April 19, 2008 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 34,540

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:25

Rockies

9-8

Won 4

2nd, 4 GB

Clint Hurdle

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

W: A Cook (2-1), L: O Villarreal (0-3), S: M Corpas (4)

Astros

6-12

Lost 3

6th, 6 GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Spilborghs CF               5   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .812   24    2   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Nix 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .439         0   0   
T Tulowitzki SS               4   0   0   0    1   1  .174  .521   17    1   4   
T Helton 1B                   4   0   3   0    0   1  .273  .832   19   12   1   2B,HBP
M Holliday LF                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .313  .944   24    2   0   
G Atkins 3B                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .324  .812   20    0   0   2B
B Hawpe RF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .208  .685   15    3   0   
C Barmes 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .382 1.064   19    2   4   
  M Corpas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
C Iannetta C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .348  .901   24    4   1   
A Cook P                      3   0   1   1    0   2  .125  .250   13    1   2   
  S Podsednik PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .569    4    0   0   
Totals                       37   3   9   3    5   9              179   27  13

BATTING

2B: T Helton (6, off D Brocail); G Atkins (4, off W Rodriguez).

HBP: T Helton (1, by O Villarreal).

TB: T Helton 4; G Atkins 3; B Hawpe 2; R Spilborghs; A Cook.

RBI: R Spilborghs (7); A Cook (1); B Hawpe (6).

2-out RBI: R Spilborghs; A Cook.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Tulowitzki-C Barmes-T Helton.

E: C Barmes (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .665   16    6   0   2·SB
K Matsui 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .611   24    0   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .877   10    0   3   GDP
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .932   13    8   0   
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .749    9    2   0   
G Blum 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .599   14    0   1   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .488    1    0   0   
H Pence RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .529   13    2   0   
J Towles C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .974    8    9   0   HR
W Rodriguez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   2   
  O Villarreal P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Loretta 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .627    5    0   1   
Totals                       32   2   5   1    1   5              124   27   7

BATTING

HR: J Towles (4, off A Cook; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Towles 4; M Bourn; M Tejada; H Pence; K Matsui.

GIDP: M Tejada (1).

RBI: J Towles (9).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Tejada (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bourn 2 (11, 2nd base off A Cook/C Iannetta, 2nd base off B Fuentes/C Iannetta).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Cook, W (2-1)                7     4   2   1    1   4   1   3.12   26   97-60   41· 4·15   13· 5· 3· 0     66    -     0.98   0.25
B Fuentes, H (5)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   16-8     6· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.94   0.14
M Corpas, S (4)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    3    8-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     5   2   1    1   5   1          33  121-75   51· 6·18   16· 8· 3· 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                    4     5   2   1    3   5   0   2.31   21   79-41   22· 6·13    6· 4· 3· 0     48    -     1.34  -0.02
O Villarreal, L (0-3)          2     2   1   1    1   2   0   6.23   10   35-20   12· 2· 6    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.37  -0.03
G Geary                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.16    4   23-15   11· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.05
D Brocail                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.84    8   42-28   22· 2· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.95   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   2    5   9   0          43  179-104  67·12·25   12·11· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: O Villarreal (1; T Helton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Chad Fairchild.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 34,540.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. R Spilborghs         CF    1. M Bourn              CF 
2. T Tulowitzki         SS    2. K Matsui             2B 
3. T Helton             1B    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. M Holliday           LF    4. L Berkman            1B 
5. G Atkins             3B    5. C Lee                LF 
6. B Hawpe              RF    6. G Blum               3B 
7. C Barmes             2B    7. H Pence              RF 
8. C Iannetta           C     8. J Towles             C  
9. A Cook               P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-1  12-  3   13%  49% R Spilborghs    W Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Barmes Scores/unER; Iannetta to 2B
   t 5   0  2-2  1--  2   12%  67% G Atkins        O Villarreal    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Holliday to 3B
   b 3   0  1-1  ---  5  -12%  33% J Towles        A Cook          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 2   2  1-0  12-  5   11%  50% A Cook          W Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Atkins Scores; Iannetta to 3B
   b 8   2  3-2  -2-  3   10%  84% M Tejada        B Fuentes       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  R Spilborghs    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Tulowitzki    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   47%  T Helton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   45%  M Holliday      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Cook facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  M Bourn         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      39%  K Matsui        Bourn Steals 2B
          -2-  4   33%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Bourn to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   39%  M Tejada        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Bourn Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  5   39%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  G Atkins        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   41%  B Hawpe         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   38%  C Barmes        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          -2-  6   39%  C Iannetta      Walk
   R      12-  5   50%  A Cook          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Atkins Scores; Iannetta to 3B
   O      1-3  5   45%  R Spilborghs    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   49%  G Blum          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  H Pence         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   48%  T Tulowitzki    Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  T Helton        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   47%  M Holliday      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   45%  G Atkins        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Cook facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  5   33%  J Towles        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   35%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   36%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   35%  K Matsui        Walk
          1--  1   33%  M Tejada        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Matsui to 2B
   O      12-  2   37%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   35%  B Hawpe         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   38%  C Barmes        Walk
          1--  7   42%  C Iannetta      Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Barmes to 2B
   O      12-  4   37%  A Cook          Strikeout (missed bunt)
   R      12-  3   49%  R Spilborghs    Single to CF (Line Drive); Barmes Scores/unER; Iannetta to 2B
          12-  5   53%  T Tulowitzki    Walk; Iannetta to 3B; Spilborghs to 2B
   O      123  5   44%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  C Lee           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   49%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   47%  H Pence         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Towles        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Oscar Villarreal facing 4-5-6
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   55%  M Holliday      Walk
          1--  2   67%  G Atkins        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Holliday to 3B
   R      1-3  1   73%  B Hawpe         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Holliday Scores; Atkins to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  C Barmes        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      12-  5   63%  C Iannetta      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   59%  A Cook          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Cook facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   62%  O Villarreal    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   65%  M Bourn         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  K Matsui        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Oscar Villarreal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  R Spilborghs    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   62%  T Tulowitzki    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   63%  T Helton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   61%  M Holliday      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Cook facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   65%  M Tejada        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   68%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Geoff Geary facing 5-6-7
                  Geoff Geary replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   67%  G Atkins        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  9   70%  B Hawpe         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   67%  C Barmes        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  6   64%  C Iannetta      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Cook facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   69%  G Blum          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   72%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  J Towles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 6th; Mark Loretta replaces Geoff Geary playing 3B batting 9th; Scott Podsednik pinch hits for Aaron Cook batting 9th
   O      ---  4   73%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   71%  R Spilborghs    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   70%  T Tulowitzki    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Fuentes facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Ryan Spilborghs pitching and batting 1st; Scott Podsednik moves to CF
   O      ---  5   76%  M Loretta       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  2   69%  M Bourn         Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--      64%  K Matsui        Bourn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   74%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   84%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   89%  T Helton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2- 11   85%  M Holliday      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   86%  G Atkins        Walk
   O      12-  2   83%  B Hawpe         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  5   80%  C Barmes        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Manuel Corpas facing 4-5-6
                  Manuel Corpas replaces Clint Barmes pitching and batting 7th; Jayson Nix replaces Brian Fuentes playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3   89%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 6th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation