July 15, 2007 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,757

Sunday, July 15, 2007, 1:22PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Astros

39-53

Lost 3

5th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  4  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  1
Cubs            0  6  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    7 11  0

W: M Wuertz (2-2), L: W Rodriguez (6-8), S: B Howry (5)

Cubs

47-43

Won 3

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Burke 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .229  .679   23    1   1   GDP
H Pence CF                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .334  .936   21    2   0   2B,SB
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   2   3    2   0  .261  .833   28   11   0   2B,SB
C Lee LF                      5   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .853   15    0   0   
M Loretta SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .805   15    1   0   
  E Bruntlett PR-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .707    1    0   0   
M Lamb 3B                     5   2   3   1    0   1  .297  .847   23    0   0   HR
L Scott RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .223  .764   22    2   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .253  .672   16    6   2   
W Rodriguez P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .421    5    0   1   SH
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  C Biggio PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .690    4    0   0   
  M Albers P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   1   
  M Ensberg PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .221  .686    5    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       36   6  11   6    6   7              178   24   7

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (10, off J Marquis); H Pence (24, off J Marquis); L Scott (15, off J Marquis).

HR: M Lamb (8, off J Marquis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: W Rodriguez (7, off J Marquis).

TB: M Lamb 6; L Berkman 3; B Ausmus 2; H Pence 2; L Scott 2; M Loretta; W Rodriguez.

GIDP: C Burke (5).

RBI: L Berkman 3 (60); B Ausmus (19); M Lamb (26); L Scott (39).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Borkowski-L Berkman.

E: B Ausmus (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (5, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto); H Pence (8, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theriot SS-2B               5   2   2   1    0   1  .282  .712   18    3   3   HR
M Fontenot 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .894   11    2   0   
  C Marmol P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Hill C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .447         1   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   1   3   3    1   0  .335  .915   13    6   1   HR,SB
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .908   14    2   1   
A Soriano LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .883   16    2   0   
M DeRosa RF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .297  .823   20    4   0   2B
G Soto C                      2   1   1   1    1   1  .143  .393   13    6   1   
  J Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .620    7    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pagan CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .275  .778    9    0   0   HR
J Marquis P                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .171  .483   10    0   1   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Izturis SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .602    6    1   1   SH
Totals                       33   7  11   7    3   6              142   27   8

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (18, off W Rodriguez).

HR: A Pagan (4, off W Rodriguez; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); R Theriot (2, off W Rodriguez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); D Lee (7, off W Rodriguez; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: C Izturis (2, off C Qualls).

TB: D Lee 6; R Theriot 5; A Pagan 5; M DeRosa 2; G Soto; J Marquis; A Ramirez.

RBI: D Lee 3 (47); A Pagan 2 (15); G Soto (1); R Theriot (26).

2-out RBI: D Lee 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Marquis-R Theriot-D Lee.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lee (4, 2nd base off C Qualls/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 Rodriguez, L (6-8)           3.1   9   7   7    2   2   3   4.33   21   77-48   31· 4·13    8· 7· 2· 0     14    -     0.97  -0.49
D Borkowski                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.13   0.05
M Albers                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   5.82    7   29-19   11· 4· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.10
C Qualls                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    8   32-22   10· 8· 4    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.87   0.08
Totals                         8    11   7   7    3   6   3          37  141-91   54·16·21   14· 9· 5· 0          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Marquis                      4     8   6   6    3   2   1   4.03   22   82-49   28· 3·18    8· 5· 4· 0     21    -     0.98  -0.30
S Eyre                         0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   6.46    4   19-12    7· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.98   0.01
C Marmol, H (6)                1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.88    6   26-14    6· 4· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.42   0.08
W Ohman, H (10)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.05    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          1-0    2.95   0.05
M Wuertz, W (2-2)              1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.64    5   27-14    6· 6· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.82   0.24
B Howry, S (5)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.47    3   11-8     6· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9    11   6   6    6   7   1          43  175-103  56·16·31   11·13· 6· 0          5-0

C Marmol faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 41,757.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Burke              2B    1. R Theriot            SS 
2. H Pence              CF    2. M Fontenot           2B 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. M Loretta            SS    5. A Soriano            LF 
6. M Lamb               3B    6. M DeRosa             RF 
7. L Scott              RF    7. G Soto               C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. A Pagan              CF 
9. W Rodriguez          P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  5-3  -23  2   26%  62% D Lee           W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Marquis Scores; Theriot Scores
   t 7   1  7-6  -23  3   14%  67% B Ausmus        W Ohman         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   t 7   2  7-6  123  6   14%  78% C Burke         M Wuertz        Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   1  5-1  1--  1   13%  32% A Pagan         W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Soto Scores
   b 4   0  6-6  ---  1   12%  68% R Theriot       W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Burke         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   48%  H Pence         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   41%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pence Scores
   O      1--  5   43%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          1--      42%  M Loretta       Berkman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   43%  R Theriot       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   41%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   42%  D Lee           Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   40%  A Ramirez       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   37%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   R      1--  3   26%  L Scott         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lamb Scores
   R      -2-  3   21%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Scott Scores
   O      1--  1   22%  W Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  5   21%  C Burke         Walk
   O      12-  4   24%  H Pence         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   RR     12-  6   12%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ausmus Scores; Burke Scores
   O      -2-  1   13%  C Lee           Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Wandy Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   12%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   14%  M DeRosa        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   19%  G Soto          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeRosa Scores
   RR     1--  1   32%  A Pagan         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Soto Scores
          ---  5   35%  J Marquis       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   39%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Marquis to 2B
   O      12-  2   36%  M Fontenot      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B); Marquis to 3B; Theriot to 2B
   RRR    -23  2   62%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Marquis Scores; Theriot Scores
          ---  3   63%  A Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   61%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 6.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      ---  6   53%  M Lamb          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  L Scott         Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   56%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   60%  M DeRosa        Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   53%  A Pagan         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Marquis       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 6.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   46%  W Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   OO     1--  1   55%  C Burke         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  6   53%  H Pence         Walk
          1--      52%  L Berkman       Pence Steals 2B
          -2-  5   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   56%  C Lee           Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   68%  R Theriot       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   66%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4   68%  D Lee           Walk
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   63%  A Ramirez       Line Drive Double Play: P; Lee out at 1B/P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Scott Eyre facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Eyre replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   67%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   69%  M Lamb          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   67%  L Scott         Walk
          1--  7   64%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Scott to 2B
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 2nd; Ryan Theriot moves to 2B; Cesar Izturis replaces Scott Eyre playing SS batting 9th; Craig Biggio pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
   O      12-  4   70%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Matt Albers facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Albers replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   68%  A Soriano       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   68%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  1   65%  A Pagan         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   69%  C Burke         Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   72%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   70%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  5   74%  C Lee           Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Matt Albers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   71%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  C Marmol        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Carlos Marmol facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   62%  M Loretta       Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
                  Will Ohman replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 2nd
          1--  5   51%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  2   52%  L Scott         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Loretta to 3B; Lamb to 2B
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Mark Loretta batting 5th
   O      -23  3   67%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 2nd; Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Matt Albers batting 9th
          -23  5   64%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      123  6   78%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Chad Qualls facing 3-4-5
                  Chad Qualls replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 9th; Eric Bruntlett moves to SS
          ---  5   81%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   78%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   76%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      77%  M DeRosa        Lee Steals 2B; Lee to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  4   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   79%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   83%  L Berkman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   86%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Chad Qualls facing 7-8-9
                  Jacque Jones pinch hits for Geovany Soto batting 7th
   O      ---  7   85%  J Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   86%  A Pagan         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   85%  C Izturis       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Pagan to 2B
   O      -2-  5   83%  R Theriot       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Bobby Howry facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Howry replaces Jacque Jones pitching and batting 7th; Koyie Hill replaces Michael Wuertz playing C batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   90%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   96%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  L Scott         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation