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7
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9
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8
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7
Tuesday, September 5, 2000 7:05PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 27,408, Time of Game: 2:58
Marlins
5
67-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 13½ GB
 at Astros
9
58-80
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 22 GB
W: Tony McKnight (1-1)
 
                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

Florida Marlins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Castillo 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .351 .837 22 16 0.018 0.50 0.053 -0.035 0.2 0 5 2·SB
Mark Kotsay CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .290 .775 12 8 -0.034 0.40 0.018 -0.052 0.6 1 0 2B
Cliff Floyd LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .301 .905 12 6 0.056 0.50 0.061 -0.005 1.3 1 0 2·SB
   Vic Darensbourg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Derrek Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .884 6 3 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
Mike Lowell 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .279 .864 18 13 -0.037 0.79 0.025 -0.062 0.8 1 1 HR,HBP
Henry Rodriguez RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 .815 19 10 -0.073 0.77 0.007 -0.079 -1.0 3 0
Kevin Millar 1B-LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .909 12 8 -0.038 0.63 0.022 -0.060 -0.1 8 2 HR
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 .556 10 7 -0.015 0.51 0.023 -0.038 -0.5 3 2
Ramon Castro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .621 16 12 -0.051 0.48 0.000 -0.051 -0.9 5 0
Reid Cornelius P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .313 3 3 -0.021 0.70 0.000 -0.021 -0.3 1 1
   Joe Strong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .754 2 1 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.3
   Manny Aybar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Preston Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .783 5 4 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Ricky Bones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Nate Rolison 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 9 4 2 8 .250 .752 141 94 -0.208 0.52 0.209 -0.416 -0.4 24 12
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Lugo 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 .262 .713 16 9 0.059 0.35 0.086 -0.027 1.5 0 1 HR
Bill Spiers 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 .316 .803 17 9 0.047 0.25 0.052 -0.005 3.0 1 3 3B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .316 1.042 19 11 0.054 0.37 0.068 -0.013 1.4 12 0
Lance Berkman LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .293 .933 20 12 0.015 0.43 0.029 -0.014 -1.2 3 0
   Glen Barker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .664 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Moises Alou RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .361 1.059 15 9 0.064 0.55 0.078 -0.014 -0.6 1 1
Richard Hidalgo CF-LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .275 .910 14 10 0.107 0.51 0.114 -0.008 1.0 2 0 2B
Mitch Meluskey C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .300 .921 16 5 -0.029 0.39 0.023 -0.052 0.1 7 1 GDP
Tim Bogar SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .193 .565 10 7 0.001 0.27 0.018 -0.017 0.5 1 4
Tony McKnight P 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 7 5 -0.022 0.37 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 0 1
   Joe Slusarski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 4 3 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 0 0
   Frank Charles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.5
   Marc Valdes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 38 9 15 9 4 5 .395 1.005 141 83 0.291 0.38 0.468 -0.177 4.2 27 12
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).
Outfield Assists: M Alou (H Rodriguez at 2nd base).

Florida Marlins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reid Cornelius, L (3-8) 3.1 8 8 8 2 0 1 4.68 19 56 30 25 1 4 9 7 5 1 10 -0.283 0.71 -4.6
Joe Strong 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.32 3 13 9 6 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 -0.018 0.17 -1.0
Manny Aybar 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.42 4 18 9 6 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.09 0.6
Ricky Bones 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.42 6 28 16 7 1 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 -0.006 0.08 -0.4
Vic Darensbourg 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.22 10 26 19 12 6 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0.009 0.10 1.2
Team Totals 8 15 9 9 4 5 1 10.12 42 141 83 56 11 16 16 16 9 1 10 2 2 -0.292 0.52 -4.2

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony McKnight, W (1-1) 5 5 2 1 2 3 0 3.27 24 82 52 35 7 10 8 10 3 0 52 0.171 0.69 1.0
Joe Slusarski 2 3 2 2 0 3 1 3.93 8 32 25 14 7 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0.011 0.13 -0.8
Marc Valdes 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.44 7 27 17 11 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0.027 0.31 0.2
Team Totals 9 9 5 4 2 8 2 4.00 39 141 94 60 18 16 13 13 5 2 52 0 0 0.209 0.38 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: J Slusarski (6).
HBP: T McKnight (1; M Lowell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Mike Vanvleet, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 27,408.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Florida Marlins         Houston Astros
1 Luis Castillo 2B 1 Julio Lugo 2B
2 Mark Kotsay CF 2 Bill Spiers 3B
3 Cliff Floyd LF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Mike Lowell 3B 4 Lance Berkman LF
5 Henry Rodriguez RF 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Kevin Millar 1B 6 Richard Hidalgo CF
7 Alex Gonzalez SS 7 Mitch Meluskey C
8 Ramon Castro C 8 Tim Bogar SS
9 Reid Cornelius P 9 Tony McKnight P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR HOU R. Hidalgo R. Cornelius 9% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores; Alou to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  R HOU M. Alou R. Cornelius 8% 72% Single to CF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
b2 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Lugo R. Cornelius 6% 84% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell R. Cornelius 6% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B
b1 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU M. Meluskey R. Cornelius -5% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tony McKnight facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  FLA L. Castillo T. McKnight -3% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O FLA M. Kotsay T. McKnight 3% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  FLA C. Floyd T. McKnight -1% 49% Castillo Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  FLA C. Floyd T. McKnight -2% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O FLA M. Lowell T. McKnight 4% 51% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O FLA H. Rodriguez T. McKnight 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Marlins' Reid Cornelius facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Lugo R. Cornelius -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Spiers R. Cornelius 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell R. Cornelius 6% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman R. Cornelius 3% 64% Walk; Bagwell to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  R HOU M. Alou R. Cornelius 8% 72% Single to CF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
b1 1-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR HOU R. Hidalgo R. Cornelius 9% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores; Alou to 2B
b1 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU M. Meluskey R. Cornelius -5% 76% 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, Astros' Tony McKnight facing 6-7-8
t2 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA K. Millar T. McKnight 2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  FLA A. Gonzalez T. McKnight -2% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 0-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O FLA R. Castro T. McKnight 3% 78% Flyball: LF
t2 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O FLA R. Cornelius T. McKnight 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Marlins' Reid Cornelius facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Bogar R. Cornelius -1% 79% Flyball: CF
b2 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. McKnight R. Cornelius -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Lugo R. Cornelius 6% 84% Home Run
b2 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers R. Cornelius -1% 84% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tony McKnight facing 1-2-3
t3 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA L. Castillo T. McKnight 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O FLA M. Kotsay T. McKnight 1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  FLA C. Floyd T. McKnight -1% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t3 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  FLA M. Lowell T. McKnight -1% 86% Floyd Steals 2B
t3 0-4 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  FLA M. Lowell T. McKnight -1% 85% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O FLA H. Rodriguez T. McKnight 3% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marlins' Reid Cornelius facing 3-4-5
b3 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell R. Cornelius -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman R. Cornelius -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Alou R. Cornelius -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tony McKnight facing 6-7-8
t4 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O FLA K. Millar T. McKnight 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O FLA A. Gonzalez T. McKnight 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O FLA R. Castro T. McKnight 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marlins' Reid Cornelius facing 6-7-8
b4 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo R. Cornelius 2% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 4-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Meluskey R. Cornelius 2% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 3B
b4 4-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R HOU T. Bogar R. Cornelius 2% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hidalgo Scores; Meluskey to 2B
b4 5-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. McKnight R. Cornelius -1% 94% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Bogar to 2B
b4 5-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Lugo R. Cornelius 2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Bogar Scores; McKnight to 2B
Joe Strong replaces Reid Cornelius pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  RR HOU B. Spiers J. Strong 2% 99% Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); McKnight Scores; Lugo Scores
b4 8-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Strong -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b4 8-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Strong -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 8.
Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Tony McKnight facing 9-1-2
Mark Smith pinch hits for Joe Strong (P) batting 9th
t5 0-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA M. Smith T. McKnight 0% 99% Popfly: 1B
t5 0-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  FLA L. Castillo T. McKnight -0% 98% Single (Ground Ball)
t5 0-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  FLA M. Kotsay T. McKnight -0% 98% Castillo Steals 2B
t5 0-8 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R FLA M. Kotsay T. McKnight -1% 97% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Castillo Scores
t5 1-8 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R FLA C. Floyd T. McKnight -2% 95% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Kotsay Scores/unER
t5 2-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  FLA M. Lowell T. McKnight -1% 94% Floyd Steals 2B; Floyd to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t5 2-8 1 --3 9,(2-2)  O FLA M. Lowell T. McKnight 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-8 2 --3 6,(3-2)  FLA H. Rodriguez T. McKnight -1% 95% Walk
t5 2-8 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O FLA K. Millar T. McKnight 2% 97% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Marlins' Manny Aybar facing 5-6-7
Manny Aybar replaces Mark Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou M. Aybar -0% 97% Popfly: SS
b5 8-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Aybar -0% 97% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b5 8-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Meluskey M. Aybar 0% 97% Walk
b5 8-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU T. Bogar M. Aybar -0% 97% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 8.
Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-8, Astros' Joe Slusarski facing 7-8-9
Joe Slusarski replaces Tony McKnight pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA A. Gonzalez J. Slusarski 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O FLA R. Castro J. Slusarski 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
Preston Wilson pinch hits for Manny Aybar (P) batting 9th
t6 2-8 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O FLA P. Wilson J. Slusarski 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Marlins' Ricky Bones facing 9-1-2
Ricky Bones replaces Preston Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Slusarski R. Bones -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b6 8-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Lugo R. Bones 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b6 8-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Spiers R. Bones 0% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Lugo to 2B
b6 8-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell R. Bones 1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores; Spiers to 2B
b6 9-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman R. Bones -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P; Spiers to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
b6 9-2 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Alou R. Bones -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 9.
Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-9, Astros' Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
t7 2-9 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O FLA L. Castillo J. Slusarski 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  FLA M. Kotsay J. Slusarski -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 2-9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  FLA C. Floyd J. Slusarski -0% 99% Wild Pitch; Kotsay to 2B
t7 2-9 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O FLA C. Floyd J. Slusarski 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-9 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR FLA M. Lowell J. Slusarski -1% 98% Home Run (LF-CF); Kotsay Scores
t7 4-9 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O FLA H. Rodriguez J. Slusarski 0% 98% 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, Marlins' Vic Darensbourg facing 6-7-8
Vic Darensbourg replaces Cliff Floyd (LF) pitching and batting 3rd
Nate Rolison replaces Ricky Bones (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Kevin Millar moves from 1B to LF
b7 9-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo V. Darensbourg -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 9-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Meluskey V. Darensbourg 0% 98% Walk
b7 9-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Bogar V. Darensbourg 0% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive); Meluskey to 2B
Frank Charles pinch hits for Joe Slusarski (P) batting 9th
b7 9-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Charles V. Darensbourg -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo V. Darensbourg -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 9.
Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 4-9, Astros' Marc Valdes facing 6-7-8
Marc Valdes replaces Frank Charles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R FLA K. Millar M. Valdes -2% 96% Home Run
t8 5-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA A. Gonzalez M. Valdes 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-9 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O FLA R. Castro M. Valdes 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O FLA N. Rolison M. Valdes 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Marlins' Vic Darensbourg facing 2-3-4
b8 9-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Spiers V. Darensbourg 0% 99% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b8 9-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Bagwell V. Darensbourg 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Spiers to 2B
b8 9-5 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman V. Darensbourg -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou V. Darensbourg -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 9-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo V. Darensbourg -0% 98% 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, Astros' Marc Valdes facing 1-2-3
Richard Hidalgo moves from CF to LF
Glen Barker replaces Lance Berkman (LF) playing CF batting 4th
t9 5-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O FLA L. Castillo M. Valdes 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA M. Kotsay M. Valdes 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
Derrek Lee pinch hits for Vic Darensbourg (P) batting 3rd
t9 5-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O FLA D. Lee M. Valdes 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Astros 9.

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