June 12, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 8
PIT 5 SDP 2
@BAL 0 BOS 7
COL 5 CHW 2
NYM 1 PHI 7
@CLE 3 MON 2
@DET 1
(10) FLA 13
@KCR 5 ATL 3
@MIN 2 ARI 9
@NYY 5 OAK 8
MIL 0 SEA 5
STL 0 LAD 4
@TBD 2 TEX 10
CIN 4 SFG 6
@TOR 3 HOU 5
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 29,012

Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Time of Game: 2:51

Cubs

26-38

Lost 1

5th, 10 GB

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

W: R Oswalt (7-4), L: J Cruz (1-8), S: B Wagner (11)

Astros

28-36

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   2   2   0    0   1  .291  .762   13    4   0   2B
  D Lewis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .652    5    0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .211  .582   18    0   1   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   3    0   2  .314 1.122   13    1   0   HR
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .807   19    2   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .578   18    2   0   
  D DeShields PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .553         0   0   
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .830   16    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .234  .674    5    3   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .570    7   12   0   GDP
  C Stynes PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .712    7    0   0   IW
M Prior P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .429    6    0   0   
  R Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .165  .527    2    0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Hundley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .603    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    1   9              132   24   1

BATTING

2B: C Patterson (11, off R Oswalt).

HR: S Sosa (24, off R Oswalt; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

IBB: C Stynes (1, by B Wagner).

TB: S Sosa 4; C Patterson 3; B Mueller 2; A Gonzalez 2; J Girardi; F McGriff; M Alou.

GIDP: J Girardi (5).

RBI: S Sosa 3 (44); F McGriff (42).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Vizcaino SS                 3   2   2   0    2   0  .307  .712   19    0   2   IW
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   1   2    0   2  .234  .708   27    2   2   
L Berkman CF-LF               4   0   1   0    1   2  .281  .982   28    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   1   3    0   0  .268  .882   12    9   0   HR,SF
D Ward LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .721   20    2   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .868   19    3   0   
G Blum 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .255  .731   23    0   4   2B
G Zaun C                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .234  .603   15    9   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .315    8    0   1   
  O Merced PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .833    4    0   0   
  B Hunter CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .686    5    1   0   
Totals                       33   5  10   5    5  12              180   27   9

BATTING

2B: G Blum (9, off J Borowski).

HR: J Bagwell (11, off M Prior; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: J Bagwell (6, off J Borowski).

IBB: J Vizcaino (1, by J Borowski).

TB: J Bagwell 4; G Zaun 2; J Vizcaino 2; G Blum 2; C Biggio; R Oswalt; L Berkman; O Merced.

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (33); C Biggio 2 (27).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Blum-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

PB: G Zaun (2).

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
M Prior                        6     3   2   2    4  10   1   3.77   25  119-72   38·13·21    1· 4· 5· 1     64    -     1.17   0.16
J Cruz, BS (1), L (1-8)        0     4   3   3    0   0   0   4.19    4   14-10    7· 1· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.98  -0.50
J Fassero                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.96    1    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.53  -0.10
J Borowski                     2     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.32    9   42-23   13· 5· 5    0· 4· 2· 0          3-1    1.26   0.11
Totals                         8    10   5   5    5  12   1          39  180-108  61·19·28    3· 8·10· 1          5-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, W (7-4)              7     8   4   4    0   7   1   2.98   28   89-63   34·13·16    9· 4· 7· 1     52    -     0.88  -0.12
O Dotel, H (9)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.90    3   17-10    4· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
B Wagner, S (11)               1     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.63    6   24-14   10· 2· 2    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    5.51   0.17
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   9   1          37  130-87   48·19·20   10· 7· 9· 1           -

J Cruz faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
J Fassero faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Borowski (3; J Vizcaino); B Wagner (4; C Stynes).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 29,012.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. C Patterson          CF    1. J Vizcaino           SS 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. L Berkman            CF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. D Ward               LF 
6. M Bellhorn           2B    6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. G Blum               3B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. G Zaun               C  
9. M Prior              P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-4  123  5   23% 100% D Lewis         B Wagner        Flyball: CF
   t 9   1  5-4  123  3   22%  77% T Hundley       B Wagner        Foul Flyball: 1B
   b 7   0  4-2  123  4   20%  73% C Biggio        J Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive); Zaun Scores; Merced Scores; Vizcaino to 2B
   b 1   2  1-0  1--  5   19%  61% J Bagwell       M Prior         Home Run (CF-RF); Vizcaino Scores
   t 3   0  2-1  1-3  1  -18%  29% S Sosa          R Oswalt        Home Run (CF-RF); Patterson Scores; Mueller Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   44%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   38%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  7   35%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Mueller to 3B
   O      1-3  3   41%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   45%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   49%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  C Biggio        Lineout: SS
   O      1--  4   42%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  5   61%  J Bagwell       Home Run (CF-RF); Vizcaino Scores
   O      ---  6   60%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   63%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   64%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  M Prior         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   64%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   66%  G Blum          Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF
          1--  4   65%  R Oswalt        Single to RF (Line Drive); Blum to 3B
   O      1-3  5   61%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  5   47%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   29%  S Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF); Patterson Scores; Mueller Scores
   O      ---  1   31%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   32%  M Alou          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   33%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   30%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  L Berkman       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   27%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   25%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   30%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  M Prior         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   28%  D Ward          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   26%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   25%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   27%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   28%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   26%  G Zaun          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   24%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   26%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   22%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   24%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   25%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   26%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   32%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  2   27%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   33%  D Ward          Walk; Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  4   25%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7   19%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   20%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   19%  J Girardi       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Mark Prior batting 9th
   O      1--  2   21%  R Brown         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   22%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Juan Cruz facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Cruz replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   29%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
          1--  4   40%  O Merced        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Zaun to 2B
          12-  2   53%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B; Merced to 2B
   RR     123  4   73%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive); Zaun Scores; Merced Scores; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Juan Cruz pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   82%  L Berkman       Single (Ground Ball); Vizcaino to 3B; Biggio to 2B
                  Joe Borowski replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  3   82%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Vizcaino Scores
   O      12-  8   78%  D Ward          Popfly: SS
   O      12-  6   74%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 5th; Lance Berkman moves to LF; Brian Hunter replaces Orlando Merced playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   80%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   84%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   90%  G Blum          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  3   94%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive); Blum to 3B; Zaun to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23  5   92%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   92%  J Vizcaino      Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   87%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B
   O      123  6   83%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 5th
          ---  7   72%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Delino DeShields pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 5th
   O      1--  3   82%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: LF
          1--  1   71%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive); DeShields to 2B
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 8th
          12-      55%  C Stynes        Passed Ball; DeShields to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
          -23  5   54%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Todd Hundley pinch hits for Joe Borowski batting 9th
   O      123  3   77%  T Hundley       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Darren Lewis pinch hits for Corey Patterson batting 1st
   O      123  5  100%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200206120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation