September 15, 2005 Florida Marlins at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 8
@LAA 6 OAK 6
@BOS 2 KCR 7
CHW 5 NYY 9
@TBD 5 TEX 4
SEA 3 MIL 14
@ARI 2 STL 6
@CHC 1 HOU 4
FLA 1 WSN 6
@NYM 5
(10) ATL 6
@PHI 4 LAD 7
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,960

Thursday, September 15, 2005, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Marlins

78-69

Lost 2

2nd, 6 GB

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

W: A Pettitte (16-9), L: J Vargas (5-4), S: B Lidge (37)

Astros

78-68

Won 2

2nd, 15 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .295  .751   15    1   2   GDP
J Conine LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .776   23    1   0   GDP
M Cabrera 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .326  .961   13    0   1   HR
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .974   15    7   0   
J Encarnacion RF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .811    9    0   0   
D Easley SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .731   15    4   4   
J Pierre CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .666   14    4   0   
P Lo Duca C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .734    9    6   0   GDP
J Vargas P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .668    6    0   1   
  J Willingham PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .788    3    0   0   
  I Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
  J Mecir P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lowell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .637    8    0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    1   8              130   24   8

BATTING

HR: M Cabrera (32, off A Pettitte; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: M Cabrera 4; J Willingham; C Delgado; D Easley; L Castillo.

GIDP: J Conine (11); L Castillo (11); P Lo Duca (14).

RBI: M Cabrera (107).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: D Easley (9).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .266  .785   12    4   4   HR
C Gipson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .804   12    1   0   SH
L Berkman 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .292  .916   20    8   2   SB,IW
J Lane RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .784   17    3   0   HBP
J Vizcaino 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .668   15    1   1   
E Bruntlett CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .215  .675   10    1   0   2B
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .668   16    0   4   SB
B Ausmus C                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .265  .693   13    7   1   HR,SB,IW
A Pettitte P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .089  .192   11    2   1   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .678    2    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4   6              128   27  13

BATTING

2B: E Bruntlett (4, off I Valdez).

HR: B Ausmus (3, off J Vargas; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Biggio (21, off J Vargas; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: C Gipson (1, off I Valdez).

IBB: L Berkman (9, by I Valdez); B Ausmus (8, by I Valdez).

HBP: J Lane (7, by I Valdez).

TB: C Biggio 5; B Ausmus 4; E Bruntlett 3; M Lamb; J Vizcaino; A Everett.

RBI: C Biggio 2 (61); B Ausmus (42); J Vizcaino (17).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (3, 2nd base off J Vargas/P Lo Duca); B Ausmus (4, 2nd base off I Valdez/P Lo Duca); A Everett (20, 2nd base off J Vargas/P Lo Duca).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Vargas, L (5-4)              5     4   3   3    2   4   2   4.37   22   80-53   35· 8·10    9· 7· 0· 0     49    -     0.88  -0.08
I Valdez                       1.1   3   1   1    2   1   0   5.40   10   32-17   12· 3· 2    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.06
J Mecir                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.76    2    5-4     1· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.67   0.03
G Mota                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    4    7-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   4    4   6   2          38  124-80   53·13·14   12·12· 3· 0          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
A Pettitte, W (16-9)           8     5   1   1    1   5   1   2.43   27  115-75   46· 8·21   10· 8· 3· 0     72    -     1.00   0.37
B Lidge, S (37)                1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.23    3   15-12    5· 4· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   8   1          30  130-87   51·12·24   10· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: I Valdez (1).

WP: None.

IBB: I Valdez 2 (4; B Ausmus, L Berkman).

HBP: I Valdez (3; J Lane).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 35,960.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Houston Astros                       
1. L Castillo           2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Conine             LF    2. C Gipson             LF 
3. M Cabrera            3B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. J Lane               RF 
5. J Encarnacion        RF    5. J Vizcaino           3B 
6. D Easley             SS    6. E Bruntlett          CF 
7. J Pierre             CF    7. A Everett            SS 
8. P Lo Duca            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Vargas             P     9. A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  123  2   15%  55% P Lo Duca       A Pettitte      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   0  0-1  ---  2   10%  81% B Ausmus        J Vargas        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   0  3-0  1--  4    8%  90% L Castillo      A Pettitte      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   0  3-0  ---  4   -8%  82% M Cabrera       A Pettitte      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 5   1  0-2  ---  3    8%  88% C Biggio        J Vargas        Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   55%  M Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Vargas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   51%  C Gipson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
          1--  4   46%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive); Delgado to 2B
          12-  7   40%  J Pierre        Walk; Delgado to 3B; Easley to 2B
   OO     123  2   55%  P Lo Duca       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Vargas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   53%  J Vargas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7   56%  J Conine        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Vargas facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   60%  A Everett       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      62%  B Ausmus        Everett Steals 2B
          -2-  4   65%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   63%  A Pettitte      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Everett to 3B
   R      1-3  3   70%  C Biggio        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Everett Scores; Pettitte to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  C Gipson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pettitte to 3B
   O      1-3  4   62%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   65%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   67%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   69%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Vargas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   66%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   66%  E Bruntlett     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   64%  A Everett       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   67%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   71%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Vargas facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   81%  B Ausmus        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   80%  A Pettitte      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  3   88%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   87%  C Gipson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   87%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--      88%  J Lane          Berkman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   86%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Willingham pinch hits for Jason Vargas batting 9th
          ---  3   82%  J Willingham    Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   90%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  J Conine        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
                  Ismael Valdez replaces Josh Willingham pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   90%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   92%  E Bruntlett     Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-      93%  A Everett       Balk; Bruntlett to 3B
   O      --3  4   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   91%  B Ausmus        Intentional Walk
          1-3      91%  A Pettitte      Ausmus Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   89%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   82%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   85%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   87%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   90%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   90%  C Gipson        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
          -2-  4   90%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
          12-  2   93%  J Lane          Hit By Pitch; Biggio to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   R      123  1   96%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Berkman to 3B; Lane to 2B
                  Jim Mecir replaces Ismael Valdez pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   95%  E Bruntlett     Popfly: 2B
   O      123  4   93%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   95%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Mike Lowell pinch hits for Jim Mecir batting 9th
   O      ---  8   97%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Guillermo Mota facing 8-9-1
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Mike Lowell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  B Ausmus        Lineout: CF
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Andy Pettitte batting 9th
          ---  2   97%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   97%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   97%  C Gipson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Lidge replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8  100%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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