April 30, 2005 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 41,615

Saturday, April 30, 2005, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Cubs

12-11

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   3  0  0   0  2  0    5  8  0
Astros          3  0  0   1  0  0   3  0  X    7 10  1

W: B Backe (2-1), L: C Bartosh (0-1)

Astros

9-13

Won 1

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .701   13    1   2   
  B Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .800    5    0   0   
N Perez SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .368  .962   17    1   0   
C Patterson CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .752   18    2   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   1    0   2  .419 1.257   15    5   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .802   13    1   2   
J Burnitz RF                  2   1   1   1    1   1  .299  .931   16    1   0   2B,SF
T Hollandsworth LF            4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .711    9    1   0   
M Barrett C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .225  .647   10   12   0   
K Wood P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .472    3    0   0   
  J Dubois PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .346 1.201    3    0   0   HR
  C Bartosh P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    4    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Novoa P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .477    1    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    2   9              127   24   5

BATTING

2B: J Burnitz (7, off B Backe).

HR: J Dubois (3, off B Backe; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Burnitz (3, off C Qualls).

TB: J Dubois 4; J Burnitz 2; M Barrett 2; D Lee; T Hollandsworth; N Perez; C Patterson.

RBI: J Dubois 2 (9); M Barrett (9); J Burnitz (17); D Lee (28).

2-out RBI: J Dubois 2; M Barrett.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   1   1   1    1   3  .267  .720   20    3   1   2B
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .756   18    0   1   
  E Bruntlett 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .263  .800   13    9   0   
M Lamb LF                     4   2   2   1    1   1  .243  .863   18    3   0   3B,2B
J Vizcaino SS                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .313  .889   14    0   2   IW
J Lane RF                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .295  .887   15    2   0   2B
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .719   16    1   2   IW
B Ausmus C                    3   1   2   2    1   1  .231  .579   13    9   1   
B Backe P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .375 1.125   15    0   0   2·SH
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       32   7  10   7    6  12              142   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (4, off M Wuertz); W Taveras (2, off C Bartosh); J Lane (9, off K Wood).

3B: M Lamb (3, off K Wood).

SH: B Backe 2 (2, off M Remlinger, off C Bartosh).

IBB: M Ensberg (1, by M Wuertz); J Vizcaino (1, by M Wuertz).

TB: M Lamb 5; J Bagwell 3; B Ausmus 2; J Lane 2; W Taveras 2; J Vizcaino.

RBI: B Ausmus 2 (7); M Lamb (5); J Bagwell (13); J Lane (13); J Vizcaino (3); W Taveras (8).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus 2; W Taveras.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (3).

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
K Wood                         3     4   3   3    2   6   0   6.15   15   54-34   18· 4·12    3· 2· 2· 0     43    -     0.73  -0.18
C Bartosh, L (0-1)             2     2   1   1    1   4   0   2.79    9   37-24   12· 7· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.03
M Remlinger                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.87    4   10-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.97   0.05
M Wuertz                       1     2   3   3    3   0   0   4.38    8   30-11    9· 1· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.04  -0.17
R Novoa                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    4   11-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         8    10   7   7    6  12   0          40  142-85   49·15·21    9· 8· 5· 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, W (2-1)               7     6   4   4    2   8   1   5.93   29  105-71   43·15·13    7·10· 2· 0     55    -     0.97   0.10
C Qualls                       2     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.57    8   22-15    8· 0· 7    6· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.56   0.07
Totals                         9     8   5   5    2   9   1          37  127-86   51·15·20   13·11· 2· 0          1-1

B Backe faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Wuertz 2 (2; J Vizcaino, M Ensberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Rob Drake.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 41,615.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 16mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Hairston           2B    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. C Patterson          CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Lee                1B    4. M Lamb               LF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. J Vizcaino           SS 
6. J Burnitz            RF    6. J Lane               RF 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. M Ensberg            3B 
8. M Barrett            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. K Wood               P     9. B Backe              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  3-1  1--  3  -21%  55% J Dubois        B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball); Barrett Scores
   b 4   2  3-3  -2-  2   13%  67% W Taveras       C Bartosh       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  1--  4   12%  77% M Lamb          K Wood          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bagwell Scores
   t 8   0  7-3  12-  5   -8%  81% D Lee           C Qualls        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Patterson to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  4    8%  65% J Bagwell       K Wood          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  N Perez         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   53%  C Patterson     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   55%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  W Taveras       Walk
   O      1--  2   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B; Taveras to 2B
   R      -2-  4   65%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   R      1--  4   77%  M Lamb          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bagwell Scores
   R      --3  2   81%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lamb Scores
          1--  3   85%  J Lane          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Vizcaino to 3B
   O      -23  3   81%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   78%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   80%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   78%  J Burnitz       Walk
          1--  1   74%  T Hollandsworth Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burnitz to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Burnitz out at Hm/CF-C; Hollandsworth to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      1-3  3   82%  K Wood          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   81%  B Backe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   82%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   79%  N Perez         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   81%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   84%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   83%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   84%  M Lamb          Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   81%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   80%  J Burnitz       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   83%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  3   76%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Burnitz Scores
                  Jason Dubois pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   RR     1--  3   55%  J Dubois        Home Run (Fly Ball); Barrett Scores
   O      ---  2   56%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cliff Bartosh facing 7-8-9
                  Cliff Bartosh replaces Jason Dubois pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   53%  M Ensberg       Lineout: SS
          ---  6   56%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  1   54%  B Backe         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
   R      -2-  2   67%  W Taveras       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
   O      -2-  3   64%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   67%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   69%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cliff Bartosh facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   74%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   71%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   68%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   66%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   70%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  T Hollandsworth Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Remlinger facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Cliff Bartosh pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   72%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   74%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   73%  B Backe         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  5   69%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   74%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Mike Remlinger batting 9th
   O      ---  4   77%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   77%  C Biggio        Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   79%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--  3   86%  M Lamb          Double to RF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 3B
          -23  4   86%  J Vizcaino      Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   89%  J Lane          Groundout: 2B-1B; Bagwell Scores; Lamb to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
          -23  4   89%  M Ensberg       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   97%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lamb Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Ensberg to 3B
   O      1-3  6   96%  B Backe         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
          --- 10   94%  N Perez         Walk
                  Chad Qualls replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
          1--  1   89%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
   R      12-  5   81%  D Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Patterson to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B; Patterson to 3B; Lee to 2B
   RO     -23  2   90%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Patterson Scores
   O      -2-  2   94%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Roberto Novoa facing 1-2-3
                  Roberto Novoa replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  W Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   93%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   92%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Chad Qualls facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   96%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Roberto Novoa batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Macias        Groundout: P-1B
                  Ben Grieve pinch hits for Jerry Hairston batting 1st
   O      ---  5  100%  B Grieve        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation