May 16, 2001 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 3
TOR 1 BAL 3
DET 2 KCR 9
TBD 5 MIN 4
BOS 3 OAK 4
NYY 3
(10) SEA 7
CHW 2 CLE 4
@TEX 3 ATL 6
COL 4 HOU 6
@CHC 2 ARI 2
@CIN 1 FLA 4
SFG 3 LAD 7
@MON 2 SDP 5
@NYM 2 MIL 6
@PHI 1 STL 3
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 31,206

Wednesday, May 16, 2001, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Astros

22-16

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: S Reynolds (4-2), L: J Tavarez (3-3)

Cubs

21-18

Lost 6

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .863   11    0   6   2B,SH
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .299  .845   13    2   4   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .977   14   15   0   
R Hidalgo CF-LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .930   16    1   0   GDP
M Alou RF                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .406 1.140    7    0   0   
O Merced LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .226  .810    9    1   1   HR
  G Barker PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .378         0   0   CS
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .228  .658    6    1   3   SF
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .761   18    7   2   
S Reynolds P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   2   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .621    1    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .893    6    0   0   
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   6   9   5    2   6              109   27  18

BATTING

2B: J Lugo (4, off J Tavarez).

HR: O Merced (3, off J Tavarez; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: V Castilla (1, off C Duncan).

SH: J Lugo (2, off J Tavarez).

TB: O Merced 5; C Biggio 2; J Lugo 2; M Alou 2; J Bagwell; J Vizcaino.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (6).

RBI: O Merced 2 (5); V Castilla (12); J Bagwell (27); C Biggio (13).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Lugo (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Barker (1, 2nd base by C Duncan/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .733    8    1   3   CS
R Gutierrez SS                4   1   0   0    0   0  .246  .676   18    3   4   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   2   2    0   2  .258 1.043   24    1   0   HR,2B
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .724    9    0   6   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .770   14    1   0   
J Zuleta 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .242  .782   17   12   0   
T Dunwoody CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   10    1   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .586    9    7   1   
J Tavarez P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432    5    1   0   SH
  M Cairo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    6    0   0   
  C Duncan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   8              120   27  14

BATTING

2B: S Sosa (6, off S Reynolds).

HR: S Sosa (14, off S Reynolds; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: J Tavarez (6, off S Reynolds).

TB: S Sosa 6; J Girardi; T Dunwoody; E Young; R Coomer.

RBI: S Sosa 2 (36).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gutierrez-J Zuleta.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Young (5, 2nd base by S Reynolds/T Eusebio).

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
S Reynolds, W (4-2)            7     5   2   1    1   4   1   5.45   26   90-60   32· 7·21   16· 2· 2· 1     64    -     1.07   0.18
J Powell, H (2)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.87    3   11-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
N Cruz                         1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.22    4   16-11    2· 8· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
Totals                         9     6   2   1    1   8   1          33  117-79   38·16·25   18· 2· 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
J Tavarez, L (3-3)             8     7   5   5    1   5   1   2.92   31   88-59   39·10·10   15· 3· 6· 1     52    -     0.96  -0.23
C Duncan                       1     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.79    5   18-8     5· 3· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2   6   1          36  106-67   44·13·10   16· 4· 7· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 31,206.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Lugo               SS    1. E Young              2B 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. R Hidalgo            CF    4. R Coomer             3B 
5. M Alou               RF    5. R White              LF 
6. O Merced             LF    6. J Zuleta             1B 
7. V Castilla           3B    7. T Dunwoody           CF 
8. T Eusebio            C     8. J Girardi            C  
9. S Reynolds           P     9. J Tavarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-2  1--  2   30%  80% O Merced        J Tavarez       Home Run (LF-CF); Alou Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  4  -21%  44% S Sosa          S Reynolds      Home Run; Gutierrez Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-0  1--  1   11%  65% C Biggio        J Tavarez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo to 3B
   b 5   1  2-2  1-3  3   10%  45% R Gutierrez     S Reynolds      Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 4   0  0-0  1-3  6   10%  75% J Bagwell       J Tavarez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lugo Scores; Biggio to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   47%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   50%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   46%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  J Zuleta        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  T Eusebio       Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  6   45%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  J Tavarez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  J Lugo          Walk
          1--  1   65%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo to 3B
   R      1-3  6   75%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lugo Scores; Biggio to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   70%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Biggio Scores
   O      ---  1   69%  M Alou          Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   65%  R Gutierrez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4   44%  S Sosa          Home Run; Gutierrez Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   47%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   49%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  J Zuleta        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  T Dunwoody      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Zuleta out at 3B/LF-3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   43%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   39%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   41%  J Tavarez       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Girardi to 2B
          -2-  1   34%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Girardi to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  R Gutierrez     Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3  5   50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   53%  J Lugo          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   48%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B; Lugo to 3B
   O      --3  3   43%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      --- 11   46%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   48%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  R White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   46%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   80%  O Merced        Home Run (LF-CF); Alou Scores
   O      ---  3   79%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   79%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   82%  J Zuleta        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  T Dunwoody      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
          ---  1   88%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   88%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
   R      -2-  4   93%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores
   O      1--  4   92%  J Bagwell       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   92%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Jay Powell facing 9-1-2
                  Jay Powell replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th; Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Courtney Duncan facing 5-6-7
                  Courtney Duncan replaces Miguel Cairo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   99%  O Merced        Single to RF (Line Drive); Alou to 3B
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Orlando Merced batting 6th
   RO     1-3  1   99%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou Scores
   O      1--      98%  T Eusebio       Barker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   98%  " "             Walk
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
   O      1--  6   98%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to CF
   O      ---  6   99%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   98%  R Coomer        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  J Zuleta        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation