September 4, 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 38,605

Saturday, September 4, 2004, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Pirates

62-73

Lost 3

5th, 29 GB

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

W: C Qualls (3-0), L: N Figueroa (0-2), S: B Lidge (20)

Astros

72-63

Won 8

3rd, 19 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .303  .760   24    5   2   
J Wilson SS                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .310  .808   20    0   1   HR,2B
J Bay LF                      4   1   1   3    0   3  .293  .934   19    3   0   HR
C Wilson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .878   10    0   0   
D Ward 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   3  .262  .834   32    8   2   
T Wigginton 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .749   19    1   3   
J Bautista CF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .563   12    4   0   
  N Figueroa P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Brooks P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Meadows P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  B Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .679    4    0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   1   
J Castillo 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .698    8    1   2   
  R Mackowiak PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .756    4    0   0   HBP
J Fogg P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    5    2   0   
  T Redman PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .663    7    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   6   5    4  11              164   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Wilson (34, off C Qualls).

HR: J Wilson (11, off C Hernandez; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Bay (21, off C Hernandez; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: R Mackowiak (6, by B Lidge).

TB: J Wilson 7; J Bay 4; J Kendall; T Wigginton.

RBI: J Bay 3 (63); J Wilson 2 (51).

2-out RBI: J Wilson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Bautista 2 (4).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .288  .825   15    1   1   2B
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .934   19    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .267  .846   25    8   0   3B
L Berkman RF                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .313 1.020   11    1   0   SB,SF
J Kent 2B                     2   0   0   1    1   1  .284  .842   14    3   0   SF,IW
M Lamb 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .876   14    0   3   2B
J Vizcaino SS                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .723   13    1   8   IW
R Chavez C                    2   1   2   0    0   0  .205  .513   11    8   0   2·2B,SH
  B Ausmus PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .647    3    4   0   
C Hernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    3    0   0   
  K Bullinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  C Burke PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    5    0   0   
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Ensberg PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .739    2    0   0   2B
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .703    7    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lane LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .719         1   0   
Totals                       30   6   9   5    6   5              142   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (19, off J Fogg); M Lamb (12, off F Brooks); C Biggio (40, off J Fogg); R Chavez 2 (7, 2 off J Fogg).

3B: J Bagwell (2, off N Figueroa).

SF: L Berkman (4, off J Fogg); J Kent (10, off J Fogg).

SH: R Chavez (3, off J Fogg).

IBB: J Kent (2, by F Brooks); J Vizcaino (4, by F Brooks).

TB: R Chavez 4; J Bagwell 4; C Biggio 3; M Ensberg 2; M Lamb 2; J Vizcaino.

RBI: J Kent (86); L Berkman (88); M Ensberg (57); M Lamb (43); C Biggio (52).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (6); M Lamb (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (6, 2nd base off J Fogg/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fogg                         6     7   5   4    4   3   0   4.76   29  108-65   44· 8·13    9· 7· 6· 0     39    -     1.26  -0.28
N Figueroa, L (0-2)            0     1   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.52  -0.17
F Brooks                       0.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   1.17    4   10-2     2· 0· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.09  -0.10
B Meadows                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.39    2   10-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.18   0.12
S Torres                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    3   11-8     6· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     9   6   5    6   5   0          39  142-85   58·11·16   12·10· 6· 0          4-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hernandez                    3     4   4   4    2   4   2   6.31   15   81-50   32· 4·14    5· 3· 1· 0     37    -     1.15  -0.27
K Bullinger                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.46    3    4-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.04
C Harville                     2     0   0   0    1   3   0   5.11    7   36-22   12· 4· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.14
C Qualls, BS (1), W (3-0)      1     1   1   1    1   1   0   5.28    5   17-11    6· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.51  -0.10
R Springer, H (3)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   11-9     3· 1· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.93   0.12
B Lidge, S (20)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.95    4   15-9     3· 4· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.58   0.17
Totals                         9     6   5   5    4  11   2          38  164-105  59·15·31   13· 6· 3· 0           -

N Figueroa faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Brooks 2 (2; J Kent, J Vizcaino).

HBP: B Lidge (6; R Mackowiak).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Jim Reynolds.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 38,605.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. J Kendall            C     1. C Biggio             LF 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. J Bay                LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. C Wilson             RF    4. L Berkman            RF 
5. D Ward               1B    5. J Kent               2B 
6. T Wigginton          3B    6. M Lamb               3B 
7. J Bautista           CF    7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. J Castillo           2B    8. R Chavez             C  
9. J Fogg               P     9. C Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  4-2  12-  2   23%  54% C Biggio        J Fogg          Single to CF (Line Drive); Chavez Scores; Burke Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Biggio to 2B
   t 3   0  2-1  12-  5  -21%  29% J Bay           C Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Kendall Scores; Wilson Scores
   t 7   2  5-4  1--  2  -21%  53% J Wilson        C Qualls        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kendall Scores
   b 6   1  4-4  -2-  2   18%  79% M Ensberg       J Fogg          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Vizcaino Scores; Ensberg to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   b 7   0  5-5  ---  3   17%  76% J Bagwell       N Figueroa      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  7   43%  J Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   44%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   45%  C Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   51%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   54%  C Beltran       Walk
          12-  9   62%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   RO     123  3   61%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores; Beltran to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   62%  J Kent          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Beltran Scores
   O      1--  3   60%  M Lamb          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   56%  D Ward          Walk
          1--  4   50%  T Wigginton     Walk; Ward to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   60%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ward to 3B
   O      1-3  4   66%  J Fogg          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Josh Fogg facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   63%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   67%  R Chavez        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   64%  C Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   61%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   50%  J Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Kendall to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   29%  J Bay           Home Run (Fly Ball); Kendall Scores; Wilson Scores
   O      ---  4   31%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   32%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   33%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Josh Fogg facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   30%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  8   33%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   30%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   27%  J Kent          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kirk Bullinger facing 7-8-9
                  Kirk Bullinger replaces Carlos Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   29%  J Bautista      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   32%  J Fogg          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Josh Fogg facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   29%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   27%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   29%  R Chavez        Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Chris Burke pinch hits for Kirk Bullinger batting 9th
          -2-  5   31%  C Burke         Walk
   RR     12-  2   54%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Chavez Scores; Burke Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Chad Harville facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Harville replaces Chris Burke pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   45%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   54%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   57%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Josh Fogg facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   54%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   57%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  7   55%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging, Berkman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Chad Harville facing 5-6-7
   O      --- 11   53%  D Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   56%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Josh Fogg facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   63%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   61%  R Chavez        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Vizcaino to 2B
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Chad Harville batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   79%  M Ensberg       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Vizcaino Scores; Ensberg to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      --3  1   73%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  4   69%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Chad Qualls facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Qualls replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   73%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tike Redman pinch hits for Josh Fogg batting 9th
   O      ---  3   76%  T Redman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   74%  J Kendall       Walk
   R      1--  2   53%  J Wilson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kendall Scores
   O      -2-  3   59%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Nelson Figueroa facing 3-4-5
                  Nelson Figueroa replaces Jose Bautista pitching and batting 7th; Tike Redman moves to CF
          ---  3   76%  J Bagwell       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Frank Brooks replaces Nelson Figueroa pitching and batting 7th
   O      --3  1   69%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B
          --3  4   70%  J Kent          Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1   86%  M Lamb          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bagwell Scores; Kent to 3B
          -23  4   86%  J Vizcaino      Intentional Walk
                  Brian Meadows replaces Frank Brooks pitching and batting 7th; Brad Ausmus pinch hits for Raul Chavez batting 8th
   O      123  3   80%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 9th
   O      123  7   74%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Russ Springer facing 4-5-6
                  Russ Springer replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th; Brad Ausmus moves to C
          ---  2   65%  C Wilson        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   74%  D Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   77%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilson to 3B/Adv on E7; Wigginton out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
                  Bobby Hill pinch hits for Brian Meadows batting 7th
   O      --3  4   86%  B Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
                  Salomon Torres replaces Bobby Hill pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4   85%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  C Beltran       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Jason Lane replaces Russ Springer playing LF batting 9th; Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Jose Castillo batting 8th
          ---  4   72%  R Mackowiak     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   82%  T Redman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   92%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Wilson        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation