August 8, 2008 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 25,652

Friday, August 8, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:13

Astros

56-59

Won 2

4th, 13½ GB

Cecil Cooper

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0   4    9 16  0
Reds            0  0  4   0  0  0   1  0  0   0    5  9  1

W: C Sampson (6-4), L: F Cordero (4-4)

Reds

52-65

Lost 4

6th, 18½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   5   1   3   1    1   0  .285  .765   35    2   5   HR,2B
M Tejada SS                   6   1   2   0    0   2  .282  .735   22    3   3   2B
L Berkman 1B                  5   1   1   0    1   2  .333 1.030   19    7   1   CS
C Lee LF                      5   3   4   3    1   0  .314  .934   30    4   0   HR,2B
H Pence RF                    5   1   1   2    1   3  .272  .764   34    3   1   HR
T Wigginton 3B                5   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .839   17    1   1   HBP
M Bourn CF                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .232  .589   21    1   0   
H Quintero C                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .211  .520   11    8   0   HR
R Wolf P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .367   13    1   0   
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .683    4    0   0   
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .325         0   0   
  D Newhan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .557    4    0   0   
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       46   9  16   9    4  15              210   30  11

BATTING

2B: M Tejada (24, off F Cordero); C Lee (27, off F Cordero); K Matsui (22, off J Cueto).

HR: H Pence (16, off F Cordero; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); H Quintero (1, off N Masset; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); C Lee (28, off J Cueto; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); K Matsui (5, off J Cueto; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: T Wigginton (6, by J Cueto).

TB: C Lee 8; K Matsui 7; H Quintero 5; H Pence 4; M Tejada 3; M Bourn 2; L Berkman; T Wigginton.

RBI: C Lee 3 (100); H Pence 2 (59); H Quintero 2 (6); M Bourn (16); K Matsui (27).

2-out RBI: C Lee 3; H Pence 2; H Quintero 2; M Bourn.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman; K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman; L Berkman-M Tejada-L Berkman; T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Berkman (3, 2nd base by J Cueto/D Ross).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Keppinger SS                4   1   1   3    0   0  .267  .674   14    1   2   2B,SF
J Votto 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .793   17    9   0   GDP
J Bruce RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .774   10    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .276  .791   14    1   3   HR,2B
A Dunn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .236  .911   21    2   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   0   0    1   2  .246  .810   21    1   4   
C Patterson CF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .193  .560   18    1   0   GDP
D Ross C                      3   2   1   0    1   0  .231  .747   13   14   2   2B,2·GDP
J Cueto P                     0   1   0   0    0   0  .030  .141    1    0   0   SH
  A Phillips PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .457    2    0   0   
  N Masset P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Cabrera PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .382  .976    4    0   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .652    7    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   9   5    3   8              142   30  11

BATTING

2B: J Keppinger (14, off R Wolf); D Ross (9, off C Sampson); B Phillips (21, off R Wolf).

HR: B Phillips (17, off R Wolf; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: J Keppinger (2, off C Sampson).

SH: J Cueto (8, off R Wolf).

TB: B Phillips 6; D Ross 2; J Keppinger 2; J Bruce; J Cabrera; A Phillips; C Patterson; J Votto.

GIDP: D Ross 2 (3); J Votto (5); C Patterson (2).

RBI: J Keppinger 3 (28); B Phillips 2 (66).

2-out RBI: B Phillips 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: N Masset (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
R Wolf                         6     7   4   4    2   6   1   4.67   25   93-56   31·13·12    7· 7· 3· 0     46    -     1.02  -0.16
C Sampson, BS (1), W (6-4)     3     2   1   1    1   2   0   4.44   10   39-23   12· 8· 3    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    2.06   0.12
W Wright                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.61    3   10-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                        10     9   5   5    3   8   1          38  142-85   47·22·16   10·14· 3· 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
J Cueto                        5     9   3   3    2   9   2   5.01   26  109-65   30·18·17    4· 7· 3· 0     44    -     1.12  -0.05
N Masset, BS (1)               2     3   2   0    0   3   1   4.35   10   41-27   18· 3· 6    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.63  -0.24
M Lincoln                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.51    8   30-17    9· 2· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.86   0.25
F Cordero, L (4-4)             1     3   4   4    1   1   1   3.93    7   28-15    9· 2· 4    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.06  -0.48
Totals                        10    16   9   7    4  15   4          51  208-124  66·25·33   12·16· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Cueto (8; T Wigginton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 25,652.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 9mph , Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. K Matsui             2B    1. J Keppinger          SS 
2. M Tejada             SS    2. J Votto              1B 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. J Bruce              RF 
4. C Lee                LF    4. B Phillips           2B 
5. H Pence              RF    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. T Wigginton          3B    6. E Encarnacion        3B 
7. M Bourn              CF    7. C Patterson          CF 
8. H Quintero           C     8. D Ross               C  
9. R Wolf               P     9. J Cueto              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  5-5  12-  3   44%  92% C Lee           F Cordero       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores
   t 7   2  4-3  1--  2   39%  65% H Quintero      N Masset        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bourn Scores/unER; Quintero Scores/unER
   b 3   2  2-2  --3  4  -19%  26% B Phillips      R Wolf          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Keppinger Scores
   b 3   0  2-0  12-  5  -18%  38% J Keppinger     R Wolf          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ross Scores; Cueto Scores
   b 9   1  5-5  1--  3   14%  50% D Ross          C Sampson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  8   60%  K Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   65%  C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   65%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   67%  J Keppinger     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   69%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   67%  J Bruce         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   70%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Johnny Cueto facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   72%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   76%  M Bourn         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  H Quintero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Wigginton to 3B; Bourn to 2B
   O      -23  5   70%  R Wolf          Strikeout Swinging
          -23  5   71%  K Matsui        Walk
   O      123  3   66%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Wolf facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   68%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Johnny Cueto facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   74%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      69%  C Lee           Berkman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   71%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   67%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Wolf facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   63%  D Ross          Walk
          1--  1   56%  J Cueto         Fielder's Choice P; Ross to 2B
   RR     12-  5   38%  J Keppinger     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ross Scores; Cueto Scores
   O      -2-  5   39%  J Votto         Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left); Keppinger to 3B
   O      --3  1   46%  J Bruce         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   RR     --3  4   26%  B Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Keppinger Scores
   O      ---  7   27%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Johnny Cueto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   25%  M Bourn         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   28%  H Quintero      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   24%  R Wolf          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   29%  K Matsui        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Quintero to 3B
   O      -23  5   22%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Randy Wolf facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   23%  E Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   21%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   25%  D Ross          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Johnny Cueto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   22%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   25%  C Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1-- 10   22%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   24%  T Wigginton     Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
   R      12-  2   35%  M Bourn         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Lee Scores; Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  1   29%  H Quintero      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Randy Wolf facing 9-1-2
                  Andy Phillips pinch hits for Johnny Cueto batting 9th
          ---  2   26%  A Phillips      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   29%  J Keppinger     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   32%  J Votto         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Phillips out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  3   34%  J Bruce         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Nick Masset facing 9-1-2
                  Nick Masset replaces Andy Phillips pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   30%  R Wolf          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   35%  K Matsui        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   40%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Matsui to 2B
   O      12-  1   34%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Matsui to 3B
   O      1-3  6   26%  C Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Randy Wolf facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   20%  B Phillips      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   26%  A Dunn          Fielder's Choice SS unassisted/Interference by Runner; Phillips out at 3B/SS
          1--  6   23%  E Encarnacion   Walk; Dunn to 2B
   OO     12-  5   31%  C Patterson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Nick Masset facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   27%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   23%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   26%  M Bourn         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Bourn to 1B
   RR     1--  2   65%  H Quintero      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bourn Scores/unER; Quintero Scores/unER
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Randy Wolf batting 9th
   O      ---  4   63%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Sampson replaces Darin Erstad pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   50%  D Ross          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Jolbert Cabrera pinch hits for Nick Masset batting 9th
          -2-  4   37%  J Cabrera       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ross to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   41%  J Keppinger     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ross Scores
   OO     1--  5   50%  J Votto         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Jolbert Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   45%  K Matsui        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   42%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   39%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Chris Sampson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   44%  J Bruce         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   47%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Lincoln facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   58%  C Lee           Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          1--  6   70%  H Pence         Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  3   58%  T Wigginton     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      12-  3   47%  M Bourn         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   36%  H Quintero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Chris Sampson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   42%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   36%  C Patterson     Walk
   OO     1--  3   50%  D Ross          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Francisco Cordero facing 9-1-2
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Mike Lincoln pitching and batting 9th; David Newhan pinch hits for Chris Sampson batting 9th
   O      ---  4   44%  D Newhan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   39%  K Matsui        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   46%  M Tejada        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   47%  L Berkman       Walk
   RR     12-  3   92%  C Lee           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores
   RR     -2-  4   98%  H Pence         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lee Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-9, Wesley Wright facing 9-1-2
                  Wesley Wright replaces David Newhan pitching and batting 9th; Javier Valentin pinch hits for Francisco Cordero batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Keppinger     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation