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TOR
@BAL		5
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@BOS		8
3
TBD
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8
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@CLE		12
4
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@DET		10
7
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@KCR		2
4
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@NYY		6
2
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@ARI		0
7
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@COL		7
4
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@HOU		0
1
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@LAD		7
5
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@MIL		3
2
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@SDP		7
6
MON
@SFG		4
8
PHI
@STL		5
3
Sunday, August 25, 2002
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 33,018, Time of Game: 2:14
Reds
0
64-65
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
 at Astros
1
69-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
W: Kirk Saarloos (6-3)
L: Ryan Dempster (7-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  3  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Todd Walker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 .737 21 14 -0.084 1.65 0.042 -0.126 -0.4 1 2
Aaron Boone 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .246 .764 24 11 -0.090 1.59 0.070 -0.160 -0.2 0 1
Ken Griffey CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .848 11 10 -0.295 1.94 0.000 -0.295 -2.2 3 0 GDP
Austin Kearns RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .909 18 12 0.056 1.33 0.136 -0.081 -0.2 4 0 2B
Adam Dunn LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .267 .919 21 13 -0.099 1.54 0.051 -0.150 -0.2 2 0 SB
Sean Casey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .709 12 10 -0.184 1.91 0.013 -0.198 -0.8 7 0
Barry Larkin SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .237 .661 16 9 -0.039 1.25 0.017 -0.056 -0.3 2 2
Kelly Stinnett C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .711 11 6 -0.111 1.36 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 5 0
Ryan Dempster P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .381 2 2 -0.003 1.00 0.029 -0.033 0.0 0 1
   Russell Branyan PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .748 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ruben Mateo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .700 5 1 0.086 2.16 0.086 0.000 0.4
   Scott Williamson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 3 8 .167 .442 141 88 -0.763 1.57 0.444 -1.210 -4.7 24 6
2B: A Kearns (24, off P Borbon).
TB: A Kearns 2; T Walker; A Dunn; R Dempster; S Casey.
GIDP: K Griffey (5).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Dempster-B Larkin-S Casey; A Boone-T Walker-S Casey.
Baserunning
SB: A Dunn (15, 2nd base off K Saarloos/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Merced RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .823 14 9 -0.035 0.60 0.019 -0.055 -0.3 2 0 3B
   Brian Hunter CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .777 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Craig Biggio 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 .746 19 12 -0.026 0.77 0.033 -0.059 -0.3 0 2
Lance Berkman CF-LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .292 1.004 10 4 0.082 0.72 0.113 -0.031 0.8 1 0 HR
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .906 8 6 -0.083 0.76 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 13 0 GDP
Daryle Ward LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .750 17 7 -0.014 0.80 0.029 -0.042 -0.1 0 0
   Jason Lane PR-LF-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .649 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .734 9 7 -0.038 0.80 0.041 -0.078 -0.6 8 0 2B,GDP
Geoff Blum 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .790 10 7 -0.050 0.66 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 1 5
Adam Everett SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .197 .554 10 5 -0.025 0.92 0.010 -0.035 -0.4 0 5 IW
Kirk Saarloos P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .250 6 3 -0.065 1.17 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 0 0
   Pedro Borbon P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.2 1 1
Team Totals 25 1 3 1 4 5 .120 .601 107 63 -0.265 0.77 0.245 -0.509 -3.2 27 13
2B: B Ausmus (16, off R Dempster).
3B: O Merced (2, off S Williamson).
HR: L Berkman (35, off R Dempster; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: A Everett (1, by R Dempster).
TB: L Berkman 4; O Merced 3; B Ausmus 2.
GIDP: B Ausmus (24); J Bagwell (14).
RBI: L Berkman (106).
2-out RBI: L Berkman.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Everett-G Blum-J Bagwell; P Borbon-J Bagwell.

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
Ryan Dempster, L (7-13) 7 2 1 1 4 3 1 5.59 25 95 53 34 10 9 7 10 1 1 68 0.231 0.80 2.7
Scott Williamson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.56 4 12 10 3 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.033 0.56 0.5
Team Totals 8 3 1 1 4 5 1 1.12 29 107 63 37 14 12 7 12 2 1 68 0 0 0.264 1.57 3.2

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
Kirk Saarloos, W (6-3) 7 4 0 0 2 5 0 5.72 26 106 65 34 11 20 13 6 3 0 72 0.473 1.18 3.7
Pedro Borbon, S (1) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.53 7 35 23 14 3 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.291 3.08 1.1
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 8 0 0.00 33 141 88 48 14 26 13 9 5 0 72 0 0 0.764 0.77 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Dempster (2; A Everett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Kevin Kelley, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 33,018.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Todd Walker 2B 1 Orlando Merced RF
2 Aaron Boone 3B 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Ken Griffey CF 3 Lance Berkman CF
4 Austin Kearns RF 4 Jeff Bagwell 1B
5 Adam Dunn LF 5 Daryle Ward LF
6 Sean Casey 1B 6 Brad Ausmus C
7 Barry Larkin SS 7 Geoff Blum 3B
8 Kelly Stinnett C 8 Adam Everett SS
9 Ryan Dempster P 9 Kirk Saarloos P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-1 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO CIN K. Griffey K. Saarloos 17% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-3B-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  CIN A. Kearns P. Borbon -14% 77% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t8 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CIN A. Boone P. Borbon 13% 87% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
t9 0-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Dunn P. Borbon 12% 89% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CIN S. Casey P. Borbon 11% 100% 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' Kirk Saarloos facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CIN T. Walker K. Saarloos 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN A. Boone K. Saarloos 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN K. Griffey K. Saarloos 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU O. Merced R. Dempster -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Dempster -2% 51% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU L. Berkman R. Dempster 10% 61% Home Run (LF-CF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell R. Dempster -1% 60% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN A. Kearns K. Saarloos 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN A. Dunn K. Saarloos 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CIN S. Casey K. Saarloos -1% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CIN B. Larkin K. Saarloos 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU D. Ward R. Dempster -2% 63% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus R. Dempster -1% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Blum R. Dempster -1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN K. Stinnett K. Saarloos 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Dempster K. Saarloos -3% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CIN T. Walker K. Saarloos -4% 57% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Dempster to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  CIN A. Boone K. Saarloos -7% 50% Walk; Dempster to 3B; Walker to 2B
t3 0-1 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO CIN K. Griffey K. Saarloos 17% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Everett R. Dempster -2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Saarloos R. Dempster -2% 63% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU O. Merced R. Dempster -1% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN A. Kearns K. Saarloos 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CIN A. Dunn K. Saarloos -3% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN S. Casey K. Saarloos -2% 60% Dunn Steals 2B
t4 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CIN S. Casey K. Saarloos 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunn to 3B
t4 0-1 2 --3 7,(3-2)  CIN B. Larkin K. Saarloos -2% 62% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CIN K. Stinnett K. Saarloos 6% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
b4 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio R. Dempster 3% 72% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman R. Dempster -3% 69% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU J. Bagwell R. Dempster -5% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 9-1-2
t5 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Dempster K. Saarloos 3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN T. Walker K. Saarloos 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN A. Boone K. Saarloos 2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
b5 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU D. Ward R. Dempster -2% 68% Popfly: SS
b5 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Ausmus R. Dempster 4% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b5 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum R. Dempster -3% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ausmus to 3B
b5 1-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Everett R. Dempster 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b5 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Saarloos R. Dempster -5% 66% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN K. Griffey K. Saarloos 4% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN A. Kearns K. Saarloos 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN A. Dunn K. Saarloos 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU O. Merced R. Dempster -2% 72% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Dempster -2% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman R. Dempster 1% 71% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell R. Dempster -2% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 6-7-8
t7 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN S. Casey K. Saarloos 4% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN B. Larkin K. Saarloos 3% 77% Flyball: RF
t7 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN K. Stinnett K. Saarloos 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
b7 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Ward R. Dempster 3% 82% Walk
Jason Lane pinch runs for Daryle Ward (LF) batting 5th
b7 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU B. Ausmus R. Dempster -6% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU G. Blum R. Dempster -1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Pedro Borbon facing 9-1-2
Pedro Borbon replaces Kirk Saarloos pitching and batting 9th
Jason Lane moves from PR to LF
Russell Branyan pinch hits for Ryan Dempster (P) batting 9th
Ruben Mateo pinch hits for Russell Branyan batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN R. Mateo P. Borbon -9% 66% Walk
t8 0-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CIN T. Walker P. Borbon 8% 74% Flyball: LF
t8 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CIN A. Boone P. Borbon 13% 87% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Scott Williamson facing 8-9-1
Scott Williamson replaces Ruben Mateo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Everett S. Williamson -1% 85% Flyball: RF
b8 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU P. Borbon S. Williamson -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU O. Merced S. Williamson 2% 86% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b8 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Williamson -3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
Lance Berkman moves from CF to LF
Brian Hunter replaces Orlando Merced (RF) playing CF batting 1st
Jason Lane moves from LF to RF
t9 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN K. Griffey P. Borbon 8% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  CIN A. Kearns P. Borbon -14% 77% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t9 0-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Dunn P. Borbon 12% 89% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CIN S. Casey P. Borbon 11% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

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