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Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs

1998-07-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40490 · 80°F, sunny, dry · Wind 15 mph from CF · 2:25

Chicago Cubs defeated Colorado Rockies 9–1. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 8th. Kerry Wood earned the win and Terry Mulholland picked up the save. Henry Rodriguez went 2-for-2 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kerry Wood L: Jamey Wright SV: Terry Mulholland

Umpires — HP: Ed Montague · 1B: Mark Wegner · 2B: Paul Schrieber · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Neifi Perez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ellis Burks	3	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Walker	1	0	1	1	1	0
Dante Bichette	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vinny Castilla	3	0	0	0	1	1
Todd Helton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Lansing	4	0	3	0	0	0
Jeff Reed	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jamey Wright	2	0	1	0	0	1
John Vander Wal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Curtis Goodwin	0	0	0	0	1	0
Terry Shumpert	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	4	1	1	0	1	1
Mickey Morandini	5	0	2	1	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mark Grace	1	2	0	0	3	0
Henry Rodriguez	2	2	2	4	2	0
Jeff Blauser	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tyler Houston	4	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Alexander	3	2	1	1	1	0
Kerry Wood	3	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Mulholland	1	0	1	1	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jamey Wright	7.0	5	4	2
Mike DeJean	0.2	2	3	0
Dave Veres	0.1	1	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kerry Wood	7.1	5	4	6
Terry Mulholland	1.2	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Neifi Perez: S7/G56
Ellis Burks: 64(1)/FO/G56
Larry Walker: S9/G34.1-2
Dante Bichette: 6(B)4(2)/FDP/F78S

Bot 1

Brant Brown: K
Mickey Morandini: 63/G56
Sammy Sosa: HR/F9D
Mark Grace: W
Henry Rodriguez: HR/L78XD.1-H
Jeff Blauser: 8/L78D

Top 2

Vinny Castilla: 7/F7D
Todd Helton: 7/F7D
Mike Lansing: S4/P34D
Jeff Reed: 43/G34

Bot 2

Tyler Houston: 43/G4
Manny Alexander: 7/L7M
Kerry Wood: 43/G34

Top 3

Jamey Wright: K
Neifi Perez: 8/P8LS
Ellis Burks: 63/G6

Bot 3

Brant Brown: S4/G4MS
Mickey Morandini: S6/L56.1-3
Sammy Sosa: 54(1)3/GDP/G6S.3-H(NR)
Mark Grace: 31

Top 4

Larry Walker: HP
Dante Bichette: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Vinny Castilla: 63/G6

Bot 4

Henry Rodriguez: W
Jeff Blauser: CS2(24)
Jeff Blauser: 43/G34
Tyler Houston: 5/P56

Top 5

Todd Helton: 9/F9LM
Mike Lansing: 3
Jeff Reed: K

Bot 5

Manny Alexander: 43/G4M
Kerry Wood: 8/F8RS
Brant Brown: 63/G6

Top 6

Jamey Wright: S9/L9S
Neifi Perez: 8/F8LS
Ellis Burks: K
Larry Walker: W.1-2
Dante Bichette: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 6

Mickey Morandini: 53/G5
Sammy Sosa: 3/G34S
Mark Grace: W
Henry Rodriguez: W.1-2
Jeff Blauser: HP.2-3;1-2
Tyler Houston: K

Top 7

Vinny Castilla: K
Todd Helton: K
Mike Lansing: S3/L34D
Jeff Reed: OA.1X2(24)

Bot 7

Manny Alexander: HR/L78XD
Kerry Wood: 43/G34
Brant Brown: 13/G13
Mickey Morandini: 7/F7M

Top 8

Jeff Reed: W
John Vander Wal: K
Neifi Perez: W.1-2
Curtis Goodwin: W.2-3;1-2
Larry Walker: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H;2-3
Dante Bichette: 9/L9D

Bot 8

Sammy Sosa: 6/P4MS
Mark Grace: W
Henry Rodriguez: HR/F78XD.1-H
Jeff Blauser: W
Tyler Houston: 8/F8RM
Manny Alexander: W.1-2
Terry Mulholland: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2
Brant Brown: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Morandini: S8/G6M.3-H;2XH(82);1-2

Top 9

Vinny Castilla: W
Todd Helton: 9/F9LD
Mike Lansing: S7/L7S.1-2
Jeff Reed: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
Terry Shumpert: 9/F9LS