August 8, 2004 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
TEX 5 CHW 3
CLE 2 BOS 11
@DET 9 ANA 6
@KCR 4 OAK 6
@MIN 5
(18) NYY 8
TOR 2 TBD 5
SEA 1 ATL 11
@ARI 4 CIN 14
@COL 7 MIL 2
@FLA 0 MON 5
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 1 PIT 4
@SDP 2 SFG 6
CHC 3 STL 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 38,407

Sunday, August 8, 2004, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Expos

44-66

Won 2

5th, 19 GB

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

W: T Tucker (2-1), L: R Clemens (12-4)

Astros

55-56

Lost 2

3rd, 17½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson LF                4   0   1   0    1   2  .243  .830   22    1   0   
E Chavez CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .736   20    1   0   
T Batista 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .681   23    0   4   2B,CS
T Sledge RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .728   15    3   0   
  J Rivera RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .701         0   0   
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .713   21   11   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .232  .658   15    2   5   HR
B Schneider C                 4   2   1   1    0   1  .265  .772   12    6   0   HR
J Carroll 2B                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .289  .757   11    2   4   2·2B
S Kim P                       0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .438    1    0   0   SH
  R Calloway PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .186  .470    3    0   0   
  T Tucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         1   0   
  J Vidro PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .807    3    0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  H Mateo PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .588    2    0   0   SB
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    1   9              148   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Batista (15, off R Clemens); J Carroll 2 (9, 2 off R Clemens).

HR: B Schneider (10, off D Miceli; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); A Gonzalez (5, off D Miceli; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: S Kim (1, off R Clemens).

TB: J Carroll 5; A Gonzalez 4; B Schneider 4; T Batista 2; E Chavez; J Vidro; B Wilkerson; H Mateo; R Calloway.

RBI: J Vidro (50); E Chavez (23); B Schneider (29); R Calloway (9); A Gonzalez (13).

2-out RBI: E Chavez; A Gonzalez; B Schneider; R Calloway.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Carroll-A Gonzalez-N Johnson 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Mateo (2, 2nd base off C Harville/R Chavez).

CS: T Batista (4, 3rd base by R Clemens/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .830   10    1   0   HBP
  R Chavez C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .474    3    4   0   
L Berkman RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .992    7    3   0   GDP
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .265  .890   16    1   0   GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .833   19    7   0   
M Lamb 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .309  .906   30    4   2   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .723   15    1   0   HR
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .680   12    1   2   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .614    6    5   2   
  O Palmeiro PH-LF            2   0   1   1    0   0  .245  .702   10    0   0   
R Clemens P                   2   0   2   0    0   0  .188  .408    9    0   0   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .716    3    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Kent PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .827    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    4   6              146   27   6

BATTING

HR: M Ensberg (6, off S Kim; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: C Biggio (14, by S Kim).

TB: M Ensberg 4; L Berkman 2; R Clemens 2; J Lane; O Palmeiro.

GIDP: C Beltran (6); L Berkman (8).

RBI: O Palmeiro (9); M Ensberg (48).

2-out RBI: O Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Lamb (8).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kim                          4     3   1   1    2   1   1   5.48   16   59-32   20· 3· 9    8· 3· 1· 0     51    -     0.81   0.09
T Tucker, W (2-1)              2     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.21    8   29-22   11· 6· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.26   0.14
L Ayala, H (16)                2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.26    7   24-16    9· 2· 5    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.86   0.12
C Cordero                      1     1   1   1    2   1   0   2.84    6   33-21   14· 0· 7    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   6   1          37  145-91   54·11·26   15· 7· 4· 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 Clemens, L (12-4)            7     8   3   1    1   5   0   2.63   30  101-65   35·10·20    7·11· 6· 0     57    -     1.24  -0.04
D Miceli                       1     2   2   2    0   2   2   4.18    5   25-17   11· 4· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.31  -0.09
C Harville                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.70    4   20-12    7· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   3    1   9   2          39  146-94   53·16·25    8·14· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Kim (11; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Darren Spagnardi, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 38,407.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. B Wilkerson          LF    1. C Biggio             LF 
2. E Chavez             CF    2. L Berkman            RF 
3. T Batista            3B    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. T Sledge             RF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. N Johnson            1B    5. M Lamb               2B 
6. A Gonzalez           SS    6. M Ensberg            3B 
7. B Schneider          C     7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. J Carroll            2B    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. S Kim                P     9. R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  1-1  1--  1   14%  65% J Carroll       R Clemens       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Schneider to 3B
   t 5   2  1-0  -2-  3   12%  46% R Calloway      R Clemens       Single to CF (Line Drive); Carroll Scores
   t 7   2  1-2  1-3  2   12%  81% E Chavez        R Clemens       Single to LF (Line Drive); Carroll Scores/unER; Vidro to 2B
   t 7   1  1-1  -23  3   12%  76% J Vidro         R Clemens       Single to RF (Line Drive); Schneider Scores/unER; Carroll to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  6  -10%  34% M Ensberg       S Kim           Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Wilkerson     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   46%  E Chavez        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   45%  T Batista       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Sun-Woo Kim facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4   49%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   48%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--  7   46%  J Bagwell       Walk; Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  7   50%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  T Sledge        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   46%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Sun-Woo Kim facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   34%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   37%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   37%  R Clemens       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   39%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   36%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   39%  J Carroll       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   37%  S Kim           Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Carroll to 2B
          -2-  5   38%  B Wilkerson     Walk
   O      12-  7   33%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sun-Woo Kim facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   30%  L Berkman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   37%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   45%  T Batista       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   40%  T Sledge        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      33%  N Johnson       Batista Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  4   32%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sun-Woo Kim facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   34%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   36%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   33%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   31%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   34%  J Carroll       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Ron Calloway pinch hits for Sun-Woo Kim batting 9th
   R      -2-  3   46%  R Calloway      Single to CF (Line Drive); Carroll Scores
          1--  1   50%  B Wilkerson     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Calloway to 3B
   O      1-3  3   43%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, T.J. Tucker facing 8-9-1
                  T.J. Tucker replaces Ron Calloway pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   46%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
          ---  8   43%  R Clemens       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   43%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  T Sledge        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   42%  N Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, T.J. Tucker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   46%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   48%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   46%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   50%  B Schneider     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   65%  J Carroll       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Schneider to 3B
                  Jose Vidro pinch hits for T.J. Tucker batting 9th
   R      -23  3   76%  J Vidro         Single to RF (Line Drive); Schneider Scores/unER; Carroll to 3B
   O      1-3  5   69%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   81%  E Chavez        Single to LF (Line Drive); Carroll Scores/unER; Vidro to 2B
   O      12-  4   77%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Luis Ayala facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Ayala replaces Jose Vidro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   82%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      ---  8   84%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Roger Clemens batting 9th
          ---  3   82%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   86%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Miceli facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th; Raul Chavez replaces Craig Biggio playing C batting 1st; Orlando Palmeiro moves to LF
   O      ---  9   85%  T Sledge        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   91%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  4   96%  B Schneider     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   95%  J Carroll       Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Luis Ayala facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Rivera replaces Terrmel Sledge playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  1   97%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   98%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Chad Harville facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Harville replaces Dan Miceli pitching and batting 9th; Henry Mateo pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  H Mateo         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   99%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging, Mateo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B; Mateo to 3B
   O      --3  7   98%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Cordero facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Cordero replaces Henry Mateo pitching and batting 9th
          --- 12   96%  M Lamb          Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
          1--      98%  J Vizcaino      Defensive Indifference; Lamb to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Lamb to 3B
   R      --3  2   98%  O Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive); Lamb Scores
                  Jeff Kent pinch hits for Chad Harville batting 9th
          1--  6   96%  J Kent          Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  R Chavez        Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation