September 2, 2007 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,415

Sunday, September 2, 2007, 1:25PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Astros

61-76

Lost 2

5th, 10 GB

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

W: C Marmol (5-1), L: C Qualls (6-4), S: R Dempster (25)

Cubs

70-65

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Pence CF                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .322  .913   23    5   0   2B,SB
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .680   16    0   0   
  M McLemore P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Scott RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .850    4    1   0   
L Berkman 1B                  3   2   1   2    1   1  .278  .884   14    5   1   HR,HBP
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .886   19    1   0   
T Wigginton 3B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .276  .787   20    1   2   2B,SB
C Burke RF-2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .221  .643   20    0   0   
E Bruntlett SS                3   0   1   1    1   2  .240  .612   21    2   1   2B,SB
E Munson C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .698   19    7   0   
W Williams P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .236    6    1   0   
  J Anderson PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   0   
  M Loretta PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .698    2    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   5   6   5    5   9              169   24   4

BATTING

2B: T Wigginton (26, off R Hill); H Pence (27, off R Hill); E Bruntlett (5, off R Hill).

HR: L Berkman (27, off R Hill; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: L Berkman (7, by R Hill).

TB: L Berkman 4; T Wigginton 3; H Pence 2; E Bruntlett 2; W Williams.

RBI: L Berkman 2 (88); T Wigginton (59); E Bruntlett (13); H Pence (53).

2-out RBI: E Bruntlett.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: E Munson (2); E Bruntlett (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Wigginton (3, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall); H Pence (9, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall); E Bruntlett (6, 2nd base off S Eyre/J Kendall).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .295  .844   15    4   0   2B,SF
R Theriot SS                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .280  .707   18    0   1   SB
D Lee 1B                      4   1   3   3    0   0  .312  .895   22    9   0   HR,HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .318  .913   25    0   0   
  M Fontenot 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .756    5    1   1   
C Floyd RF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .741   15    0   0   
  M Murton PH-RF              1   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .767    3    0   0   HR
  F Pie CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .604         0   0   
M DeRosa 2B-3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .767   12    0   3   
J Jones CF-RF                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .268  .711   20    5   0   
J Kendall C                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .248  .619   16    8   1   HBP
R Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .324    5    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Monroe PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .639    4    0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Patterson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    4    0   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    5   7              164   27   6

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (32, off W Williams).

HR: M Murton (6, off T Miller; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); D Lee (17, off C Qualls; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: A Soriano (3, off D Borkowski).

HBP: J Kendall (8, by W Williams); D Lee (7, by W Williams).

TB: D Lee 6; M Murton 4; A Soriano 3; A Ramirez; R Theriot.

RBI: D Lee 3 (72); A Soriano (44); R Theriot (40); M Murton (17).

2-out RBI: D Lee 3.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Theriot (24, 2nd base off W Williams/E Munson).

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 Williams                     5     4   1   1    3   4   0   4.95   24   96-61   39· 8·14   10· 5· 0· 0     56    -     1.02   0.18
M McLemore                     0     0   2   1    2   0   0   3.51    3   14-4     1· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.46  -0.18
D Borkowski, H (7)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.11    4   18-14   10· 0· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          3-2    2.81   0.09
T Miller, H (11)               1     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.93    4   15-11    6· 3· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.48  -0.03
C Qualls, BS (4), L (6-4)      1     2   2   2    0   1   1   3.14    5   15-13    7· 3· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.11  -0.51
Totals                         8     8   6   5    5   7   2          40  158-103  63·14·26   12·13· 1· 0          3-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Hill                         5     6   5   5    4   5   1   3.84   26  108-65   46· 7·12    6· 9· 1· 0     36    -     0.75  -0.24
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.71    3   14-8     4· 4· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
K Wood                         1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.84    5   22-11   10· 0· 1    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.04
S Eyre                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.98    1    8-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.30   0.02
C Marmol, W (5-1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.46    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.39   0.04
R Dempster, S (25)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.33    3   13-9     2· 6· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   5   5    5   9   1          39  167-99   66·18·15    8·14· 2· 0          2-0

M McLemore faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Hill (10; L Berkman); W Williams 2 (12; D Lee, J Kendall).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 41,415.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. H Pence              CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. T Wigginton          3B    5. C Floyd              RF 
6. C Burke              RF    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. E Bruntlett          SS    7. J Jones              CF 
8. E Munson             C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. W Williams           P     9. R Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  1--  2   59%  84% D Lee           C Qualls        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Soriano Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2  -16%  34% L Berkman       R Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pence Scores
   b 7   0  5-3  ---  3   14%  38% M Murton        T Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 6   1  5-2  12-  4   11%  33% R Theriot       D Borkowski     Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores/unER; Monroe to 2B
   t 5   1  1-3  1--  9   -9%  16% T Wigginton     R Hill          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Berkman Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  H Pence         Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  2   34%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pence Scores
   O      ---  8   35%  C Lee           Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   34%  T Wigginton     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      33%  C Burke         Wigginton Steals 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   36%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   40%  R Theriot       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Soriano to 3B
          --3  2   42%  D Lee           Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  4   36%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  7   31%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   33%  E Munson        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          ---  1   31%  W Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   22%  H Pence         Double to CF (Ground Ball); Williams Scores
   O      -2-  1   24%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          -2-  5   24%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      12-  3   26%  C Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   24%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   22%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   21%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   23%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   24%  C Burke         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   25%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   22%  R Hill          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   21%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   22%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--      23%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 2B; Theriot to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  7   31%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Theriot Scores
          1--  7   33%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee to 2B
   O      12-  2   28%  C Floyd         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   30%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   31%  W Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   30%  H Pence         Walk
          1--      29%  C Biggio        Pence Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   32%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   29%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   27%  J Jones         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   29%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   26%  R Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Hill facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   23%  L Berkman       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   26%  C Lee           Flyball: LF
   R      1--  9   16%  T Wigginton     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Berkman Scores
   O      -2-  4   18%  C Burke         Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  6   12%  E Bruntlett     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Wigginton Scores
   O      -2-  1   13%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   11%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   10%  R Theriot       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   11%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5   13%  A Ramirez       Walk; Lee to 2B
          12-  6   16%  C Floyd         Walk; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  2    9%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Floyd to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Michael Wuertz facing 9-1-2
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Rich Hill pitching and batting 9th; Josh Anderson pinch hits for Woody Williams batting 9th
   O      ---  5   10%  J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   10%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   11%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark McLemore facing 7-8-9
                  Mark McLemore replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 2nd; Chris Burke moves to 2B; Josh Anderson moves to RF
          ---  5   14%  J Jones         Walk
          1--  5   20%  J Kendall       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Jones to 2B
                  Craig Monroe pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 9th
          12-  4   29%  C Monroe        Walk; Jones to 3B; Kendall to 2B
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Mark McLemore pitching and batting 2nd
   RO     123  3   23%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Jones Scores
   R      12-  4   33%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores/unER; Monroe to 2B
   O      12-  2   26%  D Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      12-  9   19%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
                  Kerry Wood replaces Craig Monroe pitching and batting 9th; Mike Fontenot replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 2B batting 4th; Mark DeRosa moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   21%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   22%  C Lee           Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   23%  T Wigginton     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Trever Miller replaces Dave Borkowski pitching and batting 2nd; Matt Murton pinch hits for Cliff Floyd batting 5th
   R      ---  3   38%  M Murton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   33%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   29%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   26%  J Kendall       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Murton moves to RF
   O      ---  2   29%  C Burke         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  6   26%  E Bruntlett     Walk
                  Scott Eyre replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
          1--      24%  E Munson        Bruntlett Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   28%  " "             Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 9th; Mark Loretta pinch hits for Josh Anderson batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   32%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Chad Qualls facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Qualls replaces Mark Loretta pitching and batting 9th; Luke Scott replaces Trever Miller playing RF batting 2nd; Eric Patterson pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 9th
   O      ---  4   26%  E Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   33%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   24%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RR     1--  2   84%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Soriano Scores
   O      ---  5   83%  M Fontenot      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Eric Patterson pitching and batting 9th; Felix Pie replaces Matt Murton playing CF batting 5th; Jacque Jones moves to RF
   O      ---  6   90%  H Pence         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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