August 22, 2003 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 26,627

Friday, August 22, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Reds

57-70

Won 1

5th, 9½ GB

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

W: S Etherton (1-1), L: W Miller (10-11), S: C Reitsma (4)

Astros

67-61

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Taylor CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .608   18    1   0   
B Larkin SS                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .727    6    0   0   
  R Olmedo SS                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .636    7    3   2   
D Jimenez 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .272  .753   16    1   2   SB
S Casey 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .292  .754   17    5   0   SF
R Mateo RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .643   19    6   0   2B
D Stenson LF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .316  .960   13    2   0   
  R Freel PH-LF               1   1   1   1    0   0  .294  .788    1    1   0   HR
J Castro 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   3  .250  .679   19    2   1   SF
C Miller C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    4   1   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Stinnett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .676    7    0   0   
  C Reitsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   1   
S Etherton P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  J LaRue C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .773    4    2   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    0   8              143   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Mateo (5, off W Miller).

HR: R Freel (2, off B Wagner; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: J Castro (3, off W Miller); S Casey (3, off W Miller).

TB: R Freel 4; D Jimenez 2; R Mateo 2; R Olmedo; S Etherton; S Casey; B Larkin.

RBI: S Casey (65); D Stenson (2); J Castro (28); R Freel (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: R Olmedo (10); J Castro (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jimenez (8, 2nd base off W Miller/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   5   1   4   1    0   0  .259  .747   13    0   0   2·2B
L Berkman LF                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .284  .923   21    3   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .880   20   10   1   
J Kent 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .853   15    2   3   
G Blum 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .690   18    0   3   
  J Lane PR-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .301  .923   12    2   0   
  R Chavez C                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 5.000         1   0   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .579   12    7   0   SB
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .667    4    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .662   16    1   1   2B
W Miller P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .339    7    1   1   SH
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .636    4    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Ensberg 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .898    1    0   0   
Totals                       37   3   9   3    3   6              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (25, off S Etherton); C Biggio 2 (36, 2 off S Etherton); A Everett (14, off S Etherton).

SH: W Miller (4, off S Etherton).

TB: C Biggio 6; L Berkman 2; A Everett 2; G Blum; J Bagwell; J Kent.

RBI: J Kent (71); L Berkman (76); C Biggio (45).

2-out RBI: J Kent.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ausmus (4, 2nd base off S Etherton/C Miller).

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
S Etherton, W (1-1)            6     5   2   2    2   4   0   5.73   25   89-55   40· 6· 9    9· 9· 1· 0     56    -     1.03   0.07
R Wagner, H (5)                2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.12   10   37-23   10· 8· 5    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.46   0.26
C Reitsma, S (4)               1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.93    6   17-12    8· 2· 2    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.04   0.10
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   6   0          41  143-90   58·16·16   19·12· 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
W Miller, L (10-11)            7     5   3   3    0   7   0   4.40   26  106-73   34·17·22   12· 7· 0· 0     62    -     1.18  -0.06
O Dotel                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.82    5   17-13   12· 0· 1    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.06
B Wagner                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   1.85    4   17-12    6· 3· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.07
Totals                         9     8   4   4    0   8   1          35  140-98   52·20·26   16·10· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 26,627.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. R Taylor             CF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. L Berkman            LF 
3. D Jimenez            2B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Casey              1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. R Mateo              RF    5. G Blum               3B 
6. D Stenson            LF    6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. J Castro             3B    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. C Miller             C     8. A Everett            SS 
9. S Etherton           P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  123  4   20%  83% A Everett       R Wagner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   t 7   0  2-1  1--  2   19%  58% R Mateo         W Miller        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Casey to 3B
   b 8   1  3-2  123  4   19%  63% O Merced        R Wagner        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   2  4-3  12-  3   18% 100% J Lane          C Reitsma       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   b 8   1  3-2  1--  4  -18%  50% G Blum          R Wagner        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  9   48%  R Taylor        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  3   50%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF)
          1--  4   56%  D Jimenez       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Larkin to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   57%  S Casey         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Larkin Scores
          1--      58%  R Mateo         Jimenez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Seth Etherton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  C Biggio        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--  5   55%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   58%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   60%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   58%  D Stenson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Castro        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  C Miller        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Seth Etherton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   60%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7   58%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--      57%  A Everett       Ausmus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   61%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   59%  S Etherton      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  R Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Seth Etherton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   59%  W Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   54%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  3   42%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  4   46%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   50%  J Kent          Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  D Jimenez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   45%  S Casey         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   44%  R Mateo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Seth Etherton facing 5-6-7
                  Ray Olmedo replaces Barry Larkin playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  8   47%  G Blum          Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   49%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Wade Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  D Stenson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  J Castro        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   43%  C Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Seth Etherton facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   35%  A Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   37%  W Miller        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Everett to 3B
   R      --3  3   28%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Everett Scores
   O      -2-  4   31%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  5   34%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Wade Miller facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   40%  S Etherton      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   35%  R Taylor        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   30%  R Olmedo        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   26%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Seth Etherton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   28%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   30%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   29%  R Hidalgo       Walk
   O      1--  1   31%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   38%  S Casey         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   58%  R Mateo         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Casey to 3B
   RO     -23  4   59%  D Stenson       Groundout: 1B-P; Casey Scores; Mateo to 3B
   RO     --3  5   64%  J Castro        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mateo Scores
   O      ---  7   63%  C Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ryan Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Ryan Wagner replaces Corky Miller pitching and batting 8th; Jason LaRue replaces Seth Etherton playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  1   68%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Wade Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  4   71%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   69%  C Biggio        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Biggio to 1B
   O      1--  4   74%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   71%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  R Taylor        Lineout: 1B
          ---  2   71%  R Olmedo        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   74%  D Jimenez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Olmedo to 3B
   O      1-3  4   68%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ryan Wagner facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   59%  J Bagwell       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 1B
   O      1--  6   68%  J Kent          Flyball: LF
          1--  4   50%  G Blum          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B
          1-3  4   44%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Blum to 2B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 7th; Jason Lane pinch runs for Geoff Blum batting 5th
   O      123  4   63%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   83%  A Everett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Wagner replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 7th; Raul Chavez replaces Richard Hidalgo playing C batting 6th; Morgan Ensberg replaces Octavio Dotel playing 3B batting 9th; Jason Lane moves to RF
   O      ---  4   81%  R Mateo         Popfly: 1B
                  Ryan Freel pinch hits for Dernell Stenson batting 6th
   R      ---  1   91%  R Freel         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   91%  J Castro        Strikeout Looking
                  Kelly Stinnett pinch hits for Ryan Wagner batting 8th
   O      ---  7   90%  K Stinnett      Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Chris Reitsma facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Reitsma replaces Kelly Stinnett pitching and batting 8th; Ryan Freel moves to LF
   O      ---  1   95%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
          ---  3   89%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   95%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Berkman to 1B
          1--  4   91%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Berkman to 2B
   R      12-  1   82%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Lane          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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