September 10, 1999 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
SEA 4
(12) CLE 14
@CHW 6 DET 7
TOR 6 KCR 7
TEX 3 ANA 4
@MIN 2 BOS 3
@NYY 1 OAK 7
@TBD 2 ARI 3
PHI 1 CIN 4
FLA 2 COL 15
MIL 3 HOU 6
CHC 4
(13) LAD 3
NYM 1 SDP 10
MON 3 ATL 4
@SFG 2 STL 11
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 48,879

Friday, September 10, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:45

Cubs

56-85

Lost 4

6th, 30 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  3  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    4  9  0
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0   2    6 12  0

W: B Wagner (4-1), L: B Ayala (1-7)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Astros

87-56

Won 8

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Brown CF-LF                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .143  .414   14    3   0   2B,SH
C Meyers 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .562   13    0   3   SH,GDP
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Gaetti 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .603    0    0   1   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .312  .868   10   15   1   SF
S Sosa RF                     6   0   0   0    0   3  .297 1.042   15    1   0   
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .931   17    0   0   
  L Johnson CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .660    0    1   0   
J Reed C                      3   1   1   0    2   0  .266  .753   14   10   0   
  B Porter PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   0   
  J Molina C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100         1   0   
C Liniak 3B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .300  .733   11    0   2   2B,CS
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .931    0    0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Nieves SS                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .597   15    2   7   2B
J Lieber P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .146  .389    7    1   1   
  M Morandini 2B              1   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .655    0    2   2   
Totals                       41   4   9   4    5   8              116   36  17

BATTING

2B: J Nieves (5, off T Miller); C Liniak (2, off S Elarton); R Brown (1, off S Elarton).

SF: M Grace (8, off S Elarton).

SH: C Meyers (2, off S Elarton); R Brown (1, off D Henry).

TB: J Nieves 3; C Liniak 3; R Brown 3; J Reed; J Lieber; C Meyers.

GIDP: C Meyers (5).

RBI: R Brown (1); M Grace (78); C Liniak (1); J Nieves (10).

2-out RBI: R Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Nieves-M Morandini-M Grace; C Meyers-J Nieves-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Liniak (1, 2nd base by T Miller/P Bako).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   2   1    1   0  .303  .858   12    6   3   2B,IW
D Bell RF                     6   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .661   13    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  6   1   1   0    0   3  .308 1.059   16   15   0   
C Everett CF-LF-CF            6   2   2   3    0   3  .331  .984   15    2   1   2·HR
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .830   18    1   2   
  G Barker PR-CF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .277  .705         0   0   SB
  R Thompson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .761    0    0   0   
D Ward LF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .272  .823   16    2   0   
  C Hernandez PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   SB
  R Johnson 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .791    0    1   0   
P Bako C                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .706   18    8   1   GDP
R Gutierrez SS                5   1   4   1    0   0  .275  .721   16    2   7   3B,SB
S Elarton P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    4    0   0   
  L Berkman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .686    3    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .757    2    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .882    6    0   0   GDP
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .707    0    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       46   6  12   5    3  11              139   39  16

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (53, off J Lieber).

3B: R Gutierrez (5, off J Lieber).

HR: C Everett 2 (23, off B Ayala, off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 13th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: C Biggio (9, by B Ayala).

TB: C Everett 8; R Gutierrez 6; C Biggio 3; D Ward 3; J Bagwell.

GIDP: M Mieske (3); P Bako (3).

RBI: C Everett 3 (96); C Biggio (65); R Gutierrez (19).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Everett-C Biggio; R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

PB: P Bako (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gutierrez (2, 2nd base off B Ayala/J Molina); C Hernandez (3, 2nd base off T Adams/J Reed); G Barker (15, 3rd base off T Adams/J Reed).

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 Lieber                       8     7   2   2    0   9   1   4.04   30  109-76   37·18·21   11· 6· 4· 0     69    -     1.08   0.34
T Adams, BS (3)                0.1   2   2   2    2   1   0   3.91    5   21-11    5· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.07  -0.61
R Aguilera                     1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    4    6-3     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.49   0.36
M Guthrie                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    5    0-0     5· 0· 0    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.98   0.15
B Ayala, L (1-7)               0.2   2   2   2    1   1   1   3.64    5    0-0     3· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    3.32  -0.21
Totals                        12    12   6   6    3  11   2          49  136-90   55·22·24   19·11· 5· 0          3-0

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 Elarton                      5     6   4   4    3   3   0   3.14   22   73-45   29· 6·10    6· 5· 5· 0     39    -     0.82  -0.15
T Miller                       2.1   3   0   0    0   1   0   5.61    8   19-12    8· 3· 1    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.06
B Williams                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.32    2    9-6     3· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Powell                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.78    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
D Henry                        2     0   0   0    2   1   0   4.50    8    0-0     5· 0· 0    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.60   0.30
J Cabrera                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.49    3    0-0     3· 0· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
B Wagner, W (4-1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.75    3    0-0     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
Totals                        13     9   4   4    5   8   0          49  110-69   53·13·13   18·11· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Adams (5); S Elarton (3).

IBB: B Ayala (2; C Biggio).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 3:45.

Attendance: 48,879.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. R Brown              CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. C Meyers             2B    2. D Bell               RF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. C Everett            CF 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. J Reed               C     6. D Ward               LF 
7. C Liniak             3B    7. P Bako               C  
8. J Nieves             SS    8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. J Lieber             P     9. S Elarton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b13   0  4-4  1--      28% 100% C Everett       B Ayala         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bagwell Scores
   b 9   1  4-3  1-3  2   24%  72% R Gutierrez     T Adams         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Hernandez Scores; Bako to 2B
   b 9   1  4-4  12-  6  -22%  50% M Mieske        R Aguilera      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   1  4-2  -23  2   12%  43% P Bako          T Adams         Wild Pitch; Barker Scores/No RBI; Hernandez to 3B
   b12   2  4-4  12-     -12%  50% D Bell          B Ayala         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  R Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   54%  C Meyers        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   53%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   50%  J Reed          Walk
   R      1--  3   39%  C Liniak        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Reed Scores
   R      -2-  3   31%  J Nieves        Single to CF (Line Drive); Liniak Scores
   O      1--  1   33%  J Lieber        Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   R      1--  1   24%  R Brown         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Nieves Scores
   O      -2-  1   27%  C Meyers        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Brown out at 3B/SS-3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   35%  C Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   33%  K Caminiti      Lineout: CF
          ---  2   35%  D Ward          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   32%  P Bako          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   30%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Elarton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   32%  M Grace         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   33%  S Sosa          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   34%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   31%  S Elarton       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   29%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   28%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   25%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      23%  C Liniak        Passed Ball; Reed to 2B
          -2-  5   21%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  2   30%  J Nieves        Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B
   O      1--  5   32%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   29%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   27%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   26%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   23%  R Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      21%  C Meyers        Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  4   22%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Brown to 3B
   RO     --3  1   20%  M Grace         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Brown Scores
   O      ---  4   20%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   25%  D Ward          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   16%  P Bako          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  1   17%  R Gutierrez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  Lance Berkman pinch hits for Scott Elarton batting 9th
   O      1--  3   15%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Trever Miller replaces Lance Berkman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   16%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   17%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   16%  C Liniak        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   18%  J Nieves        Liniak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   22%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   18%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   14%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   11%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Trever Miller facing 8-9-1
          ---  1    9%  J Nieves        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  1    6%  J Lieber        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Nieves to 3B
   O      1-3  5    9%  R Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1-3  1   14%  C Meyers        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   11%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5    9%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5    8%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Trever Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2    9%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  Brian Williams replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5    9%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   10%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
                  Roosevelt Brown moves to LF; Lance Johnson replaces Henry Rodriguez playing CF batting 5th
          ---  7   18%  R Gutierrez     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
   O      --3  2   12%  B Spiers        Flyball: RF
   R      --3  1   21%  C Biggio        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gutierrez Scores
   O      -2-  3   14%  D Bell          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  3    8%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jay Powell facing 6-7-8
                  Jay Powell replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2    9%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   10%  C Liniak        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   10%  J Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Terry Adams facing 4-5-6
                  Terry Adams replaces Chad Meyers pitching and batting 2nd; Mickey Morandini replaces Jon Lieber playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  4    5%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   12%  K Caminiti      Walk
          1--  4   21%  D Ward          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Caminiti to 2B
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Ken Caminiti batting 5th; Carlos Hernandez pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 6th
          12-      30%  P Bako          Barker Steals 3B; Hernandez Steals 2B
   R      -23      43%  " "             Wild Pitch; Barker Scores/No RBI; Hernandez to 3B
          --3  5   47%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  2   72%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Hernandez Scores; Bako to 2B
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Cole Liniak pitching and batting 7th; Gary Gaetti replaces Terry Adams playing 3B batting 2nd; Matt Mieske pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
   OO     12-  6   50%  M Mieske        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Doug Henry facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Henry replaces Matt Mieske pitching and batting 9th; Russ Johnson replaces Carlos Hernandez playing 3B batting 6th; Carl Everett moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to CF
          ---      42%  M Morandini     Walk
   O      1--      44%  R Brown         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Morandini to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      65%  M Grace         Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  C Biggio        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---      54%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Doug Henry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      56%  S Sosa          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      61%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  J Reed          Walk
                  Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Rick Aguilera batting 7th; Bo Porter pinch runs for Jeff Reed batting 6th
   O      1--      65%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Guthrie facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 7th; Jose Molina replaces Bo Porter playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      59%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ryan Thompson pinch hits for Glen Barker batting 5th
   O      ---      54%  R Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Cabrera facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Thompson moves to LF; Carl Everett moves to CF
   O      ---      56%  J Nieves        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---      61%  M Morandini     Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---      65%  R Brown         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  P Bako          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      64%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 7th; Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Jose Cabrera batting 9th
          1--      71%  T Eusebio       Gutierrez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      62%  C Biggio        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 13th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Tony Eusebio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---      61%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---      65%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 13th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Bobby Ayala facing 3-4-5
          ---      72%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   RR     1--     100%  C Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bagwell Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199909100

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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