May 1, 2005 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
TBD 4 CHW 8
DET 0 KCR 6
@CLE 5 LAA 2
@MIN 1 TOR 8
@NYY 6 OAK 3
SEA 2 BOS 6
@TEX 5 ATL 2
STL 1 HOU 9
CHC 3 LAD 2
COL 1 MIL 13
CIN 3 PHI 8
FLA 6 SFG 8
@PIT 3 ARI 5
@SDP 2 NYM 6
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 38,014

Sunday, May 1, 2005, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Cubs

12-12

Lost 2

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 12  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  7  1   0  0  X    9 11  2

W: R Oswalt (4-2), L: M Prior (3-1)

Astros

10-13

Won 2

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .724   19    1   0   2B
N Perez SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .366  .957   12    0   2   HBP,SH
C Patterson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .741    9    4   0   SH
D Lee 1B                      3   1   1   2    2   0  .416 1.282   18    3   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .792   17    2   1   2B
J Burnitz RF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .304  .924   23    1   0   
T Hollandsworth LF            4   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .682   16    2   1   
M Barrett C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .666   12   11   0   
M Prior P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .444 1.000   10    0   0   2B
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   0   
  G Rusch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .457    6    0   0   GDP
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   3  12   2    3   3              143   24   4

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (7, off R Oswalt); J Hairston (6, off R Oswalt); M Prior (1, off R Oswalt).

HR: D Lee (8, off R Oswalt; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: C Patterson (2, off R Oswalt); N Perez (3, off R Oswalt).

HBP: N Perez (2, by C Harville).

TB: D Lee 4; J Hairston 3; A Ramirez 2; J Burnitz 2; M Prior 2; M Barrett 2; R Cedeno; N Perez; C Patterson.

GIDP: J Macias (2).

RBI: D Lee 2 (30).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

FIELDING

E: J Hairston (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .275  .725   21    1   1   SB
C Biggio 2B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .273  .781   17    5   1   3B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   1    2   1  .266  .808   20    9   1   IW
M Lamb LF                     5   1   2   5    0   0  .262  .925   25    1   0   HR
J Lane RF                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .876   12    3   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   1  .254  .755   20    0   6   2B
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .240  .726   12    2   1   HR
R Chavez C                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .310  .689   27    5   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .266    8    1   1   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .539    6    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .921    4    0   0   
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   9  11   9    6   9              172   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (4, off G Rusch).

3B: C Biggio (1, off G Rusch).

HR: M Lamb (1, off M Prior; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF); A Everett (2, off M Prior; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: J Bagwell (1, by G Rusch).

TB: M Lamb 5; C Biggio 4; A Everett 4; M Ensberg 2; W Taveras 2; J Lane; R Chavez; J Bagwell.

RBI: M Lamb 5 (10); A Everett 3 (11); J Bagwell (14).

2-out RBI: M Lamb 5; A Everett 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Harville-A Everett-J Bagwell.

E: A Everett 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Taveras (8, 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, L (3-1)               5     7   8   8    3   7   2   3.75   26  107-78   49·15·14    5· 8· 3· 0     25    -     1.32  -0.55
G Rusch                        2     4   1   1    2   2   0   2.35   11   50-27   15· 4· 8    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.01
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   15-8     6· 1· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   9    6   9   2          41  172-113  70·20·23    7·12· 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
R Oswalt, W (4-2)              5    10   3   2    2   1   1   3.29   28   86-54   42· 4· 8   17· 4· 4· 0     36    -     1.19  -0.17
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.61    3   10-7     4· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.09
D Wheeler                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.50    3   15-9     6· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
C Harville                     1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.84    7   20-13   10· 1· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.00
J Franco                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    2    9-6     4· 2· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.31   0.01
Totals                         9    12   3   2    3   3   1          43  140-89   66·11·12   19·11· 6· 0          5-0

R Oswalt faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Oswalt (1).

IBB: G Rusch (2; J Bagwell).

HBP: C Harville (1; N Perez).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 38,014.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield.

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 Lane               RF 
6. J Burnitz            RF    6. M Ensberg            3B 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. A Everett            SS 
8. M Barrett            C     8. R Chavez             C  
9. M Prior              P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-1  123  3   46%  79% M Lamb          M Prior         Home Run (Line Drive); Chavez Scores; Taveras Scores; Biggio Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  -2-  1  -18%  41% D Lee           R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Perez Scores
   b 5   2  3-5  12-  1   15%  95% A Everett       M Prior         Home Run (Fly Ball); Lane Scores; Ensberg Scores
   b 5   1  3-1  123  3  -11%  33% J Bagwell       M Prior         Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   1  3-1  12-  1    9%  43% C Biggio        M Prior         Single to LF (Line Drive); Chavez to 3B; Taveras to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  J Hairston      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   48%  N Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hairston to 2B
   O      -2-  1   51%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hairston to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  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
          ---  3   58%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   57%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging, Taveras Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   65%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Taveras Scores
   O      1--  5   62%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   60%  J Lane          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   63%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   60%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   56%  T Hollandsworth Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Burnitz to 2B
          12-  1   50%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Burnitz to 3B; Hollandsworth to 2B
   O      123  4   58%  M Prior         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      123  3   66%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   69%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  2   66%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   63%  R Chavez        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   61%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   57%  N Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   59%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
   RR     -2-  1   41%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Perez Scores
          ---  3   37%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   40%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ramirez out at Hm/CF-C; Burnitz to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   39%  T Hollandsworth Walk
   O      12-  5   44%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   41%  W Taveras       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   39%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   38%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   31%  M Prior         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   33%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B; Prior to 3B
   R      --3  1   27%  N Perez         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Prior Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  2   29%  C Patterson     Popfly: 2B
          1--      28%  D Lee           Wild Pitch; Perez to 2B
          -2-  4   28%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   31%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
          ---  9   36%  M Lamb          Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   31%  J Lane          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  3   28%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   25%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   27%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   28%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   29%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   34%  R Chavez        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   29%  R Oswalt        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  2   34%  W Taveras       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Chavez to 2B
          12-  1   43%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive); Chavez to 3B; Taveras to 2B
   O      123  3   33%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  3   79%  M Lamb          Home Run (Line Drive); Chavez Scores; Taveras Scores; Biggio Scores
          ---  4   80%  J Lane          Walk
          1--  6   81%  M Ensberg       Walk; Lane to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   95%  A Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball); Lane Scores; Ensberg Scores
   O      ---  9   95%  R Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Mark Prior batting 9th
          ---  1   93%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   88%  J Hairston      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Cedeno to 3B
                  Russ Springer replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  4   91%  N Perez         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      -23  3   95%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   97%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-3, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
                  Glendon Rusch replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th; Chris Burke pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   97%  C Biggio        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          --3  4   97%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  6   99%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell out at Hm/LF-C; Lamb to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Dan Wheeler facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Chris Burke pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  J Burnitz       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   99%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   99%  M Ensberg       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  9   99%  R Chavez        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
          -2-  4   99%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Chad Harville facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Harville replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Glendon Rusch batting 9th
   OO     1--  6  100%  J Macias        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Will Ohman facing 2-3-4
                  Will Ohman replaces Jose Macias pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF
          ---  4  100%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  M Lamb          Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  2  100%  J Lane          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Chad Harville facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   99%  N Perez         Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   99%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
          12-  4   97%  D Lee           Walk; Perez to 3B; Patterson to 2B
   O      123  4   99%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  John Franco replaces Chad Harville pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  6  100%  J Burnitz       Lineout: SS
   O      123  3  100%  T Hollandsworth Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation