August 26, 2004 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
DET 1 CHW 14
@CLE 9 OAK 9
BAL 4 KCR 7
@SEA 3 TEX 8
MIN 3 NYY 7
@TOR 4 ATL 6
COL 4 CHC 8
HOU 3 CIN 1
STL 0 SFG 5
@FLA 0 LAD 10
@MON 3 SDP 10
@NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,216

Thursday, August 26, 2004, 1:23PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Astros

64-63

Lost 1

3rd, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 10  0
Cubs            0  0  5   2  0  0   1  0  X    8 13  0

W: M Prior (4-3), L: B Backe (1-2)

Cubs

71-56

Won 5

2nd, 12 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .285  .820   15    1   0   2B
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .265  .913   19    5   0   HR,SH
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   2   2    2   0  .255  .814   28    6   0   HR,2B
L Berkman RF                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .307  .985   34    3   0   
J Kent 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .282  .824   25    3   5   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .728   26    1   1   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .717   12    0   2   2·2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .245  .627   17    5   0   
B Backe P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    6    0   0   SH
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .674    5    0   0   
  K Bullinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  J Lane PH-LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .723    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    5  11              192   24   8

BATTING

2B: J Vizcaino 2 (15, 2 off M Prior); C Biggio (36, off M Prior); J Bagwell (23, off M Prior).

HR: C Beltran (33, off J Leicester; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Bagwell (19, off M Prior; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: B Backe (2, off M Prior); C Beltran (2, off M Prior).

TB: J Bagwell 6; J Vizcaino 4; C Beltran 4; C Biggio 2; M Ensberg; J Lane; B Ausmus; L Berkman.

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (58); C Beltran (91).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-J Kent-J Bagwell.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                5   0   2   1    0   1  .293  .826   14    0   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .908   19    6   0   GDP,IW
N Garciaparra SS              5   1   2   1    0   0  .319  .866   10    0   1   
M Alou LF                     2   1   1   1    1   0  .281  .891    9    3   0   2B,SF
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .258  .883    8    4   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .314  .940   16    0   3   HR,SF
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .836   18    1   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Barrett C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .299  .843   14   12   0   2B
M Prior P                     1   2   1   0    1   0  .190  .451    8    0   1   
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .582    3    0   0   SB
  J Leicester P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Grudzielanek 2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .776    4    1   0   
Totals                       34   8  13   8    3   5              123   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Barrett (24, off B Backe); M Alou (26, off K Bullinger).

HR: A Ramirez (27, off B Backe; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); S Sosa (29, off B Backe; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: A Ramirez (7, off K Bullinger); M Alou (3, off B Backe).

IBB: D Lee (4, by M Gallo).

TB: A Ramirez 5; S Sosa 4; M Barrett 3; C Patterson 2; M Alou 2; N Garciaparra 2; D Lee; T Goodwin; M Prior.

GIDP: D Lee (10).

RBI: S Sosa 3 (63); A Ramirez 2 (84); C Patterson (58); N Garciaparra (33); M Alou (83).

2-out RBI: S Sosa 3; N Garciaparra; A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Goodwin (4, 2nd base off K Bullinger/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
B Backe, L (1-2)               3     9   7   7    1   4   2   5.63   19   69-44   29· 5·10    3· 5· 6· 0     16    -     1.15  -0.45
C Harville                     2     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.60    7   18-11    5· 2· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.27   0.01
K Bullinger                    2     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.86    8   18-13   10· 0· 3    3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.00
M Gallo                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.18    5   16-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   8    3   5   2          39  121-75   50· 7·18   11·12· 8· 0          2-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Prior, W (4-3)               6     7   2   2    3   8   1   4.60   28  116-75   48· 9·18    5· 8· 4· 0     55    -     0.89   0.03
J Leicester                    1     1   1   1    1   2   1   3.00    5   27-15    9· 1· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.70   0.00
M Remlinger                    1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.92    5   18-10    8· 2· 0    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.40   0.01
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.26    4   26-15    8· 3· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    5  11   2          42  187-115  73·15·27    7·11· 8· 0           -

B Backe faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Gallo (6; D Lee).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 38,216.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Biggio             LF    1. C Patterson          CF 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. D Lee                1B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. M Alou               LF 
5. J Kent               2B    5. S Sosa               RF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. T Walker             2B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. M Barrett            C  
9. B Backe              P     9. M Prior              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-1  1-3  1   29%  73% S Sosa          B Backe         Home Run (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Garciaparra Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  5  -12%  34% J Bagwell       M Prior         Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF); Biggio Scores
   b 3   2  2-4  ---  5    8%  82% A Ramirez       B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   1  2-0  12-  4    7%  45% N Garciaparra   B Backe         Single to LF (Line Drive); Prior to 3B; Lee to 2B
   t 4   2  5-2  -23  3    6%  86% C Biggio        M Prior         Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   44%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   46%  C Beltran       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 3B
   RR     --3  5   34%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF); Biggio Scores
   O      ---  4   35%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   36%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   39%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   36%  D Lee           Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   33%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  1   31%  M Alou          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   28%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  3   31%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   33%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   35%  B Backe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   32%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   35%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   32%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   29%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   31%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   29%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  5   31%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  7   29%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  2   33%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   38%  M Prior         Walk
   O      1--  3   34%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   38%  D Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive); Prior to 2B
          12-  4   45%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive); Prior to 3B; Lee to 2B
   RO     123  3   44%  M Alou          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Prior Scores; Lee to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   73%  S Sosa          Home Run (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Garciaparra Scores
   R      ---  5   82%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   81%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   83%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   79%  J Vizcaino      Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
          -2-  9   77%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  2   80%  B Backe         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  3   86%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   89%  M Barrett       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  1   91%  M Prior         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Barrett to 3B
   R      1-3  3   94%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Barrett Scores; Prior to 2B
                  Chad Harville replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   91%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Prior to 3B
   R      --3  2   94%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball); Prior Scores
          1--  4   94%  M Alou          Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 7.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   95%  C Beltran       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  6   93%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   94%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-  5   96%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Chad Harville facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   95%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   95%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   93%  M Ensberg       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   87%  J Vizcaino      Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Ensberg to 3B
   O      -23  3   91%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Harville batting 9th
   O      -23  5   95%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   97%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Kirk Bullinger facing 9-1-2
                  Kirk Bullinger replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th; Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Mark Prior batting 9th
          ---  3   98%  T Goodwin       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   97%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      97%  D Lee           Goodwin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   97%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 7.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Jon Leicester facing 2-3-4
                  Jon Leicester replaces Tom Goodwin pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  6   94%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   91%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   96%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   97%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kirk Bullinger facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   98%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   98%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B; Alou to 3B
   RO     --3  4   98%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Remlinger facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Todd Walker pitching and batting 7th; Mark Grudzielanek replaces Jon Leicester playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: RF
          ---  1   98%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Kirk Bullinger batting 9th
          1--  5   97%  J Lane          Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   99%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Gallo facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Gallo replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Jason Lane moves to LF
          ---  3  100%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   99%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Barrett to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  D Lee           Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   99%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Kyle Farnsworth facing 3-4-5
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 7th
          ---  7   99%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--      98%  L Berkman       Defensive Indifference; Bagwell to 2B
   O      -2-  8   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  6  100%  M Ensberg       Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation