August 21, 2004 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 10
@BAL 4 BOS 10
@CHW 7 DET 11
SEA 10
(11) TEX 5
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 1 ANA 6
@NYY 1 OAK 5
@TBD 0 ARI 2
CIN 1 COL 5
MON 2 HOU 4
CHC 3 LAD 7
ATL 4 PHI 8
@MIL 6 FLA 8
@SDP 2 NYM 11
@SFG 9
(12) STL 10
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,451

Saturday, August 21, 2004, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Cubs

66-56

Lost 1

2nd, 14½ GB

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

W: B Lidge (4-5), L: L Hawkins (2-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

61-61

Won 1

3rd, 19½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                5   1   3   0    0   2  .284  .808   15    3   1   2B,2·SB
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .766   17    3   4   
D Lee 1B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .909   23    5   1   
M Alou LF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .272  .846   15    1   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .876   16    5   0   GDP
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .315  .929   14    1   1   
  J Macias PR-3B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .659         0   0   
M Barrett C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .834   20    7   1   3B,GDP
R Martinez SS                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .247  .661   17    0   0   SF
M Prior P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .340    7    0   0   
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .579    4    0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .854    4    0   0   
  L Hawkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    4   7              152   25   8

BATTING

2B: C Patterson (25, off B Backe).

3B: M Barrett (5, off B Lidge).

SF: R Martinez (4, off B Lidge).

TB: M Barrett 4; C Patterson 4; A Ramirez 2; M Alou.

GIDP: S Sosa (5); M Barrett (9).

RBI: R Martinez (26); M Alou (72); M Barrett (53).

2-out RBI: M Alou.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Ramirez-M Grudzielanek-D Lee; C Patterson-M Grudzielanek-A Ramirez.

E: J Macias (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Patterson 2 (23, 2nd base off B Backe/B Ausmus, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .810    9    0   0   
  J Lane LF                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .225  .711    3    1   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .901   20    6   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .809   11    7   0   2B
L Berkman RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .995   28    1   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .285  .815   14    4   2   
  E Bruntlett PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .871         0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .270  .722   14    1   1   SH,GDP
J Vizcaino SS                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .276  .686   12    0   5   IW
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .244  .621   23    7   0   
B Backe P                     1   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .666    4    0   0   SH
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .679    3    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .866    4    0   0   IW
Totals                       29   4   7   4    6   7              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (22, off M Prior).

SH: M Ensberg (5, off L Hawkins); B Backe (1, off M Prior).

IBB: M Lamb (3, by L Hawkins); J Vizcaino (2, by M Prior).

TB: J Bagwell 2; J Kent 2; J Lane; B Ausmus; J Vizcaino; B Backe.

GIDP: M Ensberg (12).

RBI: B Backe 2 (2); J Lane (13); J Vizcaino (21).

2-out RBI: B Backe 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Bagwell; M Ensberg-J Kent-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (30, 2nd base off M Prior/M Barrett).

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 Prior                        7     4   2   2    5   6   0   4.73   28  104-61   34·15·12    5· 7· 5· 0     62    -     0.87   0.06
M Remlinger                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.04    3   11-7     3· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
L Hawkins, BS (5), L (2-4)     0.1   3   2   1    1   0   0   2.71    6   21-10    8· 1· 1    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.83  -0.79
Totals                         8.1   7   4   3    6   7   0          37  136-78   45·16·17    8· 9· 7· 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
B Backe                        7     4   0   0    3   4   0   4.03   26   99-56   32· 9·15    8· 9· 2· 0     70    -     0.98   0.42
D Miceli, H (19)               0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.03    4   18-12    8· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.48   0.01
B Lidge, BS (3), W (4-5)       1.1   3   2   2    0   3   0   2.13    7   29-20    8· 5· 7    1· 1· 2· 0          2-1    2.50  -0.62
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   7   0          37  146-88   48·16·24   11·11· 4· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Hawkins (5; M Lamb); M Prior (2; J Vizcaino).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Mark Carlson.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 42,451.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. C Patterson          CF    1. C Biggio             LF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Alou               LF    4. L Berkman            RF 
5. S Sosa               RF    5. J Kent               2B 
6. A Ramirez            3B    6. M Ensberg            3B 
7. M Barrett            C     7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. R Martinez           SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Prior              P     9. B Backe              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-1  1--  5  -50%  22% M Barrett       B Lidge         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Macias Scores
   b 9   0  3-2  1--  2   39%  73% M Ensberg       L Hawkins       Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Bruntlett to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   b 9   0  3-2  -23  4   21%  94% J Vizcaino      L Hawkins       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bruntlett Scores; Ensberg to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  123  3   17%  74% B Backe         M Prior         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kent Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   b 9   1  3-3  123  3   16% 100% J Lane          L Hawkins       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ensberg Scores/unER; Vizcaino to 3B; Lamb to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
          1--      48%  D Lee           Patterson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Alou          Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Patterson out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   53%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      1--  5   55%  R Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   55%  J Kent          Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kent to 2B
          -2-  4   55%  J Vizcaino      Intentional Walk
          12-  6   57%  B Ausmus        Walk; Kent to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
   RR     123  3   74%  B Backe         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kent Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  2   71%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  M Prior         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   75%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   74%  M Grudzielanek  Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   79%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  2   76%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      78%  L Berkman       Beltran Steals 2B
          -2-  7   79%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   76%  J Kent          Flyball: RF; Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  5   73%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   75%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   77%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   76%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  4   78%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   77%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   78%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   77%  B Backe         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  1   75%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   78%  R Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   80%  M Prior         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   77%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   81%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   79%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   82%  J Bagwell       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   OO     -2-  3   78%  L Berkman       Fly Ball Double Play: CF (Deep CF); Bagwell out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   81%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   77%  M Alou          Walk
   OO     1--  4   84%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   86%  J Kent          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   OO     1--  5   82%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   81%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   75%  A Ramirez       Single to SS (Pop Fly to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  6   87%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  R Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   87%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brandon Backe batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  O Palmeiro      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   86%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Dan Miceli facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Miceli replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th; Jason Lane replaces Craig Biggio playing LF batting 1st; Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Mark Prior batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   85%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   90%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 2B
          1--      89%  D Lee           Patterson Steals 2B
          -2-  5   87%  " "             Walk
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Miceli pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  4   76%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Patterson Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Remlinger facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Tom Goodwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   85%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   84%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   83%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Lidge facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   72%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jose Macias pinch runs for Aramis Ramirez batting 6th
   R      1--  5   22%  M Barrett       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Macias Scores
   RO     --3  6   19%  R Martinez      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Barrett Scores
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Mike Remlinger batting 9th
   O      ---  4   20%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   21%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Todd Walker pitching and batting 9th; Jose Macias moves to 3B
          ---  3   34%  J Kent          Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Jeff Kent batting 5th
          1--  2   73%  M Ensberg       Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Bruntlett to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   R      -23  4   94%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bruntlett Scores; Ensberg to 3B
          1-3      93%  B Ausmus        Defensive Indifference; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -23  5   85%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 9th
          -23  4   84%  M Lamb          Intentional Walk
   R      123  3  100%  J Lane          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ensberg Scores/unER; Vizcaino to 3B; Lamb to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200408210

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