August 5, 2008 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@LAA 0 CHW 10
DET 8
(14) BOS 8
@KCR 2 SEA 8
MIN 7 TBR 8
CLE 4 TEX 8
NYY 6 TOR 4
OAK 3 ARI 3
PIT 1 CHC 11
HOU 7 MIL 8
@CIN 1 COL 8
WSN 2 NYM 6
SDP 5 FLA 8
@PHI 2 ATL 11
@SFG 4 STL 6
LAD 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,416

Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Astros

54-58

Lost 1

4th, 13 GB

Cecil Cooper

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  2  2   2  0  0    7 11  0
Cubs            2  4  0   0  0  0   5  0  X   11 15  1

W: B Howry (4-4), L: C Sampson (5-4)

Cubs

68-46

Won 1

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .282  .748   17    4   2   3B
M Tejada SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .725   20    0   3   
H Pence RF                    5   1   1   0    0   3  .276  .760   19    2   0   
C Lee LF                      4   1   1   2    0   1  .304  .900   14    4   0   HR
G Blum 1B                     4   2   2   2    0   2  .230  .674   11    4   0   HR,CS
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Wigginton 3B                4   1   1   1    0   1  .269  .832   18    0   0   HR
D Erstad CF                   4   1   4   1    0   0  .284  .701    9    4   0   
H Quintero C                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .194  .456   14    4   0   
W Rodriguez P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .097  .194    6    1   1   
  M Loretta PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .740    2    0   0   
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .325         0   0   
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Berkman 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .332 1.034    2    1   0   
Totals                       38   7  11   7    1  11              132   24   6

BATTING

3B: K Matsui (3, off R Harden).

HR: T Wigginton (11, off R Harden; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); G Blum (10, off R Harden; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); C Lee (26, off B Howry; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: G Blum 5; C Lee 4; T Wigginton 4; D Erstad 4; K Matsui 4; H Pence.

RBI: C Lee 2 (92); G Blum 2 (32); T Wigginton (28); K Matsui (26); D Erstad (19).

2-out RBI: C Lee 2; D Erstad; K Matsui.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-K Matsui-G Blum.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Blum (1, 2nd base by R Harden/H Blanco).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   2   3   4    0   0  .297  .919   14    0   0   HR,2B
R Theriot SS                  3   2   1   0    2   0  .315  .768   17    1   3   SB
D Lee 1B                      5   2   4   1    0   0  .295  .844   23    8   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .275  .871   16    0   2   GDP
R Johnson CF                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .296  .798   15    2   0   HBP,SF
M DeRosa 2B                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .275  .800   16    2   1   2·2B
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .274  .780   14    4   0   SF
H Blanco C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .717   12    9   2   2B
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .751    4    0   0   IW
  J Marquis PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .175  .458         0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Harden P                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .133  .266    8    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Fontenot PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .914         0   0   
  G Soto PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .846    7    1   0   
Totals                       36  11  15  11    4   4              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa 2 (19, off C Sampson, off W Rodriguez); H Blanco (2, off W Rodriguez); D Lee (30, off W Rodriguez); A Soriano (16, off C Sampson).

HR: A Soriano (20, off D Brocail; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: K Fukudome (3, off C Sampson); R Johnson (5, off W Rodriguez).

IBB: D Ward (3, by C Sampson).

HBP: R Johnson (11, by W Rodriguez).

TB: A Soriano 7; M DeRosa 5; D Lee 5; H Blanco 2; R Harden; A Ramirez; R Theriot; R Johnson.

GIDP: A Ramirez (10).

RBI: A Soriano 4 (52); M DeRosa 3 (58); D Lee (69); R Johnson (41); A Ramirez (75); K Fukudome (41).

2-out RBI: A Soriano 3; M DeRosa 3; D Lee.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

E: M DeRosa (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Theriot (17, 2nd base off D Brocail/H Quintero).

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
W Rodriguez                    5     9   6   6    2   1   0   3.98   27   81-50   32· 4·14    7·12· 4· 0     24    -     0.83  -0.35
C Sampson, L (5-4)             1.1   4   3   3    1   0   0   4.48    8   25-14    8· 2· 4    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.79  -0.23
W Wright                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.35    1    7-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.04   0.07
D Brocail                      1.1   2   2   2    1   2   1   4.13    7   30-17    8· 1· 8    1· 3· 0· 0          2-2    0.48  -0.38
Totals                         8    15  11  11    4   4   1          43  143-86   51· 8·27   10·18· 6· 0          4-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Harden                       5.2   8   5   4    1   8   2   2.27   26   93-67   43·13·11    7· 7· 3· 0     42    -     0.80  -0.18
B Howry, BS (3), W (4-4)       1.1   2   2   2    0   2   1   5.30    6   17-14    6· 4· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.03  -0.25
K Wood                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    4    7-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.03
C Marmol                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.03    3   15-11    7· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9    11   7   6    1  11   3          39  132-98   61·18·19   10·12· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Sampson (2; D Ward).

HBP: W Rodriguez (5; R Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Laz Diaz.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 40,416.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 4mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. K Matsui             2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. M Tejada             SS    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. H Pence              RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. G Blum               1B    5. R Johnson            CF 
6. T Wigginton          3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. D Erstad             CF    7. K Fukudome           RF 
8. H Quintero           C     8. H Blanco             C  
9. W Rodriguez          P     9. R Harden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  6-5  -2-  1  -37%  35% C Lee           B Howry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Matsui Scores
   b 7   2  7-7  12-  4   36%  93% A Soriano       D Brocail       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeRosa Scores; Marquis Scores
   b 7   0  7-6  1--  5   21%  66% M DeRosa        C Sampson       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  123  5   17%  74% M DeRosa        W Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores; Johnson to 3B
   t 6   1  6-3  1--  1  -16%  70% G Blum          R Harden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Pence Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  K Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  4   55%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--  4   63%  D Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Theriot to 3B
   O      -23  1   56%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
          -23  1   57%  R Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   RR     123  5   74%  M DeRosa        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores; Johnson to 3B
   O      -23  4   70%  K Fukudome      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   72%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   69%  G Blum          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   71%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging, Blum Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4; Blum to 2B
   R      -2-  2   63%  D Erstad        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Blum Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   66%  H Quintero      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   71%  H Blanco        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  1   76%  R Harden        Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home); Blanco to 3B
   R      1-3  4   81%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Blanco Scores; Harden to 2B
   O      12-  3   77%  R Theriot       Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
          12-  3   81%  D Lee           Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF); Harden to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   R      123  4   87%  A Ramirez       Walk; Harden Scores; Soriano to 3B; Lee to 2B
   RO     123  1   87%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Soriano Scores
   R      12-  3   92%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lee Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  K Fukudome      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Harden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   92%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   93%  K Matsui        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   93%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   93%  H Blanco        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   92%  R Harden        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   92%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   93%  H Pence         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   94%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   95%  D Lee           Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   95%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lee to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  R Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  1   93%  M DeRosa        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   89%  T Wigginton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   86%  D Erstad        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   89%  H Quintero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   91%  W Rodriguez     Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      1--  3   85%  K Matsui        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Erstad Scores
   O      --3  6   88%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   87%  K Fukudome      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   87%  H Blanco        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   86%  R Harden        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   82%  H Pence         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   86%  C Lee           Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   RR     1--  1   70%  G Blum          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Pence Scores
   O      ---  4   72%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   70%  D Erstad        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5   67%  H Quintero      Walk; Erstad to 2B
                  Bobby Howry replaces Rich Harden pitching and batting 9th; Mark Loretta pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      12-  2   74%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
                  Chris Sampson replaces Mark Loretta pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   80%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          -2-  3   85%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Line Drive); Soriano to 3B
   O      1-3  3   80%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   OO     1-3  1   69%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Bobby Howry facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   62%  K Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   65%  M Tejada        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Matsui to 2B
   O      -2-  7   72%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  1   35%  C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Matsui Scores
   O      ---  3   37%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   44%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   66%  M DeRosa        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson to 3B
   RO     -23  1   62%  K Fukudome      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Johnson Scores
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 8th
          -2-  4   65%  D Ward          Intentional Walk
                  Wesley Wright replaces Chris Sampson pitching and batting 9th; Geovany Soto pinch hits for Mike Fontenot batting 9th; Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th; Jason Marquis pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 8th
   O      12-  7   57%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
                  Doug Brocail replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 5th; Lance Berkman replaces Wesley Wright playing 1B batting 9th
   RRR    12-  4   93%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeRosa Scores; Marquis Scores
          ---  5   93%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--      94%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   97%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Theriot Scores
   O      1--  6   96%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 11.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-11, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Kerry Wood replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 8th; Geovany Soto moves to C
   O      ---  2   98%  T Wigginton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   96%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   98%  H Quintero      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  L Berkman       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-7, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   98%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 11.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-11, Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   99%  K Matsui        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Tejada        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation