August 30, 2004 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 9
PHI 8 DET 9
@KCR 1 ATL 7
SFG 6 HOU 11
@CIN 3 PIT 5
@MIL 1 CHC 5
@MON 2 FLA 6
@NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 19,320

Monday, August 30, 2004, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Astros

68-63

Won 4

3rd, 18½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  1  1   0  0  3   4  0  1   11 11  1
Reds            0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3 10  2

W: P Munro (3-5), L: P Norton (1-5)

Reds

62-68

Lost 1

4th, 24 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .816   15    1   0   2B
C Beltran CF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .271  .936   20    0   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .264  .831   19   10   3   SB
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
L Berkman RF-1B               5   3   3   4    0   0  .309 1.009   21    1   1   2·HR,2B
J Kent 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .834    6    0   3   2B
  E Bruntlett SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .826    3    0   2   
M Lamb 3B                     3   1   0   0    2   0  .293  .882   25    1   2   
J Vizcaino SS-2B              4   2   2   1    0   0  .291  .714   12    1   2   2B,SF
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .253  .649   15    8   0   HR
P Munro P                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .083  .231    9    3   0   SF
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .731    5    0   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Bullinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   1   
  O Palmeiro RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .704         1   0   
Totals                       37  11  11   9    4   4              150   27  15

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (31, off J Riedling); J Kent (26, off L Hudson); J Vizcaino (16, off L Hudson); C Biggio (38, off L Hudson).

HR: L Berkman 2 (23, off T Van Poppel, off L Hudson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); B Ausmus (5, off P Norton; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: J Vizcaino (1, off G White); P Munro (1, off L Hudson).

TB: L Berkman 10; B Ausmus 5; J Kent 3; J Vizcaino 3; C Biggio 2; J Bagwell.

RBI: L Berkman 4 (83); B Ausmus 3 (28); J Vizcaino (27); P Munro (1).

2-out RBI: L Berkman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kent-J Vizcaino-J Bagwell.

E: J Kent (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (36, 3rd base off J Riedling/J LaRue); J Bagwell (4, 2nd base off J Riedling/J LaRue).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .721   19    1   2   2B
F Lopez SS                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .245  .726   19    2   2   HR,GDP
S Casey 1B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .961   18    9   1   
A Dunn LF                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .273  .995   19    1   0   HR
D Jimenez 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .726   14    0   2   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .710    6    0   0   
A Kearns RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .683   23    3   0   
W Pena CF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .258  .832    9    6   0   2B,SB
J LaRue C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .764   20    4   0   2B,HBP
L Hudson P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    6    0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .504    4    0   0   
  P Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Larkin PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .786    5    0   0   
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Castro 2B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .655    5    1   2   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    4   8              167   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Freel (17, off P Munro); W Pena (9, off P Munro); J LaRue (19, off K Bullinger).

HR: A Dunn (40, off P Munro; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); F Lopez (5, off P Munro; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: J LaRue (20, by P Munro).

TB: A Dunn 4; F Lopez 4; W Pena 4; J LaRue 2; S Casey 2; R Freel 2; A Kearns.

GIDP: F Lopez (1).

RBI: F Lopez 2 (19); A Dunn (83).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Castro-S Casey.

E: A Dunn (6); R Freel (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Pena (5, 2nd base off P Munro/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
P Munro, W (3-5)               5     8   3   3    1   6   2   4.92   25  100-60   30· 5·25    9· 3· 5· 0     44    -     1.04  -0.17
C Harville, H (5)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.44    4   14-8     2· 1· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.86   0.12
M Gallo                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.02    3   11-6     2· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
K Bullinger                    1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.65    5   20-11    7· 0· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
R Springer                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   19-12    6· 1· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   8   2          42  164-97   47· 8·42   16· 6· 7· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hudson                       4     4   3   2    2   1   1   3.80   19   66-37   27· 0·10    3· 8· 5· 0     43    -     0.88  -0.13
P Norton, L (1-5)              2     3   3   3    0   1   1   5.30    9   33-15   10· 2· 3    6· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.08  -0.31
J Riedling                     0     2   4   2    1   0   0   4.77    4   13-5     4· 0· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.47  -0.09
G White                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.01    4   18-12    5· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.06  -0.00
T Van Poppel                   2     1   1   1    1   1   1   6.10    7   19-11    8· 1· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11  11   8    4   4   3          43  149-80   54· 6·20   13·13· 9· 0          1-1

P Munro faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
J Riedling faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Munro (8; J LaRue).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 19,320.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. C Biggio             LF    1. R Freel              3B 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. F Lopez              SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Casey              1B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. A Dunn               LF 
5. J Kent               2B    5. D Jimenez            2B 
6. M Lamb               3B    6. A Kearns             RF 
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. W Pena               CF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. J LaRue              C  
9. P Munro              P     9. L Hudson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-3  12-  4   30%  85% B Ausmus        P Norton        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lamb Scores; Vizcaino Scores
   b 6   1  6-3  123  3   19%  90% F Lopez         C Harville      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   0  3-0  -2-  2  -16%  59% F Lopez         P Munro         Home Run (Fly Ball); Freel Scores
   b 5   1  3-2  ---  3  -16%  46% A Dunn          P Munro         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   0  6-3  123  3   10%  70% R Freel         C Harville      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hudson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
          -2-  5   54%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  1   59%  J Kent          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores/No RBI/unER; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  R Freel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   59%  F Lopez         Lineout: LF
          ---  3   58%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   60%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luke Hudson facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   66%  J Vizcaino      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   65%  B Ausmus        Lineout: CF; Vizcaino to 3B
   RO     --3  1   67%  P Munro         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Vizcaino Scores
   O      ---  3   66%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Peter Munro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   69%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   70%  A Kearns        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   69%  W Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      68%  J LaRue         Pena Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luke Hudson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   70%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   68%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   R      --- 10   77%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  1   79%  J Kent          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-  5   79%  M Lamb          Walk
   O      12-  2   77%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Peter Munro facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   73%  L Hudson        Walk
   O      1--  3   75%  R Freel         Groundout: 3B-1B; Hudson to 2B
   O      -2-  6   78%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   82%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luke Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   80%  B Ausmus        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   79%  P Munro         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   79%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   81%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   83%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   81%  A Kearns        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   79%  W Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); Kearns to 2B
          12-  2   75%  J LaRue         Hit By Pitch; Kearns to 3B; Pena to 2B
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Luke Hudson batting 9th
   O      123  4   84%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Norton facing 2-3-4
                  Phil Norton replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   83%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   82%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   81%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   74%  R Freel         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  2   59%  F Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball); Freel Scores
   O      ---  3   62%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  3   46%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   48%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Norton facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   55%  J Kent          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   55%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lamb to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   85%  B Ausmus        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lamb Scores; Vizcaino Scores
   O      ---  4   85%  P Munro         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Peter Munro facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   77%  W Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  Chad Harville replaces Peter Munro pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  3   68%  J LaRue         Fielder's Choice P; Pena to 3B/Safe on E4 (catch)
                  Barry Larkin pinch hits for Phil Norton batting 9th
          1-3  5   61%  B Larkin        Walk; LaRue to 2B
   O      123  3   70%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  3   90%  F Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Riedling facing 2-3-4
                  John Riedling replaces Barry Larkin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   91%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--  3   93%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran to 2B
          12-      95%  L Berkman       Beltran Steals 3B; Bagwell Steals 2B
   RR     -23  4   98%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores
   R      -2-  1   99%  J Kent          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berkman Scores/No RBI/unER; Kent to 2B
                  Gabe White replaces John Riedling pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   99%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B; Kent to 3B
   RO     --3  2   99%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kent Scores/unER
          ---  4   99%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Chad Harville batting 9th
   O      1--  5   99%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-10, Mike Gallo facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Gallo replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th; Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Eric Bruntlett replaces Jeff Kent playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  S Casey         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  D Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-3, Todd Van Poppel facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces D'Angelo Jimenez pitching and batting 5th; Juan Castro replaces Gabe White playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-10, Kirk Bullinger facing 6-7-8
                  Kirk Bullinger replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  W Pena          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5  100%  J LaRue         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5  100%  J Castro        Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  R Freel         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-3, Todd Van Poppel facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2  100%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  M Lamb          Walk
   OO     1--  2  100%  J Vizcaino      Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Lamb out at 1B/2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-11, Russ Springer facing 2-3-4
                  Russ Springer replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 3rd; Lance Berkman moves to 1B; Orlando Palmeiro replaces Kirk Bullinger playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  F Lopez         Flyball: RF
          ---  6  100%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  A Dunn          Popfly: 3B
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel batting 5th
          1--  6  100%  J Cruz          Walk; Casey to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  A Kearns        Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Reds 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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