May 30, 2003 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 36,687

Friday, May 30, 2003, 2:20PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Astros

29-26

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: W Miller (3-6), L: S Estes (5-4)

Cubs

29-24

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .783   19    0   0   
  C Porter PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
J Vizcaino SS-2B              4   1   1   0    1   1  .226  .566   16    2   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .835   23    5   1   
J Kent 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .332  .962   13    1   1   
  A Everett SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .702    3    0   0   
L Berkman LF                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .270  .831   18    1   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  2   3   1   1    2   1  .286  .944   21    1   1   HR
B Hunter RF-CF                4   1   2   2    0   0  .232  .553   14    2   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   3    1   1  .199  .554   24   14   1   2B
W Miller P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .458   12    1   1   
Totals                       36   9   8   7    5   8              167   27   6

BATTING

2B: B Hunter (3, off J Cruz); B Ausmus (6, off S Estes).

HR: M Ensberg (6, off S Estes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: M Ensberg 4; B Hunter 3; B Ausmus 2; L Berkman 2; J Bagwell; J Vizcaino.

RBI: B Ausmus 3 (18); B Hunter 2 (6); L Berkman (29); M Ensberg (18).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .737   19    1   5   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .252  .706   13    1   4   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .294  .957   14    2   0   
M Alou LF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .839    6    0   0   
  T O'Leary LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .567    5    0   0   
C Patterson CF                3   1   1   1    0   1  .312  .889   14    3   0   HR
H Choi 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .916   10   11   0   
L Harris 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .568    7    0   1   
D Miller C                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .224  .723   11    8   0   
S Estes P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .358    1    1   0   SH
  J Cruz P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Bellhorn PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .680    3    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   1    1  14              105   27  11

BATTING

HR: C Patterson (11, off W Miller; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: S Estes (4, off W Miller).

TB: C Patterson 4; D Miller.

RBI: C Patterson (42).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: A Gonzalez (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Miller (2nd base by B Ausmus).

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 (3-6)              9     2   1   1    1  14   1   4.76   30  102-75   32·26·17    6· 6· 3· 0     92    -     0.35   0.21
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1  14   1          30  102-75   32·26·17    6· 6· 3· 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
S Estes, L (5-4)               4.1   7   8   8    3   0   1   5.73   23   69-37   27· 1· 9   10· 4· 6· 0     14    -     0.74  -0.28
J Cruz                         2.2   1   1   0    2   5   0   6.39   12   73-42   24· 7·11    2· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.08  -0.02
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.38    3   12-9     2· 5· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
A Alfonseca                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.05    3   10-8     7· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   9   8    5   8   1          41  164-96   60·13·23   13· 7· 8· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: W Miller (4); S Estes (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 36,687.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Biggio             CF    1. M Grudzielanek       2B 
2. J Vizcaino           SS    2. A Gonzalez           SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. L Berkman            LF    5. C Patterson          CF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. H Choi               1B 
7. B Hunter             RF    7. L Harris             3B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. D Miller             C  
9. W Miller             P     9. S Estes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-1  123  4   17%  88% B Ausmus        S Estes         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Berkman Scores; Ensberg Scores; Hunter Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  1   10%  58% M Ensberg       S Estes         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   1  0-1  12-  4    6%  72% B Hunter        S Estes         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Berkman to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-  3    4%  62% M Grudzielanek  W Miller        Miller Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   t 4   2  0-4  --3  3    4%  91% C Biggio        S Estes         Wild Pitch; Ausmus Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF
          ---  7   47%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   45%  J Kent          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   49%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   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, Shawn Estes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   58%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   57%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   58%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  W Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   58%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   60%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   59%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   59%  L Harris        Lineout: SS
          ---  3   56%  D Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   58%  S Estes         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Miller to 2B
   O      -2-  3   62%  M Grudzielanek  Miller Picked off 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Estes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   60%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  2   62%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   66%  M Ensberg       Walk; Berkman to 2B
          12-  4   72%  B Hunter        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Berkman to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   RRR    123  4   88%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Berkman Scores; Ensberg Scores; Hunter Scores
   O      -2-  3   87%  W Miller        Groundout: P unassisted; Ausmus to 3B
   R      --3      91%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Ausmus Scores
   O      ---  4   90%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   92%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   93%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Shawn Estes facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   94%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   94%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Vizcaino to 2B
          -2-  5   94%  J Kent          Walk
   R      12-  2   97%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Vizcaino Scores; Kent to 3B
                  Juan Cruz replaces Shawn Estes pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  8   97%  M Ensberg       Walk; Berkman to 2B
   RR     123  1   99%  B Hunter        Double to LF (Line Drive); Kent Scores; Berkman Scores; Ensberg to 3B
   R      -23  7   99%  B Ausmus        Fielder's Choice SS; Ensberg Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Hunter to 3B; Ausmus to 1B
   O      1-3  4   99%  W Miller        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1-3  5   99%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   99%  C Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   99%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  L Harris        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Juan Cruz facing 2-3-4
                  Troy O'Leary replaces Moises Alou playing LF batting 4th
          ---  6   99%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   99%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   99%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  D Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Juan Cruz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8  100%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   99%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   99%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Juan Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  W Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  Colin Porter pinch hits for Craig Biggio batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  C Porter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Adam Everett replaces Jeff Kent playing SS batting 4th; Brian Hunter moves to CF; Colin Porter moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2  100%  H Choi          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  L Harris        Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  D Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Antonio Alfonseca facing 3-4-5
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Everett       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  L Berkman       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Wade Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Grudzielanek to 1B
   O      1--  4  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2  100%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation