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Standings
DET
@ANA		6
7		 
(12)
NYY
@KCR		10
5
BAL
@MIN		0
6
TOR
@OAK		4
5
BOS
@SEA		3
10
CLE
@TBD		9
5
CHW
@TEX		12
3
SFG
@ATL		7
2
HOU
@CHC		5
4
ARI
@CIN		6
1
COL
@FLA		5
4
LAD
@MON		3
4
SDP
@NYM		7
2
MIL
@PHI		1
3
STL
@PIT		9
5
Tuesday, August 13, 2002
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 29,641, Time of Game: 2:41
Astros
5
62-56
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
 at Cubs
4
50-67
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 14½ GB
W: Peter Munro (3-2)
L: Matt Clement (9-9)
S: Billy Wagner (27)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    5  8  0
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  1    4 10  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Vizcaino SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .310 .734 15 10 0.004 0.48 0.045 -0.040 0.6 1 4
Craig Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .264 .761 22 15 -0.059 0.46 0.000 -0.059 -1.1 1 3
Lance Berkman CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 .986 18 7 0.061 0.51 0.078 -0.018 0.5 3 0 2B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .282 .901 17 10 0.119 0.79 0.159 -0.039 1.0 12 1 2·2B,GDP
Daryle Ward LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 .754 16 9 -0.085 0.70 0.004 -0.089 -1.0 0 1
   Jason Lane LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .690 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Orlando Merced RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .315 .870 16 9 0.061 0.73 0.096 -0.036 0.5 2 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Geoff Blum 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .286 .820 15 6 0.019 0.71 0.039 -0.021 -0.0 0 3 IW
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .267 .712 12 8 -0.003 0.91 0.090 -0.093 -0.3 6 0 GDP
Peter Munro P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .071 .143 2 2 0.040 0.94 0.062 -0.022 0.8 1 2
   Alan Zinter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .148 .444 5 3 -0.005 0.17 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Brandon Puffer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Richard Hidalgo RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .734 5 4 -0.005 0.22 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 5 10 .242 .675 143 83 0.147 0.64 0.573 -0.427 0.6 27 15
2B: L Berkman (27, off M Clement); J Bagwell 2 (26, 2 off M Clement).
IBB: G Blum (3, by M Clement).
TB: J Bagwell 4; L Berkman 2; J Vizcaino 2; B Ausmus; P Munro; O Merced.
GIDP: J Bagwell (13); B Ausmus (22).
RBI: J Vizcaino (19); J Bagwell (74); B Ausmus (37); P Munro (1); O Merced (23).
2-out RBI: B Ausmus; P Munro; J Vizcaino.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-J Bagwell.
Outfield Assists: D Ward (B Mueller at home plate).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Bellhorn 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .906 19 12 -0.087 1.08 0.031 -0.117 -0.5 3 3
Bill Mueller 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 .738 15 9 -0.005 0.84 0.055 -0.060 0.2 3 2 2·2B
Sammy Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 1.062 14 7 -0.046 0.89 0.019 -0.065 -0.4 1 0
Moises Alou LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .732 9 7 -0.087 1.17 0.058 -0.146 -0.1 1 0 GDP
Corey Patterson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 .723 11 8 0.019 0.89 0.072 -0.053 0.6 1 0 2B
Angel Echevarria 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .255 .698 16 9 -0.034 0.96 0.026 -0.060 -0.3 7 0
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .233 .722 21 13 0.054 1.32 0.121 -0.067 0.1 1 1 HR
Joe Girardi C 4 0 1 2 0 1 .241 .605 14 11 -0.023 1.66 0.111 -0.134 0.9 10 0
Matt Clement P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .254 3 3 -0.027 1.08 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 0
   Roosevelt Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .587 1 1 -0.019 0.74 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred McGriff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .861 6 3 -0.034 1.21 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Stynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .702 4 2 -0.063 2.58 0.000 -0.063 -0.2
Team Totals 35 4 10 3 2 5 .286 .781 133 85 -0.352 1.14 0.493 -0.845 -0.4 27 6
2B: C Patterson (23, off B Puffer); B Mueller 2 (15, 2 off P Munro).
HR: A Gonzalez (13, off B Wagner; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Gonzalez 5; B Mueller 4; C Patterson 3; J Girardi; S Sosa; M Bellhorn; M Alou.
GIDP: M Alou (11).
RBI: J Girardi 2 (8); A Gonzalez (44).
2-out RBI: J Girardi 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Mueller-A Echevarria; A Gonzalez-M Bellhorn-A Echevarria.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Peter Munro, W (3-2) 5 7 1 1 1 4 0 2.86 21 76 51 29 6 16 8 8 7 0 52 0.186 0.92 1.4
Brandon Puffer 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.24 6 24 15 13 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 -0.086 1.11 -1.5
Ricky Stone, H (12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.08 3 7 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.079 1.05 0.5
Octavio Dotel, H (26) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.03 3 10 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.086 1.14 0.5
Billy Wagner, S (27) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.10 4 16 8 5 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0.088 2.39 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 1 4.00 37 133 85 53 12 20 15 14 10 1 52 0 0 0.353 0.64 0.4

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Matt Clement, L (9-9) 5 7 5 5 4 7 0 3.70 25 97 54 23 15 16 5 9 4 0 36 -0.238 0.80 -2.6
Jeff Fassero 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.32 3 13 9 6 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.5
Joe Borowski 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.44 6 20 12 6 1 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.060 0.48 1.0
Antonio Alfonseca 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.22 4 13 8 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.22 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 5 10 0 5.00 38 143 83 40 18 25 9 14 6 0 36 0 0 -0.148 1.14 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: P Munro (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Clement (6; G Blum).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 29,641.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Chicago Cubs
1 Jose Vizcaino SS 1 Mark Bellhorn 2B
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Bill Mueller 3B
3 Lance Berkman CF 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 Moises Alou LF
5 Daryle Ward LF 5 Corey Patterson CF
6 Orlando Merced RF 6 Angel Echevarria 1B
7 Geoff Blum 3B 7 Alex Gonzalez SS
8 Brad Ausmus C 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Peter Munro P 9 Matt Clement P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-5 2 -23 3,(0-2)  RR CHC J. Girardi B. Puffer -11% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Echevarria Scores
b9 3-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC A. Gonzalez B. Wagner -11% 80% Home Run
t4 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Clement 9% 79% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Berkman Scores
t4 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Ausmus M. Clement 9% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Blum to 3B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R HOU O. Merced M. Clement 9% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bagwell Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino M. Clement -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Clement -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Clement -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn P. Munro 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Mueller P. Munro -4% 43% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa P. Munro -2% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  OO CHC M. Alou P. Munro 8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Clement 6% 56% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Ward M. Clement -4% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R HOU O. Merced M. Clement 9% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bagwell Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU G. Blum M. Clement 3% 64% Walk; Merced to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU B. Ausmus M. Clement -8% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Peter Munro facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson P. Munro 3% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Echevarria P. Munro 2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Gonzalez P. Munro -1% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Girardi P. Munro 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU P. Munro M. Clement -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Vizcaino M. Clement -2% 58% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 1-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Clement -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Peter Munro facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Clement P. Munro 3% 60% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Bellhorn P. Munro -3% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Mueller P. Munro 3% 60% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Sosa P. Munro 3% 63% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU L. Berkman M. Clement 6% 69% Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
t4 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Clement 9% 79% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Berkman Scores
t4 2-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O HOU D. Ward M. Clement -3% 75% Popfly: 2B
t4 2-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU O. Merced M. Clement -3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU G. Blum M. Clement 1% 73% Intentional Walk
t4 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Ausmus M. Clement 9% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Blum to 3B
t4 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU P. Munro M. Clement 6% 88% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Blum Scores; Ausmus to 3B
t4 4-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Vizcaino M. Clement 4% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ausmus Scores; Munro to 2B
t4 5-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Clement -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
b4 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Alou P. Munro -2% 89% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b4 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Patterson P. Munro -4% 85% Single to 3B (Bunt); Alou to 2B
b4 0-5 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Echevarria P. Munro 3% 87% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Alou to 3B
b4 0-5 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez P. Munro 4% 91% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC J. Girardi P. Munro -3% 88% Wild Pitch; Alou Scores; Echevarria to 2B
b4 1-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi P. Munro 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 3-4-5
t5 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Clement -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell M. Clement -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU D. Ward M. Clement 0% 89% Walk
t5 5-1 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU O. Merced M. Clement 1% 90% Walk; Ward to 2B
t5 5-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Blum M. Clement -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Peter Munro facing 9-1-2
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Matt Clement (P) batting 9th
b5 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Brown P. Munro 2% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Bellhorn P. Munro 1% 92% Lineout: CF
b5 1-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC B. Mueller P. Munro -2% 90% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 1-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa P. Munro 2% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mueller out at Hm/LF-SS-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Jeff Fassero facing 8-9-1
Jeff Fassero replaces Roosevelt Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Fassero -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
Alan Zinter pinch hits for Peter Munro (P) batting 9th
t6 5-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Zinter J. Fassero -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino J. Fassero -0% 91% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Brandon Puffer facing 4-5-6
Brandon Puffer replaces Alan Zinter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou B. Puffer 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Patterson B. Puffer -3% 90% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b6 1-5 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Echevarria B. Puffer -3% 87% Walk
b6 1-5 1 12- 7,(2-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Puffer 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B; Patterson to 3B; Echevarria to 2B
b6 1-5 2 -23 3,(0-2)  RR CHC J. Girardi B. Puffer -11% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Echevarria Scores
Fred McGriff pinch hits for Jeff Fassero (P) batting 9th
b6 3-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC F. McGriff B. Puffer 3% 82% Lineout: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 2-3-4
Joe Borowski replaces Fred McGriff (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Borowski -1% 81% Lineout: RF
t7 5-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Borowski 2% 82% Walk
t7 5-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU J. Bagwell J. Borowski -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Ricky Stone facing 1-2-3
Ricky Stone replaces Brandon Puffer pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Bellhorn R. Stone 4% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 3-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. Mueller R. Stone 3% 85% Flyball: CF
b7 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa R. Stone 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 5-6-7
t8 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Ward J. Borowski -1% 86% Foul Flyball: 2B
t8 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU O. Merced J. Borowski -1% 85% Popfly: 3B
t8 5-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU G. Blum J. Borowski -1% 84% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
Octavio Dotel replaces Orlando Merced (RF) pitching and batting 6th
Jason Lane replaces Daryle Ward playing LF batting 5th
Richard Hidalgo replaces Ricky Stone (P) playing RF batting 9th
b8 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou O. Dotel 4% 88% Flyball: CF
b8 3-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Patterson O. Dotel 3% 91% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Echevarria O. Dotel 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Joe Borowski pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus A. Alfonseca -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo A. Alfonseca -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Vizcaino A. Alfonseca 0% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t9 5-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Alfonseca -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 7-8-9
Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 6th
b9 3-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC A. Gonzalez B. Wagner -11% 80% Home Run
b9 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Wagner 9% 89% Flyball: RF
Chris Stynes pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca (P) batting 9th
b9 4-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC C. Stynes B. Wagner 6% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 4-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Bellhorn B. Wagner 5% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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