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Scores
Standings
CLE
@ANA		7
2
MIN
@BAL		2
7
BOS
@KCR		6
3
CHW
@OAK		2
3
NYY
@SEA		14
10
DET
@TBD		18
2
TOR
@TEX		9
3
SFG
@ATL		5
6
ARI
@CHC		4
0
COL
@FLA		1
2
CIN
@HOU		7
4
SDP
@MON		1
3
LAD
@NYM		0
8
STL
@PHI		4
5
Friday, May 18, 2001 7:05PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 36,223, Time of Game: 2:53
Reds
7
18-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 6½ GB
 at Astros
4
23-17
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   4  2  0   0  0  1    7 10  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    4  7  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Donnie Sadler SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .586 9 7 -0.047 0.45 0.006 -0.053 -0.5 2 7 CS
Dmitri Young LF-1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .301 .804 11 10 0.058 0.61 0.100 -0.042 1.1 3 0 2B,CS
Sean Casey 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .331 .940 9 9 -0.037 0.74 0.030 -0.067 0.2 9 0
   Michael Tucker LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .716 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Alex Ochoa RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 .777 12 8 -0.015 0.61 0.023 -0.039 -0.5 1 0
Ruben Rivera CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 .278 .752 11 8 0.039 0.78 0.059 -0.021 0.5 3 0 2B
Jason LaRue C 3 1 1 4 0 0 .273 .925 12 8 0.306 1.06 0.322 -0.016 2.8 6 0 HR,SH
Brandon Larson 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .111 .222 16 10 -0.011 0.46 0.023 -0.033 0.1 0 3
Juan Castro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .197 .435 19 12 -0.040 0.34 0.000 -0.040 -1.3 3 4 GDP
Osvaldo Fernandez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .205 11 9 -0.021 0.27 0.000 -0.021 -0.5 0 0
   Scott Sullivan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Riedling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Danny Graves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 10 7 0 7 .294 .735 110 81 0.232 0.60 0.563 -0.332 1.9 27 14
2B: R Rivera (3, off N Cruz); D Young (7, off K Bottenfield).
HR: J LaRue (4, off K Bottenfield; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J LaRue (1, off N Cruz).
TB: J LaRue 4; D Young 4; R Rivera 2; D Sadler 2; B Larson; A Ochoa; S Casey.
GIDP: J Castro (3).
RBI: J LaRue 4 (15); D Young (22); B Larson (1); S Casey (34).
2-out RBI: J LaRue 4; D Young; S Casey.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Baserunning
CS: D Sadler (2, 2nd base by O Dotel POCS); D Young (3, 2nd base by N Cruz POCS).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Lugo SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .842 28 16 -0.008 0.65 0.051 -0.060 -0.3 2 2 2B
Craig Biggio 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .292 .824 21 14 0.019 0.74 0.095 -0.076 0.1 2 4 2B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .960 19 10 -0.033 0.77 0.024 -0.057 -0.8 8 1
Lance Berkman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 1.092 25 16 -0.119 1.12 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 2 0
   Nelson Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Moises Alou RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .394 1.093 20 12 -0.082 0.78 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 2 0
Richard Hidalgo LF-CF 1 1 1 0 3 0 .308 .987 17 5 0.095 0.59 0.095 0.000 1.1 2 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 .628 13 9 -0.067 1.09 0.020 -0.087 -0.8 1 1
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .207 .556 10 7 -0.066 0.99 0.025 -0.091 -0.0 7 1
Kent Bottenfield P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 2 1 -0.026 0.99 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 0 0
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .786 5 3 -0.023 0.96 0.000 -0.023 -0.5
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 2
   Daryle Ward PH-LF 2 1 1 3 0 0 .306 .931 4 4 0.041 0.73 0.068 -0.027 2.3 0 0 HR
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 5 6 .206 .661 164 97 -0.269 0.83 0.378 -0.648 -1.1 27 13
2B: C Biggio (9, off S Sullivan); J Lugo (5, off D Graves).
HR: D Ward (4, off O Fernandez; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: D Ward 4; B Ausmus 2; C Biggio 2; J Lugo 2; V Castilla; R Hidalgo.
RBI: D Ward 3 (15); C Biggio (14).
2-out RBI: D Ward 3; C Biggio.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Castilla-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
E: J Lugo (7).

Cincinnati Reds

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
Osvaldo Fernandez, W (5-2) 6.2 5 3 3 2 4 1 5.44 27 116 70 45 9 16 11 9 5 1 54 0.179 0.59 0.8
Scott Sullivan 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.50 3 15 6 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.135 1.05 -1.4
John Riedling, H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.88 5 17 9 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.177 2.00 1.0
Danny Graves, S (10) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.15 4 16 12 6 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.049 0.89 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 5 6 1 4.00 39 164 97 60 13 24 15 12 7 1 54 2 0 0.270 0.60 1.1
S Sullivan faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Kent Bottenfield, L (2-3) 5 6 6 2 0 5 1 4.71 22 65 49 29 5 15 7 9 5 1 44 -0.241 0.80 -3.2
Octavio Dotel 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70 6 26 16 12 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.011 0.09 1.1
Nelson Cruz 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.33 7 23 18 9 3 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 0.000 0.49 0.1
Team Totals 9 10 7 3 0 7 1 3.00 35 114 83 50 10 23 10 17 9 1 44 0 0 -0.230 0.83 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: O Dotel (1; D Sadler, 2nd base (CS)); N Cruz (1; D Young, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Brian O'Nora.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 36,223.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Donnie Sadler SS 1 Julio Lugo SS
2 Dmitri Young LF 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Sean Casey 1B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Alex Ochoa RF 4 Lance Berkman CF
5 Ruben Rivera CF 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Jason LaRue C 6 Richard Hidalgo LF
7 Brandon Larson 3B 7 Vinny Castilla 3B
8 Juan Castro 2B 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Osvaldo Fernandez P 9 Kent Bottenfield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR CIN J. LaRue K. Bottenfield 32% 85% Home Run; Casey Scores/unER; Ochoa Scores/unER; Rivera Scores/unER; LaRue Scores/unER
b7 3-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Biggio S. Sullivan -10% 80% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lugo Scores
b7 4-6 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Riedling 8% 85% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Biggio to 3B
b7 0-6 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RRR HOU D. Ward O. Fernandez -7% 91% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores; Ausmus Scores
b8 4-6 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU V. Castilla J. Riedling 6% 87% Strikeout Swinging

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN D. Sadler K. Bottenfield -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN D. Young K. Bottenfield -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN S. Casey K. Bottenfield -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo O. Fernandez 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio O. Fernandez 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell O. Fernandez 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN A. Ochoa K. Bottenfield -2% 48% Lineout: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN R. Rivera K. Bottenfield -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. LaRue K. Bottenfield -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman O. Fernandez 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Alou O. Fernandez 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo O. Fernandez -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU V. Castilla O. Fernandez -2% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus O. Fernandez 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hidalgo to 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN B. Larson K. Bottenfield -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN J. Castro K. Bottenfield -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN O. Fernandez K. Bottenfield -1% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Bottenfield O. Fernandez 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Lugo O. Fernandez 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU C. Biggio O. Fernandez 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN D. Sadler K. Bottenfield -3% 47% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN D. Young K. Bottenfield 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN S. Casey K. Bottenfield -4% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CIN A. Ochoa K. Bottenfield 2% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Casey to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  CIN R. Rivera K. Bottenfield 4% 52% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Casey to 3B; Ochoa to 2B
t4 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR CIN J. LaRue K. Bottenfield 32% 85% Home Run; Casey Scores/unER; Ochoa Scores/unER; Rivera Scores/unER; LaRue Scores/unER
t4 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN B. Larson K. Bottenfield -1% 84% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell O. Fernandez 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman O. Fernandez 1% 88% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-4 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O HOU M. Alou O. Fernandez 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
t5 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN J. Castro K. Bottenfield -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN O. Fernandez K. Bottenfield -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN D. Sadler K. Bottenfield 1% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 4-0 2 1-- 5,(0-2)  R CIN D. Young K. Bottenfield 5% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Sadler Scores
t5 5-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CIN S. Casey K. Bottenfield 3% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Casey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 6-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CIN A. Ochoa K. Bottenfield -1% 95% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 6-7-8
b5 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo O. Fernandez -2% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 0-6 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU V. Castilla O. Fernandez 2% 95% Lineout: SS
b5 0-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Ausmus O. Fernandez -2% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 2B
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU O. Merced O. Fernandez 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Lugo O. Fernandez 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hidalgo to 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
Octavio Dotel replaces Orlando Merced (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Rivera O. Dotel -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t6 6-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN J. LaRue O. Dotel -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t6 6-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN B. Larson O. Dotel -0% 96% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 2-3-4
b6 0-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio O. Fernandez 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell O. Fernandez 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-6 2 --- 12,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman O. Fernandez 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
t7 6-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Castro O. Dotel -0% 98% Popfly: 1B
t7 6-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN O. Fernandez O. Dotel -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN D. Sadler O. Dotel 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 6-0 2 1-- 4,(2-2)  O CIN D. Young O. Dotel -0% 98% Sadler Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Osvaldo Fernandez facing 5-6-7
b7 0-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Alou O. Fernandez 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo O. Fernandez -1% 98% Walk
b7 0-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU V. Castilla O. Fernandez 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 0-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Ausmus O. Fernandez -1% 98% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hidalgo to 3B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel (P) batting 9th
b7 0-6 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RRR HOU D. Ward O. Fernandez -7% 91% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores; Ausmus Scores
Scott Sullivan replaces Osvaldo Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Lugo S. Sullivan -2% 89% Walk
b7 3-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Biggio S. Sullivan -10% 80% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lugo Scores
b7 4-6 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell S. Sullivan -2% 77% Walk
John Riedling replaces Scott Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-6 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Riedling 8% 85% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Biggio to 3B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 2-3-4
Nelson Cruz replaces Lance Berkman (CF) pitching and batting 4th
Daryle Ward moves from PH to LF
Richard Hidalgo moves from LF to CF
t8 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN D. Young N. Cruz 2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 6-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN S. Casey N. Cruz -2% 85% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t8 6-4 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  O CIN A. Ochoa N. Cruz -3% 83% Young Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B-1B)
t8 6-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CIN A. Ochoa N. Cruz -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Reds' John Riedling facing 5-6-7
Dmitri Young moves from LF to 1B
Michael Tucker replaces Sean Casey (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
b8 4-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou J. Riedling 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Riedling -6% 81% Walk
b8 4-6 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU V. Castilla J. Riedling 6% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Riedling 5% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 5-6-7
t9 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN R. Rivera N. Cruz 2% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t9 6-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. LaRue N. Cruz -0% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rivera to 3B
t9 6-4 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R CIN B. Larson N. Cruz 2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rivera Scores
t9 7-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CIN J. Castro N. Cruz -1% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Reds' Danny Graves facing 9-1-2
Danny Graves replaces John Riedling pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward D. Graves 3% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-7 1 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Lugo D. Graves -4% 94% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b9 4-7 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Graves 4% 98% Flyball: RF
b9 4-7 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Graves 2% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 4.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • 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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