September 8, 2000 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 34,439

Friday, September 8, 2000, 2:20PM
Time of Game: 3:35

Astros

61-80

Won 4

5th, 20 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          4  0  1   5  0  1   0  2  0   13 20  2
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  5   3  2  0   10 10  0

W: W Miller (5-5), L: K Tapani (8-12), S: O Dotel (12)

Cubs

59-81

Lost 1

6th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno LF                   5   2   2   1    1   1  .251  .735   20    2   0   HR,SB
J Lugo 2B                     6   1   5   0    0   0  .279  .755   21    3   3   SB,CS
J Bagwell 1B                  5   2   1   0    1   0  .316 1.046   28   11   0   GDP
R Hidalgo CF                  4   4   3   3    1   1  .282  .920   17    1   0   2B
M Alou RF                     2   0   2   0    0   0  .364 1.068    7    0   0   
  L Berkman RF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .937   11    1   0   SB
M Meluskey C                  3   1   2   2    0   1  .303  .927   13    4   0   
  R Chavez C                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .231  .661   13    5   0   HR
C Truby 3B                    2   1   1   3    1   1  .274  .803   15    0   2   2·SF
  J Slusarski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .032  .095         0   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .191  .561   22    0   5   2·GDP
W Miller P                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .138  .310    8    0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  M Valdes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Spiers 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .793    3    0   1   
Totals                       41  13  20  12    5   7              184   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (34, off K Tapani).

HR: R Cedeno (6, off K Tapani; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); R Chavez (1, off S Rain; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: C Truby 2 (4, off J Spradlin, off K Tapani).

TB: J Lugo 5; R Cedeno 5; R Chavez 4; R Hidalgo 4; M Meluskey 2; M Alou 2; J Bagwell; C Truby; L Berkman; T Bogar; W Miller.

GIDP: T Bogar 2 (13); J Bagwell (15).

RBI: R Hidalgo 3 (100); C Truby 3 (42); W Miller 2 (3); M Meluskey 2 (60); R Chavez (3); R Cedeno (25).

2-out RBI: W Miller 2; M Meluskey; C Truby.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Bogar-J Lugo-J Bagwell.

E: T Bogar (12); R Chavez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (6, 3rd base off J Spradlin/M Mahoney); R Cedeno (24, 3rd base off K Tapani/J Girardi); J Lugo (14, 2nd base off K Tapani/J Girardi).

CS: J Lugo (8, 2nd base by K Tapani/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    6   2   2   0    0   0  .298  .773   26    5   4   2·SB
R Gutierrez SS                4   2   1   1    1   2  .287  .802   31    1   6   HR
S Sosa RF                     3   1   1   3    2   0  .320 1.055   30    1   0   HR,IW
M Grace 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .850    9    6   0   
  J Zuleta PH-1B              2   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .767    9    2   0   2B,HBP
R Gload LF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .158  .543   16    1   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Buford CF                   4   1   2   3    1   0  .256  .730   17    4   0   HR,GDP
W Greene 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .207  .682   11    0   0   HR
  J Spradlin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .679    5    0   0   
J Girardi C                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .738   11    3   1   
  M Mahoney C                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    6    4   0   HBP
  J Reed PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .662    5    0   0   
K Tapani P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .179  .488    4    0   0   
  J Arnold P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
  S Rain P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    6    0   0   
  J Huson PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .565    2    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .231         0   0   
  S Andrews 3B                1   0   0   0    1   1  .194  .736   11    0   0   
Totals                       37  10  10  10    7   9              199   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Zuleta (3, off J Slusarski).

HR: D Buford (15, off W Miller; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); W Greene (10, off W Miller; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Gutierrez (11, off W Miller; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); S Sosa (47, off J Cabrera; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

IBB: S Sosa (18, by J Slusarski).

HBP: J Zuleta (2, by W Miller); M Mahoney (1, by M Valdes).

TB: D Buford 5; R Gutierrez 4; S Sosa 4; W Greene 4; E Young 2; J Zuleta 2; J Reed; R Gload.

GIDP: D Buford (9).

RBI: S Sosa 3 (129); D Buford 3 (41); J Zuleta 2 (8); R Gutierrez (55); W Greene (35).

2-out RBI: J Zuleta 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Gutierrez-E Young-M Grace 2; E Young-J Zuleta.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Young 2 (49, 2nd base off J Slusarski/R Chavez, 2nd base off J Cabrera/R Chavez).

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 Miller, W (5-5)              5.1   5   5   5    4   6   3   5.64   25  110-59   34· 7·18    7· 3· 1· 3     40    -     0.44   0.09
J Cabrera                      0.2   2   3   3    1   0   1   6.15    5   21-15    9· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.44  -0.10
M Valdes, H (6)                1     0   2   2    1   0   0   4.71    6   18-12    8· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.91   0.01
J Slusarski                    1.1   3   0   0    1   2   0   3.86    8   33-21   12· 6· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          2-2    1.28  -0.04
O Dotel, S (12)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.01    2   11-8     6· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.28   0.12
Totals                         9    10  10  10    7   9   4          46  193-115  69·18·28   14· 6· 4· 4          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
K Tapani, L (8-12)             3.1  10   7   7    3   2   1   5.01   21   72-42   26· 3·13    4· 3· 8· 1     11    -     0.70  -0.33
J Arnold                       0.1   4   3   3    1   0   0   8.18    6   23-12   10· 1· 1    0· 1· 4· 0          1-1    0.24  -0.05
S Rain                         2.1   1   1   1    1   1   1   4.17    8   34-17   12· 2· 3    3· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.02   0.00
K Farnsworth                   1     1   0   0    0   2   0   6.75    4   14-9     3· 1· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Spradlin                     1     2   2   2    0   2   0   5.68    5   20-13    7· 2· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.05
T Worrell                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.39    4   13-8     6· 1· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9    20  13  13    5   7   2          48  176-101  64·10·27   10· 7·17· 2          3-1

J Cabrera faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
M Valdes faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Spradlin (2).

IBB: J Slusarski (3; S Sosa).

HBP: M Valdes (4; M Mahoney); W Miller (2; J Zuleta).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 3:35.

Attendance: 34,439.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Cedeno             LF    1. E Young              2B 
2. J Lugo               2B    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. R Hidalgo            CF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. M Alou               RF    5. R Gload              LF 
6. M Meluskey           C     6. D Buford             CF 
7. C Truby              3B    7. W Greene             3B 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. J Girardi            C  
9. W Miller             P     9. K Tapani             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  123  1   14%  79% R Hidalgo       K Tapani        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores; Lugo Scores; Bagwell Scores
   b 8   2 13-10 -23  4    7%  96% R Gload         J Slusarski     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 9   1 13-10 1-3  5    7%  95% S Andrews       O Dotel         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1 13-10 1--  5   -7%  88% J Reed          J Slusarski     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Buford to 3B
   b 7   0 11-5  1-3  4   -7%  86% S Sosa          J Cabrera       Home Run (CF-RF); Young Scores; Gutierrez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  R Cedeno        Walk
          1--  5   59%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
          12-      63%  J Bagwell       Cedeno Steals 3B; Lugo Steals 2B
          -23  7   66%  " "             Walk
   RRR    123  1   79%  R Hidalgo       Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores; Lugo Scores; Bagwell Scores
          -2-  3   83%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3  1   86%  M Meluskey      Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  2   80%  T Bogar         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   81%  E Young         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   83%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   82%  W Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   82%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   82%  J Lugo          Single to P (Bunt)
   O      1--  4   81%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   83%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   84%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  D Buford        Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   87%  R Hidalgo       Walk
          1--  4   91%  M Alou          Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hidalgo to 3B
   O      1-3  5   88%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Looking
   RO     1-3  1   89%  C Truby         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hidalgo Scores
          1--  3   90%  T Bogar         Single to CF (Line Drive); Alou to 2B
   O      12-  1   88%  W Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Lance Berkman replaces Moises Alou playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   90%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   88%  K Tapani        Walk
          1--  6   85%  E Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Tapani to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
          12-  9   86%  S Sosa          Walk; Tapani to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      123  2   91%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   95%  R Cedeno        Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  3   95%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      94%  J Bagwell       Lugo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  3   95%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jamie Arnold replaces Kevin Tapani pitching and batting 9th
          1--  1   95%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  7   94%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   R      12-  7   97%  M Meluskey      Single to RF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3  1   98%  C Truby         Single to CF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Meluskey to 3B
          1-3  5   98%  T Bogar         Walk; Truby to 2B
   RR     123  2   99%  W Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Meluskey Scores; Truby Scores; Bogar to 3B
                  Steve Rain replaces Jamie Arnold pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   99%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-10, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Raul Chavez replaces Mitch Meluskey playing C batting 6th
          ---  5   99%  R Gload         Walk
   OO     1--  3   99%  D Buford        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  W Greene        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Steve Rain facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-10, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  100%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  S Rain          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Steve Rain facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Mahoney replaces Joe Girardi playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  6  100%  R Chavez        Home Run
          ---  5  100%  C Truby         Walk
   OO     1--  5  100%  T Bogar         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-11, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5  100%  R Gutierrez     Home Run
   O      ---  8  100%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Julio Zuleta pinch hits for Mark Grace batting 4th
          ---  3  100%  J Zuleta        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   99%  R Gload         Single to CF (Line Drive); Zuleta to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   99%  D Buford        Home Run; Zuleta Scores; Gload Scores
   R      ---  4   97%  W Greene        Home Run
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Wade Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  M Mahoney       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Steve Rain batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  J Huson         Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-5, Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Jeff Huson pitching and batting 9th; Julio Zuleta moves to 1B
   O      ---  6   98%  J Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   98%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-11, Jose Cabrera facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   96%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      96%  R Gutierrez     Young Steals 2B; Young to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  7   93%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3  4   86%  S Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF); Young Scores; Gutierrez Scores
                  Marc Valdes replaces Jose Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   89%  J Zuleta        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   86%  R Gload         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   90%  D Buford        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  2   92%  W Greene        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-8, Jerry Spradlin facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Willie Greene pitching and batting 7th; Shane Andrews replaces Kyle Farnsworth playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  4   93%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   96%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  R Chavez        Wild Pitch; Hidalgo Scores; Berkman to 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      97%  C Truby         Berkman Steals 3B
   RO     --3  3   98%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Berkman Scores
   O      ---  7   98%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-13, Marc Valdes facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   96%  M Mahoney       Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   93%  S Andrews       Walk; Mahoney to 2B
                  Joe Slusarski replaces Chris Truby pitching and batting 7th; Bill Spiers replaces Marc Valdes playing 3B batting 9th
   O      12-  4   95%  E Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mahoney to 3B
          1-3      94%  R Gutierrez     Young Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   96%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   RR     123  3   89%  J Zuleta        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Mahoney Scores; Young Scores; Sosa to 3B
   O      -23  4   96%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 10.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 13-10, Tim Worrell facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Worrell replaces Ross Gload pitching and batting 5th; Roosevelt Brown replaces Jerry Spradlin playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   96%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   97%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
   OO     12-  5   95%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 10-13, Joe Slusarski facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   90%  D Buford        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   95%  R Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Mike Mahoney batting 8th
          1--  5   88%  J Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Buford to 3B
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Joe Slusarski pitching and batting 7th
   O      1-3  5   95%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6  100%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 13, Cubs 10.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


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