August 31, 2006 Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
TOR 4 TBD 5
@CHW 3
(10) MIN 3
KCR 1 NYY 6
DET 4 TEX 7
BAL 5 SFG 8
@ATL 6 COL 8
NYM 4 HOU 5
MIL 3 STL 5
FLA 2 WSN 6
PHI 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 36,438

Thursday, August 31, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Brewers

62-72

Lost 7

4th, 10 GB

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

W: A Pettitte (13-13), L: D Davis (9-9), S: B Lidge (28)

Astros

66-68

Won 6

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Clark CF                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .267  .699   18    4   0   
T Graffanino 2B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .751   28    2   1   
J Cirillo 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .338  .831    5    0   0   
  P Fielder 1B                3   1   2   2    0   0  .275  .830    8    9   0   HR
B Hall SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .900   19    1   5   GDP
C Hart RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .743    8    3   0   SB
K Mench LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .749   15    1   0   2B
D Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .719   20    0   2   
D Miller C                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .717    9    4   0   IW
  G Jenkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .715    2    0   0   
D Davis P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .055  .126   14    0   2   
  R Helling P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    1   7              146   24  10

BATTING

2B: K Mench (21, off B Lidge).

HR: P Fielder (24, off D Wheeler; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: D Miller (7, by A Pettitte).

TB: P Fielder 5; K Mench 2; C Hart 2; T Graffanino; D Miller.

GIDP: B Hall (11).

RBI: P Fielder 2 (68); T Graffanino (44).

2-out RBI: P Fielder.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Graffanino-B Hall-P Fielder.

E: K Mench (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Hart (5, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .281  .678   11    1   0   2B,SH
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .257  .757   19    2   3   HR
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .308 1.020    8    8   1   
J Lane RF-LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .747   22    4   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .854   20    1   2   
C Burke LF-2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .804   15    1   0   
A Everett SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .645    7    0   3   SH,GDP
B Ausmus C                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .602    6    7   0   2B
A Pettitte P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .591    6    0   0   
  A Huff PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .798    6    2   0   
Totals                       28   5   7   5    3   4              120   27   9

BATTING

2B: W Taveras (17, off D Davis); B Ausmus (14, off D Davis).

HR: C Biggio (18, off R Helling; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: W Taveras (9, off D Davis); A Everett (7, off D Davis).

TB: C Biggio 4; B Ausmus 3; W Taveras 2; C Burke; L Berkman; A Pettitte.

GIDP: A Everett (5).

RBI: C Biggio 2 (49); L Berkman (111); W Taveras (30); B Ausmus (33).

2-out RBI: C Biggio 2; W Taveras; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman.

E: M Ensberg (12).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Davis, L (9-9)               6.2   6   4   4    3   2   0   5.18   28   98-62   41· 6·15   14· 9· 1· 0     45    -     1.47  -0.11
R Helling                      1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1   4.09    5   22-15    6· 7· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.38  -0.14
Totals                         8     7   5   5    3   4   1          33  120-77   47·13·17   15·11· 1· 0          1-1

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 (13-13)          7     5   2   1    1   5   0   4.44   27  110-74   46· 9·19   10· 9· 3· 0     65    -     1.07   0.16
D Wheeler, H (22)              1     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.70    4   23-16    9· 3· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.01
B Lidge, S (28)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.08    4    8-7     5· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.54   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   2    1   7   1          35  141-97   60·12·25   12·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Pettitte (8; D Miller).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Travis Reininger, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Rob Drake.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 36,438.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Houston Astros                       
1. B Clark              CF    1. W Taveras            CF 
2. T Graffanino         2B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Cirillo            1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. B Hall               SS    4. J Lane               RF 
5. C Hart               RF    5. M Ensberg            3B 
6. K Mench              LF    6. C Burke              LF 
7. D Bell               3B    7. A Everett            SS 
8. D Miller             C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. D Davis              P     9. A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  -2-  1   21%  62% B Ausmus        D Davis         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Burke Scores
   b 7   2  2-2  --3  1   20%  77% W Taveras       D Davis         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores
   b 7   2  2-3  -2-  6   16%  93% C Biggio        R Helling       Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  12- 12  -13%  33% T Graffanino    A Pettitte      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Miller Scores/unER; Clark to 3B
   b 3   2  2-0  -2-  1   11%  42% L Berkman       D Davis         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Pettitte Scores; Berkman to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   55%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Davis facing 1-2-3
                  Prince Fielder replaces Jeff Cirillo playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---  6   58%  W Taveras       Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   52%  L Berkman       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1--  6   50%  J Lane          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  C Hart          Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   53%  K Mench         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   55%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  C Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   52%  A Everett       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   46%  D Miller        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  D Davis         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  4   46%  B Clark         Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Miller to 2B
   R      12- 12   33%  T Graffanino    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Miller Scores/unER; Clark to 3B
   R      1-3  1   27%  P Fielder       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores; Graffanino to 2B
   OO     12-  5   34%  B Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Davis facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   38%  A Pettitte      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   35%  W Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Pettitte to 2B
   O      -2-  7   31%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  1   42%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Pettitte Scores; Berkman to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   O      -2-  6   38%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   41%  C Hart          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   42%  K Mench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   43%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---  9   48%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  5   44%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   37%  A Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   39%  D Miller        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   41%  D Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   42%  B Clark         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Davis facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   48%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   43%  A Pettitte      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  3   40%  W Taveras       Groundout: P-1B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  2   35%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   37%  T Graffanino    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   39%  P Fielder       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   40%  B Hall          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   36%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   33%  J Lane          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   31%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   28%  C Hart          Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      1--  2   31%  K Mench         Lineout: 3B
          1--      29%  D Bell          Hart Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   33%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   32%  D Miller        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   37%  D Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   45%  C Burke         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   41%  A Everett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Burke to 2B
   R      -2-  1   62%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Burke Scores
                  Aubrey Huff pinch hits for Andy Pettitte batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   57%  A Huff          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ausmus to 3B
   R      --3  1   77%  W Taveras       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores
                  Rick Helling replaces Doug Davis pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -2-  6   93%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Wheeler facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 2nd; Chris Burke moves to 2B; Jason Lane moves to LF; Aubrey Huff moves to RF
   O      ---  3   95%  B Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   96%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  5   92%  P Fielder       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  6   94%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rick Helling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   93%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   92%  M Ensberg       Foul Flyball: RF (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   92%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Brad Lidge facing 5-6-7
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   96%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   90%  K Mench         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   96%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  Geoff Jenkins pinch hits for Damian Miller batting 8th
   O      -2-  2  100%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Astros 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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