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OAK
@LAA		6
5
TBR
@BAL		2
9
NYY
@BOS		3
4
DET
@CHW		5
3
KCR
@MIN		9
1
CLE
@TEX		4
6
SEA
@TOR		4
3
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@ARI		0
1
PIT
@CIN		3
5
SFG
@COL		9
8
CHC
@HOU		0
1
ATL
@MIL		0
5
WSN
@NYM		5
3
MIA
@PHI		7
9
STL
@SDP		4
6
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 7:07PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 14,205, Time of Game: 3:11
Cubs
0
55-87
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Astros
1
45-97
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jordan Lyles (4-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  4  4

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .751 11 8 -0.105 2.69 0.131 -0.236 -0.6 3 0
Luis Valbuena 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .662 25 15 -0.270 2.44 0.024 -0.294 -1.2 0 1
Anthony Rizzo 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .810 7 4 0.019 0.94 0.047 -0.027 0.1 1 0
   Joe Mather PR-RF-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .567 7 5 -0.109 2.25 0.000 -0.109 -0.7 2 1
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .803 16 10 -0.175 1.69 0.000 -0.175 -1.2 1 0
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .745 16 11 -0.037 1.31 0.060 -0.098 -0.3 3 1
Steve Clevenger C 3 0 0 0 1 3 .211 .566 20 9 -0.084 1.31 0.026 -0.110 -0.4 12 0
Bryan LaHair RF-1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .785 8 6 0.019 1.02 0.038 -0.020 0.2 2 0
   Dave Sappelt PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .728 10 7 0.073 2.39 0.143 -0.071 0.6 0 0 2B
Adrian Cardenas 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .606 8 3 0.052 1.30 0.064 -0.013 0.6 0 2
   Darwin Barney PH-2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .665 5 4 -0.146 2.34 0.081 -0.227 -1.1 0 1
Justin Germano P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .205 11 6 -0.026 2.02 0.053 -0.079 -0.4 0 0
   Michael Bowden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Campana PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .605 3 3 -0.043 1.73 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
   Alberto Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Beliveau P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manuel Corpas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Welington Castillo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .812 2 2 0.109 3.83 0.109 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 36 0 6 0 2 11 .167 .405 149 93 -0.723 1.92 0.776 -1.502 -4.2 24 6
2B: D Sappelt (3, off X Cedeno).
TB: D Sappelt 2; D Barney; D DeJesus; W Castillo; B LaHair; S Castro.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding
E: S Clevenger (4); S Castro (24).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jimmy Paredes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .196 .473 10 9 -0.023 0.81 0.038 -0.061 -0.3 1 1 SB
   Jose Valdez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fernando Martinez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .734 8 6 0.089 1.01 0.115 -0.026 0.8 1 0 2B
   J.D. Martinez PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .683 5 1 0.019 0.50 0.019 0.000 0.4 1 0
Brett Wallace 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .271 .789 17 8 -0.052 1.33 0.032 -0.084 -0.6 6 1
Justin Maxwell CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .238 .776 19 11 0.092 1.35 0.092 0.000 1.0 4 1 SB,SF
Carlos Corporan C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .270 .753 15 10 -0.142 1.31 0.000 -0.142 -1.7 12 0
Matt Dominguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .880 18 13 -0.095 0.96 0.000 -0.095 -1.2 1 2
Brian Bogusevic RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .206 .590 12 8 -0.067 0.88 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 0 0
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Altuve 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .736 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Tyler Greene SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .667 10 6 -0.039 0.51 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 1 0
Jordan Lyles P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .358 3 3 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 1
   Scott Moore PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .715 4 2 0.032 0.82 0.032 0.000 0.4
   Jordan Schafer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .591 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Xavier Cedeno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mickey Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brandon Barnes RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .172 .454 3 3 -0.013 0.53 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 4 1 3 12 .138 .385 124 80 -0.224 1.01 0.328 -0.552 -2.8 27 7
2B: F Martinez (6, off J Germano).
SF: J Maxwell (2, off J Germano).
TB: F Martinez 2; S Moore; J Paredes; J Maxwell.
RBI: J Maxwell (43).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Maxwell-M Dominguez.
E: T Greene (10); J Paredes 3 (4).
Outfield Assists: J Maxwell (D Sappelt at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Maxwell (8, 2nd base off M Bowden/S Clevenger); J Paredes (2, 2nd base off J Germano/S Clevenger).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Justin Germano, L (2-7) 5 3 1 0 2 8 0 5.60 21 81 51 26 10 15 5 6 2 0 65 0.110 1.09 1.4
Michael Bowden 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.08 4 19 13 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.045 1.13 0.5
Alberto Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.75 3 9 8 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.54 0.5
Jeff Beliveau 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.40 2 8 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.001 0.64 -0.0
Manuel Corpas 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38 3 7 5 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.029 0.89 0.5
Team Totals 8 4 1 0 3 12 0 0.00 33 124 80 38 21 21 9 9 3 0 65 1 0 0.223 1.92 2.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jordan Lyles, W (4-11) 5 2 0 0 2 5 0 5.33 22 94 51 27 5 19 8 7 3 0 66 0.279 1.48 2.4
Xavier Cedeno, H (3) 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.68 3 14 9 6 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.148 1.96 -0.9
Mickey Storey, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.227 2.63 1.4
Wesley Wright, H (17) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 4 10 9 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.093 1.73 0.5
Jose Valdez, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 13 10 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.117 1.56 0.5
Wilton Lopez, S (4) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.34 5 16 12 8 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.155 4.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 11 0 0.00 38 149 93 50 13 30 11 14 5 0 66 2 0 0.723 1.01 4.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Kerwin Danley.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 14,205.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 David DeJesus CF 1 Jimmy Paredes 2B
2 Luis Valbuena 3B 2 Fernando Martinez LF
3 Anthony Rizzo 1B 3 Brett Wallace 1B
4 Alfonso Soriano LF 4 Justin Maxwell CF
5 Starlin Castro SS 5 Carlos Corporan C
6 Steve Clevenger C 6 Matt Dominguez 3B
7 Bryan LaHair RF 7 Brian Bogusevic RF
8 Adrian Cardenas 2B 8 Tyler Greene SS
9 Justin Germano P 9 Jordan Lyles P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 -23 2,(0-1)  OO CHC D. Barney M. Storey 23% 75% Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Sappelt out at 3B/CF-3B
t6 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  CHC D. Sappelt X. Cedeno -14% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Castro to 3B
t9 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. DeJesus W. Lopez 14% 86% Flyball: LF
t9 0-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena W. Lopez 14% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC W. Castillo W. Lopez -11% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Barney to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Lyles 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC L. Valbuena J. Lyles -2% 50% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo J. Lyles 3% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Lyles 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Justin Germano facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Paredes J. Germano -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU F. Martinez J. Germano 4% 57% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Wallace J. Germano -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Maxwell J. Germano 1% 54% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Corporan J. Germano -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Castro J. Lyles 2% 52% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Clevenger J. Lyles -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC B. LaHair J. Lyles -4% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive); Clevenger to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Cardenas J. Lyles -6% 39% Walk; Clevenger to 3B; LaHair to 2B
t2 0-0 1 123 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Germano J. Lyles 8% 47% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; LaHair to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. DeJesus J. Lyles 8% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Justin Germano facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez J. Germano -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic J. Germano -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Greene J. Germano -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC L. Valbuena J. Lyles 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Rizzo J. Lyles -5% 48% Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Rizzo to 2B
Joe Mather pinch runs for Anthony Rizzo (1B) batting 3rd
t3 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Lyles 4% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Castro J. Lyles 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Justin Germano facing 9-1-2
Bryan LaHair moves from RF to 1B
Joe Mather moves from PR to RF
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lyles J. Germano -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Paredes J. Germano 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU F. Martinez J. Germano 7% 63% Reached on E2 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Paredes to 3B
b3 0-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Wallace J. Germano 3% 66% Walk; Martinez to 2B
b3 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO HOU J. Maxwell J. Germano 1% 67% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Paredes Scores/unER
b3 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Corporan J. Germano -4% 63% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 6-7-8
t4 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Clevenger J. Lyles 3% 66% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. LaHair J. Lyles 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Cardenas J. Lyles 1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Justin Germano facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez J. Germano -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Bogusevic J. Germano -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU T. Greene J. Germano -1% 65% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 9-1-2
t5 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC J. Germano J. Lyles -5% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t5 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. DeJesus J. Lyles -8% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Germano to 2B
t5 0-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena J. Lyles 8% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 0-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Mather J. Lyles 6% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Lyles 6% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Justin Germano facing 9-1-2
Scott Moore pinch hits for Jordan Lyles (P) batting 9th
b5 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU S. Moore J. Germano 3% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Jordan Schafer pinch runs for Scott Moore (PH) batting 9th
b5 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Paredes J. Germano -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU F. Martinez J. Germano -3% 69% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Wallace J. Germano 1% 70% Paredes Steals 2B
b5 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Wallace J. Germano -3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Xavier Cedeno facing 5-6-7
Xavier Cedeno replaces Jordan Schafer (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Castro X. Cedeno -6% 61% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t6 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Clevenger X. Cedeno 6% 66% Strikeout Swinging
Dave Sappelt pinch hits for Bryan LaHair (1B) batting 7th
t6 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  CHC D. Sappelt X. Cedeno -14% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Castro to 3B
Mickey Storey replaces Xavier Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
Darwin Barney pinch hits for Adrian Cardenas (2B) batting 8th
t6 0-1 1 -23 2,(0-1)  OO CHC D. Barney M. Storey 23% 75% Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Sappelt out at 3B/CF-3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Michael Bowden facing 4-5-6
Michael Bowden replaces Justin Germano pitching and batting 9th
Joe Mather moves from RF to 1B
Darwin Barney moves from PH to 2B
Dave Sappelt moves from PH to RF
b6 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Maxwell M. Bowden 3% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Corporan M. Bowden 3% 81% Maxwell Steals 2B
b6 1-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Corporan M. Bowden -4% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez M. Bowden -3% 74% Lineout: CF; Maxwell to 3B
b6 1-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic M. Bowden -4% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 9-1-2
Wesley Wright replaces Brian Bogusevic (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Brandon Barnes replaces Mickey Storey (P) playing RF batting 9th
Tony Campana pinch hits for Michael Bowden (P) batting 9th
t7 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Campana W. Wright 4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. DeJesus W. Wright -5% 70% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t7 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC L. Valbuena W. Wright 5% 75% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t7 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Mather W. Wright 4% 80% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Alberto Cabrera facing 8-9-1
Alberto Cabrera replaces Tony Campana (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Greene A. Cabrera -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Barnes A. Cabrera -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Paredes A. Cabrera -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jose Valdez facing 4-5-6
Jose Valdez replaces Jimmy Paredes (2B) pitching and batting 1st
Jose Altuve replaces Wesley Wright (P) playing 2B batting 7th
t8 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Valdez 5% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro J. Valdez 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Clevenger J. Valdez 3% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Jeff Beliveau facing 2-3-4
Jeff Beliveau replaces Alberto Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
J.D. Martinez pinch hits for Fernando Martinez (LF) batting 2nd
b8 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Martinez J. Beliveau 2% 89% Walk
b8 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Wallace J. Beliveau -2% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
Manuel Corpas replaces Jeff Beliveau pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Maxwell M. Corpas 2% 89% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Martinez to 2B
b8 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Corporan M. Corpas -2% 87% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Dominguez M. Corpas -2% 84% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 7-8-9
Wilton Lopez replaces Jose Valdez pitching and batting 1st
J.D. Martinez moves from PH to LF
t9 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt W. Lopez 7% 92% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Barney W. Lopez -8% 83% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
Welington Castillo pinch hits for Manuel Corpas (P) batting 9th
t9 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC W. Castillo W. Lopez -11% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Barney to 2B
t9 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. DeJesus W. Lopez 14% 86% Flyball: LF
t9 0-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena W. Lopez 14% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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