May 25, 2004 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 11
@BAL 3 BOS 12
OAK 2 TEX 7
@CHW 4 SEA 5
@CLE 4
(12) KCR 4
DET 3 TBD 6
MIN 1 CIN 5
FLA 2 SDP 11
@COL 6 HOU 5
CHC 0 LAD 5
@MIL 3 MON 3
ATL 1 NYM 5
PHI 0 SFG 4
ARI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 40,154

Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Cubs

25-19

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Oswalt (3-3), L: C Zambrano (4-2)

Astros

25-20

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .826   31    2   3   
R Martinez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .217  .556   15    1   4   
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .719   18    2   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .945   12    0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .285  .876   17    0   0   
T Hollandsworth RF            2   0   1   0    1   0  .352 1.110   15    3   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .789    8    6   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Bako C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .175  .538    6    8   0   SB
C Zambrano P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    4    0   2   
  D Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .489    3    0   0   
  F Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Dubois 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    2   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    1  11              133   24   9

BATTING

TB: T Hollandsworth; P Bako; M Alou.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Martinez-T Walker-D Lee.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Bako (1, 2nd base off R Oswalt/R Chavez).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .872   14    3   0   
A Everett SS                  3   1   2   0    0   1  .277  .709   13    0   1   2B,2·SB,SH
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .292  .877   20    8   0   
J Kent 2B                     2   1   1   2    1   1  .306  .864   17    0   4   SF
L Berkman LF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .345 1.145   16    1   0   HR
M Lamb 3B                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .350  .952    9    1   1   
R Chavez C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .558   11   11   0   GDP
O Palmeiro RF                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .211  .792   14    2   0   HR
  R Hidalgo RF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .757    7    1   0   
R Oswalt P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .364   16    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .493    3    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   5   9   5    4   8              140   27   6

BATTING

2B: A Everett (9, off F Beltran).

HR: L Berkman (11, off C Zambrano; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); O Palmeiro (3, off C Zambrano; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Kent (7, off F Beltran).

SH: A Everett (11, off C Zambrano).

TB: L Berkman 4; O Palmeiro 4; M Lamb 3; A Everett 3; C Biggio; J Kent.

GIDP: R Chavez (2).

RBI: J Kent 2 (37); L Berkman 2 (37); O Palmeiro (7).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 2; O Palmeiro; J Kent.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Everett 2 (5, 2nd base off C Zambrano/P Bako, 3rd base off F Beltran/P Bako).

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
C Zambrano, L (4-2)            5     8   4   4    3   5   2   2.49   25  100-58   34· 4·20   11· 4· 2· 0     37    -     1.05  -0.12
F Beltran                      1.2   1   1   1    0   2   0   3.45    6   18-14    9· 3· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.00
M Remlinger                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    6-4     1· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
M Wuertz                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   9.64    3   13-7     3· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4   8   2          36  137-83   47·11·25   13· 8· 3· 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 (3-3)              7     3   0   0    1   8   0   3.36   25  102-78   50·15·13    9· 7· 1· 0     78    -     0.83   0.36
D Miceli                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    3   12-10    5· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.27    3   15-9     2· 4· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1  11   0          31  129-97   57·22·18   10· 7· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Matt Hollowell, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 40,154.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. T Walker             2B    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. R Martinez           SS    2. A Everett            SS 
3. C Patterson          CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Alou               LF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. T Hollandsworth      RF    6. M Lamb               3B 
7. D Lee                1B    7. R Chavez             C  
8. P Bako               C     8. O Palmeiro           RF 
9. C Zambrano           P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-2  -2-  2   12%  92% L Berkman       C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball); Kent Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  ---  7   11%  62% O Palmeiro      C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 5   2  0-1  -2-  3   11%  80% J Kent          C Zambrano      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Kent to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   -8%  51% R Chavez        C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  0-1  123  6   -7%  64% R Oswalt        C Zambrano      Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   55%  A Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  J Bagwell       Everett Steals 2B
          -2-  5   58%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   54%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  T Hollandsworth Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   55%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   59%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   51%  R Chavez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---  7   62%  O Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   61%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   57%  P Bako          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   61%  C Zambrano      Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      59%  T Walker        Bako Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Bako to 3B
   O      --3  3   67%  R Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   63%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   62%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   65%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   72%  J Kent          Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS
          1--  3   72%  M Lamb          Single to LF (Line Drive); Kent to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  R Chavez        Strikeout Looking
          12-  5   70%  O Palmeiro      Walk; Kent to 3B; Lamb to 2B
   O      123  6   64%  R Oswalt        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   67%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   69%  D Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   71%  P Bako          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   74%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   72%  A Everett       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  4   69%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   80%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Kent to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -2-  2   92%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Kent Scores
          ---  2   92%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   92%  R Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  Damian Jackson pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   94%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  R Martinez      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Francis Beltran facing 8-9-1
                  Francis Beltran replaces Damian Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   94%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
                  Richard Hidalgo replaces Orlando Palmeiro playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  5   95%  C Patterson     Popfly: 3B
          ---  3   94%  M Alou          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   96%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  8   94%  T Hollandsworth Walk; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Francis Beltran facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   98%  A Everett       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      98%  J Bagwell       Everett Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  1   98%  J Kent          Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Foul); Everett Scores
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Derrek Lee pitching and batting 7th; Jason Dubois replaces Francis Beltran playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Dan Miceli facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Miceli replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  P Bako          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  J Dubois        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   99%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Remlinger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  M Lamb          Flyball: RF
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   99%  R Hidalgo       Walk
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
   O      1--  3   99%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Martinez      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  7  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200405250

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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