August 8, 2007 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
@LAA 6 SEA 8
@BAL 4 CHW 6
CLE 4
(13) TBD 7
@DET 1 MIN 11
@KCR 4 OAK 6
@TEX 3 TOR 15
NYY 4 ARI 10
PIT 6 CIN 1
LAD 0 COL 19
MIL 4 HOU 8
CHC 2 NYM 4
ATL 3 PHI 6
FLA 4 SFG 5
WSN 0 STL 2
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 41,655

Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Cubs

58-55

Lost 4

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2 12  1
Astros          0  0  3   0  1  3   1  0  X    8 11  0

W: R Oswalt (12-6), L: C Zambrano (14-8)

Astros

51-63

Won 3

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theriot SS                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .286  .723   21    0   7   
J Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .251  .666   14    4   0   2B
D Lee 1B                      3   0   0   1    2   0  .320  .916   29   10   1   
C Floyd RF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .290  .748   18    0   0   GDP
M DeRosa 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .285  .783   20    1   3   2B,GDP
M Fontenot 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .801   19    3   0   
M Murton LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .709   12    0   0   
K Hill C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .159  .505   19    5   3   
C Zambrano P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .650   12    1   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Pie PH                    1   1   0   0    0   0  .214  .613    1    0   0   
  S Gallagher P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       37   2  12   2    5   4              165   24  14

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (21, off R Oswalt); J Jones (21, off D Borkowski).

TB: R Theriot 3; J Jones 3; M DeRosa 3; M Murton 2; C Floyd; M Fontenot; K Hill.

GIDP: M DeRosa (10); C Floyd (5).

RBI: R Theriot (32); D Lee (60).

2-out RBI: R Theriot.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

E: M Fontenot (8).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .670   15    1   2   HR
  M Albers P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
M Lamb 3B                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .295  .851   23    0   1   2B
L Berkman 1B                  3   2   1   1    2   1  .258  .822   20    9   2   HR
C Lee LF                      4   1   3   0    0   0  .307  .907   15    1   0   2B
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Burke 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .688    6    2   2   2B
L Scott RF                    3   0   1   3    2   2  .250  .849   25    1   0   3B
J Lane CF                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .162  .559   17    2   0   
E Bruntlett SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .664   15    4   6   
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .235  .634   17    4   1   HR,SH
R Oswalt P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .306   12    1   0   
  O Palmeiro PH-LF            1   1   0   0    1   0  .241  .614    9    2   0   
Totals                       35   8  11   8    6   7              174   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (9, off C Zambrano); C Lee (32, off C Zambrano); C Burke (13, off S Gallagher).

3B: L Scott (3, off C Zambrano).

HR: L Berkman (20, off C Zambrano; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); B Ausmus (3, off M Wuertz; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Biggio (8, off C Zambrano; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Ausmus (4, off C Zambrano).

TB: C Biggio 4; L Berkman 4; B Ausmus 4; C Lee 4; L Scott 3; C Burke 2; M Lamb 2; R Oswalt; E Bruntlett.

RBI: L Scott 3 (49); M Lamb 2 (34); L Berkman (71); C Biggio (40); B Ausmus (21).

2-out RBI: L Scott 3; M Lamb 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Bruntlett-C Burke-L Berkman; C Biggio-E Bruntlett-L Berkman.

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, L (14-8)           5.2   8   7   7    3   6   2   3.69   29  113-70   37·12·21   11· 7· 2· 0     28    -     0.65  -0.20
S Eyre                         0     1   0   0    2   0   0   5.45    3   15-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.13  -0.01
M Wuertz                       1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.54    5   23-15    9· 5· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.03   0.00
S Gallagher                    1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.25    5   23-12    8· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    6   7   3          42  174-104  57·20·27   17· 9· 3· 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
R Oswalt, W (12-6)             6     6   0   0    4   4   0   3.42   27  108-68   36·12·20    9· 4· 6· 0     60    -     1.18   0.28
D Borkowski                    0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.51    3   10-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.01
T Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.64    3   13-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.40   0.01
M Albers                       1     3   1   1    0   0   0   6.30    6   19-11    8· 0· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
B Moehler                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.22    3   11-7     3· 2· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    12   2   2    5   4   0          42  161-96   54·14·28   18· 7· 8· 0          1-0

S Eyre faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 41,655.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. R Theriot            SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Jones              CF    2. M Lamb               3B 
3. D Lee                1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. C Floyd              RF    4. C Lee                LF 
5. M DeRosa             3B    5. L Scott              RF 
6. M Fontenot           2B    6. J Lane               CF 
7. M Murton             LF    7. E Bruntlett          SS 
8. K Hill               C     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
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  1-3  5   16%  83% L Scott         C Zambrano      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  4   12%  65% C Biggio        C Zambrano      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  1    9%  55% C Floyd         R Oswalt        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  3-0  123  3    8%  78% C Zambrano      R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
   t 4   2  3-0  123  3    8%  86% R Theriot       R Oswalt        Lineout: 2B

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      ---  4   52%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   50%  J Jones         Walk
          1--  8   46%  D Lee           Walk; Jones to 2B
   OO     12-  1   55%  C Floyd         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   51%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   44%  M DeRosa        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   45%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 2B-1B; DeRosa to 3B
   O      --3  3   53%  M Murton        Fielder's Choice SS; DeRosa out at Hm/SS-C
   O      1--  7   55%  K Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   61%  C Lee           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   57%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   53%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1   55%  E Bruntlett     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lee to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  R Theriot       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   53%  J Jones         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--  5   51%  D Lee           Walk; Theriot to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  C Floyd         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  R Oswalt        Popfly: 3B
   R      ---  4   65%  C Biggio        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  8   63%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   64%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  6   67%  C Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Berkman to 3B
   RR     1-3  5   83%  L Scott         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores
   O      --3  2   81%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   77%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   71%  M Fontenot      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  M Murton        Flyball: CF
          12-  6   71%  K Hill          Walk; DeRosa to 3B; Fontenot to 2B
   O      123  3   78%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3   86%  R Theriot       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   84%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   85%  R Oswalt        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  2   86%  C Biggio        Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Oswalt to 2B
   O      12-  1   83%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   86%  J Jones         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   87%  D Lee           Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   88%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   93%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   92%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   93%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   94%  M Fontenot      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   94%  M Murton        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   92%  K Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Murton to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   96%  E Bruntlett     Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  B Ausmus        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bruntlett to 2B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
          -2-  6   96%  O Palmeiro      Walk
   O      12-  2   95%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Bruntlett to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
   RR     -23  4   98%  M Lamb          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bruntlett Scores; Palmeiro Scores
                  Scott Eyre replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  7   99%  L Berkman       Walk
          12-  2   99%  C Lee           Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Lamb to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   R      123  6   99%  L Scott         Walk; Lamb Scores; Berkman to 3B; Lee to 2B
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   99%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Carlos Lee pitching and batting 4th; Orlando Palmeiro moves to LF
          ---  2   99%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   97%  J Jones         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Theriot to 3B
   RO     -23  5   98%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Theriot Scores
                  Trever Miller replaces Dave Borkowski pitching and batting 4th
          -2-  4   97%  C Floyd         Walk
   O      12-  3   98%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  6   99%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Michael Wuertz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   99%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  8  100%  B Ausmus        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Matt Albers facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Albers replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Chris Burke replaces Trever Miller playing 2B batting 4th
          ---  3   99%  M Murton        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  K Hill          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  Felix Pie pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  F Pie           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
          1--     100%  R Theriot       Defensive Indifference; Pie to 2B
   R      -2-  5  100%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pie Scores
          1--     100%  J Jones         Defensive Indifference; Theriot to 2B
          -2-  3   99%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Theriot to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Sean Gallagher facing 2-3-4
                  Sean Gallagher replaces Felix Pie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  M Lamb          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6  100%  C Burke         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  5  100%  L Scott         Walk
   O      12-  2  100%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Moehler replaces Matt Albers pitching and batting 1st
          ---  5   99%  C Floyd         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5  100%  M DeRosa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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