April 20, 1993 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 2
@BAL 1
(14) CAL 7
CLE 2 DET 3
TEX 1 KCR 8
TOR 2 MIN 10
MIL 0 OAK 9
NYY 7
(10) BOS 5
@SEA 2 CHC 2
HOU 1 ATL 5
@FLA 4 MON 7
LAD 3 SFG 4
@NYM 1
(11) PHI 4
SDP 3
(14) CIN 5
@PIT 0 STL 5
COL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 22,946

Tuesday, April 20, 1993, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:47

Astros

7-6

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: M Harkey (2-0), L: M Portugal (1-1), S: R Myers (4)

Cubs

7-6

Won 1

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .170  .455   12    1   3   SB
S Finley CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .220  .610   17    3   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .828   14    8   0   GDP
E Anthony RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .340  .989   19    3   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .778   17    0   4   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .917   17    1   0   SB
A Cedeno SS                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .577   13    2   2   
  C Donnels PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .536    5    0   0   
  J Uribe SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667         0   0   
  C James PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .556 1.525    5    0   0   
E Taubensee C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .555    9    6   0   
M Portugal P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    7    0   0   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    3    0   0   
  D Kile P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   1   3   0    5   5              138   24   9

BATTING

TB: L Gonzalez; C Biggio; S Finley.

GIDP: J Bagwell (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: D Kile (1); J Uribe (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (3, 2nd base off P Assenmacher/R Wilkins); L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base off M Harkey/R Wilkins).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith CF-RF                 4   2   3   0    1   0  .444 1.434   17    2   0   2B,SB
R Sanchez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .547    7    1   3   SB,2·SH
M Grace 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .388 1.127   20    8   0   
D May LF                      3   0   1   1    1   1  .378 1.088   24    3   0   
C Maldonado RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .549   19    4   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .178  .586   20    1   1   
R Wilkins C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .190   13    6   0   
J Vizcaino 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .714   15    2   2   
M Harkey P                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .619   12    0   2   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Wilson PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .626    5    0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    5   5              152   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Smith (1, off M Portugal).

SH: R Sanchez 2 (5, off M Portugal, off D Kile).

TB: D Smith 4; D May; J Vizcaino; M Grace.

RBI: M Grace (11); D May (11).

2-out RBI: D May.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-J Vizcaino-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sanchez (1, 2nd base off E Bell/E Taubensee); D Smith (1, 3rd base off E Bell/E Taubensee).

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
M Portugal, L (1-1)            6     6   2   2    3   1   0   3.60   27  105-59   35·10·14   11· 6· 6· 0     50    -     0.80   0.01
D Kile                         0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    2    7-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.04
E Bell                         0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   9.00    2   11-6     3· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.65  -0.00
B Williams                     1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   9.00    6   24-15    8· 5· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.80   0.09
Totals                         8     6   2   2    5   5   0          37  147-83   48·18·17   14· 6· 7· 0          5-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Harkey, W (2-0)              7     2   1   1    5   4   0   0.63   28  105-61   32· 7·22    7· 9· 3· 0     68    -     1.06   0.34
P Assenmacher                  0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.48  -0.15
B Scanlan, H (3)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.50    2    5-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.34   0.22
R Myers, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   18-11    7· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   5   0          34  133-80   43·10·27    9·11· 4· 0          3-1

D Kile faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
M Harkey faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
P Assenmacher faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 22,946.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 26° F, Wind 26mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Biggio             2B    1. D Smith              CF 
2. S Finley             CF    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. M Grace              1B 
4. E Anthony            RF    4. D May                LF 
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. C Maldonado          RF 
6. L Gonzalez           LF    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. A Cedeno             SS    7. R Wilkins            C  
8. E Taubensee          C     8. J Vizcaino           2B 
9. M Portugal           P     9. M Harkey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  2-0  1-3  2   19%  84% J Bagwell       B Scanlan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Biggio Scores
   t 8   0  2-0  -2-  5  -13%  65% S Finley        P Assenmacher   Single to CF (Pop Fly); Biggio to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  4    9%  63% D May           M Portugal      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Smith Scores
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  7    7%  91% K Caminiti      R Myers         Groundout: SS-1B
   t 8   0  2-0  ---  5   -7%  80% C Biggio        M Harkey        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Harkey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   50%  S Finley        Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  6   51%  E Anthony       Walk; Finley to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  K Caminiti      Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  D Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   57%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  6   54%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   R      --3  4   63%  D May           Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Smith Scores
   O      1--  5   61%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Harkey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   63%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   65%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   66%  E Taubensee     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   64%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   63%  R Wilkins       Lineout: RF
          ---  5   64%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   62%  M Harkey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   64%  M Portugal      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  1   61%  C Biggio        Single to P (Bunt)
   O      1--  3   65%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   62%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   67%  E Anthony       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   73%  D Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   72%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Smith to 3B
   R      --3  1   77%  M Grace         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith Scores
          1--  8   79%  D May           Walk; Grace to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  C Maldonado     Foul Popfly: C
   O      12-  4   74%  S Buechele      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Harkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   76%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   73%  L Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      71%  A Cedeno        Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   79%  E Taubensee     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   78%  R Wilkins       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   77%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   77%  M Harkey        Walk
          1--  3   79%  D Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Harkey to 2B
   O      12-  2   76%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   79%  M Portugal      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   81%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   82%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   80%  M Grace         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   79%  D May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Harkey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   82%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   84%  E Anthony       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   85%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   87%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--  2   85%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   83%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vizcaino to 1B
   O      1--  5   82%  M Harkey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Harkey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Andujar Cedeno batting 7th
          ---  5   82%  C Donnels       Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  E Taubensee     Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Mark Portugal batting 9th
   O      1--  3   89%  K Bass          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
                  Darryl Kile replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 9th; Jose Uribe replaces Chris Donnels playing SS batting 7th
          ---  5   91%  D Smith         Walk
          1--  2   93%  R Sanchez       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Smith to 2B; Sanchez to 1B
                  Eric Bell replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
          12-      95%  M Grace         Smith Steals 3B; Sanchez Steals 2B
          -23  6   95%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   93%  D May           Strikeout Swinging
                  Brian Williams replaces Eric Bell pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  7   90%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   87%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Harkey facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   80%  C Biggio        Walk
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Mike Harkey pitching and batting 9th
          1--      78%  S Finley        Biggio Steals 2B
          -2-  5   65%  " "             Single to CF (Pop Fly); Biggio to 3B
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    1-3  2   84%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Biggio Scores
   O      ---  3   87%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  R Wilkins       Lineout: RF
          ---  1   87%  J Vizcaino      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Vizcaino to 1B
                  Willie Wilson pinch hits for Bob Scanlan batting 9th
   O      1--  5   85%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   84%  D Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Randy Myers facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Myers replaces Candy Maldonado pitching and batting 5th; Willie Wilson moves to CF; Dwight Smith moves to RF
   O      ---  7   91%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: 3B
                  Chris James pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  C James         Foul Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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