May 4, 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
TOR 1 CHW 4
KCR 2 BOS 4
@DET 3 CLE 5
@MIN 4 TEX 16
@OAK 7 LAA 5
@SEA 2 TBD 11
NYY 8 ARI 6
SFG 2 ATL 5
FLA 2 STL 7
@CIN 3 PIT 6
@HOU 4 WSN 5
@LAD 2 MIL 4
CHC 3 NYM 3
PHI 2 SDP 8
COL 7
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 29,299

Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Pirates

10-16

Won 2

5th, 8 GB

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

W: S Torres (2-1), L: B Lidge (1-1), S: J Mesa (10)

Astros

11-15

Lost 2

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton RF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .276  .773   23    3   0   SB,HBP
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Redman CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .496   18    2   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Sanchez PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .765    6    0   1   
J Bay LF-CF                   5   2   2   2    0   2  .308  .893   18    1   0   HR
R Mackowiak 2B-RF             4   0   3   0    1   0  .303  .736   18    4   4   2·SB,CS
C Wilson 1B-LF                4   1   0   0    1   3  .276  .770   26    7   2   
B Hill 3B                     4   0   0   0    1   3  .261  .653   29    1   2   
D Ross C                      3   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .845   11    5   1   2·2B,SF
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .422    9    0   4   IW
M Redman P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    5    1   1   
  D Ward PH-1B                2   1   1   1    0   0  .254  .895    7    3   0   HR
Totals                       34   6   9   6    6  12              170   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Ross 2 (5, 2 off R Clemens).

HR: D Ward (5, off B Lidge; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Bay (4, off B Lidge; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D Ross (1, off B Lidge).

IBB: J Wilson (1, by R Clemens).

HBP: M Lawton (3, by B Lidge).

TB: J Bay 5; D Ward 4; D Ross 4; R Mackowiak 3; M Lawton.

RBI: J Bay 2 (11); D Ross 2 (10); D Ward (12); M Lawton (8).

2-out RBI: M Lawton; D Ross.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Mackowiak-C Wilson; J Wilson-R Mackowiak-C Wilson.

E: R Mackowiak (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mackowiak 2 (4, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus); M Lawton (4, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus).

CS: R Mackowiak (2, 3rd base by R Clemens/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .722   25    1   0   CS
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .320  .906   19    0   4   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Vizcaino 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .350  .935   13    9   0   
M Lamb LF                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .268  .893   20    1   0   3B
J Lane RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .824   16    1   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .806   14    1   1   GDP
A Everett SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .241  .718   18    2   1   2·2B
B Ausmus C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .237  .589   17   12   1   
R Clemens P                   1   0   1   0    1   0  .364  .781    7    0   2   
  C Burke PH-2B               1   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .509    2    0   1   SF
Totals                       33   4   9   4    3   5              151   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Everett 2 (8, off J Mesa, off M Redman).

3B: M Lamb (4, off M Redman).

SF: C Burke (1, off J Mesa).

TB: A Everett 4; M Lamb 3; C Biggio 2; J Vizcaino 2; R Clemens; W Taveras.

GIDP: M Ensberg (4).

RBI: M Lamb 2 (14); C Burke (3); C Biggio (15).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: W Taveras (2, 2nd base by S Torres/D Ross).

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
M Redman                       6     7   3   3    2   3   0   3.05   26  100-60   40· 6·14   10· 8· 3· 0     47    -     0.81  -0.07
S Torres, W (2-1)              2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.46    7   32-17   11· 4· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.15
J Mesa, S (10)                 1     1   1   1    0   1   0   1.80    4   14-9     5· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.04
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   5   0          37  146-86   56·10·20   16·10· 3· 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                      7     4   2   2    5   8   0   1.29   29  116-71   36·12·23    9· 3· 4· 0     64    -     1.16   0.22
C Qualls, H (2)                0.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.41    4   21-13    6· 4· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.55  -0.23
B Lidge, BS (1), L (1-1)       1.2   3   3   3    0   3   2   2.92    9   25-17    8· 6· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          3-1    1.53  -0.37
Totals                         9     9   6   6    6  12   2          42  162-101  50·22·29   11· 6· 6· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Clemens (2; J Wilson).

HBP: B Lidge (2; M Lawton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 29,299.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 11mph out to Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. M Lawton             RF    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. T Redman             CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Bay                LF    3. J Vizcaino           1B 
4. R Mackowiak          2B    4. M Lamb               LF 
5. C Wilson             1B    5. J Lane               RF 
6. B Hill               3B    6. M Ensberg            3B 
7. D Ross               C     7. A Everett            SS 
8. J Wilson             SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Redman             P     9. R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  3-3  ---  2   34%  84% D Ward          B Lidge         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 1   1  0-0  12- 11  -18%  23% M Lamb          M Redman        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Vizcaino Scores
   t 8   1  3-2  12-  9   14%  48% B Hill          C Qualls        Walk; Bay to 3B; Mackowiak to 2B
   t 8   0  3-2  1--  3   13%  47% R Mackowiak     C Qualls        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bay to 2B
   t 8   0  3-2  12-  5  -12%  35% C Wilson        C Qualls        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  M Lawton        Lineout: 1B
          ---  8   50%  T Redman        Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  J Bay           Popfly: SS
          1--  3   50%  R Mackowiak     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Redman to 3B
   O      1-3  6   45%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   45%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   42%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   RR     12- 11   23%  M Lamb          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Vizcaino Scores
   O      --3  1   27%  J Lane          Groundout: 1B-2B-1B
   O      --3  5   30%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   28%  B Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   26%  D Ross          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   25%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Redman facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   21%  A Everett       Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   25%  B Ausmus        Fielder's Choice SS; Everett out at 3B/SS-3B
          1--  2   23%  R Clemens       Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  3   25%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF; Ausmus to 3B
   R      1-3  3   18%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores; Clemens to 2B
   O      12-  2   20%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   18%  M Redman        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   21%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  6   18%  T Redman        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7   16%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Redman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   17%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   16%  J Lane          Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   19%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   22%  R Mackowiak     Walk
          1--      24%  C Wilson        Mackowiak Steals 2B
          -2-  6   28%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   23%  B Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      17%  D Ross          Mackowiak Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Wilson to 2B
   R      -2-  4   25%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wilson Scores
          -2-  4   26%  J Wilson        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   21%  M Redman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Redman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   23%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   21%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  5   19%  R Clemens       Walk; Ausmus to 2B
   OO     12-  5   25%  W Taveras       Double Play: Popfly: 2B; Clemens out at 1B/2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   22%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   20%  T Redman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   19%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Redman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   20%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   19%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   20%  M Lamb          Groundout: 3B-1B; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  5   22%  J Lane          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   19%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   17%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   15%  B Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Redman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   17%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   18%  A Everett       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   18%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   27%  D Ross          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   23%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ross to 3B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Mark Redman batting 9th
   O      --3  5   16%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B
   R      --3  5   26%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ross Scores
   O      1--  2   21%  T Redman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Salomon Torres facing 9-1-2
                  Salomon Torres replaces Tike Redman pitching and batting 2nd; Daryle Ward moves to 1B; Craig Wilson moves to LF; Jason Bay moves to CF; Chris Burke pinch hits for Roger Clemens batting 9th
   O      ---  1   23%  C Burke         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   21%  W Taveras       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      24%  C Biggio        Taveras Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   23%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   26%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Chad Qualls facing 3-4-5
                  Chad Qualls replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 2nd; Chris Burke moves to 2B
          ---  4   34%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   47%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bay to 2B
   O      12-  5   35%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  9   48%  B Hill          Walk; Bay to 3B; Mackowiak to 2B
                  Brad Lidge replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 2nd
   RO     123  2   50%  D Ross          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bay Scores; Mackowiak to 3B
   O      1-3  2   39%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Salomon Torres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   44%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   47%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  2   84%  D Ward          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   86%  M Lawton        Hit By Pitch
                  Freddy Sanchez pinch hits for Salomon Torres batting 2nd
   O      1--  6   85%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Looking, Lawton Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  1   96%  J Bay           Home Run (Fly Ball); Lawton Scores
          ---  2   97%  R Mackowiak     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   96%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      96%  B Hill          Mackowiak Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Jose Mesa facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Mesa replaces Matt Lawton pitching and batting 1st; Freddy Sanchez moves to 2B; Rob Mackowiak moves to RF
          ---  6   90%  A Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   95%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B; Everett to 3B
   RO     --3  1   98%  C Burke         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Everett Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  W Taveras       Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 4.

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