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Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs

1998-08-01 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40198 · 76°F, sunny, dry · Wind 13 mph from RF · 2:49

Chicago Cubs defeated Colorado Rockies 3–2. Steve Trachsel earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Todd Helton went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12
CHN	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	7

W: Steve Trachsel L: John Thomson SV: Rod Beck

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

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Darryl Hamilton	5	0	0	0	0	2
Neifi Perez	5	0	1	0	0	1
Larry Walker	5	0	4	0	0	0
Dante Bichette	5	0	3	0	0	0
Vinny Castilla	4	1	0	0	1	0
Todd Helton	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mike Lansing	3	0	2	0	0	0
Kirt Manwaring	1	0	0	0	2	0
John Thomson	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Vander Wal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Reed	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kurt Abbott	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brant Brown	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Morandini	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Grace	0	1	0	1	3	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez	3	1	1	0	1	1
Tyler Houston	3	0	1	0	0	1
Manny Alexander	3	0	1	2	0	1
Steve Trachsel	2	0	1	0	0	1
Sandy Martinez	1	0	1	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Thomson	4.0	5	3	2
Curt Leskanic	1.0	0	1	0
Jerry Dipoto	2.0	2	0	1
Chuck McElroy	1.0	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Trachsel	7.0	9	3	2
Felix Heredia	0.1	0	0	0
Matt Karchner	0.2	1	0	2
Rod Beck	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Darryl Hamilton: K
Neifi Perez: S6/L56D
Larry Walker: S8/P8LS.1-2
Dante Bichette: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 1

Brant Brown: E4/G4M
Mickey Morandini: 7(B)3(1)/FDP/F78S
Sammy Sosa: 4/P4

Top 2

Vinny Castilla: W
Todd Helton: HR/F9D.1-H
Mike Lansing: D7/L7LM
Kirt Manwaring: SB3
Kirt Manwaring: W
John Thomson: FC1/SH/BG13S.1-2(E3)
Darryl Hamilton: 3/L4S
Neifi Perez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

Mark Grace: W
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F89M
Jose Hernandez: W.1-2
Tyler Houston: K
Manny Alexander: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
Steve Trachsel: K

Top 3

Larry Walker: D9/L9S
Dante Bichette: 7/F7S
Vinny Castilla: 8/F8RD.2-3
Todd Helton: 43/G4

Bot 3

Brant Brown: S8/L89S
Mickey Morandini: W.1-2
Sammy Sosa: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Mark Grace: 7/SF/F78D.3-H
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8LXD

Top 4

Mike Lansing: 9/F89M
Kirt Manwaring: W
John Thomson: K
Darryl Hamilton: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 4

Jose Hernandez: S5/L5D
Tyler Houston: S8/G4M.1-3
Manny Alexander: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
Steve Trachsel: S8/L89S.B-2(TH);1XH(52)
Brant Brown: 7/F7LS

Top 5

Neifi Perez: 8/P8RS
Larry Walker: 3/G3
Dante Bichette: S4/G4
Vinny Castilla: 3/G34S

Bot 5

Mickey Morandini: 7/L7S
Sammy Sosa: 8/F8LXD
Mark Grace: W
Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4

Top 6

Todd Helton: D8/F8LM
Mike Lansing: 13/SH/BG13S.2-3
Kirt Manwaring: FC6/G6S.3XH(625);B-2(TH)
John Vander Wal: 31/G3L

Bot 6

Jose Hernandez: 63/G6
Tyler Houston: 43/G4
Manny Alexander: K

Top 7

Darryl Hamilton: 5/P5F
Neifi Perez: 3/G34
Larry Walker: S8/L8LS
Dante Bichette: S5/G5.1-2
Vinny Castilla: 3/G34S

Bot 7

Sandy Martinez: S8/L89S
Brant Brown: S8/G4M.1-3
Mickey Morandini: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G34S.3-3
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6

Top 8

Todd Helton: 9/F9D
Mike Lansing: S8/L78S
Jeff Reed: K
Kurt Abbott: K

Bot 8

Mark Grace: W
Henry Rodriguez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Jose Hernandez: K

Top 9

Darryl Hamilton: K
Neifi Perez: K
Larry Walker: S4/G34
Dante Bichette: D9/L9LS.1-3
Vinny Castilla: 9/L9D