Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies
August 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1998 at Coors Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado Rockies 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 1 2 1
Sosa rf 4 1 1 1
Grace 1b 5 2 3 1
Brown lf 4 1 2 1
Hernandez ss 5 1 3 3
Houston c 4 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 0
Trachsel p 2 1 1 2
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Servais c 2 1 1 0
Totals 40 10 15 9
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 3 0
Lansing 2b 5 1 2 0
Walker rf 4 2 2 2
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Echevarria ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Bichette lf 3 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 5 1 2 1
Helton 1b 4 0 4 1
Perez ss 5 1 0 0
Manwaring c 4 0 1 1
Thomson p 2 0 0 0
  Shumpert ph 1 0 0 0
  Vander Wal rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 5 15 5
Chicago 200 023 12010151
Colorado 110 020 1005151
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (14-7) 5.2 10 4 4 3 5
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Karchner   1.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Myers   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
3
7
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  L (8-9) 6.0 8 7 7 3 3
  DeJean   1.1 5 3 3 0 0
  Munoz   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Veres   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
4
6

  E–Sosa (8), Manwaring (7).  DP–Chicago 1, Colorado 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (33,off Thomson); Gaetti (25,off Thomson); Servais (11,off DeJean), Colorado Lansing (31,off Trachsel); Walker (42,off Trachsel); Castilla 2 (25,off Trachsel,off Karchner).  3B–Chicago Brown (7,off Thomson).  HR–Chicago Sosa (53,1st inning off Thomson 0 on, 2 out); Trachsel (1,5th inning off Thomson 1 on, 1 out); Hernandez (20,6th inning off Thomson 2 on, 0 out), Colorado Walker (18,1st inning off Trachsel 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Morandini (3,off Munoz).  IBB–Sosa (13,by Munoz); Helton (2,by Trachsel).  SB–Morandini (12,2nd base off DeJean/Manwaring).  WP–Trachsel (3), DeJean (3), Munoz (1).  IBB–Trachsel (4,Helton); Munoz (2,Sosa).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:07.  A–48,223.
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