August 19, 2003 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 9
@BAL 2 OAK 3
@BOS 2 CHW 5
ANA 2 MIN 8
@CLE 2 TEX 5
@DET 4 NYY 6
KCR 3 SEA 9
@TOR 1 ARI 6
CIN 1 COL 10
FLA 2 HOU 12
CHC 8 MON 7
@LAD 5 MIL 6
PHI 4 SDP 3
NYM 2 SFG 5
ATL 4
(10) STL 13
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 32,707

Tuesday, August 19, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Cubs

64-60

Lost 3

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            3  0  2   0  0  0   3  0  0    8 11  0
Astros          4  0  1   3  0  4   0  0  X   12 15  1

W: D Miceli (2-3), L: M Clement (10-11)

Astros

66-59

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .771   17    2   0   HBP,SH
A Gonzalez SS                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .232  .708   20    2   5   HR
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Glanville PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .624    7    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .941   15    0   0   
M Alou LF                     3   2   1   2    1   1  .291  .852   12    1   0   HR,IW
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   2   3    1   0  .274  .774   16    0   1   HR
E Karros 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .820   10    6   0   GDP
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T Womack 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .555    7    0   1   
R Martinez 2B-SS              4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .739   13    1   2   
D Miller C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .676   20    9   0   2·GDP
M Clement P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .152  .348    4    0   0   
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .701    6    0   0   2B
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Simon 1B                  2   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .731    3    2   1   2B
Totals                       34   8  11   8    3   5              150   24  11

BATTING

2B: R Simon (15, off B Lidge); T Goodwin (7, off D Miceli).

HR: A Ramirez (17, off J Robertson; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); A Gonzalez (17, off B Lidge; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Alou (19, off J Robertson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: K Lofton (5, off D Miceli).

IBB: M Alou (7, by J Robertson).

HBP: K Lofton (4, by J Robertson).

TB: A Gonzalez 5; A Ramirez 5; M Alou 4; R Simon 3; R Martinez 2; T Goodwin 2; K Lofton.

GIDP: D Miller 2 (11); E Karros (13).

RBI: A Ramirez 3 (81); A Gonzalez 2 (50); M Alou 2 (77); R Simon (52).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez 3; A Gonzalez 2; M Alou 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Martinez-A Gonzalez-E Karros.

BASERUNNING

PO: K Lofton (1st base by J Robertson).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .734   25    1   0   GDP
L Berkman LF                  4   3   3   0    1   1  .288  .932   25    0   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  2   3   1   0    3   0  .273  .886   28   10   0   
J Kent 2B                     5   3   3   6    0   1  .297  .866   16    5   5   HR,2B
R Hidalgo RF                  4   2   1   1    1   1  .301  .921   19    5   0   2B
G Blum 3B                     5   1   2   2    0   2  .259  .688   15    0   3   2·2B
G Zaun C                      5   0   2   1    0   1  .217  .599   21    5   1   
A Everett SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .237  .657    9    1   4   
J Robertson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .313    8    0   1   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Bruntlett PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .633    1    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .674    3    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38  12  15  11    5   8              172   27  16

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (24, off D Veres); J Kent (30, off D Veres); R Hidalgo (29, off K Farnsworth); G Blum 2 (17, 2 off M Clement).

HR: J Kent (18, off M Clement; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Kent 7; G Blum 4; L Berkman 4; G Zaun 2; A Everett 2; R Hidalgo 2; J Bagwell; E Bruntlett.

GIDP: C Biggio (3).

RBI: J Kent 6 (70); G Blum 2 (43); A Everett (34); G Zaun (13); R Hidalgo (65).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Everett-J Kent-J Bagwell; G Blum-J Kent-J Bagwell; R White-A Everett-J Kent-J Bagwell.

E: J Bagwell (7).

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
M Clement, L (10-11)           4     8   8   8    4   3   1   4.29   24  102-56   30· 7·19    5· 8· 4· 0     13    -     1.08  -0.61
D Veres                        1     4   3   3    1   0   0   4.32    7   26-16   13· 1· 2    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.05
K Farnsworth                   1     3   1   1    0   2   0   3.02    6   20-13    6· 5· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.09  -0.01
A Alfonseca                    2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.70    6   19-13    7· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         8    15  12  12    5   8   1          43  167-98   56·16·26   11·11· 8· 0          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robertson                    3     5   5   5    1   1   2   5.16   14   48-30   18· 4· 8    4· 5· 2· 0     29    -     1.06  -0.34
D Miceli, W (2-3)              2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.15    7   23-16   10· 2· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.14   0.11
R White, H (4)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.57    3   12-8     3· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.96   0.05
B Lidge                        1     3   3   3    0   1   1   3.33    6   23-16    9· 3· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.02
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.86    4   18-10    8· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.03
B Wagner                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.75    5   23-15   10· 5· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.92   0.02
Totals                         9    11   8   8    3   5   3          39  147-95   58·17·20   16·11· 3· 0           -

D Veres faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Clement (12); D Veres (2).

IBB: J Robertson (7; M Alou).

PO: J Robertson (5; K Lofton, 1st base).

HBP: J Robertson (5; K Lofton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 32,707.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. L Berkman            LF 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Alou               LF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. E Karros             1B    6. G Blum               3B 
7. R Martinez           2B    7. G Zaun               C  
8. D Miller             C     8. A Everett            SS 
9. M Clement            P     9. J Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  6  -24%  27% A Ramirez       J Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Gonzalez Scores; Alou Scores
   b 4   1  5-5  12-  3   24%  85% J Kent          M Clement       Home Run (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores; Bagwell Scores
   t 3   2  4-3  --3  2  -20%  43% M Alou          J Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores
   b 1   1  3-2  12-  1   17%  66% G Blum          M Clement       Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Kent Scores; Hidalgo Scores
   b 3   1  5-4  -2-  2   12%  58% G Zaun          M Clement       Single to CF (Line Drive); Blum Scores; Zaun to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  K Lofton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      52%  A Gonzalez      Lofton Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   52%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Gonzalez to 2B
          -2-  4   51%  M Alou          Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-  6   27%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball); Gonzalez Scores; Alou Scores
   O      ---  2   27%  E Karros        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   25%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   27%  L Berkman       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   35%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Berkman to 3B; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23  3   42%  J Kent          Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores; Bagwell to 3B
   R      1-3      47%  R Hidalgo       Wild Pitch; Bagwell Scores; Kent to 2B
          -2-  6   49%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-  1   66%  G Blum          Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Kent Scores; Hidalgo Scores
   O      -2-  6   63%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   60%  A Everett       Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeriome Robertson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   56%  R Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7   64%  D Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  M Clement       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   63%  J Robertson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   62%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   63%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   65%  J Bagwell       Walk; Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   57%  K Lofton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   59%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  2   63%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B; Lofton to 3B
   RR     --3  2   43%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores
   O      ---  2   44%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Matt Clement facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   41%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: SS
          ---  2   46%  G Blum          Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   58%  G Zaun          Single to CF (Line Drive); Blum Scores; Zaun to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   54%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Jeriome Robertson batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   50%  J Lane          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Dan Miceli facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   53%  E Karros        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   50%  R Martinez      Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B)
   OO     1--  1   56%  D Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   56%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  5   61%  J Bagwell       Walk; Berkman to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   85%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  2   84%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   83%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 8.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-8, Dan Miceli facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Matt Clement batting 9th
          ---  6   77%  T Goodwin       Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   80%  K Lofton        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Goodwin to 3B
   O      --3  5   85%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   88%  S Sosa          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dave Veres facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Veres replaces Tom Goodwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   87%  G Zaun          Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---  3   88%  A Everett       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
          1--  1   90%  E Bruntlett     Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett to 2B
   OO     12-  5   86%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-8, Rick White facing 4-5-6
                  Rick White replaces Eric Bruntlett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   86%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   91%  E Karros        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   93%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          -2-      94%  J Bagwell       Wild Pitch; Berkman to 3B
          --3  7   95%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3  1   98%  J Kent          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Berkman Scores; Bagwell Scores
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Eric Karros pitching and batting 6th; Randall Simon replaces Dave Veres playing 1B batting 9th
   R      -2-  1   99%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive); Kent Scores
   O      -2-  5   99%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   99%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  A Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Zaun to 2B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Rick White batting 9th
   O      12-  3   99%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P; Zaun to 3B; Everett to 2B
   O      -23  4   99%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 12.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-12, Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Lidge replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  R Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  D Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   98%  R Simon         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Martinez Scores
   O      -2-  5   99%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B; Simon to 3B
   RR     --3  6   96%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball); Simon Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-8, Antonio Alfonseca facing 2-3-4
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Alex Gonzalez pitching and batting 2nd; Tony Womack replaces Kyle Farnsworth playing 2B batting 6th; Ramon Martinez moves to SS
   O      ---  4   97%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 12.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-12, Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
          ---  5   96%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  7   98%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   99%  R Martinez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-8, Antonio Alfonseca facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  G Zaun          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 12.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-12, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
          ---  9   97%  D Miller        Walk
          1--  1   93%  R Simon         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Miller to 2B
   O      12-  6   96%  K Lofton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Miller to 3B
                  Doug Glanville pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 2nd
          1-3      95%  D Glanville     Defensive Indifference; Lofton to 2B
   O      -23  4   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3  100%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Astros 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation