July 31, 2004 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 9
SEA 8
(11) DET 3
CHW 2
(10) KCR 10
CLE 3 MIN 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
BAL 4 TBD 6
TOR 5 OAK 9
@TEX 4 ATL 8
NYM 0 PHI 4
@CHC 3 HOU 8
@CIN 0 COL 8
ARI 4 MON 8
@FLA 5 PIT 4
@MIL 1 SDP 3
LAD 2 SFG 8
STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 36,415

Saturday, July 31, 2004, 3:30PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Astros

52-52

Won 1

3rd, 14½ GB

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

W: D Oliver (3-3), L: B Claussen (1-1)

Reds

51-53

Lost 1

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Vizcaino 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .711   11    4   2   
A Everett SS                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .270  .701   18    2   5   
C Beltran CF                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .273  .918   14    2   0   HR,2B,SB
L Berkman RF                  3   1   0   0    2   0  .296  .988   31    0   0   
M Lamb 1B                     3   2   1   2    2   0  .312  .921   34    9   0   HR
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .711   30    1   1   
J Lane LF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .218  .704   19    1   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   4   1    1   0  .240  .617   16    8   1   2B,IW
D Oliver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .272    6    0   0   SH
  J Kent PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .837    4    0   0   IW
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Biggio PH                 2   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .846   12    0   0   2B
  K Bullinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   8   9   7    9   6              195   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Ausmus (9, off P Norton); C Beltran (26, off B Claussen); C Biggio (29, off G White).

HR: M Lamb (8, off G White; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); C Beltran (26, off G White; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Oliver (3, off B Claussen).

IBB: J Kent (1, by P Norton); B Ausmus (7, by B Claussen).

TB: C Beltran 6; B Ausmus 5; M Lamb 4; C Biggio 2; M Ensberg.

RBI: C Beltran 3 (76); M Lamb 2 (35); C Biggio (40); B Ausmus (22).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Everett-M Lamb 2; B Ausmus-J Vizcaino.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (20, 3rd base off B Claussen/J Valentin).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .274  .723   13    6   0   
J Castro 3B-SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .628   16    0   1   GDP
S Casey 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .330  .954   15    9   0   
A Dunn LF                     4   0   3   0    0   1  .273  .982   14    1   0   CS
W Pena CF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .851   17    2   0   HBP,GDP
D Jimenez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .728   12    2   0   
J Valentin C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .601   12    7   1   
F Lopez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .531   11    0   2   
  P Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Larkin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .789    2    0   0   
  G White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Claussen P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    0   1   
  T Hummel 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .587    4    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    3   6              117   27   5

BATTING

HBP: W Pena (4, by M Gallo).

TB: A Dunn 3; R Freel.

GIDP: J Castro (8); W Pena (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: R Freel (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Dunn (1, 2nd base by D Oliver/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
D Oliver, W (3-3)              5     1   0   0    2   6   0   5.50   17   68-42   22· 7·13    3· 5· 1· 0     69    -     0.85   0.30
M Gallo, H (2)                 2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.01    9   28-16   10· 3· 3    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.16
D Weathers, H (8)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.09    3    9-7     6· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.83   0.09
K Bullinger                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.86    3   12-10    8· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   6   0          32  117-75   46·10·19   10·10· 2· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Claussen, L (1-1)            5.1   3   2   1    5   4   0   4.02   24  118-77   47· 8·22    7· 5· 3· 0     55    -     1.23   0.10
P Norton                       1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.60    7   20-12    5· 3· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.32  -0.01
G White                        1.1   4   6   6    2   0   2   7.68   10   32-18   14· 0· 4    1· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.05
R Wagner                       0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   6.23    4   21-11    5· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   8   7    9   6   2          45  191-118  71·13·34   10·14· 6· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Wagner (2).

IBB: B Claussen (1; B Ausmus); P Norton (4; J Kent).

HBP: M Gallo (4; W Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Kevin Kelley, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 36,415.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Vizcaino           2B    1. R Freel              RF 
2. A Everett            SS    2. J Castro             3B 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. S Casey              1B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. A Dunn               LF 
5. M Lamb               1B    5. W Pena               CF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. D Jimenez            2B 
7. J Lane               LF    7. J Valentin           C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. F Lopez              SS 
9. D Oliver             P     9. B Claussen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  2-0  12-  3  -14%  47% W Pena          M Gallo         Hit By Pitch; Casey to 3B; Dunn to 2B
   b 7   2  2-0  123  2   13%  86% B Larkin        M Gallo         Popfly: 2B
   t 6   2  0-1  12-  2   13%  79% B Ausmus        P Norton        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Lamb Scores; Ensberg to 3B
   b 7   1  2-0  123  5   13%  73% J Valentin      M Gallo         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   b 7   0  2-0  123  3   13%  60% D Jimenez       M Gallo         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Claussen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   46%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  R Freel         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   49%  J Castro        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   48%  S Casey         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Claussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  8   46%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   47%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Claussen facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   54%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   52%  D Oliver        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   44%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  B Claussen      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   47%  R Freel         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Castro        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Claussen facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   57%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  6   65%  L Berkman       Walk, Beltran Steals 3B
          1-3  9   69%  M Lamb          Walk; Berkman to 2B
   O      123 10   62%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   RO     123  6   63%  J Lane          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF); Beltran Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Berkman to 3B; Lamb to 2B
          -23  4   65%  B Ausmus        Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   57%  D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   60%  S Casey         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  1   57%  A Dunn          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7   64%  W Pena          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Dunn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Claussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   62%  J Vizcaino      Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   60%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   59%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   62%  D Jimenez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   64%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   66%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Claussen facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 11   64%  L Berkman       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          --- 11   66%  M Lamb          Walk
          1--  5   70%  M Ensberg       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lamb to 2B
                  Phil Norton replaces Felipe Lopez pitching and batting 8th; Tim Hummel replaces Brandon Claussen playing 3B batting 9th; Juan Castro moves to SS
   O      12-  4   65%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   79%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Lamb Scores; Ensberg to 3B
                  Jeff Kent pinch hits for Darren Oliver batting 9th
          -23  4   79%  J Kent          Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   74%  J Vizcaino      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Gallo facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Gallo replaces Jeff Kent pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   78%  T Hummel        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  R Freel         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   82%  J Castro        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phil Norton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   80%  A Everett       Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   79%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Gallo facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   71%  S Casey         Walk
          1--  1   61%  A Dunn          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Casey to 2B
          12-  3   47%  W Pena          Hit By Pitch; Casey to 3B; Dunn to 2B
   O      123  3   60%  D Jimenez       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      123  5   73%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  Barry Larkin pinch hits for Phil Norton batting 8th
   O      123  2   86%  B Larkin        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gabe White facing 5-6-7
                  Gabe White replaces Barry Larkin pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   85%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   84%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   84%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Weathers replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   88%  T Hummel        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   83%  R Freel         Single to P/Bunt
   OO     1--  6   92%  J Castro        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gabe White facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   94%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Craig Biggio pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 9th
   R      1--  3   98%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ausmus Scores
   O      -2-  3   97%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: RF
          -2-  6   97%  A Everett       Walk
   RRR    12-  1  100%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Everett Scores
          ---  5  100%  L Berkman       Walk
   RR     1--  5  100%  M Lamb          Home Run (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores
                  Ryan Wagner replaces Gabe White pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6  100%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5  100%  J Lane          Walk
          1--  5  100%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Lane to 3B
          1-3     100%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-8, Kirk Bullinger facing 3-4-5
                  Kirk Bullinger replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8  100%  A Dunn          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2  100%  W Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 0.

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