April 6, 2008 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 10
@LAA 4 BAL 3
SEA 2 CHW 13
@DET 2 KCR 3
@MIN 1 NYY 2
TBR 0 CLE 2
@OAK 1 TOR 7
BOS 4 ATL 3
NYM 1 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 8
PHI 2 ARI 5
@COL 2
(10) PIT 9
@FLA 2 MIL 7
SFG 0 LAD 3
@SDP 2 STL 3
WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,929

Sunday, April 6, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 2:31

Astros

2-5

Lost 2

6th, 3½ GB

Cecil Cooper

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

W: C Zambrano (1-0), L: O Villarreal (0-2), S: K Wood (3)

Cubs

3-3

Won 2

4th, 2 GB

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .208  .613   17    4   0   
H Pence RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .452   15    1   0   2B
D Erstad 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .333  .777   19    7   0   CS
C Lee LF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .862   14    1   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .231  .750   19    1   2   HR
G Blum 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .900   15    0   5   
T Perez 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   13    2   2   
J Towles C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .754   11    8   0   
B Backe P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    9    0   0   2B
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .700    6    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    0  10              138   24   9

BATTING

2B: B Backe (1, off C Zambrano); H Pence (2, off C Zambrano).

HR: M Tejada (1, off C Zambrano; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Tejada 4; H Pence 2; B Backe 2; M Bourn; C Lee; T Perez; D Erstad.

RBI: M Tejada (4); D Erstad (2).

2-out RBI: D Erstad.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Blum-T Perez-D Erstad; T Perez-M Tejada-D Erstad.

E: M Bourn (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Erstad (1, 2nd base by C Zambrano/H Blanco).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .077  .303    9    5   1   HR
R Johnson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .700   20    0   0   
  F Pie CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450         0   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   1   2   1    1   0  .400 1.303   16    8   1   HR,2B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .211  .743   16    0   1   
K Fukudome RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .421 1.279   14    1   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .350 1.009   17    1   1   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .471   21    1   1   
H Blanco C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    8   10   2   GDP
C Zambrano P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    1   3   GDP
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   3   8   2    3   8              130   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Lee (3, off B Backe).

HR: D Lee (3, off O Villarreal; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); A Soriano (1, off B Backe; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: D Lee 6; A Soriano 4; A Ramirez 2; H Blanco; R Theriot; M DeRosa.

GIDP: C Zambrano (1); H Blanco (1).

RBI: A Soriano (3); D Lee (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Soriano-H Blanco.

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                        6     6   2   2    3   7   1   3.27   28  100-67   33·12·22    8· 9· 1· 0     56    -     1.17   0.07
O Villarreal, L (0-2)          1     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.40    4   15-9     4· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.15
D Borkowski                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    3   15-11    8· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
Totals                         8     8   3   3    3   8   2          35  130-87   45·15·27   12·11· 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
C Zambrano, W (1-0)            7     7   2   2    0   7   1   1.32   26  103-71   45· 8·18    8· 9· 2· 0     62    -     1.14   0.16
C Marmol, H (2)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.80    3   19-12    6· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
K Wood, S (3)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    3   13-10    5· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   2    0  10   1          32  135-93   56·12·25   10·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 40,929.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Bourn              CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. H Pence              RF    2. R Johnson            CF 
3. D Erstad             1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. M Tejada             SS    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. G Blum               3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. T Perez              2B    7. R Theriot            SS 
8. J Towles             C     8. H Blanco             C  
9. B Backe              P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-2  ---  1   22%  77% D Lee           O Villarreal    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 7   0  2-1  ---  3  -19%  50% M Tejada        C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   0  1-1  ---  3   14%  71% A Soriano       B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  2   13%  55% C Lee           C Zambrano      Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Bourn out at Hm/LF-C
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1  -10%  37% H Pence         C Zambrano      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bourn to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  M Bourn         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   37%  H Pence         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bourn to 3B
   O      -23  6   42%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     -23  2   55%  C Lee           Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Bourn out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   51%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   53%  D Lee           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  5   54%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   52%  M Tejada        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   54%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  T Perez         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  J Towles        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   59%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  6   64%  R Theriot       Fielder's Choice 3B; DeRosa to 2B
          12-  2   72%  H Blanco        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeRosa to 3B; Theriot to 2B
   ROO    123  1   64%  C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; DeRosa Scores/No RBI; Theriot to 3B
   O      --3  3   61%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   54%  B Backe         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   56%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B; Backe to 3B
   O      --3  4   63%  H Pence         Flyball: RF
   R      --3  3   53%  D Erstad        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Backe Scores
   O      1--  3   56%  C Lee           Erstad Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  D Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   53%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  K Fukudome      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  C Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   48%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lee to 2B
   O      -2-  3   52%  G Blum          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5   56%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   60%  M DeRosa        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   56%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   53%  H Blanco        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   50%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  B Backe         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  M Bourn         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   71%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   69%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   71%  D Lee           Walk
          1--  6   74%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee to 2B
          12-  4   79%  K Fukudome      Walk; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  3   73%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   66%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   70%  H Pence         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   72%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  C Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   72%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   70%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   69%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   50%  M Tejada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  8   54%  G Blum          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   57%  T Perez         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   59%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Oscar Villarreal facing 2-3-4
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   55%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  1   77%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   75%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th; Felix Pie replaces Reed Johnson playing CF batting 2nd; Jose Cruz pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal batting 9th
   O      ---  6   80%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   84%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   87%  H Pence         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Borkowski facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      --- 10   85%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   87%  R Theriot       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   83%  H Blanco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
                  Kerry Wood replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  D Erstad        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation