July 19, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
BOS 2 BAL 11
DET 10
(10) KCR 9
@CHW 1 MIN 14
TEX 2 NYY 4
OAK 3
(12) CLE 9
@SEA 6 TBR 6
TOR 4 ARI 3
LAD 2 WSN 8
@ATL 2 CIN 7
NYM 2 COL 7
PIT 1 FLA 9
PHI 5 HOU 4
CHC 1 MIL 8
@SFG 5 STL 6
SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 43,129

Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:24

Cubs

57-40

Lost 3

1st

Lou Piniella

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

W: W Rodriguez (5-3), L: C Zambrano (10-4), S: J Valverde (25)

Astros

46-51

Won 4

5th, 11 GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theriot SS                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .325  .777   22    0   4   2B
R Johnson CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .711    7    2   0   
  D Ward PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .782    4    0   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .868   18   10   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .881   14    0   3   
G Soto C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .876   19    5   1   
M DeRosa LF-RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .818   15    0   0   
K Fukudome RF-CF              4   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .779   17    2   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .693    5    4   2   GDP
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .862    7    0   0   
C Zambrano P                  3   1   1   1    0   2  .351  .877    9    1   1   HR
  C Gaudin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   1   9   1    0  10              137   24  12

BATTING

2B: R Theriot (14, off W Rodriguez).

HR: C Zambrano (2, off W Rodriguez; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: R Theriot 4; C Zambrano 4; D Lee; R Cedeno; K Fukudome; M DeRosa; R Johnson.

GIDP: R Cedeno (3).

RBI: C Zambrano (7).

2-out RBI: C Zambrano.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   1   0   0   0    3   0  .281  .718   22    2   1   CS
D Erstad CF-LF                4   0   0   1    0   2  .280  .725   11    3   0   
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .343 1.082   16    7   0   
C Lee LF                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .301  .903   18    2   0   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .282  .752   11    2   2   
H Pence RF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .266  .735   15    0   0   
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .812   12    1   3   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .218  .563   22   10   0   
W Rodriguez P                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .115  .230    4    0   1   SH
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340         0   0   
  D Newhan PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .778    1    0   0   3B
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Bourn CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .564         0   0   
Totals                       28   4   6   4    6   5              132   27   8

BATTING

3B: D Newhan (1, off C Zambrano).

SH: W Rodriguez (2, off C Zambrano).

TB: D Newhan 3; M Tejada 2; C Lee; L Berkman; W Rodriguez.

RBI: M Tejada (45); C Lee (78); D Erstad (16); H Pence (48).

2-out RBI: M Tejada; C Lee.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Matsui (4, 2nd base by C Zambrano/G Soto).

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 (10-4)           6.1   6   4   4    6   3   0   2.98   30  104-62   37·11·14   12· 8· 1· 0     42    -     0.78  -0.16
C Gaudin                       1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.39    5   23-16    9· 4· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.25   0.03
Totals                         8     6   4   4    6   5   0          35  127-78   46·15·17   13·10· 1· 0          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, W (5-3)           6.2   9   1   1    0   7   1   3.31   28  104-71   43· 8·20    7· 7· 7· 0     59    -     0.99   0.26
C Sampson, H (6)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.48    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.03
D Brocail, H (17)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.77    3   13-10    5· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
J Valverde, S (25)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.72    3   16-12    7· 3· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     9   1   1    0  10   1          35  137-96   56·14·26    9· 8· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 43,129.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. R Theriot            SS    1. K Matsui             2B 
2. R Johnson            CF    2. D Erstad             CF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. C Lee                LF 
5. G Soto               C     5. M Tejada             SS 
6. M DeRosa             LF    6. H Pence              RF 
7. K Fukudome           RF    7. T Wigginton          3B 
8. R Cedeno             2B    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. C Zambrano           P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  3   10%  76% C Lee           C Zambrano      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Berkman to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3    9%  68% M Tejada        C Zambrano      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee to 3B
   b 3   2  0-2  12-  3    8%  84% M Tejada        C Zambrano      Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Berkman Scores; Lee to 2B
   t 7   2  3-0  ---  1   -6%  88% C Zambrano      W Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 3   1  1-0  12-  3    5%  62% A Ramirez       W Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   53%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   55%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   58%  K Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   52%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  C Lee           Matsui Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  G Soto          Lineout: LF
          ---  2   50%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   53%  K Fukudome      Flyball: LF
          1--  1   50%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeRosa to 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  C Lee           Walk
          1--  3   68%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   67%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lee Scores; Tejada to 2B
   O      -2-  4   64%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   61%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   64%  R Theriot       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   61%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   57%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  3   62%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   67%  G Soto          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   70%  W Rodriguez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   69%  K Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   67%  L Berkman       Walk
   R      12-  3   76%  C Lee           Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Berkman to 2B
   R      12-  3   84%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Berkman Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  H Pence         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   84%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   82%  K Fukudome      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   OO     1--  2   86%  R Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   86%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  W Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Short 1B Line); Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  4   86%  K Matsui        Walk
   O      12-  2   84%  D Erstad        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   86%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          --- 10   83%  R Theriot       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   87%  R Johnson       Fielder's Choice SS; Theriot out at 3B/SS-3B; Johnson to 1B
   O      1--  4   89%  D Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   88%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  C Lee           Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   87%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   89%  A Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   91%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   91%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   90%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   90%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   92%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   94%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  1   88%  C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   86%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
                  Chris Sampson replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Reed Johnson batting 2nd
   O      1--  4   89%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
                  Daryle Ward moves to LF; Kosuke Fukudome moves to CF; Mark DeRosa moves to RF; David Newhan pinch hits for Chris Sampson batting 9th
          ---  1   94%  D Newhan        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          --3  5   95%  K Matsui        Walk
   RO     1-3  2   95%  D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-1B; Matsui to 2B; Newhan Scores
          -2-  1   95%  L Berkman       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   94%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  2   93%  M Tejada        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Brocail replaces David Newhan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   95%  D Lee           Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  G Soto          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chad Gaudin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   97%  H Pence         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   97%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Valverde facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Valverde replaces Carlos Lee pitching and batting 4th; Darin Erstad moves to LF; Michael Bourn replaces Doug Brocail playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Ronny Cedeno batting 8th
   O      ---  7  100%  M Fontenot      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation