August 14, 2006 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 7
@BOS 4 CHW 12
KCR 2 NYY 7
LAA 2 OAK 5
SEA 4 COL 4
ARI 3 CHC 3
@HOU 0 LAD 4
FLA 2 PHI 13
NYM 0 PIT 4
MIL 2 SFG 1
@SDP 0 ATL 10
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 37,260

Monday, August 14, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Cubs

50-68

Won 2

5th, 12½ GB

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

W: C Zambrano (13-5), L: R Oswalt (9-8), S: R Dempster (24)

Astros

57-61

Lost 3

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .705   14    2   0   
N Perez SS-2B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .257  .619   15    3   6   
M Barrett C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .919    9    5   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .279  .886    9    0   2   
J Jones RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .795   15    1   0   IW
P Nevin 1B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .233  .761   16   11   1   HR
M Murton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .781   10    1   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .616   10    2   3   SB
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Zambrano P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .173  .589   12    0   0   
  C Izturis PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .638   15    2   1   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    1   5              125   27  13

BATTING

HR: P Nevin (19, off R Oswalt; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: J Jones (4, by C Qualls).

TB: P Nevin 6; A Ramirez 2; N Perez 2; R Cedeno; M Murton; J Pierre.

RBI: P Nevin 3 (59).

2-out RBI: P Nevin.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Perez-P Nevin; N Perez-C Izturis-P Nevin; R Cedeno-N Perez-P Nevin.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Cedeno (8, 2nd base off R Springer/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  .274  .661   14    2   1   GDP
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .266  .780   19    1   2   
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .324 1.056   16   10   1   
A Huff RF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .802   14    2   0   HBP
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .880   11    0   2   
L Scott LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .424 1.161   15    2   0   2·2B
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .632   14    3   5   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .584   13    6   0   2·GDP
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .561    4    0   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .454    8    0   1   SH
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Lamb PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .866    6    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   4   0    8   5              134   27  12

BATTING

2B: L Scott 2 (11, 2 off C Zambrano).

SH: R Oswalt (11, off C Zambrano).

HBP: A Huff (4, by C Zambrano).

TB: L Scott 4; W Taveras; A Huff.

GIDP: B Ausmus 2 (18); W Taveras (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (4).

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
C Zambrano, W (13-5)           8     4   0   0    7   5   0   3.38   34  121-65   38· 9·18   11· 8· 2· 0     72    -     1.49   0.51
R Dempster, S (24)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.90    3   11-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.96   0.05
Totals                         9     4   0   0    8   5   0          37  132-70   42·10·18   12· 9· 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, L (9-8)              7     7   2   2    0   4   1   3.24   28   82-59   32·11·16   12· 7· 5· 0     59    -     0.82   0.10
C Qualls                       1     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.13    6   20-11    6· 2· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.76  -0.05
R Springer                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.74    4   19-15   14· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   5   1          38  121-85   52·13·20   15·10· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Zambrano (8).

IBB: C Qualls (3; J Jones).

HBP: C Zambrano (8; A Huff).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Andy Fletcher.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 37,260.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Pierre             CF    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. M Barrett            C     3. L Berkman            1B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. A Huff               RF 
5. J Jones              RF    5. M Ensberg            3B 
6. P Nevin              1B    6. L Scott              LF 
7. M Murton             LF    7. A Everett            SS 
8. R Cedeno             2B    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. C Zambrano           P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  3   20%  70% P Nevin         R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  12-  3   17%  76% B Ausmus        C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Scott to 3B
   b 6   0  2-0  ---  3   -9%  64% L Scott         C Zambrano      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 3   2  0-0  123  5    8%  50% M Ensberg       C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  2-0  -23  1    8%  74% W Taveras       C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  N Perez         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   45%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  L Berkman       Lineout: 2B
          1--  8   45%  A Huff          Single to 3B (Pop Fly to LF Line); Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   48%  P Nevin         Groundout: SS-1B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   45%  M Murton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   41%  L Scott         Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  A Everett       Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  3   50%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  R Cedeno        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   46%  C Zambrano      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   47%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   49%  N Perez         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Pierre to 2B
   O      12-  2   44%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  R Oswalt        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   44%  W Taveras       Single to P/Bunt
          1--      42%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Taveras to 2B
   O      -2-  6   46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Taveras to 3B
          --3  6   44%  L Berkman       Walk
          1-3  1   42%  A Huff          Hit By Pitch; Berkman to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Jones         Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  3   70%  P Nevin         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  1   69%  M Murton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   68%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   61%  L Scott         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   66%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  7   63%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  1   67%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Scott to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  1   74%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   72%  N Perez         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   70%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   65%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   74%  A Huff          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   77%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   75%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  J Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   75%  P Nevin         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   73%  M Murton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   64%  L Scott         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  5   58%  A Everett       Walk
   OO     12-  3   76%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Scott to 3B
   O      --3  5   81%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  R Cedeno        Lineout: P-SS
   O      ---  6   78%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   77%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   81%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   84%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chad Qualls facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Qualls replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   88%  N Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   87%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   85%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
          -2-  4   85%  J Jones         Intentional Walk
   R      12-  6   92%  P Nevin         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  3   91%  M Murton        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   86%  A Huff          Walk
   O      1--  1   90%  M Ensberg       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  1   94%  L Scott         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   96%  A Everett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   97%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Cesar Izturis pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
          1--      97%  C Izturis       Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2- 11   97%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  J Pierre        Popfly: 1B
   O      --3  2   95%  N Perez         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 8th; Neifi Perez moves to 2B; Cesar Izturis moves to SS; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      ---  4   98%  O Palmeiro      Foul Popfly: SS (LF Foul)
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
          ---  6   95%  M Lamb          Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  W Taveras       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation