September 20, 1995 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
MIL 2 CHW 4
CLE 3 BAL 6
@DET 3 MIN 5
@KCR 4
(12) NYY 2
TOR 1 OAK 9
CAL 6 SEA 11
TEX 3 NYM 8
@ATL 4 CIN 5
MON 2 HOU 4
CHC 0 LAD 4
SFG 2 FLA 2
@PHI 1 STL 9
@PIT 3 COL 10
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 23,740

Wednesday, September 20, 1995, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:42

Cubs

65-68

Lost 1

3rd, 14½ GB

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

W: S Reynolds (10-11), L: F Castillo (10-10)

Astros

70-64

Won 1

2nd, 10 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .293  .798   14    0   0   
R Sanchez 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .281  .669   13    3   3   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .888   12    5   1   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .854   17    2   1   SB
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .787   12    2   0   2B
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .803   18    4   1   
M Parent C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .763   12    7   1   2B
J Hernandez 3B                4   0   2   0    0   2  .241  .762   10    1   1   
F Castillo P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .109  .249    2    0   1   
  R Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Bullett PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .722    3    0   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   1   
  H Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .596    3    0   0   GDP
  M Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    2  12              116   24  10

BATTING

2B: M Parent (10, off S Reynolds); L Gonzalez (28, off S Reynolds).

TB: L Gonzalez 2; J Hernandez 2; M Parent 2; S Bullett; S Dunston; M Grace.

GIDP: H Johnson (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Sosa-S Dunston.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sosa (29, 2nd base off S Reynolds/R Wilkins).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                3   0   1   1    2   2  .335  .884   29    0   0   CS
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .294  .876   16    1   5   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .871   12   10   0   
D May LF                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .736   12    2   0   2B
D Magadan 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .823    9    0   1   
  C Shipley PH-3B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .642    4    0   1   IW
J Mouton RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .699   14    2   0   
R Wilkins C                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .198  .659   11   12   0   
R Gutierrez SS                4   2   3   1    0   0  .287  .626   12    0   1   
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .257    7    0   2   3·SH
Totals                       29   4   9   4    5   7              126   27  10

BATTING

2B: D May (16, off M Walker).

SH: S Reynolds 3 (10, 2 off F Castillo, off A Young).

IBB: C Shipley (2, by L Casian).

TB: R Gutierrez 3; D May 2; J Cangelosi; C Biggio; D Magadan; J Mouton; R Wilkins.

RBI: C Biggio 2 (70); R Gutierrez (11); J Cangelosi (16).

2-out RBI: C Biggio 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cangelosi (4, 2nd base by F Castillo/M Parent).

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
F Castillo, L (10-10)          3.2   7   4   4    3   4   0   3.13   21   68-43   23· 2·18    7· 4· 3· 0     32    -     0.90  -0.23
R Rivera                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.01
A Young                        2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.68    7   22-13   10· 1· 2    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
M Walker                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.91    2    4-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.00
L Casian                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.37    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.17  -0.00
T Adams                        1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   7.71    5   22-16    7· 3· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         8     9   4   4    5   7   0          37  121-75   43· 6·26   14· 6· 5· 0          5-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Reynolds, W (10-11)          9     7   0   0    2  12   0   3.10   35  114-81   43·15·23   13· 3· 5· 0     83    -     0.73   0.31
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2  12   0          35  114-81   43·15·23   13· 3· 5· 0           -

L Casian faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Castillo (3); T Adams (1).

IBB: L Casian (5; C Shipley).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 23,740.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. B McRae              CF    1. J Cangelosi          CF 
2. R Sanchez            2B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. M Grace              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. D May                LF 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. D Magadan            3B 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. J Mouton             RF 
7. M Parent             C     7. R Wilkins            C  
8. J Hernandez          3B    8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. F Castillo           P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  -23  3   15%  82% C Biggio        F Castillo      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Wilkins Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   10%  68% R Wilkins       F Castillo      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mouton to 3B
   t 7   0  4-0  12-  3    9%  96% H Johnson       S Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Parent to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  -23  6   -7%  67% J Cangelosi     F Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3   -6%  53% C Biggio        F Castillo      Cangelosi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   54%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      1--      53%  C Biggio        Cangelosi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Biggio to 1B
   O      1--  2   52%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          1--  6   54%  D May           Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  D Magadan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  7   54%  S Dunston       Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Parent        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   59%  J Mouton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   68%  R Wilkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mouton to 3B
   R      1-3  3   74%  R Gutierrez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Mouton Scores; Wilkins to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wilkins to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -23  6   67%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  3   82%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Wilkins Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   O      1--  1   80%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   77%  J Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   79%  F Castillo      Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   82%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   85%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  D May           Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  1   85%  D Magadan       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   84%  J Mouton        Groundout: C unassisted; Magadan to 2B
   O      -2-  3   82%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   85%  M Grace         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   87%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   88%  R Gutierrez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   88%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gutierrez to 2B
   R      -2-  7   92%  J Cangelosi     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gutierrez Scores; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      -2-  2   92%  C Biggio        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          -2-  6   92%  J Bagwell       Walk
                  Roberto Rivera replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   90%  D May           Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Bagwell out at 2B/SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   88%  S Dunston       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   90%  M Parent        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   92%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Bullett pinch hits for Roberto Rivera batting 9th
          1--  3   91%  S Bullett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Dunston to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Anthony Young facing 5-6-7
                  Anthony Young replaces Scott Bullett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   93%  J Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   93%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  R Sanchez       Lineout: RF
          ---  2   92%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   94%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   92%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Grace to 3B
   O      -23  5   96%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Anthony Young facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   96%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   96%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-  4   96%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   OO     12-  3   95%  C Biggio        Line Drive Double Play: RF; Gutierrez out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   91%  M Parent        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  2   87%  J Hernandez     Single to C (Ground Ball); Parent stays at 2B
                  Howard Johnson pinch hits for Anthony Young batting 9th
   OO     12-  3   96%  H Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Parent to 3B
   O      --3  4   97%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Walker facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Walker replaces Howard Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   98%  D May           Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Larry Casian replaces Mike Walker pitching and batting 9th; Craig Shipley pinch hits for Dave Magadan batting 5th
          -2-  4   98%  C Shipley       Intentional Walk
                  Terry Adams replaces Larry Casian pitching and batting 9th
          12-      98%  J Mouton        Wild Pitch; May to 3B; Shipley to 2B
   O      -23  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   97%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
                  Craig Shipley moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   98%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--      98%  L Gonzalez      Sosa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Terry Adams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   99%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  S Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2  100%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Parent        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation