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Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies

2000-05-25 · Day game · Coors Field · Att: 43178 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph R to L · 2:53

Chicago Cubs defeated Colorado Rockies 6–5. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 8th. Jon Lieber earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Sammy Sosa went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jon Lieber L: Mike DeJean SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sammy Sosa	3	2	2	3	1	1
Henry Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Greene	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Nieves	4	0	0	0	0	1
Damon Buford	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Girardi	4	1	3	1	0	1
Jon Lieber	0	0	0	0	0	0
Glenallen Hill	1	1	1	2	0	0
Raul Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Van Poppel	1	0	0	0	0	1

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	5	1	2	1	0	1
Mike Lansing	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jeff Cirillo	3	0	1	1	1	0
Todd Helton	3	0	0	0	2	1
Jeffrey Hammonds	4	0	1	0	1	0
Darren Bragg	3	1	2	0	0	1
Neifi Perez	4	2	2	2	0	1
Scott Servais	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Jarvis	3	1	1	0	0	1
Tom Goodwin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Mayne	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bubba Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	7.0	7	3	7
Todd Van Poppel	1.2	3	0	2
Felix Heredia	0.0	0	1	0
Rick Aguilera	0.1	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Jarvis	7.0	4	1	3
Julian Tavarez	0.0	2	0	0
Mike DeJean	0.1	2	0	0
Gabe White	1.2	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: 63/G4M
Dave Martinez: 7/F7M
Sammy Sosa: K

Bot 1

Brian Hunter: K/C
Mike Lansing: 8/F8RXD+
Jeff Cirillo: 63/G6+

Top 2

Henry Rodriguez: 7/F7LD+
Willie Greene: 9/F9LM+
Jose Nieves: 5/L56+

Bot 2

Todd Helton: 53/G56+
Jeffrey Hammonds: W
Darren Bragg: K+CS2(24)/DP/C

Top 3

Damon Buford: 63/G6+
Joe Girardi: S8/L8RS+
Jon Lieber: 24/SH/BG2L-.1-2
Eric Young: 9/L9LS

Bot 3

Neifi Perez: S9/G34
Scott Servais: K
Kevin Jarvis: S7/G6.1-3
Brian Hunter: S9/L4D-.3-H;1-2
Mike Lansing: E6/G6.2-3;1-2
Jeff Cirillo: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H(UR);2-3
Todd Helton: K

Top 4

Dave Martinez: 9/F9M
Sammy Sosa: W
Henry Rodriguez: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S

Bot 4

Jeffrey Hammonds: 8/F89XD+
Darren Bragg: S9/G34+
Neifi Perez: HR/F9D+.1-H
Scott Servais: 63/G6MS-
Kevin Jarvis: 43/G4

Top 5

Willie Greene: 63/G6M+
Jose Nieves: 43/G4
Damon Buford: 53/G56

Bot 5

Brian Hunter: S9/L9S+
Mike Lansing: K/C
Jeff Cirillo: 13/G25-.1-2
Todd Helton: PO2(E1).2-3
Todd Helton: BK.3-H(UR)
Todd Helton: W
Jeffrey Hammonds: 54(1)/FO/G56+

Top 6

Joe Girardi: S8/L8RS
Jon Lieber: 14/SH.1-2
Eric Young: 43/G4+.2-3
Dave Martinez: 5/FL/P25F+

Bot 6

Darren Bragg: D9/L4D-
Neifi Perez: 3/G3+.2-3
Scott Servais: K
Kevin Jarvis: K

Top 7

Sammy Sosa: HR/F89XD+
Henry Rodriguez: K/C
Willie Greene: 6/P6MD-
Jose Nieves: K

Bot 7

Brian Hunter: 8/F8LM
Mike Lansing: 13/G13
Jeff Cirillo: W
Todd Helton: 5/P56+

Top 8

Damon Buford: D7/G5+
Joe Girardi: D/L78D+.2-H
Glenallen Hill: HR/F7D+.2-H
Eric Young: 9/FL/F9LSF
Dave Martinez: S8/L8LS+
Sammy Sosa: HR/F7D+.1-H
Raul Gonzalez: K
Willie Greene: 9/L89D+

Bot 8

Jeffrey Hammonds: S9/L9S+
Tom Goodwin: 13/SH.1-2
Neifi Perez: K
Brent Mayne: 43/G34

Top 9

Jose Nieves: 8/F8RM+
Damon Buford: S7
Joe Girardi: K/C
Todd Van Poppel: K/C

Bot 9

Bubba Carpenter: K
Brian Hunter: 43/G4+
Mike Lansing: S8/G6M+
Jeff Cirillo: S7/L78S+.1-2
Todd Helton: W.2-3;1-2
Jeffrey Hammonds: 53/G5+

Notes & reviews

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