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@CLE		3
4		 
(12)
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@KCR		2
4
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@NYY		3
4		 
(12)
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@OAK		1
3
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@SEA		1
6
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0
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4
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@ARI		3
5
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0
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@MIA		3
4		 
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4
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@PIT		1
5
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@STL		3
1
PHI
@WSN		2
4
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 7:06PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 33,168, Time of Game: 2:43
Astros
3
55-106
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Cubs
0
60-101
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Bud Norris (7-13)
L: Chris Volstad (3-12)
S: Wilton Lopez (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  5  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Altuve 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .740 6 5 -0.064 0.83 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 1 1
   Jed Lowrie SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .774 4 3 -0.002 0.58 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 1
Scott Moore RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .778 6 3 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 0 0
   Brandon Barnes CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .213 .537 15 8 -0.041 0.50 0.006 -0.047 -0.5 3 0 CS
Fernando Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .766 12 10 -0.033 0.44 0.000 -0.033 -0.4 2 0
   Brandon Laird PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .753 2 2 -0.007 0.31 0.000 -0.007 -0.3
   Chuckie Fick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Dominguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .802 15 10 -0.026 0.54 0.017 -0.042 -0.4 0 4
Brett Wallace 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 .750 17 10 -0.030 0.51 0.021 -0.052 -0.1 7 2 GDP
Jason Castro C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .257 .735 23 14 0.077 0.50 0.115 -0.039 0.2 8 2 HR
Justin Maxwell CF-RF-LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .224 .744 11 9 -0.010 0.39 0.021 -0.031 -0.4 2 0
Tyler Greene SS-2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .230 .679 8 6 0.116 0.74 0.124 -0.007 1.2 3 0 SB
Bud Norris P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .235 6 5 -0.027 0.84 0.000 -0.027 -0.4 1 0 SH
   Xavier Cedeno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Bogusevic PH-RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 .596 5 1 0.059 0.66 0.059 0.000 0.9 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 5 2 3 8 .167 .509 130 86 -0.003 0.57 0.363 -0.366 -1.2 27 10
HR: J Castro (6, off C Volstad; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: B Norris (8, off C Volstad).
TB: J Castro 4; T Greene 2; B Wallace; M Dominguez.
GIDP: B Wallace (1).
RBI: T Greene (30); J Castro (29).
2-out RBI: J Castro; T Greene.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: W Wright (1).
Baserunning
SB: T Greene (12, 3rd base off C Volstad/W Castillo).
CS: B Barnes (1, 2nd base by J Beliveau POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .753 23 11 -0.008 1.17 0.056 -0.065 -0.1 1 0
Darwin Barney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .653 13 10 -0.128 1.23 0.000 -0.128 -1.1 1 3
Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 .805 11 9 -0.091 0.89 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 13 2
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 .821 14 12 -0.035 0.88 0.032 -0.068 -0.3 1 0
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 .757 11 8 0.130 0.80 0.156 -0.026 1.0 2 2 2·2B
Luis Valbuena 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .219 .650 17 10 -0.164 1.33 0.010 -0.174 -1.2 0 1
Welington Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .754 12 9 -0.147 1.32 0.000 -0.147 -1.2 8 0
Brett Jackson CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .179 .655 12 7 0.016 1.32 0.098 -0.082 0.1 1 0 CS
Chris Volstad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .357 5 3 -0.051 1.98 0.000 -0.051 -0.4 0 3 2·SH
   Alberto Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Beliveau P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dave Sappelt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .818 5 3 -0.024 0.98 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Michael Bowden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 3 8 .138 .426 123 82 -0.502 1.16 0.352 -0.856 -4.2 27 12
2B: S Castro 2 (29, 2 off B Norris).
SH: C Volstad 2 (6, 2 off B Norris).
TB: S Castro 4; B Jackson; A Soriano.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Rizzo-S Castro.
E: A Cabrera (1); S Castro (27).
Baserunning
CS: B Jackson (3, 3rd base by J Castro POCS).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bud Norris, W (7-13) 6 4 0 0 2 4 0 4.65 23 80 52 28 9 15 6 11 3 0 66 0.345 1.33 2.8
Xavier Cedeno, H (6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.77 3 10 8 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.077 1.03 0.5
Chuckie Fick, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38 1 5 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.98 0.2
Wesley Wright, H (19) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.27 3 15 10 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.86 0.2
Wilton Lopez, S (10) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.17 4 13 9 9 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.51 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 8 0 0.00 34 123 82 45 13 24 10 13 4 0 66 0 0 0.505 0.57 4.2

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Volstad, L (3-12) 7 5 2 1 0 6 1 6.31 26 92 66 41 8 17 13 7 3 0 67 0.047 0.66 1.3
Alberto Cabrera 0.1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5.40 3 15 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.063 0.55 -1.0
Jeff Beliveau 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.014 0.27 0.5
Michael Bowden 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.95 4 21 12 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.12 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 1 3 8 1 1.00 34 132 87 51 12 24 14 9 3 0 67 1 0 0.005 1.16 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Cabrera (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Beliveau (1; B Barnes, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Ron Kulpa.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 33,168.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Chicago Cubs
1 Jose Altuve 2B 1 David DeJesus RF
2 Scott Moore RF 2 Darwin Barney 2B
3 Fernando Martinez LF 3 Anthony Rizzo 1B
4 Matt Dominguez 3B 4 Alfonso Soriano LF
5 Brett Wallace 1B 5 Starlin Castro SS
6 Jason Castro C 6 Luis Valbuena 3B
7 Justin Maxwell CF 7 Welington Castillo C
8 Tyler Greene SS 8 Brett Jackson CF
9 Bud Norris P 9 Chris Volstad P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Castro C. Volstad 12% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Castro B. Norris -11% 59% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Soriano to 3B
b4 0-2 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena B. Norris 10% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R HOU T. Greene C. Volstad 9% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Maxwell Scores/unER
b4 0-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC W. Castillo B. Norris 8% 77% Strikeout Swinging

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Altuve C. Volstad -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU S. Moore C. Volstad -1% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU F. Martinez C. Volstad -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus B. Norris 2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney B. Norris 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Rizzo B. Norris 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez C. Volstad -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Wallace C. Volstad -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU J. Castro C. Volstad 12% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Maxwell C. Volstad 2% 60% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maxwell to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R HOU T. Greene C. Volstad 9% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Maxwell Scores/unER
t2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Norris C. Volstad -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Norris 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC S. Castro B. Norris -4% 65% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
Brandon Barnes replaces Scott Moore (RF) playing CF batting 2nd
Justin Maxwell moves from CF to RF
b2 0-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC L. Valbuena B. Norris 4% 69% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 0-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC W. Castillo B. Norris 3% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Altuve C. Volstad -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t3 2-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Barnes C. Volstad -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU F. Martinez C. Volstad -1% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC B. Jackson B. Norris -4% 64% Walk
b3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Volstad B. Norris 2% 67% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Jackson to 2B
b3 0-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. DeJesus B. Norris -3% 64% Walk
b3 0-2 1 12- 1,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney B. Norris 7% 71% Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS); DeJesus to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b3 0-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney B. Norris 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez C. Volstad -2% 73% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Wallace C. Volstad 2% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 2-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Castro C. Volstad -2% 72% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Maxwell C. Volstad -2% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo B. Norris 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC A. Soriano B. Norris -3% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Castro B. Norris -11% 59% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Soriano to 3B
b4 0-2 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena B. Norris 10% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC W. Castillo B. Norris 8% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Greene C. Volstad 3% 79% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t5 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Norris C. Volstad -1% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Greene to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Altuve C. Volstad -3% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Barnes C. Volstad 0% 76% Greene Steals 3B
t5 2-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Barnes C. Volstad -3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 8-9-1
Tyler Greene moves from SS to 2B
Jed Lowrie replaces Jose Altuve (2B) playing SS batting 1st
b5 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC B. Jackson B. Norris -5% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 0-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC C. Volstad B. Norris 3% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Jackson to 2B
b5 0-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus B. Norris 4% 75% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Jackson to 3B
b5 0-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Barney B. Norris 5% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU F. Martinez C. Volstad -2% 78% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Dominguez C. Volstad 2% 79% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU B. Wallace C. Volstad -4% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bud Norris facing 3-4-5
b6 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Rizzo B. Norris 3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Norris 2% 81% Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b6 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Castro B. Norris 1% 83% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Chris Volstad facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU J. Castro C. Volstad -1% 81% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
t7 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Maxwell C. Volstad -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Greene C. Volstad -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Xavier Cedeno facing 6-7-8
Xavier Cedeno replaces Bud Norris pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena X. Cedeno 4% 83% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC W. Castillo X. Cedeno 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Jackson X. Cedeno 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Alberto Cabrera facing 9-1-2
Alberto Cabrera replaces Chris Volstad pitching and batting 9th
Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Xavier Cedeno (P) batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Bogusevic A. Cabrera 2% 89% Walk
t8 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  HOU J. Lowrie A. Cabrera 2% 91% Bogusevic Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bogusevic to 2B
t8 2-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie A. Cabrera -0% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Bogusevic to 3B
t8 2-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R HOU B. Barnes A. Cabrera 3% 93% Wild Pitch; Bogusevic Scores/unER
t8 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Barnes A. Cabrera 1% 94% Walk
Jeff Beliveau replaces Alberto Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
Brandon Laird pinch hits for Fernando Martinez (LF) batting 3rd
t8 3-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Laird J. Beliveau -1% 93% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  O HOU M. Dominguez J. Beliveau -1% 92% Barnes Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Chuckie Fick facing 9-1-2
Chuckie Fick replaces Brandon Laird (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
Justin Maxwell moves from RF to LF
Brian Bogusevic moves from PH to RF
Dave Sappelt pinch hits for Jeff Beliveau (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt C. Fick 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Wesley Wright replaces Chuckie Fick pitching and batting 3rd
b8 0-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC D. DeJesus W. Wright -3% 92% Reached on E1 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
b8 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Barney W. Wright 3% 95% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo W. Wright 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Michael Bowden facing 4-5-6
Michael Bowden replaces Dave Sappelt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez M. Bowden -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 3-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU B. Wallace M. Bowden 0% 97% Walk
t9 3-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Castro M. Bowden -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell M. Bowden -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 4-5-6
Wilton Lopez replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 3rd
b9 0-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano W. Lopez 2% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Castro W. Lopez 1% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b9 0-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC L. Valbuena W. Lopez -1% 99% Walk
b9 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC W. Castillo W. Lopez 1% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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