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Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs

2008-05-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 41529 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph to RF · 2:43

Chicago Cubs defeated Colorado Rockies 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 2nd. Ryan Dempster earned the win and Carlos Marmol picked up the save. Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	4
CHN	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0		5	11

W: Ryan Dempster L: Glendon Rusch SV: Carlos Marmol

Umpires — HP: James Hoye · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Paul Nauert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willy Taveras	5	0	1	0	0	1
Seth Smith	4	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Helton	1	1	1	1	3	0
Ryan Spilborghs	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ian Stewart	3	0	0	0	0	3
Chris Iannetta	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Baker	2	1	0	0	1	1
Omar Quintanilla	4	1	1	2	0	1
Glendon Rusch	2	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Podsednik	2	1	1	1	0	0
Cory Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Garrett Atkins	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	2	3	0	0
Ryan Theriot	4	0	1	0	1	0
Derrek Lee	5	0	1	0	0	3
Aramis Ramirez	3	1	1	0	1	0
Geovany Soto	4	0	2	1	0	1
Kosuke Fukudome	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mark DeRosa	3	0	0	0	0	1
Reed Johnson	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ryan Dempster	1	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Fontenot	2	0	1	0	0	0
Henry Blanco	1	0	0	0	0	1

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glendon Rusch	4.2	9	1	4
Alberto Arias	1.1	1	0	0
Jorge De La Rosa	1.2	1	1	3
Jason Grilli	0.1	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Dempster	5.0	3	4	7
Michael Wuertz	1.0	0	0	1
Neal Cotts	1.1	0	1	1
Bob Howry	0.2	0	0	1
Carlos Marmol	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willy Taveras: 8/L8RD+
Seth Smith: 31/G3
Todd Helton: W
Ryan Spilborghs: W.1-2
Ian Stewart: K

Bot 1

Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9D
Ryan Theriot: S9/G4
Derrek Lee: S9/L89M.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 9/L9D+.2-3
Geovany Soto: 9!/F9LM

Top 2

Chris Iannetta: 8!/F89S-
Jeff Baker: W
Omar Quintanilla: WP.1-2
Omar Quintanilla: HR/F9D+.2-H
Glendon Rusch: 63/G6M
Willy Taveras: S6/G6S-
Seth Smith: 3/L3S+

Bot 2

Kosuke Fukudome: S7/G56+
Mark DeRosa: 3/P-
Reed Johnson: K
Ryan Dempster: D7/F78XD+.1-H
Alfonso Soriano: HR/F89XD+.2-H
Ryan Theriot: 53/G56

Top 3

Todd Helton: W
Ryan Spilborghs: HP.1-2
Ian Stewart: K
Chris Iannetta: K
Jeff Baker: K

Bot 3

Derrek Lee: K
Aramis Ramirez: D9/L9LM
Geovany Soto: D8/F89XD+.2-H
Kosuke Fukudome: 43/G4.2-3
Mark DeRosa: K

Top 4

Omar Quintanilla: K
Glendon Rusch: 13/G13+
Willy Taveras: 53/G5S-

Bot 4

Reed Johnson: DGR/L8RXD+
Ryan Dempster: 54/SH/BG25-.2-3
Alfonso Soriano: S8/L8RM+.3-H
Ryan Theriot: 46(1)/FO/G4
Derrek Lee: 53/G56-

Top 5

Seth Smith: 6!3/G6+
Todd Helton: HR/F78XD+
Ryan Spilborghs: K
Ian Stewart: K

Bot 5

Aramis Ramirez: W
Geovany Soto: K
Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7D
Mark DeRosa: 54(1)/FO/G5+

Top 6

Chris Iannetta: K
Jeff Baker: 13/G13-
Omar Quintanilla: 43/G4-

Bot 6

Reed Johnson: 63/G6
Mike Fontenot: D7/L78D+
Alfonso Soriano: 9/F89D+.2-3
Ryan Theriot: 5!3/G56

Top 7

Scott Podsednik: 63/G6M+
Willy Taveras: 9/L9M
Seth Smith: 13/G15

Bot 7

Derrek Lee: K
Aramis Ramirez: 2/P2LF
Geovany Soto: D56/G5
Kosuke Fukudome: K

Top 8

Todd Helton: W
Cory Sullivan: K
Garrett Atkins: K
Chris Iannetta: 8/F78D+

Bot 8

Henry Blanco: K
Reed Johnson: W
Mike Fontenot: WP.1-2
Mike Fontenot: 3/G3.2-3
Alfonso Soriano: HP
Ryan Theriot: SB2
Ryan Theriot: W
Derrek Lee: K

Top 9

Jonathan Herrera: K
Omar Quintanilla: 9/F89D+
Scott Podsednik: HR/F89XD+
Willy Taveras: K

Notes & reviews

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1B umpire Brian O'Nora left the game after pulling his left hamstring in the first inning while running into the outfield to rule on a catch; he was taken to a hospital for an MRI
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1B umpire Brian O'Nora pulled his left hamstring running down the RF line to make a call; when he favored it making a check swing call on Jeff Baker, Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal visited with O'Nora and walked him off the field; O'Nora went to the hospital for an MRI

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