April 29, 2008 Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 2
OAK 0 BAL 7
TBR 4 BOS 1
TOR 0 SEA 7
@CLE 2 MIN 3
CHW 1 DET 6
@NYY 4 KCR 9
@TEX 5 HOU 6
@ARI 4 MIL 10
@CHC 7 LAD 7
@FLA 6 NYM 5
PIT 4
(11) PHI 7
SDP 4 COL 3
@SFG 2 STL 7
CIN 2 WSN 6
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 20,241

Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 9:40pm
Time of Game: 3:00

Astros

13-15

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

Cecil Cooper

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    6  9  0
Diamondbacks    2  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    4  7  0

W: D Brocail (1-0), L: E Gonzalez (1-2), S: J Valverde (5)

Diamondbacks

19-8

Lost 1

1st

Bob Melvin

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .676   19    1   4   2B,CS
M Bourn CF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .591   21    3   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .343  .953   11    4   2   2B
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .299 1.046   16    7   0   
C Lee LF                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .262  .788   17    0   0   
  H Pence RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .645         1   0   
G Blum 3B                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .208  .591   17    0   3   2B
J Cruz RF-LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .074  .353   13    2   0   
J Towles C                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .197  .781   21    9   0   2B
J Cassel P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000   10    0   1   
  T Byrdak P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .697    1    0   0   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    2  10              149   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Towles (3, off E Gonzalez); G Blum (3, off E Gonzalez); M Tejada (9, off E Gonzalez); K Matsui (2, off E Gonzalez).

TB: M Tejada 3; K Matsui 2; J Towles 2; G Blum 2; M Bourn; C Lee; J Cassel; D Erstad.

RBI: G Blum 3 (12); C Lee (13); J Towles (10); M Tejada (22).

2-out RBI: J Towles; C Lee.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Blum-K Matsui-L Berkman; K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Matsui (1, 2nd base by E Gonzalez/C Snyder).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Young CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .781   15    1   0   
S Drew SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .812   17    1   1   
O Hudson 2B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .271  .789   13    3   5   3B
C Jackson 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   1  .341 1.029   12    7   1   HR,GDP
M Reynolds 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .830   12    0   0   
J Upton RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .330  .933   15    1   0   
J Salazar LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .308 1.054   12    1   1   2B,GDP
C Snyder C                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .210  .714   21   12   1   
  C Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .353    3    0   0   
E Gonzalez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
  M Scherzer P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   
  M Montero PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .802    3    0   0   
  D Slaten P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Medders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Byrnes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .834    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    4   9              134   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Salazar (1, off J Valverde).

3B: O Hudson (3, off J Cassel).

HR: C Jackson (4, off J Cassel; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: O Hudson 4; C Jackson 4; J Salazar 2; J Upton 2; M Montero.

GIDP: C Jackson (4); J Salazar (1).

RBI: C Jackson 3 (24); M Montero (1).

2-out RBI: C Jackson 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Cassel                       4.2   4   3   3    2   2   1   5.59   19   70-41   21· 6·14    8· 5· 2· 0     44    -     0.78  -0.06
T Byrdak                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2   11-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.49   0.00
O Villarreal, H (1)            1.1   1   1   1    1   2   0   5.19    5   24-14    7· 4· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.70   0.05
D Brocail, W (1-0)             1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.07    6   15-12    5· 4· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          2-1    2.15   0.14
J Valverde, S (5)              1     1   0   0    0   3   0   6.92    4   14-12    4· 6· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.94   0.10
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   9   1          36  134-85   41·21·23   10·10· 3· 0          5-1

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Gonzalez, L (1-2)            2.2   8   6   6    2   2   0   6.55   17   72-45   29· 3·13    5· 3· 5· 0     18    -     1.05  -0.44
M Scherzer                     4.1   0   0   0    0   7   0   0.00   13   47-35   15·10·10    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.36   0.12
D Slaten                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.24    3   14-10    8· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
B Medders                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    4   15-8     5· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2  10   0          37  148-98   57·15·26   10· 7· 8· 0          1-0

T Byrdak faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 20,241.

Weather: 96° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. K Matsui             2B    1. C Young              CF 
2. M Bourn              CF    2. S Drew               SS 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. O Hudson             2B 
4. L Berkman            1B    4. C Jackson            1B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. M Reynolds           3B 
6. G Blum               3B    6. J Upton              RF 
7. J Cruz               RF    7. J Salazar            LF 
8. J Towles             C     8. C Snyder             C  
9. J Cassel             P     9. E Gonzalez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-2  123  3   19%  80% G Blum          E Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores; Lee Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  1--  2  -18%  49% C Jackson       J Cassel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hudson Scores
   b 7   1  6-3  12-  3  -11%  70% M Montero       D Brocail       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Upton Scores; Salazar to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4   11%  61% M Tejada        E Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bourn Scores
   b 6   0  6-3  1--  5   10%  88% C Jackson       O Villarreal    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Edgar Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  K Matsui        Walk
   O      1--      48%  M Bourn         Matsui Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  4   61%  M Tejada        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bourn Scores
   O      -2-  9   58%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1   66%  C Lee           Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Tejada Scores
   O      1--  6   64%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Cassel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  C Young         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   68%  S Drew          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   67%  O Hudson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   49%  C Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hudson Scores
   O      ---  3   50%  M Reynolds      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Edgar Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  J Towles        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   47%  J Cassel        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   45%  K Matsui        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cassel out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Cassel facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   41%  J Upton         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   49%  J Salazar       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  C Snyder        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Edgar Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   47%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   50%  M Tejada        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   54%  L Berkman       Fielder's Choice 3B; Tejada to 2B
          12-  6   61%  C Lee           Walk; Tejada to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   RRR    123  3   80%  G Blum          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores; Lee Scores
   O      -2-  5   78%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   85%  J Towles        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Blum Scores
                  Max Scherzer replaces Edgar Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   83%  J Cassel        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Jack Cassel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   85%  M Scherzer      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  C Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  S Drew          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Max Scherzer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   86%  K Matsui        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   86%  M Bourn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   85%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Jack Cassel facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   78%  O Hudson        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  1   80%  C Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Hudson Scores
   O      ---  1   82%  M Reynolds      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   83%  J Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Max Scherzer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   82%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  C Lee           Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   80%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Cassel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   83%  J Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   80%  C Snyder        Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  M Scherzer      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home); Scherzer to 1B
          1--  7   81%  C Young         Walk; Scherzer to 2B
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Jack Cassel pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   86%  S Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Max Scherzer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  T Byrdak        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 3-6, Tim Byrdak facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   78%  O Hudson        Walk
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Tim Byrdak pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  5   88%  C Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   89%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Max Scherzer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  K Matsui        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   87%  M Bourn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   87%  M Tejada        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 3-6, Oscar Villarreal facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   82%  J Upton         Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   73%  J Salazar       Walk; Upton to 2B
   O      12-  8   81%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
                  Doug Brocail replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th; Miguel Montero pinch hits for Max Scherzer batting 9th
   R      12-  3   70%  M Montero       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Upton Scores; Salazar to 2B
   O      12-  1   78%  C Young         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   86%  S Drew          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Doug Slaten facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Slaten replaces Miguel Montero pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   84%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   83%  C Lee           Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   83%  G Blum          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-6, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Cruz moves to LF; Hunter Pence replaces Carlos Lee playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   87%  O Hudson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   90%  C Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Brandon Medders facing 7-8-9
                  Brandon Medders replaces Doug Slaten pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   91%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
          ---  1   91%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   90%  K Matsui        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-6, Jose Valverde facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Valverde replaces Darin Erstad pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  J Upton         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   88%  J Salazar       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Chris Burke pinch hits for Chris Snyder batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   95%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Byrnes pinch hits for Brandon Medders batting 9th
   O      -2-  6  100%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation