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Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs

1999-08-21 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40087 · 78°F, overcast · Wind 7 mph from RF · 2:49

Chicago Cubs defeated Colorado Rockies 8–6. Chicago Cubs put up 7 in the 6th. Micah Bowie earned the win and Terry Adams picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	6	12
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0		8	10

W: Micah Bowie L: John Thomson SV: Terry Adams

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Jerry Layne · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Rich Rieker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Neifi Perez	4	1	1	0	1	2
Kurt Abbott	5	0	0	0	0	2
Angel Echevarria	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dante Bichette	5	2	2	3	0	0
Vinny Castilla	4	1	3	2	1	0
Todd Helton	5	0	3	1	0	0
Edgard Clemente	4	0	2	0	0	2
Kirt Manwaring	3	0	0	0	1	1
John Thomson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lenny Harris	2	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Barry	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mickey Morandini	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sammy Sosa	3	2	2	4	1	0
Mark Grace	4	1	2	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	3
Tyler Houston	3	1	1	1	1	1
Jose Nieves	4	1	1	2	0	0
Benito Santiago	4	1	1	0	0	2
Micah Bowie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Blauser	0	0	0	1	0	0
Manny Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Thomson	5.1	5	1	3
Rigo Beltran	0.2	3	0	2
Roberto Ramirez	1.0	1	0	1
Mike Porzio	1.0	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Micah Bowie	6.0	6	3	8
Rod Beck	1.0	1	0	0
Scott Sanders	1.2	4	1	0
Terry Adams	0.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Neifi Perez: K
Kurt Abbott: K
Angel Echevarria: 63/G6

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 43/G4
Mickey Morandini: 9/F89M
Sammy Sosa: W
Mark Grace: CS2(26)

Top 2

Dante Bichette: 9/F9LSF
Vinny Castilla: W
Todd Helton: 43/G34.1-2
Edgard Clemente: K

Bot 2

Mark Grace: 53/G56S
Henry Rodriguez: 6/P6D
Tyler Houston: K

Top 3

Kirt Manwaring: K
John Thomson: K
Neifi Perez: K

Bot 3

Jose Nieves: 63/G6
Benito Santiago: K
Micah Bowie: 13/G15

Top 4

Kurt Abbott: 9/F9M
Angel Echevarria: W
Dante Bichette: HR/F8LXD.1-H
Vinny Castilla: S8/L8LS
Todd Helton: S9/L89M.1-2
Edgard Clemente: K+SB3;SB2
Kirt Manwaring: IW
John Thomson: 13/G13

Bot 4

Lance Johnson: 3/G3L
Mickey Morandini: 43/G4
Sammy Sosa: HR/F8LXD
Mark Grace: 7/F7LSF

Top 5

Neifi Perez: 9/P89S
Kurt Abbott: K
Angel Echevarria: 9/F89S

Bot 5

Henry Rodriguez: K
Tyler Houston: 43/G4
Jose Nieves: 13/G13S

Top 6

Dante Bichette: 63/G6
Vinny Castilla: S5/G5S
Todd Helton: D8/L8RD.1-H
Edgard Clemente: POCS3(16)
Edgard Clemente: S7/L7S
Kirt Manwaring: 43/G4

Bot 6

Benito Santiago: T9/L9M
Jeff Blauser: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
Lance Johnson: D8/F8RXD
Mickey Morandini: S9/L9S.2-3
Sammy Sosa: HR/L89D.3-H;1-H
Mark Grace: D9/F9LD
Henry Rodriguez: K
Tyler Houston: D9/G3.2-H
Jose Nieves: HR/F7D.2-H
Benito Santiago: K

Top 7

Lenny Harris: 63/G6
Neifi Perez: S7/G56
Kurt Abbott: 54(1)/FO/G5
Angel Echevarria: 8/F8LXD

Bot 7

Manny Alexander: D7/L7LS
Lance Johnson: 7/F7M
Mickey Morandini: WP.2-3
Mickey Morandini: K
Sammy Sosa: 8/F8RXD

Top 8

Dante Bichette: 3/G3L
Vinny Castilla: 3/P23F
Todd Helton: S8/G6M
Edgard Clemente: S7/G56.1-2
Kirt Manwaring: 9/F9LM

Bot 8

Mark Grace: S8/L89S
Henry Rodriguez: K
Tyler Houston: W.1-2
Jose Nieves: 9/F89M.2-3
Benito Santiago: 7/F7LM

Top 9

Lenny Harris: S6/G15
Neifi Perez: W.1-2
Kurt Abbott: 5/L5S
Jeff Barry: 8/F8LD.2-3
Dante Bichette: S9/L89S.3-H;1-2
Vinny Castilla: WP.2-3;1-2
Vinny Castilla: D7/L5D.3-H;2-H
Todd Helton: 43/G4