September 8, 2004 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 1
@ANA 0 MIN 9
@BAL 0 BOS 8
@OAK 3 CLE 9
@SEA 5 CHW 5
@TEX 2 PHI 5
@ATL 3 PHI 4
@ATL 1 MON 6
@CHC 0 SFG 5
@COL 3 FLA 3
NYM 0 HOU 5
CIN 2 LAD 6
ARI 5 SDP 10
STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,445

Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:01

Reds

63-75

Lost 3

4th, 29½ GB

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

W: R Clemens (16-4), L: J Acevedo (5-11), S: B Lidge (21)

Astros

76-63

Won 12

2nd, 17 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .277  .749   22    1   0   SB,CS,HBP
J Castro 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .251  .668   22    0   3   
S Casey 1B                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .337  .966   11    8   0   HBP,SF
A Dunn LF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .269  .984   20    0   0   
D Jimenez 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .261  .733   16    2   2   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .701   17    4   0   
F Lopez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .736   14    1   3   2B
J Valentin C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .656   12    8   0   
J Acevedo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .164         0   0   
  J Riedling P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  P Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bragg PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .622    5    0   0   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Matthews P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .683    3    0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Larkin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .781    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3  10              155   24   8

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (13, off B Lidge).

SF: S Casey (4, off R Clemens).

HBP: R Freel (11, by R Clemens); S Casey (8, by M Gallo).

TB: R Freel 2; D Jimenez 2; F Lopez 2; J Castro; J Valentin.

RBI: D Jimenez (55); S Casey (89).

2-out RBI: D Jimenez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jimenez-S Casey.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Freel (30, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus).

CS: R Freel (9, 2nd base by R Clemens/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .824   21    4   0   HR
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
O Palmeiro RF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .695   17    2   0   
  W Taveras CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   3   1    1   0  .273  .870   21    2   1   HR
L Berkman CF-RF               4   1   1   1    0   1  .313 1.026   11    3   0   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   3  .286  .858   19    2   0   
M Lamb 3B                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .320  .947   20    2   2   HR,2B
E Bruntlett SS                4   0   0   0    0   3  .227  .763   14    0   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .252  .647   12   11   1   GDP,IW
R Clemens P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .399   15    1   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Beltran PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .953    7    0   0   
  J Lane LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .717         0   0   
Totals                       34   5  11   5    4   7              157   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (13, off J Riedling).

HR: L Berkman (27, off J Acevedo; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); M Lamb (12, off J Acevedo; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Biggio (21, off J Acevedo; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Bagwell (24, off J Acevedo; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

IBB: B Ausmus (10, by J Riedling).

TB: M Lamb 7; J Bagwell 6; C Biggio 4; L Berkman 4; B Ausmus 2; O Palmeiro.

GIDP: B Ausmus (13).

RBI: M Lamb 2 (55); C Biggio (55); J Bagwell (73); L Berkman (90).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Acevedo, L (5-11)            1     5   5   5    1   1   4   6.22    9   36-20   14· 0· 6    2· 4· 1· 0     23    -     0.57  -0.39
J Riedling                     2     2   0   0    1   3   0   4.57    9   40-22   12· 4· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.04
P Norton                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.43    5   24-16   11· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.02
R Wagner                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.47    4   17-12    7· 4· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
M Matthews                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   7.36    5   18-9     8· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
T Van Poppel                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.22    3   10-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
D Graves                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.16    3   12-8     4· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    11   5   5    4   7   4          38  157-92   60·12·20   12·11· 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, W (16-4)            7     4   1   1    2   6   0   3.19   27  102-70   41·13·16    4· 5· 9· 0     69    -     0.66   0.16
C Qualls                       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   5.09    2    8-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.00
M Gallo                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.00    2    7-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.00
R Springer, H (4)              0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    2   10-6     4· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.23   0.00
B Lidge, S (21)                1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.03    5   26-14    6· 6· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.06   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3  10   0          38  153-99   56·22·21    5· 7·11· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Riedling (5; B Ausmus).

HBP: M Gallo (5; S Casey); R Clemens (6; R Freel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 35,445.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. R Freel              CF    1. C Biggio             LF 
2. J Castro             3B    2. O Palmeiro           RF 
3. S Casey              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Dunn               LF    4. L Berkman            CF 
5. D Jimenez            2B    5. J Kent               2B 
6. A Kearns             RF    6. M Lamb               3B 
7. F Lopez              SS    7. E Bruntlett          SS 
8. J Valentin           C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Acevedo            P     9. R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-3  1--  4   12%  85% M Lamb          J Acevedo       Home Run (Fly Ball); Kent Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  1   10%  55% C Biggio        J Acevedo       Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 1   1  1-1  ---  8   10%  63% J Bagwell       J Acevedo       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   b 1   1  1-2  ---  3    9%  71% L Berkman       J Acevedo       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 8   2  5-2  1-3  4    5%  97% A Kearns        R Springer      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  R Freel         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      44%  J Castro        Freel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   46%  " "             Lineout: RF; Freel to 3B
   RO     --3  2   44%  S Casey         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Freel Scores
          ---  5   43%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Acevedo facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   55%  C Biggio        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  6   53%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  8   63%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   71%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   73%  J Kent          Walk
   RR     1--  4   85%  M Lamb          Home Run (Fly Ball); Kent Scores
   O      ---  3   84%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   85%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   84%  R Clemens       Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   86%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   87%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   88%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, John Riedling facing 1-2-3
                  John Riedling replaces Jose Acevedo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   86%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   86%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   86%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   87%  J Riedling      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   85%  R Freel         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      88%  J Castro        Freel Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, John Riedling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   88%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   90%  M Lamb          Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   89%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   89%  B Ausmus        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  8   87%  R Clemens       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   89%  S Casey         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   90%  A Dunn          Lineout: LF
          ---  1   89%  D Jimenez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   91%  A Kearns        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Phil Norton facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Norton replaces John Riedling pitching and batting 9th
   O      --- 10   90%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   91%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   92%  J Bagwell       Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   89%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   91%  F Lopez         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   92%  J Valentin      Lineout: LF
                  Darren Bragg pinch hits for Phil Norton batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  D Bragg         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ryan Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Wagner replaces Darren Bragg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   92%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   92%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   92%  R Clemens       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   89%  R Freel         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   91%  J Castro        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   93%  S Casey         Lineout: 3B
          1--  7   92%  A Dunn          Walk; Castro to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  D Jimenez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Matthews facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Matthews replaces Ryan Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   95%  O Palmeiro      Walk
          1--  4   96%  J Bagwell       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  2   95%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF; Palmeiro to 3B
   O      1-3  6   94%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   95%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   96%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Mike Matthews batting 9th
   O      1--  3   97%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Todd Van Poppel facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Jacob Cruz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   97%  E Bruntlett     Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   OO     1--  2   96%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Qualls replaces Roger Clemens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  R Freel         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   96%  J Castro        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Gallo replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   94%  S Casey         Hit By Pitch; Castro to 2B
   O      12-  5   97%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  Russ Springer replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  6   93%  D Jimenez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Castro Scores; Casey to 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Danny Graves facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Graves replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching and batting 9th; Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  7   97%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   96%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Lidge replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Jason Lane replaces Carlos Beltran playing LF batting 9th; Willy Taveras replaces Orlando Palmeiro playing CF batting 2nd; Lance Berkman moves to RF
          ---  4   92%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   96%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Lopez to 3B
                  Barry Larkin pinch hits for Danny Graves batting 9th
   O      --3  6   99%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   96%  R Freel         Walk
   O      1-3  7  100%  J Castro        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200409080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation