July 14, 2007 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 9
TEX 5 BAL 7
CHW 6
(10) BOS 9
TOR 4 KCR 6
@CLE 5 MIN 4
OAK 3 SEA 6
DET 4 NYY 6
@TBD 4 ARI 5
SDP 4 ATL 5
PIT 4 CHC 9
HOU 3 FLA 5
WSN 2 MIL 2
COL 1
(10) NYM 2
CIN 1 PHI 10
STL 4 LAD 8
@SFG 7
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,448

Saturday, July 14, 2007, 2:55PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Astros

39-52

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

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

W: T Lilly (9-4), L: R Oswalt (8-6)

Cubs

46-43

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Burke 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .693   13    0   3   3B
H Pence CF                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .336  .937   19    2   0   
M Loretta 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .810   14    8   1   2B
C Lee LF                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .865   11    0   0   
L Berkman RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .257  .823   21    1   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .221  .683   17    1   1   2B
E Bruntlett SS                4   0   1   1    0   2  .295  .722   10    1   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .666   11   10   1   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .296    7    1   1   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Biggio PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .692    3    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    1   9              126   24   7

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (9, off M Wuertz); M Loretta (17, off M Wuertz); E Bruntlett (1, off M Wuertz).

3B: C Burke (2, off T Lilly).

TB: M Ensberg 4; C Burke 3; M Loretta 2; E Bruntlett 2; B Ausmus.

RBI: M Ensberg (26); E Bruntlett (4); H Pence (43).

2-out RBI: M Ensberg; E Bruntlett.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Ausmus (2).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   2   2   3    0   2  .312  .892   18    3   0   HR
C Izturis SS                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .247  .604   24    0   3   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   1   0    1   1  .329  .895   19    6   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   3   4    0   0  .314  .914    9    1   1   2B
  A Pagan RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .742         1   0   
C Floyd RF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .770         1   0   
  M Fontenot 2B               4   0   0   0    0   3  .343  .919   19    2   1   
M DeRosa 2B-RF-3B             4   1   2   0    0   1  .296  .819   18    2   1   
J Jones CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .623   18    2   0   
R Bowen C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .661   11    9   0   
T Lilly P                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .146  .292   13    0   1   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .339  .895    2    0   0   2B
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   9  13   8    2  10              151   27   7

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (15, off R Oswalt); D Ward (6, off D Wheeler); D Lee (28, off R Oswalt).

HR: A Soriano (16, off R Oswalt; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: A Soriano 5; A Ramirez 4; C Izturis 2; M DeRosa 2; D Ward 2; D Lee 2; T Lilly; J Jones.

RBI: A Ramirez 4 (56); A Soriano 3 (36); T Lilly (3).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

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 Oswalt, L (8-6)              5.1  10   9   8    2   6   1   3.91   28  106-69   37·11·21    9· 6· 5· 0     18    -     0.79  -0.29
D Borkowski                    1.2   2   0   0    0   3   0   4.38    7   32-23   12· 7· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Wheeler                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.56    4   13-10    7· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   8    2  10   1          39  151-102  56·20·26   12· 8· 7· 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
T Lilly, W (9-4)               8     4   1   1    1   7   0   3.51   29  106-74   48· 9·17    9·11· 1· 0     76    -     0.70   0.21
M Wuertz                       1     3   2   2    0   2   0   3.76    6   20-12    8· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   9   0          35  126-86   56·11·19   10·14· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 41,448.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Burke              2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. H Pence              CF    2. C Izturis            SS 
3. M Loretta            1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. L Berkman            RF    5. C Floyd              RF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. E Bruntlett          SS    7. J Jones              CF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. R Bowen              C  
9. R Oswalt             P     9. T Lilly              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  -23  2   15%  70% A Ramirez       R Oswalt        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Izturis Scores; Lee Scores
   b 4   1  1-0  1--  2   11%  55% D Lee           R Oswalt        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Izturis to 3B
   b 5   2  1-3  123  2   11%  92% A Ramirez       R Oswalt        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soriano Scores; Izturis Scores; Lee to 2B
   b 4   2  1-2  -2-  4   10%  77% M DeRosa        R Oswalt        Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Ramirez Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; DeRosa to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3   -8%  42% C Burke         T Lilly         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   42%  C Burke         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   RO     --3  5   43%  H Pence         Groundout: 2B-1B; Burke Scores
   O      ---  6   44%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   43%  C Lee           Walk
   O      1--  8   45%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   40%  D Lee           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Fontenot replaces Cliff Floyd playing 2B batting 5th; Mark DeRosa moves to RF
   O      ---  1   42%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   44%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   45%  B Ausmus        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   40%  M Fontenot      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   39%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   42%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   43%  C Burke         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   44%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   42%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  R Bowen         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   38%  T Lilly         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   41%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   42%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   44%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   40%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   44%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   55%  D Lee           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Izturis to 3B
   RR     -23  2   70%  A Ramirez       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Izturis Scores; Lee Scores
   O      -2-  6   67%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   77%  M DeRosa        Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Ramirez Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; DeRosa to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   70%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   74%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   69%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ensberg to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  C Burke         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   79%  R Bowen         Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  8   78%  T Lilly         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   79%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  7   80%  C Izturis       Walk; Soriano to 2B
          12-  6   82%  D Lee           Walk; Soriano to 3B; Izturis to 2B
   RR     123  2   92%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soriano Scores; Izturis Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  5   91%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   94%  M Loretta       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   95%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   97%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeRosa to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   98%  T Lilly         Single to RF (Line Drive); DeRosa Scores; Jones to 2B
   RRR    12-  4  100%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jones Scores; Lilly Scores
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  C Izturis       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  6  100%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  100%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Izturis to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 9.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  100%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6  100%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2  100%  B Ausmus        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-1, Dave Borkowski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8  100%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Biggio pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  C Burke         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5  100%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-1, Dan Wheeler facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Ted Lilly batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  D Ward          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7  100%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  100%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Ward to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Michael Wuertz facing 3-4-5
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th; Mark DeRosa moves to 3B; Angel Pagan replaces Aramis Ramirez playing RF batting 4th
          ---  2  100%  M Loretta       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1  100%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5  100%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  6  100%  M Ensberg       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Loretta Scores
   R      -2-  1  100%  E Bruntlett     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ensberg Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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