Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs
Extended Box How They Scored Game StoryMay 08, 2004
NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
CHICAGO CUBS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: COL - JASON JENNINGS, BRIAN FUENTES (7TH), VLADIMIR NUNEZ (8TH),
SHAWN CHACON (9TH) AND CHARLES JOHNSON
CHN - GREG MADDUX, LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), KENT MERCKER
(9TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO
WP - JASON JENNINGS (2-4)
LP - GREG MADDUX (2-3)
SAVE - SHAWN CHACON (8)
HOME RUNS: COL - JASON JENNINGS (1) OFF GREG MADDUX IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
CHN - SAMMY SOSA (8) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MOISES ALOU (8) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
TODD WALKER (4) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 39,546
PROBABLES: COL - JOE KENNEDY (4-0, 2.23)
CHN - SERGIO MITRE (1-2, 5.13)
Extended BoxCOLORADO (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - FINAL COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 R Clayton ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .283 T Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 V Castilla 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .317 J Burnitz cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .258 C Johnson c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 M Holliday lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 D Hocking lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 B Hawpe rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .455 K Pellow rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Jennings p 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .143 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 V Nunez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 7 4 0 8 7 BATTING: 2B - R Clayton (6, G Maddux). HR - J Jennings (1, 5th inning off G Maddux 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - V Castilla (28), J Jennings 2 (3), J Burnitz (17). 2-out RBI - V Castilla, J Jennings 2, J Burnitz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Johnson 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - R Clayton (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako), J Burnitz (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako). FIELDING: E - S Chacon (1, throw). CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Walker 2b 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .309 C Patterson cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 S Sosa rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .301 M Alou lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .306 A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .284 D Lee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 R Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 P Bako c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .148 b-T Hollandsworth ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .346 G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 a-J Macias ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Mercker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-T Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Totals 32 3 5 3 6 8 13 a-popped out to second for G Maddux in the 7th; b-walked for P Bako in the 9th; c-grounded into fielder's choice to second for K Farnsworth in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - P Bako (2, J Jennings). HR - S Sosa (8, 1st inning off J Jennings 0 on, 2 Out), M Alou (8, 1st inning off J Jennings 0 on, 2 Out), T Walker (4, 3rd inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Sosa (21), M Alou (22), T Walker (14). 2-out RBI - S Sosa, M Alou. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Lee 1, C Patterson 2. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (4, 2nd base off J Jennings/C Johnson). ----------------------------------------------------- COLORADO - 100 021 000 -- 4 CHICAGO CUBS - 201 000 000 -- 3 ----------------------------------------------------- COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Jennings (W, 2-4) 6 5 3 3 3 5 3 9.57 B Fuentes (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.92 V Nunez (H, 3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.68 S Chacon (S, 8) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.97 CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era G Maddux (L, 2-3) 7 7 4 4 0 5 1 5.06 L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.93 K Mercker 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 K Farnsworth 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.25 Pitches-strikes: J Jennings 93-50; B Fuentes 16-11; V Nunez 13-7; S Chacon 18-11; G Maddux 98-70; L Hawkins 17-12; K Mercker 2-1; K Farnsworth 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jennings 7-6; B Fuentes 0-2; V Nunez 0-3; S Chacon 1-0; G Maddux 9-7; L Hawkins 0-1; K Mercker 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-1. Batters faced: J Jennings 26; B Fuentes 4; V Nunez 4; S Chacon 4; G Maddux 28; L Hawkins 3; K Mercker 1; K Farnsworth 2. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa. T--2:32. Att--39,546. Weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.
How They ScoredCOLORADO 1ST: A Miles lined out to first. R Clayton doubled to center. T Helton grounded out to second, R Clayton to third. V Castilla singled to center, R Clayton scored. J Burnitz struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0. CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: T Walker grounded out to pitcher. C Patterson flied out to left. S Sosa homered to left. M Alou homered to left. A Ramirez walked. D Lee flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 2. CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: T Walker homered to right. C Patterson reached on infield single to shortstop. C Patterson stole second. S Sosa struck out swinging. M Alou grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez walked. D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Ramirez out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 3. COLORADO 5TH: C Johnson struck out swinging. M Holliday flied out to left. B Hawpe singled to right. J Jennings homered to right, B Hawpe scored. A Miles grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 3. COLORADO 6TH: R Clayton reached on bunt single to pitcher. R Clayton stole second. T Helton flied out to left. V Castilla struck out looking. J Burnitz singled to right, R Clayton scored. J Burnitz stole second. C Johnson popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 3.
Game StoryCHICAGO (Ticker) -- Jason Jennings gave up three home runs but responded with an important one of his own. Jennings pitched six effective innings and hit a two-run homer and Shawn Chacon worked in and out of a jam in the ninth as the Colorado Rockies edged the Chicago Cubs, 4-3. The 2002 National League Rookie of the Year, Jennings allowed three runs and five hits, including back-to-back homers by Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou in the first and another solo blast by Todd Walker in the third. The Rockies answered with a power surge of their own in the fifth. Brad Hawpe singled with two outs before Jennings homered to right field off Greg Maddux (2-3) to tie the game, 3-3. "If Maddux makes a good pitch, I'm not able to take advantage of it, but he just left it over the plate and I was able to hit it out," said Jennings, whose only other homer came in his major league debut on August 23, 2001 when he pitched a shutout against the New York Mets. Jennings (2-4), who walked three and struck out five, had lost his last two starts, allowing 16 earned runs in 10 innings. "Time will tell if he turned the corner, but he took a step in the right direction today," Colorado manager Clint Hurdle said. "It was without a doubt the best ballgame he pitched all year. He didn't let the home runs affect him." The Rockies had gone a season-high three straight games without a homer before Jennings ended the drought. The Cubs could not find the fences after the third inning as the direction of the winds shifted inward. "This is Chicago, where part of the game the wind is blowing out and a half hour later the wind changes," Sosa said. "That didn't cost us the game. We made a few mistakes today." Maddux was charged with four runs and seven hits in seven innings and lost for the first time since April 12. "The results (stink) but I'm happy with the way I'm throwing it," Maddux said. "I know (Jennings) can hit. I knew that two years ago when he came into the league." Colorado went ahead for good in the sixth on an RBI single by Jeromy Burnitz. The hit scored Royce Clayton, who had reached on a bunt single and stole second. Chacon started the ninth and issued a leadoff walk to Todd Hollandsworth, who was replaced by Tom Goodwin on a force play. An errant pickoff throw allowed Goodwin to race to third, but Chacon struck out Walker and Corey Patterson to end the game and earn his eighth save. Colorado scored a run off Maddux in the first when Clayton doubled and came home on a single by Vinny Castilla.
