September 19, 2006 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@BOS 3 CHW 7
DET 0 LAA 5
@KCR 2 OAK 7
CLE 3 BAL 5
@TBD 4 SEA 9
@TEX 7
(10) NYY 6
@TOR 3 COL 12
SFG 4 CIN 5
@HOU 4 PIT 10
@LAD 6 STL 12
@MIL 2 NYM 3
FLA 2 PHI 4
CHC 1 SDP 5
ARI 2 WSN 9
ATL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 36,930

Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Reds

74-77

Won 1

2nd, 7 GB

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

W: A Harang (14-11), L: M Albers (0-2), S: D Weathers (11)

Astros

72-78

Lost 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .272  .763   17    3   0   2B
B Phillips 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .763    1    1   1   
  R Olmedo 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .637   10    0   3   
A Dunn LF                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .239  .877   18    2   1   
  D Wise LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .391         1   0   
R Aurilia SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .872   14    2   2   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .835   18    8   1   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .851   11    1   1   
  R Clayton SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .648         0   1   
C Denorfia RF                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .246  .635   16    0   0   HR
J LaRue C                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .189  .655   13    7   1   
A Harang P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .119  .264   12    1   0   SH
  J Castro SS-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .614         1   1   
Totals                       32   5   6   5    1   7              130   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Freel (30, off M Albers).

HR: C Denorfia (1, off M Albers; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: A Harang (5, off M Albers).

TB: C Denorfia 5; R Freel 2; A Dunn; J LaRue; S Hatteberg.

RBI: R Freel 2 (27); C Denorfia 2 (6); A Dunn (92).

2-out RBI: C Denorfia 2; A Dunn.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Aurilia-B Phillips-S Hatteberg; A Dunn-J LaRue-R Aurilia.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .722   21    3   0   
M Lamb 3B-1B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .306  .840   13    2   3   GDP
L Berkman 1B-RF               3   1   2   0    1   0  .313 1.033   10    7   2   2B
L Scott LF                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .380 1.144   14    3   0   HR,3B,2B
A Huff RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .793   11    0   0   HBP
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Burke CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .788   11    1   0   
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .238  .646   14    1   3   HR
H Quintero C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .693   11    7   0   2B
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .566    2    0   0   
M Albers P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    2   2   
  F Nieve P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  E Munson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .621    3    0   0   
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  M Ensberg PH-3B             1   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .849    9    0   0   
  C Jimerson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.250         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    2   6              121   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (27, off A Harang); L Scott (18, off S Schoeneweis); H Quintero (1, off A Harang).

3B: L Scott (5, off A Harang).

HR: L Scott (7, off A Harang; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); A Everett (6, off A Harang; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: A Huff (6, by S Schoeneweis).

TB: L Scott 9; A Everett 4; L Berkman 3; H Quintero 2; C Biggio; M Lamb.

GIDP: M Lamb (9).

RBI: L Scott 3 (26); A Everett (56).

2-out RBI: L Scott 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Harang, W (14-11)            7.2   8   4   4    0   5   2   3.91   29   94-66   42·15· 9    8·13· 3· 0     52    -     0.97   0.24
S Schoeneweis                  0     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.14    3   11-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.54  -0.25
D Weathers, S (11)             1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.75    5   16-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    3.94   0.41
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   6   2          37  121-77   49·16·12   10·14· 4· 0          4-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Albers, L (0-2)              4.2   6   5   5    1   3   1   6.00   21   80-44   26· 6·12    8· 6· 3· 0     34    -     0.87  -0.25
F Nieve                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.01    1    6-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.01
C Sampson                      3     0   0   0    0   4   0   2.66    9   31-22   10· 7· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.10
T Miller                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.11    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.02
C Qualls                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.03    2    8-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.49   0.02
Totals                         9     6   5   5    1   7   1          34  130-76   41·13·22   14· 9· 3· 0          1-0

S Schoeneweis faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Schoeneweis (2; A Huff).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 36,930.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. R Freel              CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. B Phillips           2B    2. M Lamb               3B 
3. A Dunn               LF    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. R Aurilia            SS    4. L Scott              LF 
5. S Hatteberg          1B    5. A Huff               RF 
6. E Encarnacion        3B    6. C Burke              CF 
7. C Denorfia           RF    7. A Everett            SS 
8. J LaRue              C     8. H Quintero           C  
9. A Harang             P     9. M Albers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  123  3   20%  83% C Burke         D Weathers      Popfly: SS
   t 2   2  1-0  1--  2   19%  56% C Denorfia      M Albers        Home Run (Line Drive); Hatteberg Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  12-  5  -18%  65% L Scott         S Schoeneweis   Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lamb Scores; Berkman to 3B
   b 4   1  2-1  --3  1   13%  63% A Huff          A Harang        Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Berkman out at 3B/LF-C-SS
   t 5   1  1-2  -23  3   12%  84% R Freel         M Albers        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Denorfia Scores; LaRue Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Albers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  R Freel         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   46%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   49%  M Lamb          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  1   48%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      1--  6   37%  L Scott         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berkman Scores
                  Ray Olmedo replaces Brandon Phillips playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      --3  5   40%  A Huff          Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Albers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   38%  R Aurilia       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   40%  S Hatteberg     Walk
   O      1--  4   37%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: P
   RR     1--  2   56%  C Denorfia      Home Run (Line Drive); Hatteberg Scores
   O      ---  8   55%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Aaron Harang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  C Burke         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   60%  A Everett       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   61%  H Quintero      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Albers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   59%  A Harang        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   57%  R Freel         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  R Olmedo        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   59%  M Albers        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   61%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Albers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   59%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   58%  R Aurilia       Popfly: SS
          ---  5   59%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   57%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Aaron Harang facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   49%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   51%  L Scott         Flyball: CF; Berkman to 3B
   OO     --3  1   63%  A Huff          Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Berkman out at 3B/LF-C-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Albers facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   67%  C Denorfia      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   73%  J LaRue         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Denorfia to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  A Harang        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Denorfia to 3B; LaRue to 2B
   RR     -23  3   84%  R Freel         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Denorfia Scores; LaRue Scores
   O      -2-  3   82%  R Olmedo        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Freel to 3B
   R      --3  1   88%  A Dunn          Single to LF (Line Drive); Freel Scores
                  Fernando Nieve replaces Matt Albers pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   87%  R Aurilia       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Aaron Harang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   89%  C Burke         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      ---  2   83%  A Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   78%  H Quintero      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Eric Munson pinch hits for Fernando Nieve batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   82%  E Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   86%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Sampson replaces Eric Munson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   84%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  C Denorfia      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Aaron Harang facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   86%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   88%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   79%  L Scott         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   81%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   79%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   78%  A Harang        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   77%  R Freel         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Aaron Harang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  C Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  A Everett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   86%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chris Sampson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   84%  R Olmedo        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   83%  A Dunn          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   83%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
                  Dewayne Wise replaces Adam Dunn playing LF batting 3rd; Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Chris Sampson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
          ---  1   88%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Rich Aurilia pitching and batting 4th; Juan Castro replaces Aaron Harang playing SS batting 9th
          1--  5   83%  L Berkman       Walk; Lamb to 2B
   R      12-  5   65%  L Scott         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lamb Scores; Berkman to 3B
          -23  1   63%  A Huff          Hit By Pitch
                  Dave Weathers replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching and batting 4th
   O      123  3   83%  C Burke         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Trever Miller replaces Aubrey Huff pitching and batting 5th; Mike Lamb moves to 1B; Morgan Ensberg moves to 3B; Lance Berkman moves to RF
   O      ---  5   81%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: P-1B
                  Chad Qualls replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  3   80%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   79%  C Denorfia      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Weathers facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Castro moves to 3B; Royce Clayton replaces Edwin Encarnacion playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---  3   88%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Humberto Quintero batting 8th
   O      ---  2   95%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   90%  M Ensberg       Walk
                  Charlton Jimerson pinch runs for Morgan Ensberg batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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