May 16, 1996 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 8
DET 3 MIL 3
CHW 2 MIN 4
TOR 1 CHC 13
HOU 1 LAD 8
PHI 2 NYM 6
@SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 15,902

Thursday, May 16, 1996, 1:20
Time of Game: 2:39

Astros

20-22

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  3  1
Cubs            0  3  2   0  0  0   8  0  X   13 13  0

W: A Telemaco (1-0), L: D Drabek (1-3)

Cubs

19-22

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .638   18    1   0   
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .742   14    2   2   
  B Spiers PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .415    7    1   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .344 1.125   15   10   1   SB
D Bell RF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .307  .857   16    2   0   HR
S Berry 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .828   11    2   4   
  R Gutierrez 3B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .720    2    0   1   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .804   24    3   0   GDP
J Mouton LF                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .237  .630   14    1   0   SB
  J Dougherty P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
O Miller SS                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .296  .832   18    1   2   
D Drabek P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    3    0   0   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .170    3    0   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Cangelosi LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .674    2    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   3   1    4   8              147   24  11

BATTING

HR: D Bell (6, off B Patterson; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: D Bell 4; J Bagwell; R Gutierrez.

GIDP: R Wilkins (1).

RBI: D Bell (38).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bagwell (7, 2nd base off A Telemaco/S Servais); J Mouton (5, 2nd base off A Telemaco/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .746   19    2   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .774   16    1   1   HBP
  T Haney PR-2B               0   1   0   0    1   0  .205  .507    5    0   1   
M Grace 1B                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .363  .919   21    5   1   2B
S Sosa RF                     5   3   3   3    0   1  .251  .853   14    3   0   2·HR
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .320  .853   17    4   0   
S Servais C                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .313  .960   11    8   0   HR
  B Dorsett PH-C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .276    6    1   0   
L Gomez 3B                    3   1   1   4    0   0  .286  .910   11    0   2   HR
  J Hernandez 3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .489    5    0   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .218  .583   14    1   2   IW
A Telemaco P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    1   0   SH
  O Timmons PH-RF             2   1   1   0    0   0  .129  .432    4    1   0   
Totals                       36  13  13  12    7   3              153   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Grace (11, off J Dougherty).

HR: S Servais (8, off J Tabaka; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); L Gomez (6, off D Drabek; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Sosa 2 (15, off J Tabaka, off J Dougherty; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: A Telemaco (1, off D Drabek).

IBB: R Sanchez (2, by D Drabek).

HBP: R Sandberg (2, by A Young).

TB: S Sosa 9; S Servais 5; M Grace 4; L Gomez 4; L Gonzalez; B McRae; R Sanchez; O Timmons.

RBI: L Gomez 4 (21); M Grace 3 (24); S Sosa 3 (33); S Servais 2 (27).

2-out RBI: M Grace 3; S Sosa 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Haney-R Sanchez-M Grace.

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
D Drabek, L (1-3)              4     7   5   4    3   1   1   5.28   22   79-44   31· 4· 9    9· 4· 5· 0     28    -     0.66  -0.26
A Young                        1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    7   23-15    8· 4· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
J Tabaka                       0.2   2   4   4    2   0   2   6.52    6   26-12   10· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.06  -0.01
J Dougherty                    1.2   3   4   4    2   0   1   9.24   10   23-14   10· 0· 4    3· 2· 3· 0          1-1    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    13  13  12    7   3   4          45  151-85   59· 9·17   16· 9· 9· 0          3-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Telemaco, W (1-0)            7     1   0   0    4   6   0   0.00   26  111-68   34·20·14    5· 8· 3· 0     77    -     0.50   0.24
M Perez                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.12    3   15-9     6· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
B Patterson                    1     2   1   1    0   1   1   2.08    4   15-11    8· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   1   1    4   8   1          33  141-88   48·21·19    6·12· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Drabek (4).

IBB: D Drabek (1; R Sanchez).

HBP: A Young (2; R Sandberg).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 15,902.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Hunter             CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. M Grace              1B 
4. D Bell               RF    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. S Berry              3B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. R Wilkins            C     6. S Servais            C  
7. J Mouton             LF    7. L Gomez              3B 
8. O Miller             SS    8. R Sanchez            SS 
9. D Drabek             P     9. A Telemaco           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3  5   14%  82% L Gomez         D Drabek        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais Scores; Gomez Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  68% S Servais       D Drabek        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  4    5%  55% O Miller        A Telemaco      Strikeout Looking
   b 3   1  0-3  123  3    4%  93% L Gomez         D Drabek        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Gomez to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  2    4%  59% L Gonzalez      D Drabek        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   54%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   55%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  B McRae         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   51%  R Sandberg      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   52%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Amaury Telemaco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  S Berry         Foul Popfly: C
          ---  9   53%  R Wilkins       Walk
          1--  6   51%  J Mouton        Walk; Wilkins to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   68%  S Servais       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
   RRR    1-3  5   82%  L Gomez         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais Scores; Gomez Scores
          ---  3   84%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   83%  A Telemaco      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   81%  B McRae         Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  3   79%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   81%  D Drabek        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   83%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   81%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  5   83%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   85%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  3   88%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Grace to 2B
          12-      90%  L Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Grace to 3B; Sosa to 2B
          -23  4   91%  " "             Walk
   O      123  4   88%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   RRO    123  3   93%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Gomez to 2B
          -2-  4   93%  R Sanchez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   92%  A Telemaco      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   94%  S Berry         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   94%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   94%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   94%  M Grace         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   93%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   95%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   95%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Doug Drabek batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Simms         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Anthony Young facing 5-6-7
                  Anthony Young replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   95%  S Servais       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  L Gomez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Hernandez replaces Leo Gomez playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   97%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   96%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      96%  D Bell          Bagwell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Anthony Young facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   97%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   97%  A Telemaco      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   97%  R Sandberg      Hit By Pitch; McRae to 2B
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Anthony Young pitching and batting 9th; Todd Haney pinch runs for Ryne Sandberg batting 2nd
   O      12-  3   97%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Haney moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   98%  S Berry         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   98%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   98%  J Mouton        Walk
          1--      98%  O Miller        Mouton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jeff Tabaka facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   99%  S Sosa          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Sosa Scores
          ---  5   99%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   RR     1--  3  100%  S Servais       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  J Hernandez     Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  5  100%  R Sanchez       Walk
                  Jim Dougherty replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 7th; John Cangelosi replaces Jeff Tabaka playing LF batting 9th; Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco batting 9th
          1--  3  100%  O Timmons       Single to CF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  B McRae         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          12-  5  100%  T Haney         Walk; Sanchez to 3B; Timmons to 2B
   RRR    123  3  100%  M Grace         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sanchez Scores; Timmons Scores; Haney Scores
   RR     -2-  1  100%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  8 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 13.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-13, Mike Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Perez replaces Sammy Sosa pitching and batting 4th; Ozzie Timmons moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Craig Biggio batting 2nd
   O      ---  7  100%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-0, Jim Dougherty facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Spiers moves to 2B; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 5th; Brian Dorsett pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 6th
          ---  6  100%  B Dorsett       Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hernandez to 1B
   O      1--  1  100%  R Sanchez       Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  O Timmons       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 13.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-13, Bob Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Patterson replaces Mike Perez pitching and batting 4th; Brian Dorsett moves to C
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2  100%  D Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball); Bell Scores
          ---  2  100%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   OO     1--  7  100%  R Wilkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 13.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation