July 15, 1997 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
TEX 2 BAL 8
TOR 4 DET 7
@BOS 5
(12) MIL 5
@KCR 2 MIN 8
CHW 4 NYY 12
CLE 6 OAK 8
SEA 5 PHI 8
@ATL 1 HOU 5
@CHC 3 STL 7
@CIN 4 LAD 6
@COL 5 MON 5
@FLA 0 PIT 4
NYM 3 SFG 16
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 19,323

Tuesday, July 15, 1997, 1:23
Time of Game: 2:42

Astros

47-47

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: D Kile (12-3), L: M Rojas (0-3), S: M Magnante (1)

Cubs

38-55

Lost 4

5th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carr CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .181  .496   18    4   0   2B
R Gutierrez 2B-SS             5   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .625    9    2   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .305 1.040    9    6   1   IW
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .741   13    2   0   
D Bell RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .714   18    2   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    4   0   3   1    0   1  .240  .686   16    0   1   2B
  J Mouton PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .209  .611         0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Magnante P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .282  .696   10    6   1   
T Bogar SS                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .204  .579    8    2   3   
  C Biggio PH-2B              1   1   0   0    1   1  .306  .900    9    2   1   
D Kile P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .088  .253   16    1   1   
  B Spiers PH-3B              1   1   1   3    0   0  .301  .881    4    0   1   HR
Totals                       36   5   9   5    2  11              130   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Bell (13, off K Foster); C Carr (6, off K Foster); S Berry (14, off K Foster).

HR: B Spiers (2, off M Rojas; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: J Bagwell (20, by R Tatis).

TB: B Spiers 4; S Berry 4; D Bell 2; C Carr 2; T Eusebio 2; J Bagwell.

RBI: B Spiers 3 (21); T Eusebio (11); S Berry (23).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kile-T Bogar-J Bagwell.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Glanville LF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .297  .746   19    2   0   
B McRae CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .681   10    2   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .770   12    4   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .321  .892   14    5   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .291  .742   12    1   2   HR
  R Sandberg 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .675         0   0   
K Orie 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .801   13    0   2   GDP
T Houston C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .531   15   12   0   
R Sanchez 2B-SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .635   10    1   1   
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .834         0   0   
  J Hernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .794    4    0   0   
K Foster P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .191    6    0   0   SH
  R Tatis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Servais PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .700    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   6              119   27   5

BATTING

HR: S Dunston (6, off D Kile; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: K Foster (8, off D Kile).

TB: S Dunston 5; M Grace 2; D Glanville; K Orie; T Houston; S Sosa.

GIDP: K Orie (7).

RBI: S Dunston 3 (28).

2-out RBI: S Dunston 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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 Kile, W (12-3)               8     7   3   3    2   6   1   2.10   32  103-65   43·11·11    9·10· 5· 0     60    -     0.81   0.00
J Cabrera, H (1)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-5     2· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.01
M Magnante, S (1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.79    2    8-4     2· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.22   0.11
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   6   1          36  117-74   47·12·15   12·10· 6· 0          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Foster                       7.1   7   2   2    0  10   0   3.90   29   98-73   36·13·24    6· 7· 6· 0     66    -     1.23   0.17
R Tatis, H (5)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.71    2    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.74   0.06
M Rojas, BS (5), L (0-3)       1.1   2   3   3    1   1   1   4.44    7   27-16   10· 2· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    3.14  -0.63
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2  11   1          38  130-90   47·15·28    9·10· 6· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Kile (5).

IBB: R Tatis (5; J Bagwell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 19,323.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Carr               CF    1. D Glanville          LF 
2. R Gutierrez          2B    2. B McRae              CF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. D Bell               RF    5. S Dunston            SS 
6. S Berry              3B    6. K Orie               3B 
7. T Eusebio            C     7. T Houston            C  
8. T Bogar              SS    8. R Sanchez            2B 
9. D Kile               P     9. K Foster             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-2  12-  4   63%  91% B Spiers        M Rojas         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mouton Scores; Biggio Scores
   b 4   2  0-0  1-3  2  -28%  16% S Dunston       D Kile          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Glanville Scores; Sosa Scores
   t 7   1  3-1  1-3  4   15%  44% T Eusebio       K Foster        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell Scores; Berry to 3B
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  2   14%  40% C Carr          K Foster        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   t 7   1  3-2  1-3  5  -13%  31% C Biggio        K Foster        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  C Carr          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   46%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  D Glanville     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   49%  B McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   48%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   46%  D Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   45%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   41%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   45%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  4   50%  K Orie          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  T Houston       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   50%  K Foster        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  C Carr          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   45%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   44%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   40%  D Glanville     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   44%  B McRae         Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          1--  1   36%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Pop Fly); Glanville to 3B
   O      1-3  4   44%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
   RRR    1-3  2   16%  S Dunston       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Glanville Scores; Sosa Scores
   O      ---  2   17%  K Orie          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Foster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   14%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   13%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   15%  S Berry         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  1   17%  T Eusebio       Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Berry to 3B
   O      1-3  5   12%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   10%  T Houston       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   12%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   12%  K Foster        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Houston to 2B
          -2-  6   12%  D Glanville     Walk
          12-  6   11%  B McRae         Walk; Houston to 3B; Glanville to 2B
   O      123  1   14%  S Sosa          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Foster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   12%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   10%  C Carr          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3    9%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
          ---  4    8%  M Grace         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1    6%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Pop Fly); Grace to 2B
   O      12-  3    8%  K Orie          Lineout: CF
          12-       6%  T Houston       Wild Pitch; Grace to 3B; Dunston to 2B
   O      -23  5    9%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  6   11%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Foster facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   15%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   11%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          1--  2   20%  D Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bagwell to 3B
   R      -23  2   28%  S Berry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores; Bell to 3B
   R      1-3  4   44%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell Scores; Berry to 3B
                  Craig Biggio pinch hits for Tim Bogar batting 8th
   O      1-3  5   31%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   21%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Biggio moves to 2B; Ricky Gutierrez moves to SS
   O      ---  2   23%  K Foster        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   25%  D Glanville     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   26%  B McRae         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   40%  C Carr          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   30%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: CF
                  Ramon Tatis replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   35%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   24%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: C
                  Mel Rojas replaces Ramon Tatis pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   13%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   15%  S Sosa          Popfly: CF
   O      ---  2   16%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   17%  S Dunston       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mel Rojas facing 6-7-8
                  Ryne Sandberg replaces Shawon Dunston playing 2B batting 5th; Rey Sanchez moves to SS
          ---  6   28%  S Berry         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   18%  T Eusebio       Popfly: SS
          1--  4   28%  C Biggio        Walk; Berry to 2B
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th; James Mouton pinch runs for Sean Berry batting 6th
   RRR    12-  4   91%  B Spiers        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mouton Scores; Biggio Scores
   O      ---  5   91%  C Carr          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Jose Cabrera facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Cabrera replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 6th; Bill Spiers moves to 3B
          ---  4   81%  K Orie          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   89%  T Houston       Lineout: RF
                  Mike Magnante replaces Jose Cabrera pitching and batting 6th; Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 8th; Dave Clark pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 8th
   O      1--  4   95%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Hernandez to 1B
                  Scott Servais pinch hits for Mel Rojas batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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