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Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs

1996-08-03 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40460 · 78°F, sunny, dry · Wind 16 mph from RF · 2:52

Colorado Rockies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–2. Colorado Rockies put up 3 in the 4th. Jamey Wright earned the win. Vinny Castilla went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	1	0	3	0	1	3	0	0	8	8
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5

W: Jamey Wright L: Jim Bullinger SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Montague · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	5	0	0	0	0	1
Quinton McCracken	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ellis Burks	4	1	1	2	0	0
Dante Bichette	4	1	1	0	0	0
Andres Galarraga	4	3	2	1	0	0
Vinny Castilla	4	1	1	3	0	0
Jeff Reed	3	0	1	1	0	0
Walt Weiss	3	1	0	0	1	2
Jamey Wright	3	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Reed	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ryne Sandberg	3	1	1	2	1	0
Mark Grace	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Gomez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Hubbard	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rey Sanchez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Bullinger	1	0	1	0	1	0
Scott Bullett	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Magadan	1	0	1	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jamey Wright	7.1	4	4	3
Steve Reed	1.2	1	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bullinger	6.2	7	1	5
Rodney Myers	1.1	1	0	0
Terry Adams	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: 53/G5
Quinton McCracken: S8/L78S
Ellis Burks: 53/G56.1-2
Dante Bichette: 53/G5

Bot 1

Brian McRae: 13/BG13S
Ryne Sandberg: 9/F9D
Mark Grace: W
Sammy Sosa: K

Top 2

Andres Galarraga: S7/L56D
Vinny Castilla: 9/F9L
Jeff Reed: D8/L89XD/R42.1-H
Walt Weiss: K/C
Jamey Wright: K

Bot 2

Luis Gonzalez: 7/L7LD
Leo Gomez: 9/L9M
Mike Hubbard: 9/L9LD

Top 3

Eric Young: 53/G5S
Quinton McCracken: 13/BG34S
Ellis Burks: 13/G13S

Bot 3

Rey Sanchez: 63/G6
Jim Bullinger: D9/L9LD
Brian McRae: 43/G4.2-3
Ryne Sandberg: W
Mark Grace: 63/G6MS

Top 4

Dante Bichette: S8/L78M
Andres Galarraga: E7/L78XD.1-2;B-1
Vinny Castilla: HR/L78XD.2-H;1-H(UR);B-H
Jeff Reed: 7/F78M
Walt Weiss: K/C
Jamey Wright: 3/G3

Bot 4

Sammy Sosa: 5/L5
Luis Gonzalez: 63/G6
Leo Gomez: K

Top 5

Eric Young: K
Quinton McCracken: 63/G6M
Ellis Burks: 8/F8LD

Bot 5

Mike Hubbard: 23/BG2R
Rey Sanchez: 43/G4
Jim Bullinger: W
Brian McRae: 7/L7M

Top 6

Dante Bichette: 63/G6M
Andres Galarraga: HR/L7LD.B-H
Vinny Castilla: 9/P34D
Jeff Reed: 53/G56

Bot 6

Ryne Sandberg: 9/F9S
Mark Grace: S6/G56.B-2(E6/TH)
Sammy Sosa: K
Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4

Top 7

Walt Weiss: W
Jamey Wright: K
Eric Young: 9/F89M
Quinton McCracken: D8/L78XD/R65.1-H
Ellis Burks: HR/L78XD.2-H;B-H
Dante Bichette: 13/G1

Bot 7

Leo Gomez: 63/G6
Mike Hubbard: 53/G5
Rey Sanchez: W
Scott Bullett: 9/L9M

Top 8

Andres Galarraga: 63/G6M
Vinny Castilla: 7/F7D
Jeff Reed: HP
Walt Weiss: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 8

Brian McRae: T9/L9LD
Ryne Sandberg: HR/L7LD.3-H;B-H
Mark Grace: 7/L7D
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6
Dave Magadan: S7/L78D/R4
Leo Gomez: K/C

Top 9

Steve Reed: K
Eric Young: 13/G1
Quinton McCracken: K

Bot 9

Mike Hubbard: K
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6
Scott Bullett: 43/G4