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Rockies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 31, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies, played on May 31, 2008 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ryan Dempster |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 41,529 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: James Hoye 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Paul Nauert |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willy Taveras | Center Fielder |
Seth Smith | Right Fielder |
Todd Helton | First Baseman |
Ryan Spilborghs | Left Fielder |
Ian Stewart | Third Baseman |
Chris Iannetta | Catcher |
Jeff Baker | Second Baseman |
Omar Quintanilla | Shortstop |
Glendon Rusch | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
Mark DeRosa | Second Baseman |
Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
Ryan Dempster | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rockies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 31, 2008
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dempster
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dempster
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Dempster covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Dempster
Helton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spilborghs vs. Dempster
Spilborghs takes first base on ball four. Helton moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Dempster
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Rusch
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rusch
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Rusch
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Rusch
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Soto vs. Rusch
Soto hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Iannetta vs. Dempster
Iannetta hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dempster
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Quintanilla vs. Dempster
There's a wild pitch. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Quintanilla vs. Dempster
Quintanilla hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rusch vs. Dempster
Rusch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dempster
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dempster
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Rusch
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Rusch
DeRosa hits a popup towards first. Helton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rusch
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempster vs. Rusch
Dempster hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Spilborghs. Dempster reaches second base with a double. Fukudome goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Rusch
Soriano hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rusch
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Dempster
Helton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spilborghs vs. Dempster
Spilborghs is hit by the pitch. Helton moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Dempster
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Iannetta vs. Dempster
Iannetta strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Dempster
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rusch
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rusch
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Rusch
Soto hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Taveras. Soto reaches second base with a double. Ramirez scores. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. Rusch
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Soto moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
DeRosa vs. Rusch
DeRosa strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quintanilla vs. Dempster
Quintanilla strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rusch vs. Dempster
Rusch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dempster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dempster
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rusch
Johnson hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Dempster vs. Rusch
Dempster bunts towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soriano vs. Rusch
Soriano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Rusch
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Rusch
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dempster
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Dempster
Helton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spilborghs vs. Dempster
Spilborghs strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Dempster
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rusch
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Rusch
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Rusch
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Spilborghs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Arias
Alberto Arias now pitching.
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iannetta vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching. Mike Fontenot now playing second base.
Iannetta strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Wuertz
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wuertz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Quintanilla vs. Wuertz
Quintanilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Arias
Cory Sullivan now playing left field. Jonathan Herrera now playing second base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quintanilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Arias
Fontenot hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Fontenot reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Arias
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fontenot moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Theriot vs. Arias
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Cotts
Scott Podsednik pinch hits for Alberto Arias. Neal Cotts now pitching.
Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Cotts
Taveras hits a line drive into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cotts
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cotts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. de la Rosa
Jorge de la Rosa now pitching. Cory Sullivan now playing right field. Scott Podsednik now playing left field.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. de la Rosa
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Iannetta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Soto vs. de la Rosa
Soto hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Stewart, and into shallow left field. Soto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fukudome vs. de la Rosa
Fukudome strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Cotts
Helton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Cotts
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Atkins vs. Howry
Garrett Atkins pinch hits for Ian Stewart. Bob Howry now pitching. Henry Blanco now catching.
Atkins strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Iannetta vs. Howry
Iannetta hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. de la Rosa
Garrett Atkins now playing third base.
Blanco strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. de la Rosa
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. de la Rosa
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Fontenot vs. de la Rosa
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fontenot for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soriano vs. de la Rosa
Soriano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Theriot vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
There goes Soriano. The throw from Iannetta and he is safe. Soriano steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Theriot vs. Grilli
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Grilli
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching. Jim Edmonds now playing center field. Reed Johnson now playing left field.
Herrera strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Quintanilla vs. Marmol
Quintanilla hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Marmol
Podsednik hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Marmol
Taveras strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/2008 -- Colorado at Chicago (D) Colorado AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Taveras W, cf 5 0 1 0 Soriano A, lf 4 1 2 3 Smith S, rf 4 0 0 0 Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0 de la Rosa J, p 0 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 4 0 1 0 Grilli J, p 0 0 0 0 Lee D, 1b 5 0 1 0 Helton T, 1b 1 1 1 1 Ramirez A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Spilborghs R, lf 1 0 0 0 Soto G, c 4 0 2 1 Sullivan C, lf-rf 1 0 0 0 Howry B, p 0 0 0 0 Stewart I, 3b 3 0 0 0 Edmonds J, cf 0 0 0 0 Atkins G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Fukudome K, rf 4 1 1 0 Iannetta C, c 4 0 0 0 DeRosa M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Baker J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Wuertz M, p 0 0 0 0 Herrera J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Cotts N, p 0 0 0 0 Quintanilla O, ss 4 1 1 2 Blanco H, c 1 0 0 0 Rusch G, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson R, cf-lf 3 1 1 0 Arias A, p 0 0 0 0 Dempster R, p 1 1 1 1 Podsednik S, ph-lf 2 1 1 1 Fontenot M, 2b 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 4 4 34 5 11 5 Colorado 020 010 001 -- 4 Chicago 031 100 00x -- 5 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Rusch G (L) 4.2 9 5 5 1 4 Arias A 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 de la Rosa J 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 Grilli J 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dempster R (W) 5.0 3 3 3 4 7 Wuertz M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cotts N 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Howry B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Marmol C (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 LOB -- Colorado 6, Chicago 10 2B -- Dempster R, Ramirez A, Soto G 2, Johnson R, Fontenot M HR -- Quintanilla O, Soriano A, Helton T, Podsednik S SB -- Soriano A SH -- Dempster R HBP -- by Dempster R (Spilborghs R), by de la Rosa J (Soriano A) WP -- Dempster R, de la Rosa J T -- 2:43 A -- 41529
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