July 7, 2003 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 2
BOS 1 ARI 14
COL 6 CHC 6
FLA 3 HOU 7
CIN 1 MIL 9
PIT 2 MON 8
PHI 1 ATL 7
@NYM 3 SDP 7
LAD 1 SFG 5
STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 25,339

Monday, July 7, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Reds

40-47

Lost 5

4th, 5½ GB

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

W: R Oswalt (5-4), L: R Dempster (2-6)

Astros

45-43

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Dunn LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .215  .874   16    4   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .716   11    0   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .848    9    3   0   
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .345 1.044   17    2   0   HBP
A Boone 3B                    3   0   2   1    0   1  .271  .805   10    0   6   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .773   15    6   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
K Stinnett C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .733   10    6   0   
R Olmedo 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .662   11    1   1   
R Dempster P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .040  .117    2    0   0   
  R Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .585    5    0   0   
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  R Branyan 1B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .931    3    2   0   
Totals                       29   1   4   1    1   7              109   24   8

BATTING

HBP: J Guillen (8, by R Oswalt).

TB: A Boone 2; A Dunn; R Branyan.

RBI: A Boone (52).

2-out RBI: A Boone.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

E: K Griffey (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .761   15    3   1   
G Blum 2B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .279  .766   20    2   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .266  .805   18    4   1   
L Berkman LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .879   14    0   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   3    0   0  .311  .939   15    6   1   2B
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .303 1.034   16    2   0   HR,2B
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .207  .547   19    6   1   
E Bruntlett SS                4   1   1   2    0   2  .200  .550   10    3   2   HR
R Oswalt P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .231  .528    8    0   0   
  D Matranga PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666    4    0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .683    3    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   7  11   7    3   6              142   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (7, off J Riedling); R Hidalgo (22, off R Dempster).

HR: M Ensberg (16, off T Van Poppel; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Bruntlett (1, off R Dempster; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: M Ensberg 6; E Bruntlett 4; G Blum 3; R Hidalgo 2; C Biggio; B Ausmus; J Bagwell; L Berkman.

RBI: R Hidalgo 3 (43); E Bruntlett 2 (2); M Ensberg (40); J Bagwell (42).

2-out RBI: R Hidalgo 3; M Ensberg.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dempster, L (2-6)            4     7   6   6    2   5   1   6.95   21   84-48   28·10·10   10· 4· 0· 0     27    -     1.12  -0.34
J Riedling                     2     2   0   0    1   1   0   6.17    9   40-26   16· 4· 6    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
T Van Poppel                   2     2   1   1    0   0   1   8.47    8   18-13    9· 3· 1    3· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    3   6   2          38  142-87   53·17·17   18·11· 0· 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 (5-4)              6     3   1   1    1   3   0   2.94   22   75-50   29· 7·14    6·10· 1· 0     64    -     0.71   0.14
R Stone                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.73    6   22-15    8· 5· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.03
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.42    3   12-8     5· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   7   0          31  109-73   42·14·17    8·13· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Oswalt (4; J Guillen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 25,339.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. A Dunn               LF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. G Blum               2B 
3. K Griffey            CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Guillen            RF    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. A Boone              3B    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. S Casey              1B    6. M Ensberg            3B 
7. K Stinnett           C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. R Olmedo             2B    8. E Bruntlett          SS 
9. R Dempster           P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  123  6   25%  83% R Hidalgo       R Dempster      Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Blum Scores; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   b 3   1  1-0  123  3   10%  66% J Bagwell       R Dempster      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Oswalt Scores; Biggio to 3B; Blum to 2B
   b 3   1  1-1  123  6   -8%  58% L Berkman       R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   0  1-4  1--  1    7%  94% E Bruntlett     R Dempster      Home Run (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  12-  1    7%  56% G Blum          R Dempster      Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Oswalt to 3B; Biggio to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  A Dunn          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   53%  K Griffey       Popfly: 1B
          1--  3   51%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch; Dunn to 2B
   RO     12-  4   45%  A Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Dunn Scores; Guillen out at 3B/CF-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   43%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   41%  G Blum          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   40%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   42%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  K Stinnett      Flyball: RF
          ---  7   42%  R Olmedo        Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  R Dempster      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   49%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   45%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7   42%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   39%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   41%  A Dunn          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   43%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   44%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   41%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   44%  R Oswalt        Walk
          1--  6   49%  C Biggio        Walk; Oswalt to 2B
          12-  1   56%  G Blum          Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Oswalt to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   R      123  3   66%  J Bagwell       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Oswalt Scores; Biggio to 3B; Blum to 2B
   O      123  6   58%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    123  6   83%  R Hidalgo       Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Blum Scores; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      --3  6   81%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   83%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   81%  A Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   84%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   86%  K Stinnett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   87%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   94%  E Bruntlett     Home Run (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   94%  G Blum          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   93%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   95%  R Olmedo        Flyball: RF
                  Reggie Taylor pinch hits for Ryan Dempster batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  R Taylor        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  A Dunn          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Riedling facing 4-5-6
                  John Riedling replaces Reggie Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  1   96%  M Ensberg       Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF)
          -2- 10   96%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  4   95%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   96%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   97%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   97%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Riedling facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Matranga pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  D Matranga      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   97%  G Blum          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   97%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Ricky Stone facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Stone replaces Dave Matranga pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   98%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Todd Van Poppel facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Sean Casey pitching and batting 6th; Russell Branyan replaces John Riedling playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   98%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  2   99%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   99%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-7, Ricky Stone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  R Olmedo        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  R Branyan       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Branyan out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  3  100%  A Dunn          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Todd Van Poppel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  100%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  O Merced        Flyball: RF
          ---  1  100%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-7, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  9  100%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200307070

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