September 5, 2000 Florida Marlins at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 27,408

Tuesday, September 5, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Marlins

67-70

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

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

W: T McKnight (1-1), L: R Cornelius (3-8)

Astros

58-80

Won 1

5th, 22 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .351  .838   22    0   5   2·SB
M Kotsay CF                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .290  .774   14    1   0   2B
C Floyd LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .301  .905   16    1   0   2·SB
  V Darensbourg P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  D Lee PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .883    6    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .279  .864   21    1   1   HR,HBP
H Rodriguez RF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .815   19    3   0   
K Millar 1B-LF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .270  .910   12    8   2   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .556   10    3   2   
R Castro C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .620   16    5   0   
R Cornelius P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .313    3    1   1   
  J Strong P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .753    2    0   0   
  M Aybar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   1   
  P Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .783    5    0   0   
  R Bones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         1   0   
  N Rolison 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   5   9   4    2   8              150   24  12

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (29, off T McKnight).

HR: M Lowell (22, off J Slusarski; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); K Millar (14, off M Valdes; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: M Lowell (8, by T McKnight).

TB: K Millar 4; M Lowell 4; M Kotsay 3; L Castillo 2; A Gonzalez; C Floyd; H Rodriguez.

RBI: M Lowell 2 (79); M Kotsay (54); K Millar (39).

2-out RBI: M Lowell 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Millar-A Gonzalez-R Cornelius.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Floyd 2 (22, 2nd base off T McKnight/M Meluskey 2); L Castillo 2 (55, 2nd base off T McKnight/M Meluskey 2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo 2B                     5   3   3   2    0   1  .262  .713   16    0   1   HR
B Spiers 3B                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .316  .803   17    1   3   3B
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .316 1.041   19   12   0   
L Berkman LF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .293  .934   20    3   0   
  G Barker CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .663         0   0   
M Alou RF                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .361 1.059   15    1   1   
R Hidalgo CF-LF               5   1   2   2    0   0  .275  .910   14    2   0   2B
M Meluskey C                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .300  .920   16    7   1   GDP
T Bogar SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .193  .565   10    1   4   
T McKnight P                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  J Slusarski P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    4    0   0   
  F Charles PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  M Valdes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       38   9  15   9    4   5              141   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (31, off R Cornelius).

3B: B Spiers (3, off J Strong).

HR: J Lugo (6, off R Cornelius; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Lugo 6; B Spiers 5; R Hidalgo 3; J Bagwell 3; T Bogar 2; M Meluskey; M Alou.

GIDP: M Meluskey (6).

RBI: B Spiers 2 (38); J Lugo 2 (29); R Hidalgo 2 (94); T Bogar (22); M Alou (88); J Bagwell (110).

2-out RBI: J Lugo.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

E: J Bagwell (9); M Meluskey (13).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Cornelius, L (3-8)           3.1   8   8   8    2   0   1   4.68   19   56-30   25· 1· 4    9· 2· 5· 1     10    -     0.71  -0.28
J Strong                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   7.32    3   13-9     6· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.13  -0.02
M Aybar                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.42    4   18-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
R Bones                        1     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.42    6   28-16    7· 1· 8    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
V Darensbourg                  2     3   0   0    1   3   0   4.22   10   26-19   12· 6· 1    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         8    15   9   9    4   5   1          42  141-83   56·11·16   16· 7· 9· 1          2-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T McKnight, W (1-1)            5     5   2   1    2   3   0   3.27   24   82-52   35· 7·10    8· 7· 3· 0     52    -     0.69   0.17
J Slusarski                    2     3   2   2    0   3   1   3.93    8   32-25   14· 7· 4    2· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
M Valdes                       2     1   1   1    0   2   1   4.44    7   27-17   11· 4· 2    3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   8   2          39  141-94   60·18·16   13· 8· 5· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Slusarski (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: T McKnight (1; M Lowell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Mike Vanvleet, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 27,408.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Houston Astros                       
1. L Castillo           2B    1. J Lugo               2B 
2. M Kotsay             CF    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Lowell             3B    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. H Rodriguez          RF    5. M Alou               RF 
6. K Millar             1B    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. M Meluskey           C  
8. R Castro             C     8. T Bogar              SS 
9. R Cornelius          P     9. T McKnight           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  123  3    9%  81% R Hidalgo       R Cornelius     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores; Alou to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  123  5    8%  72% M Alou          R Cornelius     Single to CF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   b 2   2  0-3  ---  2    6%  84% J Lugo          R Cornelius     Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1    6%  61% J Bagwell       R Cornelius     Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B
   b 1   1  0-3  12-  1   -5%  76% M Meluskey      R Cornelius     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony McKnight facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      49%  C Floyd         Castillo Steals 2B
          -2-  4   47%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   51%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  6   55%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reid Cornelius facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   55%  B Spiers        Walk
          1--  1   61%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B
          1-3  4   64%  L Berkman       Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   R      123  5   72%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   RR     123  3   81%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores; Alou to 2B
   OO     12-  1   76%  M Meluskey      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony McKnight facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   76%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   78%  R Castro        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   81%  R Cornelius     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Reid Cornelius facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   79%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  T McKnight      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   84%  J Lugo          Home Run
   O      ---  3   84%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tony McKnight facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   86%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   86%  C Floyd         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      86%  M Lowell        Floyd Steals 2B
          -2-  6   85%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   88%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reid Cornelius facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   87%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tony McKnight facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   88%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  R Castro        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reid Cornelius facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   92%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   94%  M Meluskey      Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3  2   95%  T Bogar         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hidalgo Scores; Meluskey to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  T McKnight      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Bogar to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bogar Scores; McKnight to 2B
                  Joe Strong replaces Reid Cornelius pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-  6   99%  B Spiers        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); McKnight Scores; Lugo Scores
   O      --3  5   98%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   98%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 8.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-8, Tony McKnight facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Smith pinch hits for Joe Strong batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M Smith         Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   98%  L Castillo      Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      98%  M Kotsay        Castillo Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   97%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Castillo Scores
   R      -2-  1   95%  C Floyd         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Kotsay Scores/unER
          1--      94%  M Lowell        Floyd Steals 2B; Floyd to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  9   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   95%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1-3  4   97%  K Millar        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Manuel Aybar facing 5-6-7
                  Manuel Aybar replaces Mark Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  M Alou          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   97%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  6   97%  M Meluskey      Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  T Bogar         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-8, Joe Slusarski facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Slusarski replaces Tony McKnight pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  R Castro        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Preston Wilson pinch hits for Manuel Aybar batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Ricky Bones facing 9-1-2
                  Ricky Bones replaces Preston Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  J Slusarski     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   98%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  3   98%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Lugo to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores; Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P; Spiers to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   O      -23  6   99%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 9.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 10   99%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  C Floyd         Wild Pitch; Kotsay to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  2   98%  M Lowell        Home Run (LF-CF); Kotsay Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Vic Darensbourg facing 6-7-8
                  Vic Darensbourg replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 3rd; Nate Rolison replaces Ricky Bones playing 1B batting 9th; Kevin Millar moves to LF
   O      ---  2   98%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   98%  M Meluskey      Walk
          1--  3   98%  T Bogar         Single to RF (Line Drive); Meluskey to 2B
                  Frank Charles pinch hits for Joe Slusarski batting 9th
   O      12-  3   98%  F Charles       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   98%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 4-9, Marc Valdes facing 6-7-8
                  Marc Valdes replaces Frank Charles pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   96%  K Millar        Home Run
   O      ---  2   97%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  R Castro        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  N Rolison       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Vic Darensbourg facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   99%  B Spiers        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   99%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   98%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   98%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 5, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 5-9, Marc Valdes facing 1-2-3
                  Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Lance Berkman playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   99%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Kotsay        Groundout: P-1B
                  Derrek Lee pinch hits for Vic Darensbourg batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  100%  D Lee           Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Astros 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200009050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation