July 21, 2002 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
SEA 5 CHW 8
@BAL 7 MIN 4
@DET 2 KCR 13
CLE 12
(10) NYY 9
BOS 8 TEX 7
@OAK 3
(12) TBD 7
@TOR 5 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 9
NYM 1 COL 6
MIL 4 FLA 4
MON 0 SFG 6
@LAD 4 ATL 2
@PHI 1 STL 8
@PIT 4 SDP 11
ARI 9

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,541

Sunday, July 21, 2002
Time of Game: 2:43

Astros

47-50

Lost 1

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: J Fassero (4-6), L: T Redding (3-6), S: A Alfonseca (13)

Cubs

42-54

Won 1

5th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .710   13    1   1   
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .760   16    1   1   
L Berkman CF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .291 1.022   16    1   0   HR
D Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .716   23    1   0   
A Zinter 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .556    9    3   0   
  T Redding P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   1   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .869    2    0   0   
  B Puffer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .778   11    1   0   
G Blum 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .762   15    1   2   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .653   12   13   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .130  .336   11    0   0   
  J Vizcaino 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .650    6    2   0   SH
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   9              134   24   5

BATTING

HR: L Berkman (30, off J Lieber; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: J Vizcaino (3, off T Gordon).

TB: L Berkman 5; C Biggio; B Ausmus; J Lugo; R Oswalt; O Merced.

RBI: L Berkman 2 (85).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: T Redding (2).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   2  .277  .968   16    0   3   HR
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .684   15    0   1   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .293 1.013   19    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .264  .849   21    9   0   HR
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .237  .676   17    2   0   
  A Echevarria PH-LF          0   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .668         0   0   
C Patterson CF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .706   14    4   0   
T Hundley C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .661   17    6   0   
  D Lewis PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .239  .643         0   0   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D DeShields PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .593    6    0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .232  .717    7    0   3   2B
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .329    9    0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .570   10    0   0   
  M Mahoney C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         3   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    4  13              151   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (18, off T Redding).

HR: F McGriff (20, off R Oswalt; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M Bellhorn (13, off R Oswalt; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: M Bellhorn 5; F McGriff 4; A Gonzalez 3; B Mueller.

RBI: F McGriff (67); A Gonzalez (36); M Bellhorn (31).

2-out RBI: F McGriff.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Gonzalez (2nd base by T Redding).

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
R Oswalt                       5     5   2   2    3   8   2   3.60   23   97-64   28·17·19    4· 4· 2· 2     54    -     1.23  -0.01
T Redding, L (3-6)             2     1   1   1    1   3   0   5.40    8   35-19    7· 7· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.25  -0.08
B Puffer                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.05    3   12-8     2· 3· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     6   3   3    4  13   2          34  144-91   37·27·27    7· 5· 3· 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
J Lieber                       5     6   2   2    0   4   1   3.38   21   82-59   36· 8·15    5· 6· 5· 1     51    -     0.71  -0.01
J Fassero, W (4-6)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.95    3   10-8     4· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.07
T Gordon, H (2)                2     1   0   0    2   3   0   1.08    9   35-22    8· 4·10    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.37   0.21
A Alfonseca, S (13)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.91    3    7-7     7· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   9   1          36  134-96   55·15·26   11· 8· 5· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Redding (5).

IBB: None.

PO: T Redding (0; A Gonzalez, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 37,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Lugo               SS    1. M Bellhorn           2B 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. B Mueller            3B 
3. L Berkman            CF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. D Ward               LF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. A Zinter             1B    5. M Alou               LF 
6. R Hidalgo            RF    6. C Patterson          CF 
7. G Blum               3B    7. T Hundley            C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. R Oswalt             P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-2  1--  5   19%  76% A Gonzalez      T Redding       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lewis Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2  -17%  32% L Berkman       J Lieber        Home Run; Biggio Scores
   b 5   2  2-1  ---  7   16%  51% F McGriff       R Oswalt        Home Run
   t 7   1  3-2  -23  3   15%  68% J Lugo          T Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   0  2-0  ---  4   13%  41% M Bellhorn      R Oswalt        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   RR     1--  2   32%  L Berkman       Home Run; Biggio Scores
   O      ---  6   34%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   34%  A Zinter        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   32%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   31%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   30%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   31%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   32%  G Blum          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   31%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   33%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   37%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  6   44%  M Alou          Walk; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  4   38%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   33%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  1   28%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   30%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   31%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   30%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  6   32%  D Ward          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   29%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   32%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  1   37%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive); Bellhorn to 2B
   O      12-  4   31%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7   26%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   28%  A Zinter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   29%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   30%  G Blum          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   27%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   25%  C Patterson     Lineout: SS
          ---  6   27%  T Hundley       Walk
          1--  1   30%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Hundley to 3B
   O      1-3  6   24%  J Lieber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   26%  B Ausmus        Lineout: CF
          ---  2   24%  R Oswalt        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
          1--  1   21%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive); Oswalt to 2B
   O      12-  5   24%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF; Oswalt to 3B
   O      1-3  5   28%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   41%  M Bellhorn      Home Run
   O      ---  5   37%  B Mueller       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   35%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  7   51%  F McGriff       Home Run
   O      ---  4   50%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeff Fassero facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   53%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  A Zinter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Redding replaces Alan Zinter pitching and batting 5th; Jose Vizcaino replaces Roy Oswalt playing 1B batting 9th
          ---  5   63%  C Patterson     Walk
          1--      67%  T Hundley       Wild Pitch; Patterson to 2B
   O      -2-  5   58%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Patterson out at 3B/P-3B; Hundley to 1B
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Todd Hundley batting 7th
   R      1--  5   76%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lewis Scores
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Jeff Fassero batting 9th
          -2-      80%  R Brown         Gonzalez Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  6   74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  5   70%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Gordon replaces Darren Lewis pitching and batting 7th; Mike Mahoney replaces Roosevelt Brown playing C batting 9th
          ---  5   63%  G Blum          Walk
          1--  5   52%  B Ausmus        Walk; Blum to 2B
   O      12-  2   53%  J Vizcaino      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Blum to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  3   68%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   79%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tim Redding facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   78%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   75%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   81%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   84%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Tim Redding batting 5th
          ---  2   81%  O Merced        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   87%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brandon Puffer facing 5-6-7
                  Brandon Puffer replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 5th; Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Moises Alou batting 5th
   O      ---  4   86%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  C Patterson     Popfly: 2B
                  Delino DeShields pinch hits for Tom Gordon batting 7th
   O      ---  6   84%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 7-8-9
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Delino DeShields pitching and batting 7th; Angel Echevarria moves to LF
   O      ---  1   91%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   96%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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