August 13, 2003 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,631

Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Astros

64-56

Lost 2

1st

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

W: M Guthrie (1-3), L: J Robertson (11-6), S: J Borowski (22)

Cubs

62-57

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   1   0   0    1   2  .257  .740   27    2   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .290  .918   22    1   2   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   2  .271  .877   18    7   0   CS
J Kent 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .843   13    1   3   
R Hidalgo RF                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .309  .946   22    2   0   HR
L Berkman LF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .290  .930   18    2   0   SF
G Zaun C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .204  .575   19    8   0   
A Everett SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .669   14    1   0   2B
J Robertson P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .321    6    0   3   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Porter PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .530    3    0   0   SB
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .683    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    5  10              166   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (10, off S Estes); A Everett (12, off S Estes).

HR: R Hidalgo (21, off S Estes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: L Berkman (3, off M Guthrie).

TB: R Hidalgo 4; M Ensberg 3; A Everett 2; G Zaun; C Porter; J Bagwell; J Kent.

RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (64); L Berkman (72); J Kent (59).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Ensberg (7); A Everett (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Porter (1, 2nd base off A Alfonseca/D Miller).

CS: J Bagwell (2, 3rd base by S Estes/D Miller).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .775    8    2   0   CS,HBP
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .678   13    1   2   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .299  .968   22    2   0   
M Alou LF                     4   2   2   3    0   1  .292  .848   14    1   0   HR
E Karros 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .833   19    7   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .272  .753   13    1   4   2·2B
D Miller C                    3   0   2   2    1   0  .237  .684   12   10   1   2B
A Ojeda 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .067   20    3   1   
S Estes P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .424    7    0   1   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Choi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .802    6    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T O'Leary PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .594    5    0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   6   8   6    2   8              139   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez 2 (28, off D Miceli, off J Robertson); D Miller (12, off J Robertson).

HR: M Alou (18, off D Miceli; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: K Lofton (3, by J Robertson).

TB: M Alou 5; A Ramirez 4; D Miller 3; A Gonzalez; K Lofton.

RBI: M Alou 3 (75); D Miller 2 (31); A Ramirez (74).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: A Gonzalez (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Lofton (6, 2nd base by J Robertson/G Zaun).

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
J Robertson, L (11-6)          4     6   5   5    1   3   0   4.92   20   67-45   29· 6·10    8· 4· 3· 0     32    -     1.07  -0.26
D Miceli                       1     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.40    5   20-14   10· 4· 0    0· 1· 3· 0          2-2    1.42  -0.22
M Gallo                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.75    3   17-10    6· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
R Stone                        2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.12    8   32-19    9· 6· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         8     8   6   6    2   8   1          36  136-88   54·19·15   12· 7· 6· 0          2-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Estes                        4.1   5   4   2    5   4   1   5.48   23   92-49   26· 8·15    9· 2· 3· 0     40    -     1.34  -0.25
M Guthrie, W (1-3)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    2   10-7     5· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          3-1    2.44   0.04
A Alfonseca, H (9)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.01    4   16-11    5· 4· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.38   0.07
K Farnsworth, H (13)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.04    3   14-11    6· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.97   0.07
M Remlinger, H (12)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.81    3   14-11    5· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
J Borowski, S (22)             1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.23    5   15-10    6· 0· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
Totals                         9     8   4   2    5  10   1          40  161-99   53·17·29   11· 6· 8· 0          3-1

J Robertson faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Robertson (4; K Lofton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Fichter, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 39,631.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Biggio             CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. M Ensberg            3B    2. A Gonzalez           SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. R Hidalgo            RF    5. E Karros             1B 
6. L Berkman            LF    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. G Zaun               C     7. D Miller             C  
8. A Everett            SS    8. A Ojeda              2B 
9. J Robertson          P     9. S Estes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  4-3  12-  5   32%  80% M Alou          D Miceli        Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  12-  4   15%  69% A Ramirez       J Robertson     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Alou Scores; Karros to 3B
   t 5   1  3-2  123  4  -12%  38% R Hidalgo       S Estes         Walk; Biggio Scores/unER; Ensberg to 3B; Kent to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  5  -10%  40% R Hidalgo       S Estes         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   t 3   1  3-1  12-  4  -10%  57% J Kent          S Estes         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ensberg Scores; Bagwell to 2B

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      ---  4   52%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   53%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  J Kent          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  K Lofton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   55%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   52%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   50%  M Alou          Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS)
                  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
   R      ---  5   40%  R Hidalgo       Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   42%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   43%  G Zaun          Popfly: SS
          ---  2   41%  A Everett       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   44%  J Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeriome Robertson facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   48%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   55%  E Karros        Walk; Alou to 2B
   R      12-  4   69%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Alou Scores; Karros to 3B
   RR     -23  1   79%  D Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Karros Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  2   76%  A Ojeda         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  4   73%  S Estes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   71%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   74%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   69%  M Ensberg       Double to 2B (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   67%  J Bagwell       Walk
   R      12-  4   57%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ensberg Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  7   62%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      12-  1   67%  L Berkman       Bagwell Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   65%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  6   63%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   65%  M Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alou to 2B
   O      -2-  6   62%  E Karros        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Estes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   65%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   62%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   66%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Everett to 1B
   O      1--  4   69%  J Robertson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   66%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   69%  D Miller        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   66%  A Ojeda         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   64%  S Estes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   59%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  4   51%  M Ensberg       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   58%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  1   50%  J Kent          Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B; Ensberg to 2B; Kent to 1B
   R      123  4   38%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Biggio Scores/unER; Ensberg to 3B; Kent to 2B
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Shawn Estes pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  2   37%  L Berkman       Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ensberg Scores/unER
   O      12-  8   42%  G Zaun          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   47%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   55%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton to 2B
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jeriome Robertson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   47%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  5   80%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  E Karros        Lineout: LF
          ---  4   80%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   78%  D Miller        Lineout: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   81%  A Everett       Lineout: 2B
                  Colin Porter pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
          ---  3   77%  C Porter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      75%  C Biggio        Porter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   84%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike Gallo facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Gallo replaces Colin Porter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   83%  A Ojeda         Strikeout Swinging
                  Hee Seop Choi pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 9th
   O      ---  6   82%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Kyle Farnsworth facing 3-4-5
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Hee Seop Choi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  J Kent          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   89%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ricky Stone facing 2-3-4
                  Ricky Stone replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   87%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Remlinger facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   90%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   92%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ricky Stone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   93%  E Karros        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   94%  A Ramirez       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
          -2-  5   95%  D Miller        Walk
   O      12-  6   94%  A Ojeda         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B; Miller to 2B
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Mike Remlinger batting 9th
   O      -23  5   92%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Joe Borowski facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Borowski replaces Troy O'Leary pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Merced pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   96%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   93%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive); Ensberg to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Kent          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation