July 19, 2006 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@LAA 4 OAK 5
@BAL 1 BOS 1
KCR 0 DET 5
CHW 2 MIN 7
TBD 2 SEA 3
@NYY 2 TEX 5
@TOR 4 ARI 8
LAD 0 HOU 4
@CHC 2 CIN 7
NYM 4 FLA 1
WSN 0 PIT 6
COL 5 PHI 5
@SDP 4 SFG 7
MIL 6 STL 8
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,344

Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Astros

46-49

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: R Clemens (2-3), L: G Maddux (7-11), S: B Lidge (22)

Cubs

36-57

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .268  .758   12    0   6   HR
  W Taveras CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .623         0   0   
M Lamb 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .326  .903   24   13   0   SB
C Burke CF-2B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .300  .889   24    3   0   
L Berkman RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .321 1.011   15    0   0   
A Huff 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .810   18    0   2   
P Wilson LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .738   11    3   0   2·2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .247  .621   10    7   1   2B,SH
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .238  .615   15    1   4   SH
R Clemens P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    5    0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .563    5    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Scott PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    5    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    1   5              144   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Wilson 2 (21, off B Howry, off G Maddux); B Ausmus (11, off G Maddux).

HR: C Biggio (9, off G Maddux; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Ausmus (4, off B Howry); A Everett (3, off B Howry).

TB: C Biggio 4; P Wilson 4; B Ausmus 3; A Huff; M Lamb; L Berkman.

RBI: P Wilson 2 (50); C Biggio (36); A Everett (33).

2-out RBI: P Wilson 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lamb (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .679   12    2   0   SB,SH
R Theriot 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .833    7    1   1   
  T Walker PH-2B              2   1   1   2    0   0  .287  .752    4    2   0   HR
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .835   25   13   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .791   10    1   4   
J Jones RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .843   16    0   0   2B
M Barrett C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .331  .922   13    5   0   
A Pagan LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .260  .768   16    2   0   2B,GDP
R Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .619   17    0   5   
G Maddux P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .282    9    1   6   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Nevin PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .228  .762    6    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    2   8              135   27  16

BATTING

2B: A Pagan (2, off R Clemens); J Jones (21, off R Clemens).

HR: T Walker (5, off T Miller; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: J Pierre (8, off T Miller).

TB: T Walker 4; A Pagan 2; J Jones 2; D Lee; M Barrett; J Pierre.

GIDP: A Pagan (2).

RBI: T Walker 2 (37).

2-out RBI: T Walker 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (33, 2nd base off R Clemens/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
R Clemens, W (2-3)             6     3   0   0    1   5   0   2.43   22   85-60   41· 6·13   12· 3· 1· 0     70    -     1.15   0.38
C Qualls, H (11)               1.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   3.48    5   23-13    6· 4· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.06   0.06
T Miller, H (4)                0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   4.73    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.24  -0.11
D Wheeler, H (15)              0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.57    2    7-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.88   0.03
B Lidge, S (22)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.60    3   17-11    6· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   8   1          34  134-90   58·13·19   16· 6· 2· 0          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, L (7-11)             7     7   3   3    0   3   1   4.56   28  102-70   43· 9·18   17· 3· 5· 0     54    -     0.87   0.02
S Eyre                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.23    4   25-14   11· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.02
B Howry                        1     1   1   1    0   1   0   3.13    4   12-8     6· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.07
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   5   1          36  139-92   60·12·20   19· 5· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Eyre (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 40,344.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Biggio             2B    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. M Lamb               1B    2. R Theriot            2B 
3. C Burke              CF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. A Huff               3B    5. J Jones              RF 
6. P Wilson             LF    6. M Barrett            C  
7. B Ausmus             C     7. A Pagan              LF 
8. A Everett            SS    8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. R Clemens            P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-1  1-3  2   19%  84% P Wilson        G Maddux        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Burke Scores; Huff Scores
   b 8   2  3-0  -2-  1  -14%  79% T Walker        T Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball); Nevin Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  2    9%  59% C Biggio        G Maddux        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   2  3-2  1--  1    7%  82% A Ramirez       D Wheeler       Lineout: LF
   t 6   0  0-1  -2-  4   -7%  65% C Burke         G Maddux        Fielder's Choice P; Lamb out at 3B/P-3B; Burke to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  2   59%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   57%  M Lamb          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   56%  C Burke         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   57%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   57%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   60%  D Lee           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   58%  P Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   60%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   57%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  R Clemens       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   53%  J Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   57%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
          --3  4   55%  A Pagan         Walk
   O      1-3  5   61%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   57%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   58%  G Maddux        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   60%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   62%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   59%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  A Huff          Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  1   56%  P Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   59%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   70%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   65%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   61%  R Clemens       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   61%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   55%  A Pagan         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  8   60%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   65%  G Maddux        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   69%  M Lamb          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      72%  C Burke         Lamb Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Lamb out at 3B/P-3B; Burke to 1B
   O      1--  4   62%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B
          1--  5   65%  A Huff          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Burke to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   84%  P Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Burke Scores; Huff Scores
   O      -2-  6   82%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   78%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Ryan Theriot batting 2nd
          1--      75%  T Walker        Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   81%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  8   85%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   88%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Walker moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   87%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Roger Clemens batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   86%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Chad Qualls facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Qualls replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   89%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   86%  M Barrett       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   92%  A Pagan         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Eyre facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Eyre replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
   O      --- 11   91%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   92%  C Burke         Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
          1--      92%  A Huff          Wild Pitch; Burke to 2B
   O      -2-  4   90%  " "             Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Chad Qualls facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   93%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Phil Nevin pinch hits for Scott Eyre batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  P Nevin         Walk
                  Trever Miller replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   93%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Nevin to 2B
   RR     -2-  1   79%  T Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball); Nevin Scores
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   75%  D Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   82%  A Ramirez       Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bobby Howry facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Howry replaces Phil Nevin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   88%  P Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   87%  B Ausmus        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 3B
   RO     --3  3   90%  A Everett       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Wilson Scores
                  Luke Scott pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
   O      ---  5   90%  L Scott         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Brad Lidge facing 5-6-7
                  Brad Lidge replaces Luke Scott pitching and batting 9th; Chris Burke moves to 2B; Willy Taveras replaces Craig Biggio playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  8   95%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  A Pagan         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation