June 21, 1997 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 5
OAK 3 CHW 5
MIN 3 CLE 13
NYY 4 DET 15
BOS 4 SEA 15
@TEX 8 BAL 5
@TOR 1 HOU 7
CHC 3 MON 4
FLA 3 NYM 3
PIT 2 ATL 9
@PHI 8 COL 9
@SDP 4 LAD 11
@SFG 0 STL 6
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,227

Saturday, June 21, 1997, 12:15
Time of Game: 2:52

Cubs

28-44

Lost 4

5th, 7½ GB

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

W: C Holt (7-5), L: F Castillo (4-9)

Astros

36-37

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Glanville CF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .275  .710   13    5   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .681   22    4   2   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .305  .832   21    5   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .813   17    1   0   
D Clark LF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .747    8    2   0   2·2B
  B McRae PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .691    5    0   0   
K Orie 3B                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .286  .845   12    1   1   2B
M Hubbard C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .436   12    6   2   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .566   15    0   3   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Cairo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
F Castillo P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .174    4    0   0   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .704    5    0   0   
  R Tatis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .750         0   0   
  J Hernandez PH-SS           0   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .747    3    0   1   SF
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   7              142   24   9

BATTING

2B: K Orie (11, off C Holt); D Clark 2 (5, 2 off C Holt).

SF: J Hernandez (1, off M Magnante).

TB: D Clark 4; K Orie 3; M Hubbard; M Grace.

RBI: J Hernandez (8); K Orie (16); D Clark (11).

2-out RBI: D Clark.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Sanchez-R Sandberg-M Grace; J Hernandez-R Sandberg-M Grace.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   2   2   1    1   1  .321  .927   20    1   6   
P Listach CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .183  .475   17    3   0   3B,GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .327 1.094   10   13   0   2B,SF
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .289  .776   16    0   0   
D Bell RF                     3   1   3   1    1   0  .255  .712    9    2   0   SB,CS
S Berry 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .230  .633   10    0   2   SF
  B Spiers 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .917         0   1   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .704   16    8   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .254  .695   16    0   4   3·2B,GDP
C Holt P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .033  .098    7    0   1   SH
  M Magnante P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       30   7  12   7    3   6              124   27  14

BATTING

2B: T Bogar 3 (6, off K Bottenfield, off R Tatis, off F Castillo); J Bagwell (24, off F Castillo).

3B: P Listach (2, off F Castillo).

SF: S Berry (2, off B Patterson); J Bagwell (4, off K Bottenfield).

SH: C Holt (7, off R Tatis).

TB: T Bogar 6; P Listach 3; D Bell 3; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; B Ausmus; S Berry.

GIDP: T Bogar (2); P Listach (7).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (69); S Berry (16); T Bogar (5); C Biggio (41); D Bell (18); P Listach (6).

2-out RBI: T Bogar; D Bell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: P Listach (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (3, 2nd base off K Bottenfield/M Hubbard).

CS: D Bell (2, 2nd base by B Patterson/M Hubbard).

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 (4-9)            1.1   7   5   5    0   0   0   5.72   11   35-25   18· 3· 4    4· 1· 6· 0     20    -     1.01  -0.35
K Bottenfield                  1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   2.86    7   27-18   11· 4· 3    0· 4· 2· 0          1-1    0.59  -0.05
R Tatis                        3     1   0   0    2   4   0   3.07   11   35-20   11· 5· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
B Patterson                    1     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.90    4   12-5     5· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.02
T Adams                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.31    3   13-10    4· 3· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   6   0          36  122-78   49·15·13    9· 9· 9· 0          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Holt, W (7-5)                6.1   5   3   2    2   4   0   3.95   26  102-66   39·10·17   11· 2· 7· 0     55    -     0.85   0.07
M Magnante                     2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   4.09    9   40-27   15· 5· 7    4· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.37   0.05
Totals                         9     6   3   2    2   7   0          35  142-93   54·15·24   15· 4· 7· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 25,227.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. D Glanville          CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. P Listach            CF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. D Clark              LF    5. D Bell               RF 
6. K Orie               3B    6. S Berry              3B 
7. M Hubbard            C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. R Sanchez            SS    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. F Castillo           P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  2-0  -2-  4  -10%  54% K Orie          C Holt          Double to LF (Line Drive); Clark Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  1   10%  66% J Bagwell       F Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   b 2   1  1-2  -2-  6    9%  77% C Biggio        F Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bogar Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   1  1-3  -2-  6    9%  85% P Listach       F Castillo      Triple to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  --3  1    8%  72% D Bell          F Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Glanville     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  8   54%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   53%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  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
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   57%  P Listach       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
   R      -2-  1   66%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  1   64%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Bagwell to 3B
   R      --3  1   72%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores
          1--  2   73%  S Berry         Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  4   70%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   64%  D Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   54%  K Orie          Double to LF (Line Drive); Clark Scores
   O      -2-  3   59%  M Hubbard       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   62%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Orie to 3B
   O      --3  4   66%  F Castillo      Groundout: C unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   71%  T Bogar         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      -2-  2   68%  C Holt          Bunt Groundout: C unassisted
   R      -2-  6   77%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bogar Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  6   85%  P Listach       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  6   87%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Listach Scores
   O      ---  4   86%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   83%  D Glanville     Walk
   O      1--  5   85%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Glanville to 2B
          -2-  3   82%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Glanville to 3B
   O      1-3  4   86%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  1   79%  D Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Glanville Scores; Grace to 3B
   O      -23  2   84%  K Orie          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Kent Bottenfield facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   86%  D Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      88%  S Berry         Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   87%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Bell to 3B
   O      --3  2   84%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 3B
   R      --3  6   89%  T Bogar         Double to RF (Line Drive); Bell Scores
   O      -2-  4   88%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   90%  M Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ramon Tatis facing 1-2-3
                  Ramon Tatis replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   93%  C Biggio        Walk
   OO     1--  2   90%  P Listach       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   90%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   92%  D Glanville     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   93%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   94%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ramon Tatis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   93%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   94%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  1   93%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   92%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   94%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   95%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  K Orie          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ramon Tatis facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   97%  T Bogar         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   96%  C Holt          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Bogar to 3B
   O      --3  6   95%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   94%  P Listach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   91%  M Hubbard       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hubbard to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-  7   93%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Hubbard to 3B
                  Mike Magnante replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th; Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Dave Hansen batting 9th; Dave Hansen pinch hits for Ramon Tatis batting 9th
   RO     --3  3   94%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Hubbard Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   94%  D Glanville     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Patterson replaces Rey Sanchez pitching and batting 8th; Jose Hernandez moves to SS
   O      ---  2   94%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   94%  L Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  2   96%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   97%  S Berry         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores
   O      1--  1   97%  B Ausmus        Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Magnante facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   99%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
                  Terry Adams replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 8th
          ---  5   99%  B Ausmus        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  5   99%  T Bogar         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  M Magnante      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Magnante facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Spiers replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 6th; Brian McRae pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 5th
   O      ---  5  100%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  K Orie          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hubbard to 1B
                  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 8th
   O      1--  5  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.

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