August 1, 2004 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 34,002

Sunday, August 1, 2004, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Astros

53-52

Won 2

3rd, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   0  1  0   0  3  1    7 12  1
Reds            0  0  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  0

W: R Oswalt (11-8), L: J Riedling (4-3), S: B Lidge (11)

Reds

51-54

Lost 2

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   3   0   0   1    2   0  .299  .843   20    2   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Everett SS                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .272  .702   20    1   2   
C Beltran CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .907   18    2   0   GDP
L Berkman RF                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .296  .988   24    1   1   
M Lamb 1B                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .315  .916   24    8   1   
J Kent 2B                     4   3   2   0    1   1  .289  .841   16    3   5   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   3   3    0   0  .272  .724    9    0   2   2B,SF
R Chavez C                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .198  .478   13    9   0   
  J Bagwell PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .270  .832    6    0   0   
  J Lane LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .704         0   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .298    8    0   1   SH
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .717    1    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .617         1   0   
Totals                       35   7  12   7    6   6              159   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (15, off P Norton).

SF: M Ensberg (4, off J Riedling).

SH: R Oswalt (9, off P Wilson).

TB: M Ensberg 4; A Everett 2; M Lamb 2; J Kent 2; R Chavez; J Vizcaino; L Berkman.

GIDP: C Beltran (5).

RBI: M Ensberg 3 (46); M Lamb (36); A Everett (29); C Biggio (41); R Chavez (12).

2-out RBI: M Ensberg; M Lamb.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Ensberg-J Kent-M Lamb; A Everett-J Kent-M Lamb; J Kent-A Everett-M Lamb.

E: C Biggio (5).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel 3B-RF                 2   0   1   0    3   1  .275  .728   25    2   1   
D Jimenez 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .724   18    2   1   2·GDP
S Casey 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .332  .957    5    7   0   2B
A Dunn LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .276  .984   14    1   0   2B
W Pena CF                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .267  .850   13    6   0   2B
J Cruz RF                     2   1   1   2    0   0  .234  .675   10    1   0   HR,HBP
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .556    1    0   0   
  P Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J LaRue C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .773   17    6   2   GDP
F Lopez SS                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .222  .607   21    1   3   2B
P Wilson P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .372    6    0   1   SH
  J Castro PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .626    5    1   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .598    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   5  11   4    3   9              138   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Dunn (20, off R Oswalt); S Casey (33, off R Oswalt); F Lopez (5, off R Oswalt); W Pena (7, off R Oswalt).

HR: J Cruz (3, off R Oswalt; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: P Wilson (7, off R Oswalt).

HBP: J Cruz (3, by R Oswalt).

TB: F Lopez 4; J Cruz 4; S Casey 3; A Dunn 3; W Pena 2; D Jimenez; R Freel.

GIDP: D Jimenez 2 (12); J LaRue (7).

RBI: J Cruz 2 (21); W Pena 2 (43).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jimenez-F Lopez-S Casey.

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
R Oswalt, W (11-8)             7    10   5   4    2   8   1   3.80   31  110-81   45·18·18    8· 5· 7· 0     45    -     0.84  -0.27
D Miceli, H (16)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.92    3    7-5     3· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.14
B Lidge, S (11)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    4   21-11    4· 2· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.29   0.09
Totals                         9    11   5   4    3   9   1          38  138-97   52·22·23   11· 7· 7· 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
P Wilson                       7     6   3   3    4   4   0   3.84   31  121-79   54· 5·20    6· 9· 8· 0     53    -     1.11   0.09
J Riedling, BS (6), L (4-3)    0.1   3   3   3    2   0   0   4.37    6   18-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.45  -0.54
T Van Poppel                   0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.33    2    4-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.50  -0.01
P Norton                       1     2   1   1    0   2   0   4.70    4   16-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.07
Totals                         9    12   7   7    6   6   0          43  159-98   66· 7·25   11·11· 9· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Oswalt (7; J Cruz).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 34,002.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. C Biggio             LF    1. R Freel              3B 
2. A Everett            SS    2. D Jimenez            2B 
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. J Kent               2B    6. J Cruz               RF 
7. M Ensberg            3B    7. J LaRue              C  
8. R Chavez             C     8. F Lopez              SS 
9. R Oswalt             P     9. P Wilson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  7-5  12-  7   20% 100% D Jimenez       B Lidge         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   1  5-4  123  6   20%  68% C Biggio        J Riedling      Walk; Kent Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
   t 8   1  5-5  123  1   16%  84% A Everett       T Van Poppel    Single to P/Bunt; Bagwell Scores; Vizcaino to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   t 8   0  5-3  1--  1   15%  35% J Kent          J Riedling      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Lamb to 3B
   t 8   1  5-6  123  3  -14%  69% C Beltran       T Van Poppel    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wilson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   46%  A Everett       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   45%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   47%  S Casey         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   50%  A Dunn          Single to RF (Line Drive); Casey out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wilson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   52%  M Lamb          Groundout: C-1B; Berkman to 2B
          -2-  5   54%  J Kent          Walk
   R      12-  2   67%  M Ensberg       Single to RF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores; Kent to 3B
   R      1-3  3   73%  R Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kent Scores; Ensberg to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ensberg to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   O      -23  2   66%  C Biggio        Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   69%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   66%  J Cruz          Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   71%  J LaRue         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Paul Wilson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   70%  A Everett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   68%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   69%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  5   67%  M Lamb          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   63%  F Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   65%  P Wilson        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lopez to 2B
   R      -2-  1   56%  R Freel         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lopez Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
   OO     1--  2   62%  D Jimenez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Wilson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   60%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   63%  M Ensberg       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   60%  R Chavez        Lineout: RF
   O      1--  2   57%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   52%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
          1--  3   39%  A Dunn          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Casey to 3B
   RR     -23  2   26%  W Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Casey Scores; Dunn Scores
   RR     -2-  6   14%  J Cruz          Home Run (Fly Ball); Pena Scores
   O      ---  3   15%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   13%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   15%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  6   14%  R Freel         Walk
   O      12-  3   16%  D Jimenez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Paul Wilson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   20%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  5   17%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   14%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
          1--  6   16%  L Berkman       Walk; Everett to 2B
   R      12-  4   24%  M Lamb          Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores; Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  4   19%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   20%  S Casey         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   21%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   22%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Wilson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   19%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8   17%  R Chavez        Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   15%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   17%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  8   18%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   18%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Wilson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   15%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   19%  A Everett       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   14%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   11%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Castro pinch hits for Paul Wilson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   12%  J Castro        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   11%  R Freel         Walk
          1--  3   10%  D Jimenez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Freel to 2B
   O      12-  1   12%  S Casey         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   14%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, John Riedling facing 5-6-7
                  John Riedling replaces Jacob Cruz pitching and batting 6th; Juan Castro moves to 3B; Ryan Freel moves to RF
          ---  3   20%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   35%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Lamb to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   26%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lamb Scores
                  Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Raul Chavez batting 8th
          1--  6   34%  J Bagwell       Walk; Kent to 2B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
          12-  1   48%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kent to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   R      123  6   68%  C Biggio        Walk; Kent Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces John Riedling pitching and batting 6th
   R      123  1   84%  A Everett       Single to P/Bunt; Bagwell Scores; Vizcaino to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   OO     123  3   69%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-6, Dan Miceli facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Miceli replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Brad Ausmus replaces Jose Vizcaino playing C batting 9th; Jason Lane replaces Jeff Bagwell playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  1   76%  W Pena          Groundout: P-1B
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel batting 6th
   O      ---  1   80%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   84%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Phil Norton facing 4-5-6
                  Phil Norton replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5   82%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   81%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   82%  J Kent          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RO     1--  2   91%  M Ensberg       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kent Scores; Ensberg out at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Miceli pitching and batting 1st
          ---  5   81%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Juan Castro batting 9th
   O      1--  3   89%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   80%  R Freel         Walk; Lopez to 2B
   OO     12-  7  100%  D Jimenez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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