June 3, 2000 Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAD 8
@ANA 3 OAK 9
SFG 7 SDP 7
@SEA 4 TEX 4
ARI 3 ATL 11
NYY 7 DET 5
@CHC 3 CIN 9
MIN 3 FLA 2
TOR 1 HOU 6
CHW 1 MIL 2
COL 1
(12) MON 7
BAL 4 NYM 1
TBD 0 PHI 9
BOS 3 KCR 16
@PIT 3 CLE 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 39,459

Saturday, June 3, 2000, 12:15PM
Time of Game: 3:00

White Sox

31-23

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  3
Astros          0  0  0   0  2  2   0  2  X    6 10  0

W: C Holt (3-6), L: K Wells (3-5)

Astros

20-34

Won 1

6th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   3   0   3   0    1   0  .251  .740   13    1   5   SB,CS
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .247  .772   27    4   2   2·GDP
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .996    9    7   1   GDP
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .879   11    1   0   2B
C Singleton CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .694   11    2   0   
C Lee LF                      3   1   3   1    0   0  .287  .916    8    1   0   HR,2B,SB
G Norton 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .803   19    1   2   
  K Beirne P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
B Fordyce C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .413   10    6   1   GDP
K Wells P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  J Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Graffanino 3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .681    4    1   0   
Totals                       30   1   8   1    2   6              120   24  12

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (11, off C Holt); C Lee (10, off C Holt).

HR: C Lee (13, off C Holt; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: C Lee 7; R Durham 3; M Ordonez 2; G Norton.

GIDP: J Valentin 2 (5); B Fordyce (1); F Thomas (2).

RBI: C Lee (41).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Valentin-F Thomas; B Fordyce-G Norton.

E: K Wells (1); M Ordonez (3); K Beirne (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Durham (5, 2nd base off C Holt/M Meluskey); C Lee (4, 2nd base off C Holt/M Meluskey).

CS: R Durham (4, 2nd base by C Holt/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Spiers SS                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .307  .778   18    4   5   CS
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .268  .761   19    1   3   2B,CS,GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .964   19    9   3   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .323 1.088   24    0   1   
R Hidalgo CF                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .286 1.027   16    4   0   HR
L Berkman RF-LF               4   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .915   10    1   0   
D Ward LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .228  .800   16    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
M Meluskey C                  2   2   2   1    2   0  .298  .958   23    6   1   2·2B,IW
C Holt P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .130  .297   13    1   2   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .589    3    0   0   
  G Barker PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
Totals                       32   6  10   4    5   6              161   27  15

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (6, off K Wells); M Meluskey 2 (11, 2 off K Wells).

HR: R Hidalgo (17, off K Wells; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: M Meluskey (6, by K Beirne).

TB: C Biggio 4; M Meluskey 4; R Hidalgo 4; D Ward 2; B Spiers 2.

GIDP: C Biggio (5).

RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (49); M Meluskey (31); C Biggio (17).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 4. C Holt-B Spiers-J Bagwell; J Bagwell-B Spiers-J Bagwell; B Spiers-J Bagwell; B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Spiers (1, 3rd base by K Wells/B Fordyce); C Biggio (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Beirne).

PO: L Berkman (1st base by K Beirne).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Wells, L (3-5)               5     8   4   4    2   4   1   6.59   23   98-59   36· 8·15    9· 2· 6· 0     37    -     1.09  -0.07
J Pena                         1     1   0   0    1   2   0   9.00    5   24-14    6· 2· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
K Beirne                       2     1   2   0    2   0   0   4.91    9   39-19   14· 2· 3    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   6   4    5   6   1          37  161-92   56·12·24   13· 5· 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
C Holt, W (3-6)                8     8   1   1    2   5   1   4.97   29  104-64   41·11·12   13· 4· 4· 1     65    -     1.12   0.43
J Powell                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.72    3    8-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   6   1          32  112-70   44·13·13   14· 5· 4· 1           -

K Wells faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Wells (3).

IBB: K Beirne (1; M Meluskey).

PO: K Beirne 2 (1; C Biggio, 2nd base (CS); L Berkman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Travis Katzenmeier, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 39,459.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Houston Astros                       
1. R Durham             2B    1. B Spiers             SS 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. C Singleton          CF    5. R Hidalgo            CF 
6. C Lee                LF    6. L Berkman            RF 
7. G Norton             3B    7. D Ward               LF 
8. B Fordyce            C     8. M Meluskey           C  
9. K Wells              P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-0  12-  2   16%  78% F Thomas        C Holt          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Durham to 3B
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  6   14%  76% M Meluskey      K Wells         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ward Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  7    9%  68% C Biggio        K Wells         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Spiers to 3B
   b 6   0  0-2  1--  4    9%  94% R Hidalgo       K Wells         Home Run; Caminiti Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  4   -8%  51% C Biggio        K Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  R Durham        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   OO     1--  8   54%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   68%  C Biggio        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Spiers to 3B
   O      -23  4   63%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -23  9   56%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   50%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  C Singleton     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   52%  C Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   56%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B--P (2B-1B); Berkman out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      ---  3   51%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   54%  M Meluskey      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   50%  C Holt          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  K Wells         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  R Durham        Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  J Valentin      Durham Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   60%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   51%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   53%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  3   52%  M Ordonez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   56%  C Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   54%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   51%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   45%  C Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      42%  G Norton        Lee Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  6   53%  B Fordyce       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   57%  K Wells         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   62%  D Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  6   76%  M Meluskey      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ward Scores
   O      -2-  6   72%  C Holt          Strikeout (foul bunt)
          -2-  4   76%  B Spiers        Walk; Meluskey to 3B/Wild Pitch
   R      1-3  1   82%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Meluskey Scores; Spiers to 2B
   OO     12-  6   76%  J Bagwell       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Spiers Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   71%  R Durham        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  J Valentin      Durham Steals 2B
          -2-  5   63%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  2   78%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Durham to 3B
   O      --3  3   83%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   85%  K Caminiti      Walk
   RR     1--  4   94%  R Hidalgo       Home Run; Caminiti Scores
                  Jesus Pena replaces Kip Wells pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS
          ---  6   94%  D Ward          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--  6   95%  M Meluskey      Walk; Ward to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  C Holt          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-  5   93%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   95%  C Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   90%  C Lee           Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  5   87%  G Norton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   93%  B Fordyce       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kevin Beirne facing 2-3-4
                  Kevin Beirne replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 7th; Tony Graffanino replaces Jesus Pena playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  7   94%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  3   93%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  3   92%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      92%  R Hidalgo       Biggio Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   94%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   91%  R Durham        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   97%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kevin Beirne facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   97%  R Hidalgo       Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   96%  D Ward          Flyball: CF
          1--      96%  M Meluskey      Berkman Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Berkman to 2B
          -2-  4   97%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Matt Mieske pinch hits for Chris Holt batting 9th
   RR     12-  3   99%  M Mieske        Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Deep RF); Berkman Scores/unER; Meluskey Scores/unER; Mieske to 2B
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Matt Mieske batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   99%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jay Powell facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Powell replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 7th; Lance Berkman moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4  100%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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