April 30, 2006 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
@LAA 5 SEA 4
@BAL 3 TEX 8
@CLE 4 DET 6
MIN 0 OAK 13
@KCR 6 NYY 4
TOR 1 TBD 5
BOS 4 ATL 8
NYM 5 MIL 9
@CHC 0 HOU 3
@CIN 2 COL 3
@FLA 1 PHI 5
@PIT 1 SDP 6
LAD 5
(10) ARI 8
@SFG 2 STL 9
WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 22,814

Sunday, April 30, 2006, 1:18PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Astros

16-8

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

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

W: T Buchholz (2-1), L: E Ramirez (1-1), S: B Lidge (8)

Reds

17-8

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Burke 2B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .400 1.104   19    2   4   HBP
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .670   15    1   0   
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .348 1.141   15    8   0   HR
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .329 1.232   17    0   1   2B
P Wilson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .683   23    7   0   
J Lane RF                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .232  .870   18    1   0   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .339  .849   16    6   0   
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .651   18    1   3   
T Buchholz P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    1   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .481    8    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    2   5              161   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (8, off E Ramirez).

HR: L Berkman (10, off E Ramirez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Lane (6, off E Ramirez; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: C Burke (1, by E Ramirez).

TB: L Berkman 4; J Lane 4; B Ausmus 2; M Ensberg 2; P Wilson; M Lamb.

RBI: L Berkman 2 (29); J Lane (11).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Burke-A Everett-L Berkman.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .763   16    6   0   
F Lopez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .725   12    1   4   GDP
A Dunn LF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .265 1.046   16    2   0   HR
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .937   12    0   3   
S Hatteberg 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .872   16    9   0   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .290  .889   16    4   0   SB
B Phillips 2B                 1   0   0   0    3   0  .349  .969   26    0   0   
J Valentin C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .629   11    5   0   
E Ramirez P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
  Q McCracken PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .716    3    0   0   
  M Belisle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Aurilia PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .859    2    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    5   6              133   27   7

BATTING

HR: A Dunn (9, off T Buchholz; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: A Dunn 4; A Kearns 2; Q McCracken.

GIDP: F Lopez (2).

RBI: A Dunn 2 (17).

2-out RBI: A Dunn 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Kearns (2, 2nd base off B Lidge/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
T Buchholz, W (2-1)            6.1   3   2   2    4   2   1   2.05   25   90-50   28· 3·19    8· 7· 4· 0     57    -     1.08   0.06
C Qualls, H (3)                1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.28    5   15-9     4· 0· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    2.66   0.34
B Lidge, S (8)                 1     1   0   0    1   3   0   6.39    5   23-13    4· 4· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    4.00   0.22
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   6   1          35  128-72   36· 7·29   10· 9· 5· 0          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
E Ramirez, L (1-1)             6     6   3   3    2   5   2   3.46   27  120-74   42· 7·25    4·11· 4· 0     51    -     0.63  -0.04
M Belisle                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.06
R White                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.38    3   17-11    6· 1· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
T Coffey                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.60    4   16-10    8· 0· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   5   2          37  161-100  59· 9·32    8·16· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Ramirez (1; C Burke).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 22,814.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. C Burke              2B    1. R Freel              CF 
2. W Taveras            CF    2. F Lopez              SS 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. A Dunn               LF 
4. M Ensberg            3B    4. E Encarnacion        3B 
5. P Wilson             LF    5. S Hatteberg          1B 
6. J Lane               RF    6. A Kearns             RF 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. B Phillips           2B 
8. A Everett            SS    8. J Valentin           C  
9. T Buchholz           P     9. E Ramirez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-0  --3  3  -18%  66% A Dunn          T Buchholz      Home Run (Line Drive); McCracken Scores
   b 9   2  3-2  12-  5   18% 100% J Valentin      B Lidge         Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   0  3-0  12-  4   15%  84% F Lopez         T Buchholz      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McCracken to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  3   14%  66% L Berkman       E Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball); Burke Scores
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  5   10%  87% E Encarnacion   B Lidge         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  C Burke         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   52%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B; Burke to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   66%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Burke Scores
   O      ---  4   64%  M Ensberg       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  9   65%  P Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   67%  J Lane          Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  4   64%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Taylor Buchholz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   66%  R Freel         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   68%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   67%  A Everett       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   66%  T Buchholz      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   65%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Taylor Buchholz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   67%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   69%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   68%  A Kearns        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   65%  B Phillips      Walk; Kearns to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   68%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   67%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   66%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Taylor Buchholz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   69%  E Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   71%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  F Lopez         Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   70%  P Wilson        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   79%  J Lane          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   80%  B Ausmus        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   78%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   77%  T Buchholz      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Taylor Buchholz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   80%  A Dunn          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   81%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   81%  C Burke         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   80%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   81%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  2   83%  M Ensberg       Double to LF (Line Drive); Berkman to 3B
   O      -23  1   79%  P Wilson        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Taylor Buchholz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   82%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   85%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   85%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   84%  A Everett       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   82%  T Buchholz      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Taylor Buchholz facing 9-1-2
                  Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Elizardo Ramirez batting 9th
          ---  3   77%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   70%  R Freel         Walk; McCracken to 2B
   OO     12-  4   84%  F Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McCracken to 3B
   RR     --3  3   66%  A Dunn          Home Run (Line Drive); McCracken Scores
   O      ---  1   68%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Matt Belisle facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Belisle replaces Quinton McCracken pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   65%  C Burke         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   63%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   62%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Taylor Buchholz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   67%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   62%  A Kearns        Walk
          1--  8   54%  B Phillips      Walk; Kearns to 2B
                  Chad Qualls replaces Taylor Buchholz pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   64%  J Valentin      Lineout: LF
                  Rich Aurilia pinch hits for Matt Belisle batting 9th
   O      12-  2   73%  R Aurilia       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rick White facing 4-5-6
                  Rick White replaces Rich Aurilia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   71%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   69%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   74%  R Freel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   79%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   82%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Coffey facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Coffey replaces Rick White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   80%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   79%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 9th
          ---  8   80%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   78%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Brad Lidge facing 4-5-6
                  Brad Lidge replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   95%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  A Kearns        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
          1--      85%  B Phillips      Kearns Steals 2B
          -2-  6   82%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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