September 17, 2006 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@CLE 1 BAL 12
@DET 8
(10) SEA 10
@KCR 5 BOS 6
@NYY 3 BOS 5
@NYY 4 OAK 5
CHW 4 TEX 8
LAA 1 TOR 5
TBD 3 COL 6
@ARI 1 ATL 8
FLA 7
(10) CHC 11
CIN 3 PHI 6
@HOU 4 SDP 2
@LAD 1 PIT 3
NYM 0 WSN 6
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 41,170

Sunday, September 17, 2006, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Phillies

77-72

Won 3

2nd, 13½ GB

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

W: R Wolf (4-0), L: W Rodriguez (9-10), S: T Gordon (31)

Astros

71-77

Lost 3

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .795   21    1   3   HR
S Victorino CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .764   12    0   0   HBP
C Utley 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .882   24    1   3   
R Howard 1B                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .314 1.091   15   11   2   HR
J Conine RF-LF                5   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .735   19    1   0   2B
  M Bourn RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Burrell LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .254  .865   21    1   1   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .900         0   0   
  R Simon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .517    1    0   0   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Lieberthal C                4   2   3   2    0   1  .279  .806   16    9   0   2·HR,2B
A Nunez 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .204  .543   18    0   5   
R Wolf P                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .606    7    2   0   2B
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Dellucci PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .918    3    0   0   
  C Roberson RF-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .461         1   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   5    5   6              157   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Wolf (2, off W Rodriguez); J Conine (24, off W Rodriguez); M Lieberthal (13, off D Borkowski).

HR: J Rollins (21, off W Rodriguez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Howard (57, off W Rodriguez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Lieberthal 2 (9, off R Springer, off W Rodriguez; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: S Victorino (13, by T Miller).

TB: M Lieberthal 10; R Howard 4; J Rollins 4; R Wolf 2; J Conine 2; C Utley; P Burrell; S Victorino.

RBI: M Lieberthal 2 (34); J Rollins (72); R Howard (140); J Conine (61).

2-out RBI: J Conine; R Howard.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

PO: P Burrell (1st base by H Quintero).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .727   15    0   1   HR
C Burke CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .797   13    5   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .311 1.029   11    9   0   HR,2B
M Ensberg 3B                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .229  .850   17    1   1   
A Huff RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .265  .799   15    3   0   HR
J Lane LF                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .205  .720   17    2   0   
  M Lamb PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .847    6    0   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .639    9    1   3   
  L Scott PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .373 1.101    5    0   0   
H Quintero C                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .600   12    5   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .572    2    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Bruntlett PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .654    4    0   0   
W Rodriguez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .081  .186    4    0   0   
  C Jimerson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.250    4    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  F Nieve P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  E Munson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .626    3    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .587    4    1   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    3   9              141   27   7

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (26, off R Wolf).

HR: L Berkman (41, off G Geary; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); C Biggio (19, off R Wolf; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Huff (18, off R Wolf; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: L Berkman 6; C Biggio 4; A Huff 4; C Burke; E Bruntlett; H Quintero.

RBI: A Huff 2 (60); C Biggio (51); L Berkman (122).

2-out RBI: A Huff 2; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wolf, W (4-0)                5.2   5   3   3    2   5   2   5.47   23   92-56   27·11·18    9· 6· 1· 0     50    -     0.69   0.10
R White, H (6)                 1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.25    4   13-11    5· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.10
G Geary, H (13)                1     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.99    4   13-8     7· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.01
T Gordon, S (31)               1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.15    5   23-13    4· 4· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.28   0.10
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3   9   3          36  141-88   43·17·28   14· 8· 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
W Rodriguez, L (9-10)          5     6   4   4    2   5   3   5.49   22   80-48   27· 8·13    5·10· 0· 0     42    -     0.66  -0.17
D Borkowski                    1     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.52    6   25-12    7· 0· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.03
T Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.13    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.02
F Nieve                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.03    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.64   0.02
R Springer                     1     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.72    5   22-13    7· 0· 6    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.05
D Wheeler                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.43    5   12-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.02
Totals                         9    10   6   6    5   6   4          42  152-87   51· 8·28    9·19· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Rodriguez (6); D Borkowski (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Miller (4; S Victorino).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 41,170.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. J Rollins            SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. S Victorino          CF    2. C Burke              CF 
3. C Utley              2B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. R Howard             1B    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. J Conine             RF    5. A Huff               RF 
6. P Burrell            LF    6. J Lane               LF 
7. M Lieberthal         C     7. A Everett            SS 
8. A Nunez              3B    8. H Quintero           C  
9. R Wolf               P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  5-1  1--  2  -13%  79% A Huff          R Wolf          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ensberg Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  6   10%  60% J Conine        W Rodriguez     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Victorino Scores; Howard to 3B
   t 3   0  0-1  ---  2   10%  71% J Rollins       W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 9   2  6-4  12-  4   10% 100% B Ausmus        T Gordon        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 3   2  0-2  ---  1    9%  76% R Howard        W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Rollins       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   50%  S Victorino     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   47%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   50%  R Howard        Walk, Wild Pitch; Victorino to 3B
   R      1-3  6   60%  J Conine        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Victorino Scores; Howard to 3B
   O      -23  6   55%  P Burrell       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   59%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   57%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   56%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      12-  6   60%  A Huff          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   58%  M Lieberthal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  R Wolf          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Wolf facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   58%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   60%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   61%  H Quintero      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   71%  J Rollins       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   69%  S Victorino     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   67%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   76%  R Howard        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   76%  J Conine        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Wolf facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   78%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   81%  C Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   83%  P Burrell       Walk
   O      1--      79%  M Lieberthal    Burrell Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   R      ---  3   86%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   85%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   86%  R Wolf          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   85%  J Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Randy Wolf facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   87%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   88%  S Victorino     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   88%  C Utley         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   87%  R Howard        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Randy Wolf facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   89%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   91%  A Everett       Popfly: SS
          ---  4   89%  H Quintero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Charlton Jimerson pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      1--  4   91%  C Jimerson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Borkowski facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Charlton Jimerson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   91%  P Burrell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   94%  M Lieberthal    Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Burrell to 3B
          -23  4   94%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      123  3   92%  R Wolf          Flyball: RF
   R      123      95%  J Rollins       Wild Pitch; Burrell Scores; Lieberthal to 3B; Nunez to 2B
   O      -23  5   94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   90%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   92%  C Burke         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Burke out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  2   93%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   92%  M Ensberg       Walk
   RR     1--  2   79%  A Huff          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ensberg Scores
                  Rick White replaces Randy Wolf pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   81%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Trever Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Trever Miller replaces Dave Borkowski pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   83%  S Victorino     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  8   81%  C Utley         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   79%  R Howard        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Fernando Nieve replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   77%  J Conine        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick White facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   81%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Humberto Quintero batting 8th
   O      ---  2   84%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Eric Munson pinch hits for Fernando Nieve batting 9th
   O      ---  3   86%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Russ Springer facing 6-7-8
                  Russ Springer replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 8th; Brad Ausmus replaces Eric Munson playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  6   84%  P Burrell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  4   92%  M Lieberthal    Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   92%  A Nunez         Walk
                  David Dellucci pinch hits for Rick White batting 9th
   O      1--  3   92%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  3   91%  J Rollins       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Geoff Geary facing 1-2-3
                  Geoff Geary replaces Pat Burrell pitching and batting 6th; Jeff Conine moves to LF; Chris Roberson replaces David Dellucci playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  C Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3   90%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   92%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   91%  S Victorino     Flyball: CF
          ---  1   92%  C Utley         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   93%  R Howard        Walk; Utley to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
                  Randall Simon pinch hits for Geoff Geary batting 6th
   O      12-  1   90%  R Simon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Gordon replaces Randall Simon pitching and batting 6th; Chris Roberson moves to LF; Michael Bourn replaces Jeff Conine playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   95%  A Huff          Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Jason Lane batting 6th
          ---  6   89%  M Lamb          Walk
                  Luke Scott pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 7th
   O      1--  5   95%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 8th
          1--  4   90%  E Bruntlett     Single to CF (Line Drive); Lamb to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation