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BAL  9
TEX  2

(8)
MIN  5
@BOS  0

BOS  5
MIN  4

CAL  6
DET  3

KCR  8
@CLE  3

MIL  3
CHW  2

OAK  6
TOR  5

NYY  8
@SEA  7

ATL  4
PIT  3

CHC  1
@HOU  0

MON  4
LAD  3

NYM  3
SDP  0

PHI  8
SFG  4

STL  8
CIN  2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 28,112

Friday, July 24, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:33
Cubs
1
45-50
Won 3
5th, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
W: M Morgan (8-4), L: D Jones (7-7), S: B Scanlan (6)
Astros
0
43-53
Lost 2
5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanchez SS                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .576    9    4   4   2·HBP
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .827   14    5   8   2·GDP
M Grace 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .312  .842   14    9   2   HBP
A Dawson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .730   11    2   0   
K Daniels LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .718   10    0   0   CS
  D May LF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .617         0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .721   18    0   0   
R Wilkins C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .807    8    4   2   HR,GDP
D Dascenzo CF                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .244  .598   20    3   0   
M Morgan P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .209   14    0   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .646    3    0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .600 1.800         0   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   7   1    3   3              121   27  16
BATTING
HR: R Wilkins (3, off D Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: R Sanchez 2 (3, 2 by J Jones); M Grace (3, by J Jones).
TB: R Wilkins 4; S Buechele; R Sandberg; K Daniels; A Dawson; R Sanchez; D Dascenzo.
GIDP: R Sandberg 2 (9); R Wilkins (4).
RBI: R Wilkins (9).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 4. R Sanchez-R Sandberg-M Grace 2; R Wilkins-R Sanchez-R Sandberg; R Sandberg-R Sanchez.
BASERUNNING
CS: K Daniels (2, 2nd base by J Jones/E Taubensee).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .276  .753   24    4   4   
S Finley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .737   12    3   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .749   23    7   1   GDP
E Anthony RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .697   16    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .834    9    1   2   HBP
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   2   0    0   0  .285  .786   11    2   0   2B,GDP
E Taubensee C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .520   13    3   1   
C Candaele SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .192  .484   12    4   4   
J Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398    2    1   1   SH,GDP
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Riles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    5    0   0   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   0   6   0    2   5              127   27  13
BATTING
2B: P Incaviglia (17, off M Morgan).
SH: J Jones (3, off M Morgan).
HBP: K Caminiti (1, by M Morgan).
TB: P Incaviglia 3; C Candaele 2; S Finley; E Anthony.
GIDP: P Incaviglia (4); J Jones (1); J Bagwell (13).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 3. C Candaele-J Bagwell; C Biggio-C Candaele-J Bagwell; C Candaele-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
BASERUNNING
SB: S Finley (26, 2nd base off B Scanlan/R Wilkins).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morgan, W (8-4)              8     5   0   0    2   3   0   2.60   28  102-63   37· 7·19   14· 4· 4· 0     73    -     1.27   0.50
C McElroy                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.60  -0.13
B Scanlan, S (6)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.06    3   10-8     1· 4· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.18   0.30
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   5   0          32  114-72   39·11·22   16· 4· 4· 0          1-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jones                        7.2   6   0   0    3   2   0   4.00   31  102-62   39· 4·19   12· 7· 4· 0     66    -     1.33   0.42
A Osuna                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.51   0.09
D Jones, L (7-7)               1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.27    4   12-10    6· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.31  -0.33
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   3   1          36  117-75   46· 5·24   13· 9· 5· 0          2-0 
C McElroy faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Morgan 2 (7).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Morgan (2; K Caminiti); J Jones 3 (5; R Sanchez, R Sanchez, M Grace).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 28,112.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. R Sanchez            SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. E Anthony            RF 
5. K Daniels            LF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. R Wilkins            C     7. E Taubensee          C  
8. D Dascenzo           CF    8. C Candaele           SS 
9. M Morgan             P     9. J Jones              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  0-0  ---  2   40%  85% R Wilkins       D Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilkins Scores
   b 9   0  1-0  -2-  4   16%  74% J Bagwell       B Scanlan       Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   2  1-0  --3  3   15% 100% K Caminiti      B Scanlan       Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   0  0-0  1--  6  -14%  43% R Sandberg      J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  2  -13%  70% S Finley        C McElroy       Single (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  R Sanchez       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   47%  R Sandberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  6   48%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  1   46%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dawson to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Finley to 1B
   OO     1--  4   50%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  K Daniels       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      48%  S Buechele      Daniels Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   46%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   45%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   41%  E Anthony       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   45%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Caminiti to 1B
   OO     1--  5   50%  P Incaviglia    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   54%  D Dascenzo      Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  M Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   47%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   45%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Sandberg to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   45%  C Candaele      Single (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   O      1--  1   46%  J Jones         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Candaele to 2B
          -2-      46%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Candaele to 3B
          --3  8   44%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   50%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  M Grace         Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   46%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   44%  K Daniels       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   49%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   47%  K Caminiti      Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   45%  P Incaviglia    Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Caminiti to 2B
          12-      43%  E Taubensee     Wild Pitch; Caminiti to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   55%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   45%  R Wilkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  7   47%  D Dascenzo      Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  M Morgan        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Morgan to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   39%  C Candaele      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   49%  J Jones         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
   O      ---  2   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   55%  R Sanchez       Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   64%  R Sandberg      Single to CF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      12-  2   49%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   43%  K Daniels       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   46%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   48%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   50%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   46%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   44%  R Wilkins       Flyball: LF
          ---  1   46%  D Dascenzo      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   42%  M Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   46%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   38%  P Incaviglia    Double (Line Drive)
   OO     -2-  1   50%  E Taubensee     Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   57%  R Sanchez       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  6   43%  R Sandberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   45%  M Grace         Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   49%  A Dawson        Single (Ground Ball to P's Right); Grace to 2B
                  Al Osuna replaces Jimmy Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   40%  K Daniels       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   45%  C Candaele      Lineout: CF
                  Ernest Riles pinch hits for Al Osuna batting 9th
   O      ---  5   48%  E Riles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Jones replaces Ernest Riles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   45%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  2   85%  R Wilkins       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilkins Scores
   O      ---  5   84%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Dwight Smith pinch hits for Mike Morgan batting 9th
   O      ---  3   83%  D Smith         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck McElroy facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 9th; Derrick May replaces Kal Daniels playing LF batting 5th
          ---  2   70%  S Finley        Single (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Chuck McElroy pitching and batting 9th
          1--      59%  J Bagwell       Finley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   85%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B; Finley to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199207240

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