August 12, 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 12
@BAL 0 BOS 9
CHW 8 TBD 8
@CLE 6 NYY 6
TEX 5 MIN 1
@OAK 0 LAA 9
@SEA 4 ARI 8
@ATL 0 CHC 4
STL 1 WSN 4
@COL 2 SFG 1
@FLA 0 HOU 6
PIT 5 LAD 7
NYM 6
(10) CIN 5
@MIL 3 PHI 3
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 37,524

Friday, August 12, 2005, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Pirates

49-67

Lost 1

6th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  1   2  1  0    5 11  2
Astros          2  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  X    6 13  1

W: D Wheeler (2-3), L: R White (3-5), S: B Lidge (29)

Astros

63-52

Won 3

2nd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Redman CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .640   16    1   0   
F Sanchez 3B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .281  .694   19    2   2   
J Bay LF                      4   0   2   1    1   1  .306  .959   24    1   0   IW
R Mackowiak RF                5   0   1   1    0   2  .269  .753   14    2   0   
B Eldred 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .271  .827   10    8   1   HR,GDP
J Castillo 2B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .273  .729   12    0   1   HR
H Cota C                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .240  .668   11    8   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .238  .628   16    1   3   GDP
Z Duke P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    1    1   1   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .753    2    0   0   
  I Snell P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N McLouth PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    1    0   0   2B
  B Meadows P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R White P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    3   6              127   24   9

BATTING

2B: N McLouth (1, off R Oswalt).

HR: B Eldred (3, off R Oswalt; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Castillo (10, off D Wheeler; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: J Bay (4, by R Oswalt).

TB: B Eldred 4; J Castillo 4; F Sanchez 2; J Bay 2; N McLouth 2; J Wilson 2; H Cota; R Mackowiak.

GIDP: B Eldred (3); J Wilson (10).

RBI: J Bay (68); B Eldred (12); J Castillo (47); R Mackowiak (49); N McLouth (1).

2-out RBI: B Eldred; R Mackowiak.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Castillo (12); R Mackowiak (8).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .300  .695   25    2   0   
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .276  .820   17    2   5   2B
L Berkman 1B                  2   1   0   0    3   0  .294  .900   22    9   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .295 1.000   23    0   3   HR,HBP
J Lane RF                     5   0   3   3    0   1  .266  .815   18    1   0   2B
A Everett SS                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .239  .655   18    3   5   
C Burke LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .232  .606   14    3   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .629   24    7   0   
R Oswalt P                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .157  .361    9    0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .646    1    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                       38   6  13   5    5   8              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Lane (26, off Z Duke); C Biggio (32, off Z Duke).

HR: M Ensberg (32, off R White; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: M Ensberg (6, by Z Duke).

TB: M Ensberg 4; J Lane 4; C Biggio 3; R Oswalt 2; W Taveras 2; B Ausmus; C Burke; A Everett.

RBI: J Lane 3 (54); C Biggio (49); M Ensberg (88).

2-out RBI: J Lane 2.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman; M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman.

E: W Taveras (3).

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
Z Duke                         4     8   4   4    3   2   0   2.13   24   92-55   31·11·13   10· 3· 5· 0     29    -     1.09  -0.23
I Snell                        2     1   0   0    2   4   0   6.84    9   41-26    9· 8· 9    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.64   0.05
B Meadows                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.26    4   14-9     7· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.00
R White, L (3-5)               1.1   3   2   1    0   2   1   3.70    7   24-16    8· 3· 5    1· 2· 2· 0          2-0    1.85  -0.44
Totals                         8    13   6   5    5   8   1          44  171-106  55·22·29   15· 7· 8· 0          2-0

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                       7    10   4   4    2   2   1   2.57   32   93-62   42· 7·13   15· 7· 6· 0     41    -     1.44  -0.09
D Wheeler, W (2-3)             1     1   1   1    0   1   1   1.87    4   12-8     7· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03  -0.19
B Lidge, S (29)                1     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.23    4   19-12    3· 4· 5    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3   6   2          40  124-82   52·12·18   16· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Oswalt (3).

IBB: R Oswalt (2; J Bay).

HBP: Z Duke (2; M Ensberg).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 37,524.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. T Redman             CF    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. F Sanchez            3B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Bay                LF    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. R Mackowiak          RF    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. B Eldred             1B    5. J Lane               RF 
6. J Castillo           2B    6. A Everett            SS 
7. H Cota               C     7. C Burke              LF 
8. J Wilson             SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. Z Duke               P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-4  ---  6   32%  56% M Ensberg       R White         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   2  5-5  1--  2   31%  86% C Burke         R White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Everett Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Burke to 3B
   t 8   0  4-4  ---  2  -24%  26% J Castillo      D Wheeler       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   2  4-3  12-  1  -21%  50% R Mackowiak     R Oswalt        Single to RF (Line Drive); McLouth Scores; Bay to 3B
   t 7   0  4-2  1--  1  -18%  58% N McLouth       R Oswalt        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wilson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  T Redman        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Redman to 1B
          1--  2   41%  F Sanchez       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Redman to 2B
          12-  5   34%  J Bay           Single to CF (Fly Ball); Redman to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   O      123  7   40%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  2   55%  B Eldred        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  W Taveras       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   70%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Taveras Scores
   O      -2-  4   69%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B; Biggio to 3B
          --3  3   70%  M Ensberg       Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  4   76%  J Lane          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Ensberg to 2B
   O      12-  4   73%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   70%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   72%  J Castillo      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  2   70%  H Cota          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   75%  J Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Zach Duke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   73%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   75%  R Oswalt        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   73%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   75%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Taveras to 3B
          1-3  6   76%  L Berkman       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  7   71%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   74%  Z Duke          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  T Redman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   77%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Zach Duke facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   79%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   77%  A Everett       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   75%  C Burke         Lineout: 3B
          1--  5   76%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lane to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   76%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   67%  B Eldred        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   72%  W Taveras       Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B; Taveras to 2B
          -2-  4   72%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      12-  3   69%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B; Taveras to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   RR     -23  4   85%  J Lane          Double to CF (Line Drive); Taveras Scores; Berkman Scores
   O      -2-  6   84%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   86%  H Cota          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   83%  J Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Zach Duke batting 9th
   O      1--  2   86%  D Ward          Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   88%  T Redman        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ian Snell facing 7-8-9
                  Ian Snell replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  C Burke         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   89%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  2   91%  R Oswalt        Single to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  6   88%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   86%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   82%  F Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      80%  J Bay           Wild Pitch; Sanchez to 2B
   R      -2-  6   73%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sanchez Scores
   O      1--  2   78%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   82%  B Eldred        Flyball: CF
          1--  4   79%  J Castillo      Walk; Mackowiak to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  H Cota          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ian Snell facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   87%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  4   86%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B; Berkman to 2B
   O      -2-  4   84%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   82%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   76%  J Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Nate McLouth pinch hits for Ian Snell batting 9th
   R      1--  1   58%  N McLouth       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wilson Scores
   O      -2-  5   66%  T Redman        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  3   73%  F Sanchez       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          -2-  4   70%  J Bay           Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   50%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Line Drive); McLouth Scores; Bay to 3B
   O      1-3  4   59%  B Eldred        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Meadows replaces Nate McLouth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   55%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   52%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
          ---  1   54%  M Lamb          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   59%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lamb to 3B
                  Rick White replaces Brian Meadows pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Dan Wheeler facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   26%  J Castillo      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   28%  H Cota          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   30%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   31%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Rick White facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   24%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  6   56%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   53%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   55%  A Everett       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   86%  C Burke         Single to RF (Line Drive); Everett Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Burke to 3B
   O      --3  2   84%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  T Redman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  F Sanchez       Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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