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ATL
@BAL		4
1
NYM
@BOS		6
4
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@CHW		9
4
PIT
@CLE		3
9
HOU
@DET		9
4
MIL
@KCR		4
0
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@MIN		6
2
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@NYY		2
6
MON
@TBD		5
8
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@TOR		2
3
TEX
@ARI		1
6
CIN
@COL		9
2
ANA
@LAD		5
3
SEA
@SDP		7
5
OAK
@SFG		2
4
Friday, July 14, 2000 7:05PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 38,119, Time of Game: 2:57
Astros
9
31-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 22 GB
 at Tigers
4
39-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 14½ GB
W: Chris Holt (4-10)
L: Hideo Nomo (3-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   4  3  0   1  0  0    9 13  1
Tigers          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4 10  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Spiers 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .303 .787 19 14 -0.011 0.34 0.022 -0.034 -0.5 0 4 2B
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .259 .764 21 12 0.126 0.47 0.143 -0.017 1.8 3 4 3B,2B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 2 1 0 0 3 0 .289 .965 21 8 -0.022 0.41 0.016 -0.038 0.6 13 0 IW
Lance Berkman RF 5 1 2 1 0 3 .307 .990 18 13 0.056 0.60 0.117 -0.061 0.2 3 0 HR
   Glen Barker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Moises Alou LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .364 1.071 13 8 0.103 0.78 0.108 -0.005 -0.5 1 0 SF,GDP
Richard Hidalgo CF-RF 5 3 3 2 0 2 .291 1.000 19 14 0.067 0.62 0.099 -0.032 1.3 1 0 HR
Mitch Meluskey C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .303 .907 20 11 0.197 0.74 0.221 -0.024 3.0 5 1 HR
Daryle Ward DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .716 10 9 -0.048 0.44 0.000 -0.048 -1.0
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .697 11 10 -0.033 0.31 0.000 -0.033 -0.9 1 4
   Tim Bogar SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .453 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Holt P 1
   Marc Valdes P
Team Totals 38 9 13 7 3 10 .342 1.065 152 99 0.435 0.53 0.726 -0.292 3.9 27 14
2B: B Spiers (11, off H Nomo); C Biggio (10, off C Nitkowski).
3B: C Biggio (5, off H Nomo).
HR: L Berkman (13, off H Nomo; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Hidalgo (24, off M Anderson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Meluskey (10, off H Nomo; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: M Alou (4, off H Nomo).
IBB: J Bagwell (5, by C Nitkowski).
TB: R Hidalgo 6; C Biggio 6; M Meluskey 5; L Berkman 5; M Alou 2; B Spiers 2.
GIDP: M Alou (8).
RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (64); M Meluskey 2 (45); L Berkman (34); M Alou (49); C Biggio (30).
2-out RBI: C Biggio.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell 2; M Meluskey-C Biggio.
E: J Bagwell (5).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .265 .726 10 8 0.041 0.52 0.068 -0.027 1.4 2B
Rich Becker RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .266 .844 16 7 0.044 0.61 0.063 -0.019 0.5 1 0 2B,SF
Bobby Higginson LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .290 .937 10 7 0.065 0.80 0.112 -0.046 1.3 5 0 2B
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 .857 12 8 -0.036 0.92 0.069 -0.105 -0.8 0 2 GDP
Tony Clark 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .254 .861 17 12 -0.055 0.70 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 4 0
   Shane Halter 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .681 2 1 0.009 0.21 0.009 0.000 0.3 4 0
Damion Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .703 16 12 -0.055 0.49 0.000 -0.055 -1.2 1 4
Brad Ausmus C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .671 13 6 -0.020 0.54 0.025 -0.045 -0.4 8 0 CS
   Javier Cardona C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .857 5 4 0.011 0.24 0.011 0.000 0.4 1 1
Juan Encarnacion CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .753 14 9 -0.056 0.49 0.000 -0.056 -1.6 3 0 GDP
Deivi Cruz SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .731 10 7 -0.011 0.24 0.005 -0.016 0.1 0 1
   Wendell Magee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .840 5 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Hideo Nomo P
   C.J. Nitkowski P 1
   Matt Anderson P
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 33 4 10 4 2 5 .303 .727 130 84 -0.064 0.55 0.362 -0.425 -1.1 27 9
2B: B Higginson (25, off C Holt); L Polonia (8, off C Holt); R Becker (11, off C Holt).
SF: R Becker (3, off C Holt).
TB: B Higginson 4; L Polonia 3; R Becker 2; J Cardona; S Halter; D Palmer; D Cruz.
GIDP: J Encarnacion (8); D Palmer (4).
RBI: B Higginson 2 (55); D Palmer (49); R Becker (23).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Palmer-D Easley-S Halter.
E: D Palmer (14).
Baserunning
CS: B Ausmus (2, 2nd base by C Holt/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Holt, W (4-10) 7.2 9 4 4 2 5 0 4.98 32 115 73 45 8 20 12 13 9 0 48 0.040 0.58 0.0
Marc Valdes 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 4 15 11 7 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 0.025 0.32 1.1
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 0 4.00 36 130 84 52 9 23 15 14 10 0 48 2 0 0.065 0.53 1.1

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hideo Nomo, L (3-8) 4.2 9 8 6 1 5 2 5.00 24 75 53 31 9 13 3 13 6 2 22 -0.373 0.83 -3.6
C.J. Nitkowski 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 5.72 7 25 13 6 3 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 -0.059 0.22 -1.0
Matt Anderson 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.14 5 21 15 9 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 -0.006 0.04 -0.2
Doug Brocail 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.54 2 11 6 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.3
Todd Jones 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.45 4 20 12 9 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.07 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 9 7 3 10 3 7.00 42 152 99 58 16 25 9 17 8 3 22 2 2 -0.435 0.55 -3.9
Balks: None.
WP: H Nomo (13).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Nitkowski (2; J Bagwell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Mike Fichter, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 38,119.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 3-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU M. Meluskey H. Nomo 15% 80% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores
t4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Berkman H. Nomo 12% 50% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R DET B. Higginson C. Holt -9% 34% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Becker Scores
t3 0-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Biggio H. Nomo 8% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Spiers Scores
b3 2-1 1 12- 6,(2-2)  OO DET D. Palmer C. Holt 8% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers H. Nomo -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio H. Nomo -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell H. Nomo -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET L. Polonia C. Holt 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET R. Becker C. Holt -4% 43% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R DET B. Higginson C. Holt -9% 34% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Becker Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R DET D. Palmer C. Holt -7% 27% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark C. Holt 2% 30% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Easley C. Holt 2% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman H. Nomo -2% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Alou H. Nomo 3% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo H. Nomo -3% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Meluskey H. Nomo -2% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Ausmus C. Holt -2% 24% Walk
b2 2-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO DET J. Encarnacion C. Holt 5% 29% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ausmus Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Cruz C. Holt 1% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Hideo Nomo facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Ward H. Nomo -3% 27% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo H. Nomo -2% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Spiers H. Nomo 2% 28% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t3 0-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Biggio H. Nomo 8% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Spiers Scores
t3 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell H. Nomo -3% 34% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET L. Polonia C. Holt -5% 28% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Polonia to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw to 1B)
b3 2-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  DET R. Becker C. Holt -2% 26% Walk
b3 2-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Higginson C. Holt 5% 30% Flyball: RF
b3 2-1 1 12- 6,(2-2)  OO DET D. Palmer C. Holt 8% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Berkman H. Nomo 12% 50% Home Run
t4 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU M. Alou H. Nomo 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo H. Nomo 3% 57% Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
t4 2-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU R. Hidalgo H. Nomo 8% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Alou Scores
t4 3-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU M. Meluskey H. Nomo 15% 80% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores
t4 5-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Ward H. Nomo -1% 79% Flyball: RF
t4 5-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo H. Nomo -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Spiers H. Nomo -1% 77% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
b4 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Clark C. Holt 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley C. Holt 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Ausmus C. Holt 1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Hideo Nomo facing 2-3-4
t5 5-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU C. Biggio H. Nomo 5% 88% Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t5 5-2 0 --3 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell H. Nomo 1% 89% Walk
t5 5-2 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman H. Nomo -3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO HOU M. Alou H. Nomo 1% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores
t5 6-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo H. Nomo 1% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Hideo Nomo pitching
t5 6-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RR HOU M. Meluskey C. Nitkowski 7% 95% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Hidalgo Scores/No RBI/unER; Meluskey to 2B
t5 8-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward C. Nitkowski -1% 95% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Astros' Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
b5 2-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion C. Holt 1% 96% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Cruz C. Holt 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Polonia C. Holt 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
t6 8-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo C. Nitkowski -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t6 8-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers C. Nitkowski -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Biggio C. Nitkowski 0% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t6 8-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell C. Nitkowski 0% 97% Intentional Walk
t6 8-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman C. Nitkowski -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Astros' Chris Holt facing 2-3-4
b6 2-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET R. Becker C. Holt 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET B. Higginson C. Holt -1% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b6 2-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Palmer C. Holt 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 2-8 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O DET T. Clark C. Holt 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 5-6-7
Matt Anderson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
t7 8-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Alou M. Anderson -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t7 8-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU R. Hidalgo M. Anderson 1% 99% Home Run
t7 9-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU M. Meluskey M. Anderson -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 9-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU D. Ward M. Anderson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Astros' Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
b7 2-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley C. Holt 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-9 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET B. Ausmus C. Holt 0% 99% Lineout: SS
b7 2-9 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion C. Holt 0% 100% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-2, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 9-1-2
Javier Cardona replaces Brad Ausmus playing C batting 7th
Shane Halter replaces Tony Clark playing 1B batting 5th
t8 9-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo M. Anderson -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
Doug Brocail replaces Matt Anderson pitching
t8 9-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Brocail -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 9-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Brocail -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Astros' Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
b8 2-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET D. Cruz C. Holt -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 2-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET L. Polonia C. Holt -1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cruz to 3B
b8 2-9 0 -23 2,(1-0)  RO DET R. Becker C. Holt 1% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores; Polonia to 3B
b8 3-9 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R DET B. Higginson C. Holt -1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Polonia Scores
b8 4-9 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET D. Palmer C. Holt 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 4-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET S. Halter C. Holt -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson to 3B
Marc Valdes replaces Chris Holt pitching
b8 4-9 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley M. Valdes 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
t9 9-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell T. Jones 0% 99% Walk
t9 9-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman T. Jones 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
t9 9-4 0 12- 6,(3-2)  OO HOU M. Alou T. Jones -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Bagwell to 3B
t9 9-4 2 --3 5,(0-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Jones -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Astros' Marc Valdes facing 7-8-9
Glen Barker replaces Lance Berkman (RF) playing CF batting 4th
Richard Hidalgo moves from CF to RF
b9 4-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  DET J. Cardona M. Valdes -1% 98% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
Tim Bogar replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th
b9 4-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO DET J. Encarnacion M. Valdes 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
Wendell Magee pinch hits for Deivi Cruz (SS) batting 9th
b9 4-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET W. Magee M. Valdes 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Tigers 4.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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