May 31, 2005 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 28,535

Tuesday, May 31, 2005, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Reds

21-31

Lost 1

5th, 12½ GB

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

W: B Backe (5-3), L: M Belisle (2-5), S: B Lidge (11)

Astros

19-32

Won 1

6th, 14 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel RF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .316  .892   24    1   0   SB
F Lopez SS                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .296  .910   19    2   4   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .321  .806   18   14   0   2B
K Griffey CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .266  .805   13    2   0   HR,2B
A Dunn LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .988   18    0   1   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .822   18    0   4   
R Aurilia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .557   12    1   3   GDP
J LaRue C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .688   11    4   0   
M Belisle P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    8    0   1   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .710    2    0   0   
  J Romano PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .764         0   0   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Kearns PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .711    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    3   7              147   24  13

BATTING

2B: S Casey (15, off J Franco); K Griffey (15, off B Backe).

HR: K Griffey (8, off B Backe; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: K Griffey 6; S Casey 3; F Lopez; J Cruz; R Freel; J Randa; J LaRue; M Belisle.

GIDP: R Aurilia (5).

RBI: K Griffey 2 (35); S Casey (22).

2-out RBI: K Griffey 2; S Casey.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Freel (13, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus).

PO: J Romano (2nd base by B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .632    7    3   0   
T Self RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .604   11    4   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .856   17    2   2   
  E Bruntlett 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .530         0   0   
L Berkman LF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .234  .662   17    2   0   2B
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .898   13    1   1   
M Lamb 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .202  .637   14    6   0   
A Everett SS                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .224  .676    7    1   2   HR
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .621   15    7   1   
B Backe P                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .697    7    1   1   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   4    2   3              108   27   7

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (4, off M Belisle).

HR: A Everett (5, off R Stone; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: A Everett 4; L Berkman 3; W Taveras; B Ausmus; T Self; M Lamb; B Backe.

RBI: A Everett (18); M Lamb (22); L Berkman (6); T Self (4).

2-out RBI: M Lamb; L Berkman; A Everett.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-C Biggio-M Lamb.

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
M Belisle, L (2-5)             5     6   3   3    2   2   0   4.76   22   70-40   25· 3·12   10· 5· 3· 0     43    -     1.23  -0.17
R Stone                        1     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.94    5   21-13    4· 4· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.08
R Wagner                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.54    6   17-11    6· 2· 3    6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.08
Totals                         8     8   4   4    2   3   1          33  108-64   35· 9·20   18· 7· 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
B Backe, W (5-3)               6.2   9   3   3    2   1   1   4.67   29  103-62   38· 3·21   10·10· 6· 0     43    -     1.26   0.10
J Franco, H (4)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.04    2    8-6     3· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    1.86  -0.06
D Wheeler, H (4)               1     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.59    3   14-10    3· 2· 5    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
B Lidge, S (11)                1     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.13    4   18-12    2· 6· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.70   0.17
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   7   1          38  143-90   46·13·31   10·12· 6· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Backe (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 28,535.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. R Freel              RF    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. T Self               RF 
3. S Casey              1B    3. C Biggio             2B 
4. K Griffey            CF    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. A Dunn               LF    5. M Ensberg            3B 
6. J Randa              3B    6. M Lamb               1B 
7. R Aurilia            2B    7. A Everett            SS 
8. J LaRue              C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Belisle            P     9. B Backe              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-0  -2-  1  -26%  40% K Griffey       B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   t 7   0  4-2  12-  1   15%  81% F Lopez         B Backe         Romano Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   b 5   1  2-1  12-  4   14%  61% T Self          M Belisle       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Backe Scores; Taveras to 2B
   b 4   2  0-0  12-  1   13%  69% M Lamb          M Belisle       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores; Ensberg to 3B
   t 7   2  4-2  -2-  3  -12%  73% S Casey         J Franco        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Freel Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  R Freel         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  F Lopez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   53%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   55%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Belisle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  T Self          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  J Randa         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   53%  R Aurilia       Flyball: LF
          1--  2   51%  J LaRue         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Dunn to 2B
          12-  5   48%  M Belisle       Single to P (Ground Ball); Dunn to 3B; LaRue to 2B
   O      123  4   55%  R Freel         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Belisle facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   59%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  7   52%  M Lamb          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  S Casey         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   52%  K Griffey       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  A Dunn          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Belisle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  B Backe         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   46%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   55%  R Aurilia       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  4   53%  J LaRue         Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  M Belisle       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Belisle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  T Self          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   53%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   55%  M Ensberg       Walk; Berkman to 2B
   R      12-  1   69%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores; Ensberg to 3B
   O      1-3  1   64%  A Everett       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   67%  R Freel         Lineout: P
          ---  5   64%  F Lopez         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  S Casey         Wild Pitch; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   66%  " "             Lineout: LF
   RR     -2-  1   40%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   O      ---  7   42%  A Dunn          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Belisle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   38%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   42%  B Backe         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   47%  W Taveras       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Backe to 2B
   R      12-  4   61%  T Self          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Backe Scores; Taveras to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS
   RO     12-  5   66%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Line Drive); Taveras Scores; Self out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   70%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   72%  R Aurilia       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ricky Stone facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Stone replaces Matt Belisle pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   72%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  4   82%  A Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   83%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   82%  B Backe         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Brandon Backe facing 9-1-2
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 9th
          ---  2   76%  J Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   66%  R Freel         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cruz to 2B
                  Jason Romano pinch runs for Jacob Cruz batting 9th
   O      12-      81%  F Lopez         Romano Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--  3   84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Freel to 2B
                  John Franco replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-  3   73%  S Casey         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Freel Scores
   O      -2-  5   79%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ryan Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Wagner replaces Jason Romano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   77%  W Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   76%  T Self          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   74%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Dan Wheeler facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Wheeler replaces John Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   80%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   84%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ryan Wagner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   85%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   84%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 9th; Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   91%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
                  Austin Kearns pinch hits for Ryan Wagner batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   92%  R Freel         Walk
          1--      89%  F Lopez         Freel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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