd; Gabe Kapler moves to RF
   R      ---  3  100%  M Alou          Home Run
   O      ---  6  100%  C Patterson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  T Hundley       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-15, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
                  Angel Echevarria replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 4th; Chad Hermansen replaces Sammy Sosa playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  A Cook          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1  100%  T Helton        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  G Norton        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4  100%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-1, Aaron Cook facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Norton moves to 1B; Brent Butler moves to 3B; Juan Uribe replaces Todd Helton playing SS batting 4th; Joe Borowski pinch hits for Mark Prior batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  J Borowski      Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1  100%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3  100%  C Hermansen     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-15, Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Borowski moves to P
   O      ---  4  100%  G Bennett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  T Shumpert      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  G Kapler        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-1, Victor Santos facing 4-5-6
                  Victor Santos replaces Aaron Cook pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  8  100%  A Echevarria    Flyball: CF
          ---  2  100%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Patterson     Flyball: RF
          1--  5  100%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  T Hundley       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-15, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Gordon replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 5th; Roosevelt Brown replaces Joe Borowski playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  B Butler        Flyball: RF
                  Jay Payton pinch hits for Victor Santos batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-1, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Mercker replaces Jay Payton pitching and batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  R Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7  100%  M Bellhorn      Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  B Mueller       Foul Flyball: 1B
          12-  7  100%  C Hermansen     Walk; Brown to 3B; Bellhorn to 2B
   OO     123  2  100%  A Echevarria    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-15, Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Tom Gordon pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  G Bennett       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 15, Rockies 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation