August 8, 1998 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
ANA 5 CHW 4
ANA 3 SEA 9
@DET 3 BAL 6
@MIN 3 NYY 14
KCR 1 CLE 6
@TBD 2 BOS 11
@TEX 1 TOR 6
OAK 5
(10) CIN 4
MIL 0 NYM 4
@COL 3 HOU 7
PHI 6 LAD 2
PIT 1 MON 5
ARI 3 ATL 14
@SFG 6 STL 9
CHC 8
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 42,523

Saturday, August 8, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:52

Phillies

56-59

Lost 2

3rd, 21 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  1   3  0  1   0  0  1    6 10  2
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  3   1  0  2    7 15  1

W: D Henry (8-2), L: M Leiter (6-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Astros

70-46

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Glanville CF                5   0   2   0    0   0  .309  .777   13    2   0   
D Relaford SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .671   23    1   1   
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .292  .900   16    0   2   
R Brogna 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .270  .781   20   10   1   
B Abreu RF                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .309  .869   16    2   0   HR
M Lewis 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .251  .691   12    4   6   SF
B Estalella C                 4   2   3   3    0   0  .200  .721   16    4   1   2·HR,2B
J Zuber LF                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .617    8    1   0   
  K Sefcik PH-LF              2   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .781    7    0   0   
C Loewer P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .255    7    0   1   GDP
  Y Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Amaro PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .524    3    0   0   
  W Gomes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Jordan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .682    6    0   0   
  M Leiter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   6    1   9              147   24  12

BATTING

2B: B Estalella (3, off J Lima).

HR: B Abreu (8, off J Lima; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); B Estalella 2 (3, off J Lima, off D Henry; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: M Lewis (5, off J Lima).

TB: B Estalella 10; B Abreu 4; D Glanville 2; K Sefcik 2; R Brogna; S Rolen.

GIDP: C Loewer (1).

RBI: B Estalella 3 (7); B Abreu (46); J Zuber (5); M Lewis (46).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-M Lewis-R Brogna.

E: S Rolen (10); B Abreu (8).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .317  .873   15    4   3   SB
B Spiers 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .769   23    0   0   2B
D Bell RF                     5   2   2   1    0   1  .325  .877   17    3   0   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .276  .945   13    7   0   CS
M Alou LF                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .301  .967   20    1   0   2B,CS,GDP,IW
R Hidalgo CF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .271  .671   26    2   0   HBP
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .702   16    2   4   
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .264  .714   20    8   1   
J Lima P                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .333    3    0   1   
  S Berry PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .296  .856    5    0   0   HR
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .515    3    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  15   7    4   4              161   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Spiers (26, off M Leiter); M Alou (22, off C Loewer).

HR: D Bell (17, off W Gomes; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); S Berry (8, off C Loewer; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: M Alou (4, by M Leiter).

HBP: R Hidalgo (2, by M Leiter).

TB: D Bell 5; S Berry 4; R Gutierrez 2; J Bagwell 2; R Hidalgo 2; M Alou 2; B Spiers 2; C Biggio; D Clark; B Ausmus; J Lima.

GIDP: M Alou (9).

RBI: S Berry 2 (31); R Hidalgo 2 (17); D Bell (83); J Lima (2); J Bagwell (78).

2-out RBI: S Berry 2; J Lima.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lima-R Gutierrez-C Biggio.

E: B Spiers (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (36, 2nd base off Y Perez/B Estalella).

CS: J Bagwell (7, 2nd base by C Loewer/B Estalella); M Alou (2, 2nd base by C Loewer/B Estalella).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Loewer                       5.2  10   4   4    3   3   1   6.59   28  107-66   42· 5·19    8·12· 2· 0     33    -     1.03  -0.06
Y Perez, H (7)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.75   0.04
W Gomes, BS (5)                2     3   1   1    0   1   1   3.43    8   21-14   10· 3· 1    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.59  -0.03
M Leiter, BS (8), L (6-3)      0     2   2   2    1   0   0   3.38    5   14-6     4· 1· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.30  -0.80
Totals                         8    15   7   7    4   4   2          42  146-89   58· 9·22   14·15· 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 Lima                         6     6   5   5    1   7   2   3.76   25   97-61   32·10·19    8· 9· 0· 0     46    -     0.76  -0.22
T Miller                       0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    2    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.29  -0.00
J Powell                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    6   22-15    6· 6· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.62   0.16
D Henry, W (8-2)               1     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.92    5   16-10    7· 0· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.30
Totals                         9    10   6   6    1   9   3          38  144-92   49·16·27   13·13· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: C Loewer (2); D Henry (2).

IBB: M Leiter (4; M Alou).

HBP: M Leiter (5; R Hidalgo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 42,523.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. D Glanville          CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. D Relaford           SS    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. S Rolen              3B    3. D Bell               RF 
4. R Brogna             1B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. B Abreu              RF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. M Lewis              2B    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. B Estalella          C     7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. J Zuber              LF    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. C Loewer             P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-5  ---  4  -34%  16% B Estalella     D Henry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 9   0  6-5  1-3  1   26%  93% J Bagwell       M Leiter        Fielder's Choice 3B; Spiers Scores; Bell to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Bagwell to 2B
   b 9   0  6-5  ---  1   24%  44% B Spiers        M Leiter        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   b 7   0  5-4  ---  1   23%  59% D Bell          W Gomes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 9   0  6-5  -2-  6   22%  66% D Bell          M Leiter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Spiers to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Glanville     Groundout: SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Relaford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlton Loewer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  M Lewis         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlton Loewer facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  J Bagwell       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      51%  R Hidalgo       Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (1B-2B-1B-SS)
          ---  5   52%  " "             Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      53%  R Gutierrez     Wild Pitch; Hidalgo to 2B
          -2-  6   55%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Hidalgo to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   39%  B Estalella     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   35%  J Zuber         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Zuber to 1B
   OO     1--  4   42%  C Loewer        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
          ---  2   41%  D Glanville     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   43%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlton Loewer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   41%  J Lima          Groundout: 2B-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6   44%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1-- 10   41%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line); Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  1   38%  D Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   34%  S Rolen         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  6   25%  R Brogna        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Rolen to 3B
          1-3  5   22%  B Abreu         Walk; Brogna to 2B
   RO     123  4   20%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF Line); Rolen Scores; Brogna to 3B; Abreu to 2B
   R      -23  1   13%  B Estalella     Double to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Brogna Scores; Abreu to 3B
   RO     -23  3   12%  J Zuber         Groundout: 2B-1B (P's Left); Abreu Scores; Estalella to 3B
   O      --3  3   14%  C Loewer        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Carlton Loewer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   12%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   14%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--      11%  R Hidalgo       Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   12%  " "             Single to SS (Fly Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   14%  R Gutierrez     Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Hidalgo to 2B
          12-  4   17%  B Ausmus        Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Hidalgo to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   R      123  1   24%  J Lima          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Hidalgo Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      123  3   16%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   17%  D Glanville     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   18%  D Relaford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   19%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Carlton Loewer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   16%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   14%  D Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   13%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   14%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3    9%  B Abreu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4    9%  M Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7    9%  B Estalella     Popfly: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Carlton Loewer facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   16%  M Alou          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B); Alou to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  2   13%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Alou Scores
   O      ---  1   11%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          --- 10   13%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  Sean Berry pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   RR     1--  5   32%  S Berry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ausmus Scores
          ---  1   35%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Yorkis Perez replaces Carlton Loewer pitching and batting 9th
          1--      36%  B Spiers        Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   31%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Trever Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Trever Miller replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Sefcik pinch hits for Jon Zuber batting 8th
          ---  6   27%  K Sefcik        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
                  Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Yorkis Perez batting 9th
   O      1--  3   30%  R Amaro         Strikeout Looking
                  Jay Powell replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   27%  D Glanville     Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Sefcik to 2B
   O      12-  5   31%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  4   36%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Wayne Gomes facing 3-4-5
                  Wayne Gomes replaces Ruben Amaro pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Sefcik moves to LF
   R      ---  1   59%  D Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   64%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   52%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   50%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 5-5, Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   55%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   58%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   61%  M Lewis         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Wayne Gomes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   56%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   53%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B (P's Left)
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
          ---  3   55%  D Clark         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Henry facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Henry replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   16%  B Estalella     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   14%  K Sefcik        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Kevin Jordan pinch hits for Wayne Gomes batting 9th
   O      1--  6   16%  K Jordan        Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   18%  D Glanville     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--      17%  D Relaford      Wild Pitch; Glanville to 2B
   O      -2-  4   20%  " "             Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Mark Leiter facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Leiter replaces Kevin Jordan pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   44%  B Spiers        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   66%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Spiers to 3B
   R      1-3  1   93%  J Bagwell       Fielder's Choice 3B; Spiers Scores; Bell to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Bagwell to 2B
          -23  4   94%  M Alou          Intentional Walk
   R      123  2  100%  R Hidalgo       Hit By Pitch; Bell Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Alou to 2B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 7.

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