April 28, 1993 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
MIN 4 CAL 3
NYY 2 CHW 11
MIL 2 BOS 3
@OAK 1 SEA 4
CLE 0 TEX 6
DET 5
(11) KCR 5
@TOR 3 FLA 3
@ATL 1 CIN 4
PIT 2 STL 7
@COL 6 HOU 6
CHC 1 LAD 6
MON 1 PHI 5
@SDP 3 SFG 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,814

Wednesday, April 28, 1993, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:06

Cubs

10-10

Lost 2

5th, 5 GB

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

W: G Swindell (4-1), L: J Guzman (3-2)

Astros

12-8

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .600   10    3   0   
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .566    7    3   3   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .866    8    9   1   
C Maldonado LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .631    8    1   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .746    9    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .236  .693   15    0   2   
J Vizcaino 2B                 3   0   3   0    0   0  .343  .802   10    2   3   
S Lake C                      3   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .759   12    3   1   
J Guzman P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
  T Shields PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .428    2    0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Yelding PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    2    0   0   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    0   2               85   24  11

BATTING

TB: J Vizcaino 3; S Buechele 2; S Lake; S Sosa.

RBI: S Lake (2).

2-out RBI: S Lake.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Buechele-J Vizcaino-M Grace.

E: M Grace (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .213  .586   16    2   2   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .963    9    3   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .296  .811   13   14   0   SB
E Anthony CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .860   14    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .240  .745   18    1   3   HR,GDP
K Bass RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .705   15    2   1   
A Cedeno SS                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .293  .758   22    0   5   
E Taubensee C                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .176  .532   14    3   0   3B
G Swindell P                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .643    8    0   2   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   6   8   4    4   4              129   27  13

BATTING

3B: E Taubensee (1, off J Guzman).

HR: K Caminiti (3, off J Guzman; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: K Caminiti 4; E Taubensee 3; K Bass; L Gonzalez; G Swindell; J Bagwell; E Anthony; A Cedeno.

GIDP: K Caminiti (4).

RBI: J Bagwell (11); K Caminiti (13); G Swindell (2); E Taubensee (8).

2-out RBI: E Taubensee; G Swindell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bagwell (2, 2nd base off J Guzman/S Lake); L Gonzalez (4, Home off J Guzman/S Lake).

PO: K Bass (1st base by D Plesac).

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
J Guzman, L (3-2)              4     6   6   5    4   2   1   2.81   23   85-45   32· 1·12    6· 5· 6· 0     26    -     0.55  -0.30
C McElroy                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    6   19-14    7· 5· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
D Plesac                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   6.10    6   20-16   12· 2· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   5    4   4   1          35  124-75   51· 8·16   10· 8· 9· 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
G Swindell, W (4-1)            8     7   1   1    0   2   0   3.08   30   79-58   37·12· 9   14· 5· 9· 0     66    -     0.46   0.20
D Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.84    3    6-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   2   0          33   85-64   41·12·11   15· 6·10· 0           -

Balks: J Guzman (3).

WP: J Guzman (3).

IBB: None.

PO: D Plesac (1; K Bass, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 16,814.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Sanchez            SS    2. L Gonzalez           LF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. C Maldonado          LF    4. E Anthony            CF 
5. S Sosa               RF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. K Bass               RF 
7. J Vizcaino           2B    7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. S Lake               C     8. E Taubensee          C  
9. J Guzman             P     9. G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  4   11%  64% K Caminiti      J Guzman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-  5   10%  75% E Taubensee     J Guzman        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cedeno Scores
   b 2   2  0-2  --3  1    7%  82% G Swindell      J Guzman        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Taubensee Scores
   b 2   2  0-3  12-  1    6%  89% L Gonzalez      J Guzman        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Swindell Scores/No RBI/unER; Biggio to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  4    3%  55% J Vizcaino      G Swindell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sosa out at Hm/RF-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   51%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  C Maldonado     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   50%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   52%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B; Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sosa out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   64%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   63%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   64%  A Cedeno        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      65%  E Taubensee     Balk; Cedeno to 2B
   R      -2-  5   75%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cedeno Scores
   R      --3  1   82%  G Swindell      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Taubensee Scores
          1--  4   83%  C Biggio        Walk; Swindell to 2B
   R      12-  1   89%  L Gonzalez      Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Swindell Scores/No RBI/unER; Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  3   87%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  S Lake          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  J Guzman        Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  1   90%  W Wilson        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   89%  E Anthony       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   89%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   89%  K Bass          Walk
          1--  5   90%  A Cedeno        Walk; Bass to 2B
   O      12-  3   88%  E Taubensee     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   90%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   92%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jose Guzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   91%  G Swindell      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   92%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  2   93%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
          12-      94%  J Bagwell       Wild Pitch; Biggio to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      -23  4   96%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Biggio Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   RO     1-3  8   97%  E Anthony       Strikeout Looking, Gonzalez Steals Hm, Bagwell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   97%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   97%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   95%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Buechele to 3B
   O      1-3  6   97%  S Lake          Lineout: 3B
                  Tommy Shields pinch hits for Jose Guzman batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   98%  T Shields       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chuck McElroy facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Tommy Shields pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  K Bass          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  E Taubensee     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  M Grace         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chuck McElroy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  G Swindell      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   99%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Buechele to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  S Lake          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Buechele Scores; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Eric Yelding pinch hits for Chuck McElroy batting 9th
   O      12-  2   99%  E Yelding       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Plesac replaces Eric Yelding pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   99%  E Anthony       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   98%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   99%  W Wilson        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Plesac facing 6-7-8
          ---  2  100%  K Bass          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--     100%  A Cedeno        Bass Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  9   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  E Taubensee     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Doug Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Jones replaces Greg Swindell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Maldonado     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199304280

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation