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BOS  3
MIN  1
 CHW  6
SEA  5
 TEX 11
@CLE  5
 DET  2
BAL  1
 KCR 10
TBD  0
 NYY  8
OAK  5
 ANA  1
@TOR  0
 ARI  9
FLA  2
 CIN  9
SDP  7
(12)		 CHC 12
@COL  9
 ATL 13
@HOU  3
 PHI  6
@LAD  3
 MIL  6
MON  2
 SFG  5
PIT  4
(11)		 STL  9
NYM  0
Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 37,016

 Sunday, August 11, 2002
Time of Game: 2:52
Cubs
12
50-65
Won 2
5th, 12½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   2  1  3   4  0  1   12 13  0
Rockies         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  2  4    9 12  1
W: Steve Smyth (1-0), L: Dennis Stark (7-3)
 Rockies
9
54-63
Lost 2
4th, 18½ GB

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .923   11    7    1   1   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.333              0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  3   4   2   0    2   0  .262  .736   19    8    0   0   2B
S Sosa RF                     5   2   3   5    0   0  .308 1.061   16   10    2   0   HR,2B
  C Hermansen RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .651              0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  5   1   1   3    0   0  .269  .864   23   12    8   1   HR
  A Echevarria 1B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .717              0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .736   12    8    3   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Stynes 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .691    3    2    0   1   
C Patterson CF                5   2   2   3    0   2  .266  .712   20   16    5   0   2·HR
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .700   11    8    4   4   
J Girardi C                   4   2   3   1    0   1  .240  .607   24   12    3   0   HR
S Smyth P                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    6    5    0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   1   
  R Brown PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .595    3    2    1   0   
Totals                       40  12  13   0    2   5              148   90   27   8
Batting Events
2B: B Mueller (13, off D Stark); S Sosa (18, off D Stark).
HR: J Girardi (1, off D Stark; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); F McGriff (26, off D Stark; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); C Patterson 2 (11, 2 off D Stark; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); S Sosa (39, off J Speier; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
TB: C Patterson 8; S Sosa 7; J Girardi 6; F McGriff 4; B Mueller 3; S Smyth; A Gonzalez.
RBI: S Sosa 5 (89); F McGriff 3 (85); C Patterson 3 (43); J Girardi (6).
2-out RBI: C Patterson 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Stynes-A Gonzalez-F McGriff.
Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Payton CF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .296  .783   14    8    1   0   3B
B Butler 2B                   4   2   1   1    0   0  .276  .766   14    9    4   1   2B,HBP
L Walker RF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .355 1.059   16    9    2   0   SF
T Helton 1B                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .332 1.011   19    8    5   1   2B
T Zeile 3B                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .256  .739   18   11    1   2   2B
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .297  .804   22   11    5   0   
G Kapler LF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .267  .648   10    7    6   1   3B
  J Cust PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .527    3    2    1   0   GDP
J Uribe SS                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .239  .623    8    7    2   1   SF
D Stark P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .493    5    2    0   1   
  J Speier P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Pierre PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .616    3    2    0   0   
  V Santos P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .635    8    5    0   0   
Totals                       36   9  12   0    3   3              140   81   27   7
Batting Events
2B: T Helton (31, off S Smyth); B Butler (15, off J Fassero); T Zeile (16, off A Alfonseca).
3B: J Payton (4, off J Fassero); G Kapler (3, off S Smyth).
SF: L Walker (4, off A Alfonseca); J Uribe (6, off S Smyth).
HBP: B Butler (3, by A Alfonseca).
TB: T Zeile 4; J Payton 4; G Kapler 3; T Helton 3; J Uribe 2; B Butler 2; L Walker.
GIDP: J Cust (1).
RBI: T Zeile 2 (63); G Kapler 2 (19); L Walker 2 (82); T Helton (80); J Uribe (36); B Butler (27).
2-out RBI: T Zeile 2; T Helton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 9.
Fielding Events
E: B Butler (6).

Pitching Stats

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Smyth, W (1-0)               6     4   3   3    2   0   0  10.00   24   73-43   31· 5· 7    6·16· 8· 0     50    -     1.01   0.03
J Borowski                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    3   13-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
J Fassero                      0.1   4   2   2    0   1   0   6.46    5   18-10    5· 1· 4    0· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.02
A Alfonseca                    1.2   4   4   4    1   1   0   4.30   10   36-19   13· 2· 4    1· 6· 5· 0          2-0    0.29   0.03
Totals                         9    12   9   9    3   3   0          42  140-81   54· 9·18    8·27·17· 0          2-0 
Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stark, L (7-3)               6     7   7   7    1   4   4   4.27   25   90-55   31· 9·15    4·12· 5· 4     33    -     0.82  -0.40
J Speier                       1     4   4   4    0   1   1   3.86    8   23-15    9· 3· 3    3· 3· 2· 1          0-0    0.26  -0.06
V Santos                       1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.76    8   31-17   12· 3· 2    4· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
K Mercker                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.77    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  12    2   5   5          42  148-90   54·15·21   11·19·10· 5          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Alfonseca (3; B Butler).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 37,016.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 91° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              Colorado Rockies                             
1. Mark Bellhorn                2B       1. Jay Payton                   CF
2. Bill Mueller                 3B       2. Brent Butler                 2B
3. Sammy Sosa                   RF       3. Larry Walker                 RF
4. Fred McGriff                 1B       4. Todd Helton                  1B
5. Moises Alou                  LF       5. Todd Zeile                   3B
6. Corey Patterson              CF       6. Sandy Alomar                  C
7. Alex Gonzalez                SS       7. Gabe Kapler                  LF
8. Joe Girardi                   C       8. Juan Uribe                   SS
9. Steve Smyth                   P       9. Dennis Stark                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 1 1-- RR 5,(3-1)  19% 47% 1-3 CHC F. McGriff D. Stark Home Run; Mueller Scores
b2 1 1-3 RR 3,(1-1)  -17% 31% 0-1 COL G. Kapler S. Smyth Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF); Helton Scores; Zeile Scores
t6 2 -2- RR 2,(0-1)  14% 89% 5-3 CHC C. Patterson D. Stark Home Run; Sosa Scores
t5 1 --- R 5,(3-1)  13% 60% 3-3 CHC J. Girardi D. Stark Home Run
t2 2 --- R 4,(0-2)  10% 56% 0-0 CHC C. Patterson D. Stark Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Dennis Stark facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 48% 0-0 CHC M. Bellhorn D. Stark Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 CHC B. Mueller D. Stark Lineout: RF
t1 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 CHC S. Sosa D. Stark Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Smyth facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 47% 0-0 COL J. Payton S. Smyth Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 49% 0-0 COL B. Butler S. Smyth Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 50% 0-0 COL L. Walker S. Smyth Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Rockies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Dennis Stark facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 CHC F. McGriff D. Stark Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 46% 0-0 CHC M. Alou D. Stark Popfly: 2B
t2 2 --- R 4,(0-2)  10% 56% 0-0 CHC C. Patterson D. Stark Home Run
t2 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 55% 1-0 CHC A. Gonzalez D. Stark Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Smyth facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -6% 48% 0-1 COL T. Helton S. Smyth Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  -7% 42% 0-1 COL T. Zeile S. Smyth Single to RF (Line Drive); Helton to 3B
b2 0 1-3 O 7,(2-2)  6% 48% 0-1 COL S. Alomar S. Smyth Popfly: 2B
b2 1 1-3 RR 3,(1-1)  -17% 31% 0-1 COL G. Kapler S. Smyth Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF); Helton Scores; Zeile Scores
b2 1 --3 RO 2,(0-1)  -2% 29% 2-1 COL J. Uribe S. Smyth Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kapler Scores
b2 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 30% 3-1 COL D. Stark S. Smyth Popfly: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Rockies' Dennis Stark facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -3% 27% 1-3 CHC J. Girardi D. Stark Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 26% 1-3 CHC S. Smyth D. Stark Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 25% 1-3 CHC M. Bellhorn D. Stark Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Steve Smyth facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -2% 22% 3-1 COL J. Payton S. Smyth Walk
b3 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  2% 25% 3-1 COL B. Butler S. Smyth Popfly: 1B
b3 1 1-- O 3,(2-0)  2% 27% 3-1 COL L. Walker S. Smyth Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 2 1-- O 4,(3-0)  2% 28% 3-1 COL T. Helton S. Smyth Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Rockies 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Rockies' Dennis Stark facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  4% 33% 1-3 CHC B. Mueller D. Stark Walk
t4 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -4% 29% 1-3 CHC S. Sosa D. Stark Lineout: LF
t4 1 1-- RR 5,(3-1)  19% 47% 1-3 CHC F. McGriff D. Stark Home Run; Mueller Scores
t4 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 45% 3-3 CHC M. Alou D. Stark Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 44% 3-3 CHC C. Patterson D. Stark Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Steve Smyth facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 46% 3-3 COL T. Zeile S. Smyth Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 49% 3-3 COL S. Alomar S. Smyth Lineout: SS
b4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 50% 3-3 COL G. Kapler S. Smyth Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Rockies 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rockies' Dennis Stark facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 47% 3-3 CHC A. Gonzalez D. Stark Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez out at 2B/LF-2B
t5 1 --- R 5,(3-1)  13% 60% 3-3 CHC J. Girardi D. Stark Home Run
t5 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 58% 4-3 CHC S. Smyth D. Stark Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 57% 4-3 CHC M. Bellhorn D. Stark Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Steve Smyth facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -5% 52% 3-4 COL J. Uribe S. Smyth Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 0 1-- O 3,(2-0)  5% 57% 3-4 COL D. Stark S. Smyth Lineout: CF
b5 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  4% 61% 3-4 COL J. Payton S. Smyth Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  4% 65% 3-4 COL B. Butler S. Smyth Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Rockies 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rockies' Dennis Stark facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  7% 72% 4-3 CHC B. Mueller D. Stark Double to RF (Line Drive)
t6 0 -2- R 1,(0-0)  10% 81% 4-3 CHC S. Sosa D. Stark Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mueller Scores
t6 0 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 78% 5-3 CHC F. McGriff D. Stark Flyball: LF
t6 1 -2- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 75% 5-3 CHC M. Alou D. Stark Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 -2- RR 2,(0-1)  14% 89% 5-3 CHC C. Patterson D. Stark Home Run; Sosa Scores
t6 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 89% 7-3 CHC A. Gonzalez D. Stark Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-7, Cubs' Steve Smyth facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 91% 3-7 COL L. Walker S. Smyth Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 89% 3-7 COL T. Helton S. Smyth Walk
b6 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  3% 91% 3-7 COL T. Zeile S. Smyth Lineout: LF
b6 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  2% 93% 3-7 COL S. Alomar S. Smyth Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Rockies 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rockies' Justin Speier facing 8-9-1
Justin Speier replaces Dennis Stark pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 94% 7-3 CHC J. Girardi J. Speier Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  1% 95% 7-3 CHC S. Smyth J. Speier Single to P (Bunt); Girardi to 2B
t7 0 12- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 94% 7-3 CHC M. Bellhorn J. Speier Bunt Popfly: 3B
t7 1 12- 2,(0-1)  1% 95% 7-3 CHC B. Mueller J. Speier Single to LF (Line Drive); Girardi to 3B; Smyth to 2B
t7 1 123 RRRR 3,(2-0)  4% 99% 7-3 CHC S. Sosa J. Speier Home Run (CF-RF); Girardi Scores; Smyth Scores; Mueller Scores
t7 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 11-3 CHC F. McGriff J. Speier Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 99% 11-3 CHC M. Alou J. Speier Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t7 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 99% 11-3 CHC C. Patterson J. Speier Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 11, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-11, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
Joe Borowski replaces Steve Smyth pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  0% 100% 3-11 COL G. Kapler J. Borowski Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 3-11 COL J. Uribe J. Borowski Flyball: RF
Juan Pierre pinch hits for Justin Speier (P) batting 9th
b7 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 3-11 COL J. Pierre J. Borowski Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 11, Rockies 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-3, Rockies' Victor Santos facing 7-8-9
Victor Santos replaces Juan Pierre (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 100% 11-3 CHC A. Gonzalez V. Santos Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 11-3 CHC J. Girardi V. Santos Single (Ground Ball)
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Joe Borowski (P) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 100% 11-3 CHC R. Brown V. Santos Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 11-3 CHC M. Bellhorn V. Santos Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 11, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-11, Cubs' Jeff Fassero facing 1-2-3
Jeff Fassero replaces Moises Alou (LF) pitching and batting 5th; Roosevelt Brown moves from PH to LF
b8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 3-11 COL J. Payton J. Fassero Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b8 0 --3 R 1,(0-0)  -1% 99% 3-11 COL B. Butler J. Fassero Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Payton Scores
b8 0 -2- R 5,(3-1)  -1% 98% 4-11 COL L. Walker J. Fassero Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler Scores
b8 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  1% 99% 5-11 COL T. Helton J. Fassero Strikeout Looking
b8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  -1% 97% 5-11 COL T. Zeile J. Fassero Single to CF (Line Drive); Walker to 3B
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Mark Bellhorn (2B) pitching and batting 1st; Chris Stynes replaces Jeff Fassero (P) playing 2B batting 5th
b8 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  -2% 96% 5-11 COL S. Alomar A. Alfonseca Walk; Zeile to 2B
Jack Cust pinch hits for Gabe Kapler (LF) batting 7th
b8 1 123 OO 3,(1-1)  4% 100% 5-11 COL J. Cust A. Alfonseca Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 11, Rockies 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-5, Rockies' Victor Santos facing 2-3-4
Jack Cust moves from PH to LF
t9 0 --- 4,(3-0)  0% 100% 11-5 CHC B. Mueller V. Santos Walk
t9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 11-5 CHC S. Sosa V. Santos Single to RF (Line Drive); Mueller to 3B
t9 0 1-3 RO 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 11-5 CHC F. McGriff V. Santos Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mueller Scores
t9 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 100% 12-5 CHC C. Stynes V. Santos Lineout: RF
Kent Mercker replaces Victor Santos pitching and batting 9th
t9 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 12-5 CHC C. Patterson K. Mercker Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-12, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
Angel Echevarria replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 4th; Chad Hermansen replaces Sammy Sosa playing RF batting 3rd
b9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -0% 100% 5-12 COL J. Uribe A. Alfonseca Single to LF (Line Drive)
Greg Norton pinch hits for Kent Mercker (P) batting 9th
b9 0 1-- O 8,(3-2)  0% 100% 5-12 COL G. Norton A. Alfonseca Lineout: CF
b9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -0% 100% 5-12 COL J. Payton A. Alfonseca Single to CF (Line Drive); Uribe to 2B
b9 1 12- 3,(1-1)  -0% 99% 5-12 COL B. Butler A. Alfonseca Hit By Pitch; Uribe to 3B; Payton to 2B
b9 1 123 RO 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 5-12 COL L. Walker A. Alfonseca Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Uribe Scores
b9 2 12- R 3,(2-0)  -0% 99% 6-12 COL T. Helton A. Alfonseca Single to LF (Line Drive); Payton Scores; Butler to 2B
b9 2 12- RR 5,(2-2)  -1% 98% 7-12 COL T. Zeile A. Alfonseca Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Butler Scores; Helton Scores
b9 2 -2- O 6,(3-2)  2% 100% 9-12 COL S. Alomar A. Alfonseca Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Rockies 9.

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