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Standings
NYY
@BAL		12
9
OAK
@BOS		6
9
TEX
@CHW		0
4
SEA
@CLE		7
3
DET
@KCR		3
7
MIN
@TBD		4
2
ANA
@TOR		5
6
FLA
@CIN		3
0
SDP
@COL		6
13
CHC
@HOU		3
7
LAD
@MIL		1
2		 
(12)
ATL
@MON		6
1
PHI
@NYM		7
4
ARI
@SFG		3
4
PIT
@STL		11
8
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 7:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 40,977, Time of Game: 2:48
Cubs
3
25-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 at Astros
7
26-20
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Brad Lidge (1-3)
L: Greg Maddux (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3  8  0
Astros          1  0  3   0  1  1   0  1  X    7 13  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Macias 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .709 12 10 -0.035 0.79 0.043 -0.078 -0.5 4 2
Corey Patterson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .710 14 9 -0.025 0.82 0.039 -0.065 -0.2 1 0 SB,SH
Moises Alou LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314 .944 15 7 0.032 0.82 0.054 -0.022 0.3 1 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .290 .878 14 9 -0.037 1.39 0.059 -0.097 -0.2 0 3
Derrek Lee 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .778 21 12 0.007 1.42 0.079 -0.072 0.1 6 0
Todd Hollandsworth RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .345 1.122 13 10 -0.037 1.58 0.106 -0.142 0.1 1 0 HR
Michael Barrett C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .298 .879 16 11 0.108 1.00 0.147 -0.039 1.3 8 0 2B
Ramon Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .208 .534 16 11 -0.136 1.12 0.000 -0.136 -1.3 2 3
Greg Maddux P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .048 .095 5 3 -0.058 1.04 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 1 2
   Jason Dubois PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .583 5 4 -0.041 1.42 0.000 -0.041 -0.3
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   LaTroy Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .820 3 3 -0.010 0.37 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 3 10 .235 .650 134 89 -0.232 1.08 0.527 -0.760 -1.8 24 12
2B: M Barrett (7, off R Stone).
HR: T Hollandsworth (6, off M Gallo; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: C Patterson (2, off D Miceli).
TB: T Hollandsworth 4; M Barrett 3; A Ramirez 2; J Macias; J Dubois; M Alou.
RBI: T Hollandsworth 2 (10); M Barrett (22).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Macias-R Martinez-D Lee.
Baserunning
SB: C Patterson (6, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .308 .865 17 14 0.022 0.45 0.058 -0.036 -0.4 3 0 2B
Adam Everett SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .283 .723 17 10 0.027 0.56 0.047 -0.020 0.8 0 3 SB,SH
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 .295 .893 22 13 0.186 0.72 0.208 -0.022 0.9 10 0 HR,SB
Jeff Kent 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .305 .872 16 11 0.018 0.49 0.059 -0.041 0.2 0 2 HR
Lance Berkman LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .349 1.167 15 9 0.030 0.49 0.069 -0.039 0.8 1 0 HR,2B
Morgan Ensberg 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .274 .688 22 14 -0.032 0.37 0.004 -0.036 -0.3 1 1
Richard Hidalgo RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .276 .776 14 8 0.058 0.43 0.062 -0.004 0.6 1 1 2B,IW
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .268 .670 6 6 0.019 0.63 0.040 -0.020 0.4 11 1 SH
Andy Pettitte P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .397 3 3 -0.077 1.68 0.000 -0.077 -0.9 0 0 GDP
   Brandon Backe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 4 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .792 4 2 0.020 0.88 0.020 0.000 0.1 SH
   Dan Miceli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Lamb PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .361 .968 1 1 0.009 0.25 0.009 0.000 0.7
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 7 13 7 3 7 .394 1.202 142 95 0.269 0.56 0.576 -0.306 2.8 27 8
2B: L Berkman (12, off G Maddux); R Hidalgo (13, off M Wuertz); C Biggio (13, off G Maddux).
HR: L Berkman (12, off G Maddux; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Kent (7, off G Maddux; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Bagwell (7, off G Maddux; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: O Palmeiro (1, off M Wuertz); B Ausmus (3, off M Wuertz); A Everett (12, off G Maddux).
IBB: R Hidalgo (3, by G Maddux).
TB: L Berkman 6; J Bagwell 5; J Kent 4; R Hidalgo 3; B Ausmus 2; A Everett 2; C Biggio 2; M Lamb.
GIDP: A Pettitte (1).
RBI: J Bagwell 3 (28); L Berkman (38); O Palmeiro (8); M Lamb (16); J Kent (38).
2-out RBI: L Berkman.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Ensberg (4).
Outfield Assists: R Hidalgo (M Barrett at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Bagwell (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett); A Everett (6, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Maddux, L (3-4) 5 9 5 5 1 2 3 4.74 24 85 57 35 6 16 10 11 4 0 30 -0.221 0.71 -2.4
Michael Wuertz 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 9.58 4 11 7 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.048 0.56 -0.5
LaTroy Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.09 4 13 10 6 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.014 0.28 0.5
Kyle Farnsworth 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 3.98 7 33 21 13 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.012 0.15 -0.5
Team Totals 8 13 7 7 3 7 3 7.88 39 142 95 57 14 24 14 15 6 0 30 0 0 -0.267 1.08 -2.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Pettitte 4 2 1 1 3 4 0 3.38 18 71 41 22 10 9 6 5 1 0 55 0.145 1.22 1.1
Mike Gallo 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.31 6 15 11 8 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 -0.059 0.77 -1.2
Ricky Stone, H (1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 3 11 8 7 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.035 1.33 0.3
Dan Miceli, H (8) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 5 19 13 6 6 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.049 1.58 0.5
Brad Lidge, W (1-3) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.67 3 11 9 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.59 0.5
Octavio Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.13 3 7 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 3 10 1 3.00 38 134 89 51 25 13 12 13 5 0 55 0 0 0.232 0.56 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: G Maddux (2; R Hidalgo).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Matt Hollowell, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Sam Holbrook.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 40,977.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  RR HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 14% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
t6 1-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC T. Hollandsworth M. Gallo -11% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores
t4 0-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R CHC M. Barrett A. Pettitte -9% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Lee to 3B
b2 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO HOU A. Pettitte G. Maddux -8% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  O CHC T. Hollandsworth A. Pettitte 7% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Macias A. Pettitte 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC C. Patterson A. Pettitte -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Alou A. Pettitte -2% 48% Patterson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alou A. Pettitte -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez A. Pettitte 4% 51% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  CHC D. Lee A. Pettitte -3% 48% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Patterson to 3B; Alou to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  O CHC T. Hollandsworth A. Pettitte 7% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux 6% 61% Double to SS (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Everett G. Maddux -1% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 5% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Kent G. Maddux 1% 66% Bagwell Steals 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Kent G. Maddux -3% 63% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Bagwell to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman G. Maddux -3% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Barrett A. Pettitte 2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Martinez A. Pettitte 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC G. Maddux A. Pettitte 1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg G. Maddux -2% 63% Groundout: P-3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux 2% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Ausmus G. Maddux 3% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO HOU A. Pettitte G. Maddux -8% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Macias A. Pettitte 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Patterson A. Pettitte 2% 66% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Alou A. Pettitte 1% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU A. Everett G. Maddux 2% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 2% 68% Everett Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  RR HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux 14% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU J. Kent G. Maddux 6% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b3 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman G. Maddux 2% 90% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
b3 4-0 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg G. Maddux -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo G. Maddux 0% 89% Intentional Walk
b3 4-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus G. Maddux -2% 87% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC A. Ramirez A. Pettitte -3% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee A. Pettitte -5% 79% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
t4 0-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Hollandsworth A. Pettitte 5% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R CHC M. Barrett A. Pettitte -9% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Lee to 3B
t4 1-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Martinez A. Pettitte 6% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC G. Maddux A. Pettitte 5% 86% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
Brandon Backe pinch hits for Andy Pettitte (P) batting 9th
b4 4-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Backe G. Maddux -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Maddux -1% 84% Lineout: P
b4 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Everett G. Maddux -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Mike Gallo facing 1-2-3
Mike Gallo replaces Brandon Backe (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Macias M. Gallo 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson M. Gallo 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t5 1-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou M. Gallo 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
b5 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Maddux -1% 87% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b5 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Kent G. Maddux -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU L. Berkman G. Maddux 5% 92% Home Run (Line Drive)
b5 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg G. Maddux -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Mike Gallo facing 4-5-6
t6 1-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC A. Ramirez M. Gallo -3% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Lee M. Gallo 3% 91% Lineout: 3B
t6 1-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC T. Hollandsworth M. Gallo -11% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores
Ricky Stone replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Barrett R. Stone -5% 75% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
t6 3-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Martinez R. Stone 5% 80% Flyball: LF
Jason Dubois pinch hits for Greg Maddux (P) batting 9th
t6 3-5 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Dubois R. Stone 4% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Barrett out at Hm/RF-C
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 7-8-9
Michael Wuertz replaces Jason Dubois (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo M. Wuertz 4% 88% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 5-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus M. Wuertz -0% 88% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hidalgo to 3B
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Ricky Stone (P) batting 9th
b6 5-3 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO HOU O. Palmeiro M. Wuertz 2% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hidalgo Scores
b6 6-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Wuertz -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 6.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
Dan Miceli replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC J. Macias D. Miceli -4% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 3-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson D. Miceli 3% 88% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Macias to 2B
t7 3-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Alou D. Miceli -3% 84% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Macias stays at 2B
t7 3-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez D. Miceli 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-6 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee D. Miceli 4% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' LaTroy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
LaTroy Hawkins replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU A. Everett L. Hawkins 1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 6-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell L. Hawkins -1% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 6-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Kent L. Hawkins -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU L. Berkman L. Hawkins -1% 93% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 6.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 6-7-8
Brad Lidge replaces Dan Miceli pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Hollandsworth B. Lidge 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Barrett B. Lidge 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Martinez B. Lidge 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 6-7-8
Kyle Farnsworth replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-3 0 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU M. Ensberg K. Farnsworth 0% 98% Walk
b8 6-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Farnsworth -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Ausmus K. Farnsworth 1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ensberg to 3B
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Brad Lidge (P) batting 9th
b8 6-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Lamb K. Farnsworth 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ensberg Scores; Ausmus to 2B
b8 7-3 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Farnsworth -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-3 2 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Everett K. Farnsworth 0% 99% Walk; Ausmus to 3B; Lamb to 2B
b8 7-3 2 123 7,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Farnsworth -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
Octavio Dotel replaces Mike Lamb (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Todd Walker pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth (P) batting 9th
t9 3-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Walker O. Dotel 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Macias O. Dotel 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 3-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson O. Dotel 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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