August 18, 2006 Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
SEA 0 BAL 7
TOR 2 NYY 12
@BOS 4 NYY 14
@BOS 11 TEX 2
@DET 1 KCR 7
OAK 1 KCR 5
OAK 3 MIN 7
CHW 3 TBD 6
CLE 5 STL 11
@CHC 3 PIT 7
@CIN 3 ATL 6
@FLA 1 MIL 3
HOU 2 NYM 6
COL 3 WSN 6
@PHI 4 SDP 8
ARI 2 SFG 7
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 30,294

Friday, August 18, 2006, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Astros

58-64

Lost 1

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: F Cordero (8-4), L: B Lidge (0-4)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Brewers

58-64

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .653   13    5   0   SB
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .767   11    1   0   
M Lamb 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .310  .850   18    7   0   
L Berkman RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .315 1.038   15    3   0   GDP
L Scott LF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .430 1.181   11    2   0   2B
A Huff 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .277  .815   13    2   3   2B
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .628   11    1   3   
  C Burke PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .811    3    0   0   GDP
E Munson C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .203  .615   15    5   0   
B Backe P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .343    7    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .577    1    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Ensberg 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .870         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   1    3   4              118   26   7

BATTING

2B: L Scott (13, off T Ohka); A Huff (21, off T Ohka).

TB: L Scott 3; A Huff 2; W Taveras; M Lamb.

GIDP: L Berkman (6); C Burke (6).

RBI: A Huff (47).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Lidge (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Taveras (22, 2nd base off J Capellan/M Rivera).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hart RF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .726   19    1   0   2B
T Graffanino 2B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .773   16    3   1   HBP
P Fielder 1B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .282  .848   13    8   0   
G Gross CF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .851   15    5   0   
  B Clark PH-CF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .699    8    0   0   
K Mench LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .765   10    3   0   
B Hall SS                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .887   18    2   4   HR
D Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .730   17    0   2   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Rivera C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .818    9    5   0   HBP
T Ohka P                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .087  .255    8    0   0   
  G Jenkins PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .717    1    0   0   2B
  J Capellan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Shouse P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cirillo 3B                0   1   0   0    0   0  .328  .800    2    0   1   SH
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   5              136   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Hart (4, off B Backe); G Jenkins (24, off R Springer).

HR: B Hall (27, off B Backe; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: J Cirillo (2, off B Lidge).

HBP: M Rivera (1, by B Lidge); T Graffanino (4, by B Backe).

TB: B Hall 4; C Hart 2; G Jenkins 2; K Mench; B Clark; P Fielder; M Rivera; G Gross.

RBI: P Fielder (60); G Gross (34); B Hall (63).

2-out RBI: P Fielder.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Hall-P Fielder; J Cirillo-T Graffanino-P Fielder.

E: T Ohka (4); M Rivera (1).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Backe                        6.1   4   2   2    2   2   1   3.77   26   90-53   33· 7·13    6·10· 5· 0     57    -     1.02   0.19
R Springer                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.63    3    8-5     3· 2· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.82   0.05
T Miller                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.82   0.05
B Lidge, L (0-4)               1.1   2   1   0    0   3   0   5.56    8   35-24   12· 8· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.96   0.09
D Wheeler                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.44  -0.38
Totals                         8.2   8   3   2    2   5   1          39  136-85   50·17·18    8·12·10· 0          2-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Ohka                         7     4   2   1    1   3   0   4.01   26   92-59   40· 3·16    8·11· 3· 0     65    -     1.01   0.24
J Capellan                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.07    3    5-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.02
B Shouse                       0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   2.20    4   17-8     4· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.16   0.01
F Cordero, W (8-4)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.61   0.22
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   4   0          34  117-74   49· 6·19   10·13· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Backe (3; T Graffanino); B Lidge (4; M Rivera).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 30,294.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Taveras            CF    1. C Hart               RF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. T Graffanino         2B 
3. M Lamb               1B    3. P Fielder            1B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. G Gross              CF 
5. L Scott              LF    5. K Mench              LF 
6. A Huff               3B    6. B Hall               SS 
7. A Everett            SS    7. D Bell               3B 
8. E Munson             C     8. M Rivera             C  
9. B Backe              P     9. T Ohka               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  12-  1   38% 100% P Fielder       D Wheeler       Single to RF (Line Drive); Cirillo Scores/unER; Hart to 2B
   t 9   1  2-2  12-  3   23%  65% C Burke         F Cordero       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 8   1  2-2  --3  2   14%  52% C Biggio        J Capellan      Groundout: SS-1B
   b 4   1  2-1  ---  1   13%  53% B Hall          B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   t 9   0  2-2  12-  3   12%  42% A Huff          B Shouse        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tomokazu Ohka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   54%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   53%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   55%  L Berkman       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  C Hart          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  2   64%  T Graffanino    Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   61%  P Fielder       Lineout: RF; Hart to 3B
   R      1-3  2   67%  G Gross         Single to RF (Line Drive); Hart Scores; Graffanino to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  K Mench         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  5   60%  B Hall          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tomokazu Ohka facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  L Scott         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   44%  A Huff          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Scott Scores
   O      -2-  7   46%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B; Huff to 3B
   O      --3  5   51%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   42%  B Backe         Fielder's Choice P; Huff Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Backe to 2B
   O      -2-  1   45%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   42%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   40%  M Rivera        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   42%  T Ohka          Walk
   O      1--  6   39%  C Hart          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tomokazu Ohka facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   42%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   39%  M Lamb          Walk
   OO     1--  4   44%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   42%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   40%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tomokazu Ohka facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   35%  L Scott         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   38%  A Huff          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   41%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   43%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   40%  K Mench         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      ---  1   53%  B Hall          Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   51%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   53%  M Rivera        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  T Ohka          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Tomokazu Ohka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  B Backe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   54%  C Hart          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   52%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   53%  P Fielder       Walk
   O      1--  7   50%  G Gross         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Tomokazu Ohka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   56%  L Berkman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   58%  L Scott         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   54%  K Mench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   52%  B Hall          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  D Bell          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Tomokazu Ohka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   54%  A Huff          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   57%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   59%  E Munson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   55%  M Rivera        Popfly: 1B
                  Russ Springer replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th; Geoff Jenkins pinch hits for Tomokazu Ohka batting 9th
          ---  1   62%  G Jenkins       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   56%  C Hart          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  1   50%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Capellan facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Capellan replaces Geoff Jenkins pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  1   55%  O Palmeiro      Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
          ---  2   50%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          1--      38%  C Biggio        Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  2   52%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  Brian Shouse replaces Jose Capellan pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4   61%  M Lamb          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Trever Miller facing 3-4-5
                  Trever Miller replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   56%  P Fielder       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Brad Lidge replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th; Brady Clark pinch hits for Gabe Gross batting 4th
          ---  8   61%  B Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   67%  K Mench         Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   O      12-  6   59%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Shouse facing 4-5-6
                  Brady Clark moves to CF
          ---  5   42%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  5   30%  L Scott         Walk; Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  3   42%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
                  Francisco Cordero replaces David Bell pitching and batting 7th; Jeff Cirillo replaces Brian Shouse playing 3B batting 9th; Chris Burke pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 7th
   OO     12-  3   65%  C Burke         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Burke moves to SS
          ---  3   72%  M Rivera        Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   82%  J Cirillo       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Rivera to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  C Hart          Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  6   62%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Swinging
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Aubrey Huff pitching and batting 6th; Morgan Ensberg replaces Brad Lidge playing 3B batting 9th
   R      12-  1  100%  P Fielder       Single to RF (Line Drive); Cirillo Scores/unER; Hart to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Brewers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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