September 14, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
SEA 3 BAL 7
MIN 3 BOS 4
TOR 3 CHW 4
DET 2 CHW 11
DET 7 KCR 13
@CLE 3 NYY 8
TBR 4 OAK 7
TEX 4 CIN 2
@ARI 1
(10) COL 1
LAD 0
(10) FLA 8
WSN 7 CHC 5
@HOU 0 ATL 7
@NYM 4 PHI 7
MIL 3 PHI 6
MIL 1 PIT 7
STL 2 SFG 8
@SDP 6
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 23,441

Sunday, September 14, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:17

Cubs

89-58

Won 3

1st

Lou Piniella

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

W: C Zambrano (14-5), L: R Wolf (10-12)

Astros

80-68

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .290  .906   13    0   0   HR
R Theriot SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .748   13    1   5   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   1   2    0   2  .292  .820   19   11   2   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .279  .870   22    0   0   
G Soto C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .868   18   10   0   2B
M DeRosa RF-2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .854   14    2   0   
R Johnson CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .787   18    0   0   
  F Pie CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .595    2    0   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .721    7    0   4   
  K Fukudome PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .740    4    0   0   
C Zambrano P                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .354  .936   11    3   1   
Totals                       34   5   7   5    1   6              141   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Soto (34, off R Wolf); D Lee (37, off R Wolf).

HR: A Soriano (28, off R Wolf; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: A Soriano 5; G Soto 2; D Lee 2; C Zambrano; R Cedeno; A Ramirez.

RBI: D Lee 2 (84); A Soriano (71); G Soto (81); A Ramirez (104).

2-out RBI: D Lee 2; G Soto; A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cedeno-R Theriot-D Lee.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .675   22    3   0   
M Bourn CF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .221  .578   15    1   0   
M Tejada SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .740    8    1   1   GDP
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .326 1.024   16    5   0   
G Blum 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .698    8    0   1   
H Pence RF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .778   15    8   0   HBP
D Newhan 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .709   10    1   3   
H Quintero C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .559    5    7   0   
R Wolf P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .338         1   0   
  F Nieve P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Saccomanno PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.666    4    0   0   
  J Cassel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  J Castillo PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .669    4    0   0   
Totals                       26   0   0   0    1  10              110   27   5

BATTING

HBP: H Pence (3, by C Zambrano).

GIDP: M Tejada (29).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: M Tejada (10).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, W (14-5)           9     0   0   0    1  10   0   3.41   28  110-73   37·12·24   12· 3· 1· 0     96    -     0.43       
Totals                         9     0   0   0    1  10   0          28  110-73   37·12·24   12· 3· 1· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wolf, L (10-12)              2.2   6   5   4    1   2   1   4.58   15   60-39   25· 6· 8    3· 6· 3· 0     29    -     0.91       
F Nieve                        2.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   7.36    7   36-24   12· 8· 4    0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.24       
D Borkowski                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.20    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.14       
J Cassel                       3     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.88   10   33-22   14· 1· 7    4· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.07       
Totals                         9     7   5   4    1   6   1          35  141-93   57·15·21    7·16· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Zambrano (6; H Pence).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Mike Estabrook.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 23,441.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 1mph , In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. A Soriano            LF    1. D Erstad             LF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. M Bourn              CF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. L Berkman            1B 
5. G Soto               C     5. G Blum               3B 
6. M DeRosa             RF    6. H Pence              RF 
7. R Johnson            CF    7. D Newhan             2B 
8. R Cedeno             2B    8. H Quintero           C  
9. C Zambrano           P     9. R Wolf               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3            A Soriano       R Wolf          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   0  0-1  ---  3            R Theriot       R Wolf          Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-1  ---  6            D Lee           R Wolf          Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   2  0-1  ---  9            A Ramirez       R Wolf          Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  5            D Erstad        C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3        A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3        R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6        D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9        A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5        D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5        M Bourn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3        M Tejada        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Wolf facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5        G Soto          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3        M DeRosa        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4        R Johnson       Popfly: P (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6        L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4        G Blum          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4        H Pence         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Wolf facing 8-9-1
          ---  2        R Cedeno        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  3        C Zambrano      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  1        A Soriano       Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  5        R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   RR     12-  3        D Lee           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Zambrano Scores
   R      -2-  5        A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lee Scores; Ramirez to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      -2-  1        G Soto          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ramirez Scores/unER
          -2-  7        M DeRosa        Walk
                  Fernando Nieve replaces Randy Wolf pitching and batting 9th
   O      12- 11        R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3        D Newhan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1        H Quintero      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3        F Nieve         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Fernando Nieve facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2        R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4        C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7        A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7        D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5        M Bourn         Walk
   OO     1--  2        M Tejada        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Fernando Nieve facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4        R Theriot       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5        D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3        A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2        L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3        G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4        H Pence         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1        D Newhan        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Borkowski facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Fernando Nieve pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7        G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2        M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3        R Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3        H Quintero      Strikeout Swinging
                  Mark Saccomanno pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
   O      ---  4        M Saccomanno    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4        D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jack Cassel facing 8-9-1
                  Jack Cassel replaces Mark Saccomanno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3        R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4        C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2        A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1        R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
                  Felix Pie replaces Reed Johnson playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  5        M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3        M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8        L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jack Cassel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5        D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5        A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5        G Soto          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1        G Blum          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  7        H Pence         Foul Popfly: P (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6        D Newhan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jack Cassel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2        M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2        F Pie           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  Kosuke Fukudome pinch hits for Ronny Cedeno batting 8th
   O      ---  4        K Fukudome      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
                  Mark DeRosa moves to 2B; Kosuke Fukudome moves to RF
   O      ---  1        H Quintero      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Jose Castillo pinch hits for Jack Cassel batting 9th
   O      ---  4        J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6  100%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation