May 2, 2003 Florida Marlins at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 22,659

Friday, May 2, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Marlins

15-16

Lost 1

4th, 5 GB

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

W: R Stone (2-0), L: B Penny (2-2), S: B Wagner (5)

Astros

12-16

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .652   24    3   0   SB
L Castillo 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .317  .759   21    1   1   2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .863   16    5   1   2B,SB
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .914   16    1   3   
J Encarnacion RF              2   1   1   1    1   0  .264  .764   16    1   0   HR,SB,SH
D Lee 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .765   14    8   2   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.029   16    1   4   HR,CS
T Hollandsworth LF            3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .776    6    2   0   2B
  G Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .170    2    0   0   
B Penny P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .416    9    2   0   
  M Mordecai PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .770    4    0   0   
  T Spooneybarger P           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Redmond PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .614    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    3   4              147   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Hollandsworth (9, off S Linebrink); I Rodriguez (3, off S Linebrink); L Castillo (3, off S Linebrink).

HR: J Encarnacion (4, off S Linebrink; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Gonzalez (7, off S Linebrink; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Encarnacion (1, off R Stone).

TB: A Gonzalez 5; J Encarnacion 4; T Hollandsworth 2; I Rodriguez 2; L Castillo 2; M Lowell.

RBI: A Gonzalez (23); I Rodriguez (20); J Encarnacion (17).

2-out RBI: A Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Lowell (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion (9, 2nd base off S Linebrink/B Ausmus); I Rodriguez (7, 3rd base off S Linebrink/B Ausmus); J Pierre (12, 2nd base off B Puffer/B Ausmus).

CS: A Gonzalez (3, 2nd base by S Linebrink/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .235  .703   16    3   0   
G Blum 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .266  .675    8    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .316 1.009    9   12   1   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .884   12    3   2   
L Berkman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .730   19    1   0   
O Merced RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .870   16    1   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .670   13    3   2   
A Everett SS                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .667 2.000   22    1   6   3B
S Linebrink P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  R Hidalgo PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .865    6    0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .156  .402    1    0   0   
  B Chen P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Puffer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hunter RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .491         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    2   6              127   27  13

BATTING

3B: A Everett (1, off B Penny).

TB: A Everett 4; C Biggio; B Ausmus; G Blum; J Vizcaino; O Merced.

RBI: J Vizcaino (1); G Blum (6); A Everett (1); C Biggio (16).

2-out RBI: J Vizcaino.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Ausmus-A Everett.

E: G Blum (2).

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
B Penny, L (2-2)               6     7   4   3    2   3   0   4.17   28  105-63   41· 6·16   11· 6· 6· 0     45    -     1.36  -0.20
T Spooneybarger                2     0   0   0    0   3   0   5.40    6   19-13    4· 6· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.08
Totals                         8     7   4   3    2   6   0          34  124-76   45·12·19   13· 7· 6· 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
S Linebrink                    5     6   3   3    1   3   2   4.15   21   82-55   34· 7·14    6· 5· 6· 0     45    -     0.70  -0.09
R Stone, W (2-0)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    4    7-6     5· 0· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.75   0.08
B Chen, H (1)                  0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   6.00    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.76   0.05
B Puffer, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   8.44    3   15-10    7· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.09   0.05
B Lidge, H (3)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.96    3    9-8     2· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
B Wagner, S (5)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.65    3   11-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   4   2          37  136-94   58·11·25   15· 9· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Penny (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 22,659.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Houston Astros                       
1. J Pierre             CF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. G Blum               3B 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Lowell             3B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. J Encarnacion        RF    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. D Lee                1B    6. O Merced             RF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. T Hollandsworth      LF    8. A Everett            SS 
9. B Penny              P     9. S Linebrink          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-3  1-3  1   15%  73% J Vizcaino      B Penny         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores/unER; Everett to 2B
   t 7   2  4-3  123  2   14%  79% M Lowell        B Puffer        Groundout: P-1B
   b 5   1  3-2  12-  1   14%  61% G Blum          B Penny         Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Biggio to 2B
   b 5   1  3-1  12-  1   13%  48% C Biggio        B Penny         Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
   b 5   0  3-0  1--  2   11%  35% B Ausmus        B Penny         Single to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  L Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   55%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   51%  G Blum          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Linebrink facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   42%  J Encarnacion   Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   44%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  6   34%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   32%  T Hollandsworth Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   35%  B Penny         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Penny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   32%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  9   30%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   31%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   28%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   20%  I Rodriguez     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Castillo Scores
   O      -2-  7   22%  M Lowell        Lineout: 3B
          -2-      22%  J Encarnacion   Rodriguez Steals 3B
          --3  7   21%  " "             Walk
          1-3      21%  D Lee           Encarnacion Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   24%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Penny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   22%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   28%  A Everett       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  5   23%  S Linebrink     Strikeout Swinging
          --3  7   24%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1-3  1   19%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Linebrink facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   17%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   19%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  4   22%  B Penny         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Penny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   20%  J Bagwell       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   18%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   17%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   18%  J Pierre        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   19%  L Castillo      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   20%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Penny facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   24%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   35%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B
   RO     1-3  9   30%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Merced Scores
                  Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Scott Linebrink batting 9th
          1--  6   35%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Everett to 2B
   R      12-  1   48%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
   R      12-  1   61%  G Blum          Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   50%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Tied 3-3, Ricky Stone facing 4-5-6
                  Ricky Stone replaces Richard Hidalgo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   45%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      1--  1   47%  J Encarnacion   Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lowell to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   58%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Brad Penny facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   54%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   52%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   54%  B Ausmus        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      55%  A Everett       Wild Pitch; Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  5   58%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 3B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   73%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores/unER; Everett to 2B
   O      12-  2   69%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-4, Bruce Chen facing 8-9-1
                  Bruce Chen replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   73%  T Hollandsworth Popfly: 2B
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Brad Penny batting 9th
          ---  4   68%  M Mordecai      Walk
   O      1--  6   74%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Brandon Puffer replaces Bruce Chen pitching and batting 9th
          1--      72%  L Castillo      Pierre Steals 2B
          -2-  6   70%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   64%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pierre to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   O      123  2   79%  M Lowell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tim Spooneybarger facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Spooneybarger replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   77%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   75%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   74%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-4, Brad Lidge facing 5-6-7
                  Brad Lidge replaces Brandon Puffer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   80%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   86%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tim Spooneybarger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   85%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   84%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-4, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 6th; Brian Hunter replaces Brad Lidge playing RF batting 9th; Gerald Williams pinch hits for Todd Hollandsworth batting 8th
   O      ---  2   91%  G Williams      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  Mike Redmond pinch hits for Tim Spooneybarger batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Redmond       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6  100%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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