September 29, 2005 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BAL 4 BOS 5
TOR 4 CLE 6
TBD 0 CHW 4
@DET 2 KCR 10
@MIN 6 LAA 7
@OAK 1 SEA 4
TEX 3 CHC 3
@HOU 2 ARI 3
@LAD 2 MIL 2
CIN 0 NYM 11
COL 0 SDP 1
SFG 0
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 37,820

Thursday, September 29, 2005, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:12

Cubs

78-81

Won 1

4th, 19 GB

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

W: G Rusch (9-8), L: W Rodriguez (10-10), S: R Dempster (32)

Astros

87-72

Lost 1

2nd, 10 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Macias 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .259  .605   17    2   3   
N Perez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .676    6    0   3   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .338 1.091   11    8   0   HR
N Garciaparra 3B              4   0   3   0    0   0  .284  .782    9    1   3   
M Murton LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .326  .940   11    1   0   HR,GDP
J Burnitz RF                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .256  .759    9    1   0   HBP
M Barrett C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .809   10    6   2   CS
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .603   25    5   1   
G Rusch P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .146  .381   10    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Blanco C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .678         3   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   2    1   6              108   27  12

BATTING

HR: M Murton (7, off W Rodriguez; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Lee (46, off W Rodriguez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: J Burnitz (3, by W Rodriguez).

TB: D Lee 4; M Murton 4; N Garciaparra 3; G Rusch.

GIDP: M Murton (4).

RBI: D Lee (106); M Murton (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Perez-J Macias-D Lee.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Barrett (3, Home by W Rodriguez/R Chavez).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .788   14    2   1   
W Taveras CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .665    8    3   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .953   20    2   2   GDP
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .296  .937   16   10   1   HR
J Lane RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .810   12    1   0   
C Burke LF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .246  .673    8    2   0   CS
  O Palmeiro PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .780    8    0   0   
  C Gipson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .523         0   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   2   0    0   1  .249  .657    5    0   3   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .691    3    0   0   
R Chavez C                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .172  .473   10    4   0   
  J Bagwell PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .258  .759    4    0   0   SF
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Scott PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .558    5    0   0   2B
W Rodriguez P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .340   10    1   2   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .636    6    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .687         2   1   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    3   8              129   27  10

BATTING

2B: L Scott (4, off R Dempster).

HR: L Berkman (23, off G Rusch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Bagwell (4, off G Rusch).

TB: L Berkman 4; C Burke 2; A Everett 2; L Scott 2; C Biggio; W Taveras.

GIDP: M Ensberg (12).

RBI: J Bagwell (18); L Berkman (80).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman.

E: C Biggio (15); A Everett (13).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Burke (6, Home by G Rusch/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
G Rusch, W (9-8)               7     7   2   2    1   5   1   4.52   27   92-60   35· 5·20    8·11· 2· 0     59    -     1.17   0.21
M Wuertz, H (18)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    4   15-8     3· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.05   0.14
R Dempster, S (32)             1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.16    4   20-13    7· 3· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.72   0.20
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   8   1          35  127-81   45·11·25    9·12· 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
W Rodriguez, L (10-10)         7     5   3   3    1   3   2   5.53   28   77-49   32· 8· 9   11· 8· 4· 0     57    -     0.93  -0.03
D Wheeler                      2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.27    7   24-14    7· 2· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.70   0.09
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   6   2          35  101-63   39·10·14   12·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Rodriguez (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: W Rodriguez (8; J Burnitz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 37,820.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 15mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Macias             2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. N Perez              SS    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. M Ensberg            3B 
4. N Garciaparra        3B    4. L Berkman            1B 
5. M Murton             LF    5. J Lane               RF 
6. J Burnitz            RF    6. C Burke              LF 
7. M Barrett            C     7. A Everett            SS 
8. C Patterson          CF    8. R Chavez             C  
9. G Rusch              P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-1  ---  2   17%  64% D Lee           W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   1  1-0  ---  5   13%  47% M Murton        W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 9   1  3-2  1--  3   11%  90% M Lamb          R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  1-2  1--  1   11%  84% M Barrett       W Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Burnitz to 3B; Barrett to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  2  -11%  34% L Berkman       G Rusch         Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  J Macias        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   47%  D Lee           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  1   50%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive); Macias to 3B
   O      1-3  3   45%  M Murton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  C Biggio        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   49%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   47%  C Patterson     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   45%  G Rusch         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   34%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   36%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   34%  C Burke         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   28%  A Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Burke to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  R Chavez        Burke Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-1B); Everett to 2B
          -2-  4   35%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   39%  W Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   36%  J Macias        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   34%  N Perez         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   33%  D Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   30%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   25%  W Taveras       Single to P/Bunt; Biggio to 2B
   OO     12-  7   34%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  5   38%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   35%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   47%  M Murton        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   45%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   44%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  J Lane          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   49%  C Burke         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  G Rusch         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   43%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   46%  R Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   48%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2   64%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   66%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   60%  M Murton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Glendon Rusch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   64%  W Taveras       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   67%  M Ensberg       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  7   69%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   73%  J Burnitz       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   84%  M Barrett       Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Burnitz to 3B; Barrett to 2B
   R      -23      88%  C Patterson     Wild Pitch; Burnitz Scores; Barrett to 3B
   O      --3  6   85%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      79%  G Rusch         Barrett Caught Stealing Hm (C)
          ---  3   80%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   78%  J Macias        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   82%  J Lane          Flyball: LF
          ---  3   77%  C Burke         Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          1--  1   67%  A Everett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Burke to 3B
                  Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Raul Chavez batting 8th
   RO     1-3  4   69%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Burke Scores
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      1--  6   74%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 8th; Brad Ausmus replaces Jose Vizcaino playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  1   72%  N Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   70%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   72%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   69%  M Murton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   76%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   80%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   77%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  2   84%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dan Wheeler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   82%  J Burnitz       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   81%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   80%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Michael Barrett pitching and batting 7th; Henry Blanco replaces Michael Wuertz playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   89%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chris Burke batting 6th
          ---  8   79%  O Palmeiro      Walk
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 7th; Charles Gipson pinch runs for Orlando Palmeiro batting 6th
   O      1--  3   90%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
                  Luke Scott pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 8th
   O      1--  5  100%  L Scott         Double to CF (Line Drive); Gipson out at Hm/CF-2B-C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200509290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation