August 22, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
TBD 2
(11) BOS 12
TEX 3 OAK 9
@CLE 3 SEA 4
@DET 2 MIN 8
@KCR 6 NYY 4
ANA 2 ARI 6
CIN 3 COL 14
MON 6 HOU 9
CHC 1 LAD 6
FLA 2 PHI 7
@MIL 0 SDP 9
ATL 2 SFG 3
NYM 1 STL 5
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 29,152

Thursday, August 22, 2002
Time of Game: 2:55

Cubs

53-72

Lost 2

5th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0
Astros          6  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  X    9 13  1

W: R Oswalt (16-6), L: S Smyth (1-2)

Astros

67-60

Won 2

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .903   14    0   1   
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .733   11    0   2   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .306 1.056   14    1   0   GDP
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
  C Stynes PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .698    7    0   0   2B
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .274  .865   11    6   0   HR
  R Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .598    3    0   0   
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .733    9    0   0   
  A Echevarria 1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .683    3    1   0   
C Patterson CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .723    6    6   0   2B,GDP
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .728   16    0   1   
J Girardi C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .591   10   10   0   2B
S Smyth P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  F Beltran P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   2   
  W Cunnane P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  C Hermansen RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .662    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   7              115   24   6

BATTING

2B: C Stynes (8, off N Cruz); J Girardi (8, off R Oswalt); C Patterson (24, off R Oswalt).

HR: F McGriff (28, off R Oswalt; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: F McGriff 5; C Patterson 3; C Stynes 2; J Girardi 2; B Mueller.

GIDP: C Patterson (6); S Sosa (11).

RBI: F McGriff (91).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .290  .754   24    1   0   
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .756   28    2   3   
L Berkman LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .996   20    2   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   2  .283  .914   24   11   0   3B
  A Zinter 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    5    1   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .233  .730   11    0   0   
  O Merced RF                 2   1   2   1    0   0  .306  .835    9    1   0   SF
J Vizcaino 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .321  .773   19    0   3   SF
B Ausmus C                    3   1   2   3    1   1  .271  .721   16    7   0   HR
A Everett SS                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .197  .530   17    2   4   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .111  .279    9    0   3   2·SH
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077         0   0   
Totals                       33   9  13   9    5  10              182   27  13

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (31, off F Beltran).

3B: J Bagwell (2, off K Farnsworth).

HR: B Ausmus (6, off S Smyth; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: O Merced (2, off K Farnsworth); J Vizcaino (2, off S Smyth).

SH: R Oswalt 2 (5, 2 off F Beltran).

TB: B Ausmus 5; J Bagwell 4; L Berkman 2; C Biggio 2; O Merced 2; R Oswalt; J Vizcaino; A Everett; B Hunter.

RBI: B Ausmus 3 (44); O Merced (25); C Biggio (47); R Oswalt (4); J Bagwell (82); J Vizcaino (26); B Hunter (8).

2-out RBI: R Oswalt; B Hunter.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-A Everett-J Bagwell; J Vizcaino-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (6).

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
S Smyth, L (1-2)               0.1   4   6   6    3   0   1   9.98    8   41-21   14· 1· 6    0· 1· 3· 1     16    -     1.08  -0.39
F Beltran                      2.2   2   0   0    1   3   0   2.25   11   40-27   13· 6· 8    4· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.23   0.03
W Cunnane                      2     4   2   2    1   4   0   3.18   11   48-33   17· 8· 8    3· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.01
K Farnsworth                   2     2   1   1    0   2   0   6.75    8   32-22   10· 6· 6    0· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
A Alfonseca                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.08    4   16-12    7· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   9    5  10   1          42  177-115  61·22·32    7· 7·12· 1          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, W (16-6)             8     5   1   1    1   6   1   3.03   29   97-68   42·11·15   13· 3· 6· 0     73    -     0.34   0.13
N Cruz                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    5   18-13    6· 5· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   7   1          34  115-81   48·16·17   15· 4· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Smyth (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 29,152.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-3  12-  3   11%  93% B Ausmus        S Smyth         Home Run; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
   b 1   0  0-1  12- 12    7%  79% J Bagwell       S Smyth         Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Berkman to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  6    7%  68% C Biggio        S Smyth         Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores
   t 2   0  6-0  12-  3    6%  93% C Patterson     R Oswalt        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McGriff to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2    5%  55% S Sosa          R Oswalt        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   50%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   55%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Smyth facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--      61%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Hunter to 2B
   R      -2-  6   68%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores
          1--  5   72%  L Berkman       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   R      12- 12   79%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Berkman to 2B
          12-  5   84%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Berkman to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   RO     123  2   82%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Berkman Scores
   RRR    12-  3   93%  B Ausmus        Home Run; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
          ---  3   94%  A Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Francis Beltran replaces Steve Smyth pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   93%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Everett to 2B
   O      -2-  3   92%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   91%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   88%  M Alou          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McGriff to 2B
   OO     12-  3   93%  C Patterson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McGriff to 3B
   O      --3  2   95%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Francis Beltran facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   94%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   95%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   94%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   94%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   91%  J Girardi       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   93%  F Beltran       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      -2-  4   95%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   96%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Francis Beltran facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   96%  J Vizcaino      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  7   97%  B Ausmus        Walk; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      12-  7   96%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   96%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  4   95%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
                  Orlando Merced replaces Richard Hidalgo playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   96%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   97%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Will Cunnane facing 2-3-4
                  Will Cunnane replaces Francis Beltran pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   96%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   97%  C Patterson     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   96%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-1B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  W Cunnane       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Will Cunnane facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   98%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   98%  J Vizcaino      Walk; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  4   98%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   98%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   99%  R Oswalt        Single to CF (Line Drive); Merced Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
   R      1-3  4   99%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores; Oswalt to 2B
          12-  1   99%  C Biggio        Single (Ground Ball); Oswalt to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  4   99%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  B Mueller       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Sammy Sosa pitching and batting 3rd; Chad Hermansen replaces Will Cunnane playing RF batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  J Bagwell       Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  2  100%  O Merced        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
          ---  2  100%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4  100%  F McGriff       Home Run
   O      ---  4  100%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  6  100%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
                  Angel Echevarria replaces Moises Alou playing 1B batting 5th; Roosevelt Brown replaces Fred McGriff playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  B Hunter        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  6  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Zinter replaces Jeff Bagwell playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  M Bellhorn      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4  100%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Antonio Alfonseca facing 3-4-5
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  2  100%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Zinter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  O Merced        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th; Chris Stynes pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 3rd
          ---  7  100%  C Stynes        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3  100%  R Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3  100%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1  100%  C Patterson     Single (Ground Ball); Stynes to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation