August 8, 2002 Florida Marlins at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 28,147

Thursday, August 8, 2002
Time of Game: 3:21

Marlins

56-58

Won 1

4th, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  0  0   1  2  0   0  1  0    4 11  0
Astros          0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  1    3  9  0

W: J Tavarez (8-9), L: P Munro (2-2), S: B Looper (5)

Astros

59-54

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .321  .763   12    0   4   SB,IW
A Fox SS                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .678   24    5   2   HBP
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .289  .852   12    0   1   SF
P Wilson CF                   4   1   3   0    1   1  .245  .781   27    2   0   2B
D Lee 1B                      4   1   0   0    1   2  .257  .828   22   13   0   
J Encarnacion RF              5   1   3   0    0   1  .267  .761   19    1   0   2·2B
T Raines LF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .169  .587   17    0   0   
  E Owens LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .701    9    1   0   
R Castro C                    4   0   2   3    1   1  .236  .798   20    5   0   IW
J Tavarez P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .107  .274    7    0   2   SH
  K Millar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .795    7    0   0   
  V Nunez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   2   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    5  11              176   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Encarnacion 2 (15, 2 off P Munro); P Wilson (19, off R Stone).

SF: M Lowell (8, off O Dotel).

SH: J Tavarez (2, off B Puffer).

IBB: R Castro (2, by P Munro); L Castillo (2, by B Puffer).

HBP: A Fox (4, by P Munro).

TB: J Encarnacion 5; P Wilson 4; R Castro 2; A Fox; J Tavarez; L Castillo.

RBI: R Castro 3 (12); M Lowell (66).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Castillo-A Fox-D Lee.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (38, 2nd base off O Dotel/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .672   23    1   3   SH
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .785   12    2   1   3B,SH
L Berkman CF                  4   1   3   1    1   0  .289  .993   18    2   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   2   2    0   1  .284  .904   20    8   0   
D Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .734   14    0   0   
O Merced RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .311  .831   13    2   0   
J Vizcaino 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .702   15    0   2   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .700   15   11   1   GDP,IW
P Munro P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  B Puffer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Zinter PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .500    1    0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Blum PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .800    6    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mann P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .573    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    5   5              144   27  10

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (25, off J Tavarez); J Vizcaino (13, off V Nunez).

3B: C Biggio (3, off B Looper).

SH: C Biggio (4, off J Tavarez); J Lugo (4, off V Nunez).

IBB: B Ausmus (2, by J Tavarez).

TB: L Berkman 4; C Biggio 3; J Vizcaino 3; J Bagwell 2; A Zinter.

GIDP: B Ausmus (20).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (70); L Berkman (90).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

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
J Tavarez, W (8-9)             6     5   2   2    4   3   0   5.73   26   93-49   28· 5·16    7· 3· 9· 0     53    -     1.35   0.14
V Nunez, H (3)                 2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.14    9   33-22   10· 5· 7    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.58   0.20
B Looper, S (5)                1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.51    5   17-12    9· 0· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.88   0.10
Totals                         9     9   3   3    5   5   0          40  143-83   47·10·26   13· 4·13· 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
P Munro, L (2-2)               4     7   3   3    3   5   0   3.00   23   86-56   36· 3·17    5· 3· 6· 0     38    -     1.49  -0.02
B Puffer                       0.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   3.88    5   17-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.20  -0.15
P Borbon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.85    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.24   0.06
R Stone                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.05    7   33-25   14· 6· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.98   0.12
O Dotel                        1     1   1   1    0   1   0   2.14    4   15-11    6· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.09  -0.09
J Mann                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.45    4   20-12    5· 4· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9    11   4   4    5  11   0          44  175-112  64·16·32   13· 6· 8· 0          5-2

P Munro faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Tavarez (7).

IBB: B Puffer (6; L Castillo); J Tavarez (5; B Ausmus); P Munro (2; R Castro).

HBP: P Munro (2; A Fox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 28,147.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Houston Astros                       
1. L Castillo           2B    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. A Fox                SS    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. M Lowell             3B    3. L Berkman            CF 
4. P Wilson             CF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. D Lee                1B    5. D Ward               LF 
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. O Merced             RF 
7. T Raines             LF    7. J Vizcaino           3B 
8. R Castro             C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Tavarez            P     9. P Munro              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-1  123  5   15%  78% R Castro        B Puffer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Wilson Scores; Lee Scores; Raines to 2B
   b 8   2  4-2  -23  4   13%  92% B Ausmus        V Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-  2  -11%  36% J Bagwell       J Tavarez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  1--  3   10% 100% J Bagwell       B Looper        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   b 6   1  3-2  1--  2    9%  69% B Ausmus        J Tavarez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  9   46%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   49%  C Biggio        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  3   48%  L Berkman       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  P Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   59%  J Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wilson to 3B
   O      -23  6   51%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
          -23  4   52%  R Castro        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   45%  J Tavarez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   45%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Merced to 2B
          -2-  4   45%  B Ausmus        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  P Munro         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  L Castillo      Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  2   50%  A Fox           Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   47%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   50%  P Wilson        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Fox to 3B
   O      1-3  5   44%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  J Lugo          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   49%  C Biggio        Lineout: SS
          ---  4   46%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   36%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores
   O      1--  1   38%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Peter Munro facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   45%  J Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   43%  T Raines        Flyball: CF; Encarnacion to 3B
   R      --3  1   50%  R Castro        Single to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion Scores
          1--  2   55%  J Tavarez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Castro to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Castro to 3B
          1-3  3   53%  A Fox           Hit By Pitch; Castillo to 2B
   O      123  2   44%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  O Merced        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  6   49%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  B Ausmus        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   55%  P Wilson        Walk
          1--  6   62%  D Lee           Walk; Wilson to 2B
                  Brandon Puffer replaces Peter Munro pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   55%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: P
          12-  5   62%  T Raines        Walk; Wilson to 3B; Lee to 2B
   RR     123  5   78%  R Castro        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Wilson Scores; Lee Scores; Raines to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  J Tavarez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Raines to 3B; Castro to 2B
          -23  4   76%  L Castillo      Intentional Walk
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Brandon Puffer pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   71%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Owens replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 7th; Alan Zinter pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
          ---  1   66%  A Zinter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      63%  J Lugo          Wild Pitch; Zinter to 2B
          -2-  4   57%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   59%  C Biggio        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Zinter to 3B; Lugo to 2B
          -23  5   56%  L Berkman       Walk
   RO     123  4   57%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Zinter Scores; Lugo to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   O      -23  5   66%  D Ward          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ricky Stone facing 3-4-5
                  Ricky Stone replaces Alan Zinter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   63%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   68%  P Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   64%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   60%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   64%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   60%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   69%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ricky Stone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   66%  E Owens         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  R Castro        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Kevin Millar pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
   O      ---  7   63%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Vladimir Nunez facing 9-1-2
                  Vladimir Nunez replaces Kevin Millar pitching and batting 9th; Geoff Blum pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 9th
          ---  6   56%  G Blum          Walk
   O      1--  3   59%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Blum to 2B
   O      -2-  1   67%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  3   74%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   78%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      81%  A Fox           Castillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   80%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Castillo to 3B
   RO     --3  2   84%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Castillo Scores
   O      ---  6   83%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Vladimir Nunez facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   75%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  3   82%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   88%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   80%  J Vizcaino      Double to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B
   O      -23  4   92%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Mann facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Mann replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   92%  J Encarnacion   Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   92%  E Owens         Groundout: P-1B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  7   90%  R Castro        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
                  Braden Looper replaces Vladimir Nunez pitching and batting 9th; Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Jim Mann batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  G Zaun          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   95%  C Biggio        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  3   90%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 4, Astros 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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