April 23, 2008 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
@BOS 4 NYY 6
@CHW 4 DET 19
TEX 6 OAK 3
MIN 0 BAL 3
@SEA 2 TBR 5
TOR 3 FLA 7
@ATL 2 HOU 9
@CIN 3 CHC 7
@COL 6
(10) LAD 8
ARI 3 MIL 5
PHI 4 PIT 7
STL 4 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(13) NYM 7
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 16,017

Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:41

Astros

10-12

Won 4

4th, 5½ GB

Cecil Cooper

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   7  0  0   0  0  0    9 14  1
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    3 10  2

W: C Sampson (1-2), L: B Arroyo (0-3)

Reds

9-13

Lost 1

6th, 6½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .308  .725   20    2   2   
D Erstad CF                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .290  .677   23    0   0   
M Tejada SS                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .360  .996   21    0   4   
  G Blum 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .659         0   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .299 1.012   12    7   1   
  B Ausmus 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .227    3    3   0   
C Lee LF                      4   2   2   1    0   1  .279  .811   14    4   0   2·2B
  J Cruz LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .500    5    1   0   
H Pence RF                    4   2   3   2    1   0  .256  .686   16    1   0   2B
M Loretta 3B-SS               4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .679   16    0   4   2B
J Towles C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .897   24    8   0   
C Sampson P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    1   1   SH
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   9  14   8    1   9              167   27  12

BATTING

2B: H Pence (6, off B Arroyo); C Lee 2 (7, off B Arroyo, off M Lincoln); M Loretta (4, off B Arroyo).

SH: C Sampson (1, off B Arroyo).

TB: H Pence 4; C Lee 4; D Erstad 3; M Loretta 3; J Towles; M Tejada; L Berkman; K Matsui.

RBI: H Pence 2 (8); K Matsui 2 (6); M Loretta (6); L Berkman (17); M Tejada (19); C Lee (11).

2-out RBI: K Matsui 2; M Tejada; L Berkman; H Pence; C Lee.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Loretta-K Matsui-L Berkman; M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman.

E: K Matsui (2).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston CF-RF              5   0   2   0    0   0  .545 1.181   19    1   0   
J Keppinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .815    9    0   2   2·GDP
K Griffey RF                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .256  .786    9    4   0   HR
  R Freel LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .575    3    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .262  .740    7    2   0   2·2B
A Dunn LF                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .816    7    2   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .555    5    0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .940   15    2   0   HR
J Votto 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .908   10    4   0   
D Ross C                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250   16    9   0   2B
B Arroyo P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533    3    0   2   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Hatteberg PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .499    3    0   0   
  J Fogg P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Patterson PH-CF           2   0   1   1    0   1  .206  .795    5    2   0   2B
Totals                       36   3  10   3    1   8              111   27   4

BATTING

2B: C Patterson (6, off C Sampson); B Phillips 2 (6, off W Wright, off C Sampson); D Ross (1, off C Sampson).

HR: K Griffey (4, off C Sampson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); E Encarnacion (6, off G Geary; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: B Phillips 4; K Griffey 4; E Encarnacion 4; D Ross 3; C Patterson 2; J Hairston 2; A Dunn.

GIDP: J Keppinger 2 (6).

RBI: E Encarnacion (11); K Griffey (14); C Patterson (10).

2-out RBI: C Patterson; K Griffey.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Lincoln (1); J Keppinger (1).

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
C Sampson, W (1-2)             7     8   2   2    1   6   1   6.38   28   86-57   33· 8·16    8· 5· 8· 0     58    -     0.48   0.09
W Wright                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    4   12-7     4· 0· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
G Geary                        1     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.89    5   12-11    3· 4· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   8   2          37  110-75   40·12·23   12· 7· 9· 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 Arroyo, L (0-3)              3.2  10   8   8    1   5   0   7.56   22   91-53   29·11·13    4· 5· 7· 0     13    -     1.11  -0.35
M Lincoln                      1.1   2   1   0    0   1   0   2.70    6   24-15    8· 1· 6    2· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.18  -0.06
J Fogg                         2     2   0   0    0   2   0  10.80    8   33-21   14· 0· 7    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
K Mercker                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    3    9-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Affeldt                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.86    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   8    1   9   0          42  167-100  59·12·29    8·14·10· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 16,017.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. K Matsui             2B    1. J Hairston           CF 
2. D Erstad             CF    2. J Keppinger          SS 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. L Berkman            1B    4. B Phillips           2B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. H Pence              RF    6. E Encarnacion        3B 
7. M Loretta            3B    7. J Votto              1B 
8. J Towles             C     8. D Ross               C  
9. C Sampson            P     9. B Arroyo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-2  -23  1   17%  80% K Matsui        B Arroyo        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pence Scores; Loretta Scores
   b 3   1  2-1  1-3  1   14%  62% J Keppinger     C Sampson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 4   0  1-2  1--  3   10%  76% M Loretta       B Arroyo        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pence to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  3  -10%  39% K Griffey       C Sampson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 2   0  1-0  -2-  2   10%  56% H Pence         B Arroyo        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lee Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  K Matsui        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   50%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   47%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   45%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Hairston      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   49%  J Keppinger     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  3   39%  K Griffey       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   40%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  C Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   56%  H Pence         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lee Scores
   R      -2-  4   63%  M Loretta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pence Scores
          1--  7   68%  J Towles        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  C Sampson       Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Loretta to 3B; Towles to 2B
   O      -23  8   61%  K Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   56%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   60%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   61%  J Votto         Lineout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   59%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   57%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   56%  C Lee           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   49%  D Ross          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   54%  B Arroyo        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   48%  J Hairston      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ross to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   62%  J Keppinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   66%  H Pence         Walk
          1--  3   76%  M Loretta       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pence to 3B
   O      -23  6   71%  J Towles        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  5   63%  C Sampson       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  1   80%  K Matsui        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pence Scores; Loretta Scores
          1--  4   81%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Matsui to 3B
   R      1-3  4   87%  M Tejada        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Matsui Scores; Erstad to 3B
   R      1-3  5   92%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive); Erstad Scores; Tejada to 2B
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  3   95%  C Lee           Double to 3B (Line Drive); Tejada Scores; Berkman to 3B
   RR     -23  4   98%  H Pence         Single to P (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  5   98%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-9, Chris Sampson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   98%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   98%  B Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   98%  A Dunn          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Phillips to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Mike Lincoln facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  J Towles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Sampson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  K Matsui        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-9, Chris Sampson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Ross          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Josh Fogg facing 2-3-4
                  Josh Fogg replaces Scott Hatteberg pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   99%  M Tejada        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   99%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   99%  C Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-9, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   99%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   99%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Josh Fogg facing 6-7-8
          ---  2  100%  H Pence         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pence to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  4  100%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  8  100%  J Towles        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  1   99%  C Sampson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-9, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   99%  A Dunn          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   99%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  D Ross          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Dunn to 2B
                  Corey Patterson pinch hits for Josh Fogg batting 9th
   R      12-  2   99%  C Patterson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Dunn Scores; Ross to 3B
   O      -23  1  100%  J Hairston      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-2, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
                  Kent Mercker replaces Adam Dunn pitching and batting 5th; Ryan Freel replaces Ken Griffey playing LF batting 3rd; Corey Patterson moves to CF; Jerry Hairston moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  K Matsui        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-9, Wesley Wright facing 2-3-4
                  Wesley Wright replaces Chris Sampson pitching and batting 9th; Brad Ausmus replaces Lance Berkman playing 1B batting 4th; Jose Cruz replaces Carlos Lee playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Keppinger     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Freel         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1  100%  B Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 5th
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Javier Valentin pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2  100%  H Pence         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-9, Geoff Geary facing 6-7-8
                  Geoff Geary replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 9th; Geoff Blum replaces Miguel Tejada playing 3B batting 3rd; Mark Loretta moves to SS
   R      ---  2  100%  E Encarnacion   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   99%  J Votto         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Votto to 1B
          1--      99%  D Ross          Defensive Indifference; Votto to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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