May 20, 2004 Houston Astros at Florida Marlins Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@ANA 2 CHW 10
@MIN 3 OAK 3
DET 2 SEA 11
BAL 0 TBD 9
BOS 6 TEX 6
KCR 3 ATL 5
ARI 1 SFG 5
@CHC 3
(10) CIN 3
COL 1 FLA 6
HOU 2 MIL 3
@MON 2 STL 11
@NYM 4 PHI 4
LAD 0 PIT 9
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 13,165

Thursday, May 20, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Astros

24-16

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  5  0
Marlins         2  1  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    6 12  0

W: J Beckett (4-3), L: R Oswalt (2-3), S: A Benitez (16)

Marlins

22-18

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .891   17    1   1   
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .272  .696   18    0   4   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .304  .891   13    8   2   
J Kent 2B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .292  .841   21    3   2   
L Berkman LF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .344 1.117   16    0   0   HR
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .704   10    1   3   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .794   16    3   0   
R Chavez C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .642   19    5   1   
R Oswalt P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .422    8    3   2   SH
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .871    2    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    3  10              140   24  15

BATTING

2B: A Everett (6, off J Beckett).

HR: L Berkman (8, off J Beckett; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: R Oswalt (3, off J Beckett).

TB: L Berkman 4; A Everett 2; J Bagwell; M Lamb; J Kent.

RBI: J Kent (32); L Berkman (30).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-R Chavez-J Bagwell.

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .254  .617   18    2   1   
J Pierre CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .337  .814   10    2   0   CS
M Lowell 3B                   3   3   2   2    1   0  .349 1.110   19    0   3   2·HR
M Cabrera RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .894   12    2   0   GDP
L Harris LF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .450    9    0   0   
  A Nunez LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .687    6    1   0   
D Easley SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .342 1.011   12    0   2   
  A Gonzalez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .558    1    0   0   
H Choi 1B                     3   1   1   0    1   2  .241  .905   18    8   0   
M Redmond C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .746   19   12   0   2B
J Beckett P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450    8    0   3   SH
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   6  12   5    2   4              132   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Redmond (5, off R Oswalt).

HR: M Lowell 2 (13, off D Miceli, off R Oswalt; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: J Beckett (5, off R Oswalt).

TB: M Lowell 8; L Castillo 3; M Redmond 3; J Pierre 2; H Choi; L Harris; M Cabrera.

GIDP: M Cabrera (6).

RBI: M Lowell 2 (29); L Harris 2 (3); L Castillo (17).

2-out RBI: L Harris 2; L Castillo.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Pierre (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Oswalt).

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 Oswalt, L (2-3)              6    11   5   5    2   3   1   3.73   28   99-66   40· 3·23   13· 4· 6· 0     31    -     0.71  -0.24
D Miceli                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.05    4   18-10    6· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.02
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.43    3   13-10    7· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   6    2   4   2          35  130-86   53· 6·27   16· 7· 6· 0           -

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beckett, W (4-3)             7.2   5   2   2    3   7   1   3.75   31  126-82   52·12·18   11· 6· 4· 0     65    -     0.88   0.18
A Benitez, S (16)              1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   0.37    4   14-11    6· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.63   0.06
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3  10   1          35  140-93   58·14·21   11· 7· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Oswalt (2).

IBB: None.

PO: R Oswalt (1; J Pierre, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 13,165.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Florida Marlins                      
1. C Biggio             CF    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. A Everett            SS    2. J Pierre             CF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. M Lowell             3B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Cabrera            RF 
5. L Berkman            LF    5. L Harris             LF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. D Easley             SS 
7. R Hidalgo            RF    7. H Choi               1B 
8. R Chavez             C     8. M Redmond            C  
9. R Oswalt             P     9. J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-3  -23  2   10%  92% L Harris        R Oswalt        Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierre Scores; Lowell Scores; Harris out at 2B
   b 1   1  0-1  ---  3    9%  72% M Lowell        R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   1  3-0  12-  6   -9%  69% J Kent          J Beckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Everett Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2    9%  67% J Pierre        R Oswalt        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castillo to 3B
   b 5   0  1-3  123  1   -9%  82% M Cabrera       R Oswalt        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Pierre to 3B; Lowell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   54%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   67%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castillo to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  M Lowell        Pierre Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P-2B-CF)
   R      --3      63%  " "             Wild Pitch; Castillo Scores
   R      ---  3   72%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   71%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   70%  L Harris        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   73%  J Kent          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   74%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   74%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
          ---  8   75%  H Choi          Walk
          1--  1   78%  M Redmond       Single to CF (Line Drive); Choi to 2B
   O      12-  1   76%  J Beckett       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Choi to 3B; Redmond to 2B
   R      -23  3   83%  L Castillo      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Choi Scores; Redmond to 3B
   O      1-3  3   80%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   82%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  R Chavez        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   84%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   83%  M Lowell        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   85%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   83%  L Harris        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   82%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   84%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   80%  A Everett       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   78%  J Bagwell       Walk
   R      12-  6   69%  J Kent          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Everett Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B; Bagwell to 3B; Kent to 2B
   O      -23  1   79%  M Ensberg       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   78%  H Choi          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   76%  M Redmond       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   76%  J Beckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   79%  R Hidalgo       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  6   75%  R Chavez        Walk
   O      1--  3   78%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Chavez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   82%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   84%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   89%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Line Drive); Castillo to 3B
          1-3  4   91%  M Lowell        Walk; Pierre to 2B
   OO     123  1   82%  M Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Pierre to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   RRO    -23  2   92%  L Harris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierre Scores; Lowell Scores; Harris out at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
                  Abraham Nunez replaces Lenny Harris playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   94%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   95%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   95%  H Choi          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   97%  M Redmond       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Choi to 3B
   O      -23  1   95%  J Beckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  7   94%  L Castillo      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
                  Alex Gonzalez replaces Damion Easley playing SS batting 6th
   R      ---  4   90%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   92%  M Ensberg       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  8   94%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   94%  R Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Miceli replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  6   97%  M Lowell        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   97%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Marlins 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   96%  C Biggio        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   98%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   97%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lamb to 2B
          12-  8   94%  J Kent          Walk; Lamb to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
                  Armando Benitez replaces Josh Beckett pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   99%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Marlins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Octavio Dotel facing 6-7-8
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   99%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Marlins 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Armando Benitez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  100%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Chavez        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Marlins 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO200405200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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