May 31, 2008 Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 42,913

Saturday, May 31, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:24

Astros

30-27

Lost 4

3rd, 5½ GB

Cecil Cooper

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

W: B Sheets (6-1), L: B Moehler (2-2), S: S Torres (5)

Brewers

28-28

Won 2

4th, 7 GB

Dale Sveum

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad CF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .315  .799   24    4   0   CS
K Matsui 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .679   14    3   0   SB,CS
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .829   17    0   2   
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .385 1.222   20    5   1   
C Lee LF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .808   12    1   0   
H Pence RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .819   14    1   0   
T Wigginton 3B                3   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .803    7    0   3   2B,CS
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .181  .453   10    9   0   
B Moehler P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  M Bourn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .568    5    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Loretta PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .655    5    0   0   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    1   5              130   24   6

BATTING

2B: T Wigginton (10, off B Sheets).

TB: T Wigginton 3; D Erstad 2; C Lee; L Berkman; K Matsui.

RBI: D Erstad (12).

2-out RBI: D Erstad.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Matsui (12, 2nd base off B Sheets/J Kendall).

CS: T Wigginton (1, 2nd base by B Sheets/J Kendall); D Erstad (2, 2nd base by B Sheets/J Kendall); K Matsui (2, 3rd base by B Sheets/J Kendall).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Weeks 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .207  .690   18    0   3   2B
M Cameron CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .223  .735   12    2   0   
R Braun LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .298  .896   11    4   0   SB
P Fielder 1B                  3   1   1   2    0   1  .274  .811   15    8   0   HR,HBP
C Hart RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .821   11    4   0   3B
R Branyan 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .300 1.140   18    1   2   HR
J Hardy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .651   14    3   2   
J Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .675    8    5   3   
B Sheets P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .259   10    0   2   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    1   9              117   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Weeks (8, off B Moehler).

3B: C Hart (3, off J Valverde).

HR: P Fielder (8, off B Moehler; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); R Branyan (2, off O Villarreal; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: P Fielder (5, by B Moehler).

TB: R Branyan 5; P Fielder 4; C Hart 4; R Weeks 3; R Braun.

RBI: P Fielder 2 (29); R Branyan (2); R Braun (40).

2-out RBI: P Fielder 2; R Braun.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Braun (2, 2nd base off B Moehler/B Ausmus).

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 Moehler, L (2-2)             5     6   3   3    1   6   1   4.54   23   79-49   28·12· 9    6· 6· 3· 0     48    -     1.30  -0.14
O Villarreal                   1     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.08    4   16-11    6· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.33  -0.05
D Brocail                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Valverde                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4    8-8     3· 4· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   4    1   9   2          34  113-74   40·19·15    9·10· 4· 0           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sheets, W (6-1)              8.2   7   1   1    1   5   0   2.71   31  121-87   57·11·19   12· 8· 5· 0     70    -     0.88   0.32
S Torres, S (5)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.42   0.01
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   5   0          32  123-88   58·11·19   12· 9· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Moehler (2; P Fielder).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Reynolds.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 42,913.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 19mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D Erstad             CF    1. R Weeks              2B 
2. K Matsui             2B    2. M Cameron            CF 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. R Braun              LF 
4. L Berkman            1B    4. P Fielder            1B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. C Hart               RF 
6. H Pence              RF    6. R Branyan            3B 
7. T Wigginton          3B    7. J Hardy              SS 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. B Moehler            P     9. B Sheets             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  -2-  5   24%  79% P Fielder       B Moehler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Braun Scores
   b 5   2  1-0  -2-  2   14%  53% R Braun         B Moehler       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Weeks Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-  9  -11%  41% D Erstad        B Sheets        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wigginton Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  123  4   -7%  50% B Sheets        B Moehler       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  5   -7%  43% T Wigginton     B Sheets        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  K Matsui        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   55%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   53%  R Weeks         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   51%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   50%  R Braun         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   54%  C Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   55%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   59%  P Fielder       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   64%  C Hart          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Fielder to 2B
   O      12-  6   59%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   55%  J Hardy         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          12-  4   57%  J Kendall       Walk; Fielder to 3B; Hart to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  B Sheets        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   43%  T Wigginton     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   48%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  2   52%  B Moehler       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  9   41%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wigginton Scores
   O      1--  1   44%  K Matsui        Erstad Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   48%  R Weeks         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   44%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   40%  R Braun         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   38%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ben Sheets facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   34%  K Matsui        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      31%  M Tejada        Matsui Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   36%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      42%  L Berkman       Matsui Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  2   40%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   43%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   40%  C Hart          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   43%  R Branyan       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   39%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   36%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ben Sheets facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   39%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   36%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--      40%  B Ausmus        Wigginton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   41%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   38%  B Sheets        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  4   44%  R Weeks         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  4   39%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   53%  R Braun         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Weeks Scores
          1--      55%  P Fielder       Braun Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  5   79%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Braun Scores
   O      ---  4   78%  C Hart          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Ben Sheets facing 9-1-2
                  Michael Bourn pinch hits for Brian Moehler batting 9th
   O      ---  5   81%  M Bourn         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   78%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   82%  K Matsui        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  5   85%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Oscar Villarreal facing 6-7-8
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Michael Bourn pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   91%  R Branyan       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Hardy         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   90%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   89%  B Sheets        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Ben Sheets facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   92%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   89%  C Lee           Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   92%  H Pence         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      1--  1   94%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Brocail replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  R Weeks         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   93%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  R Braun         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Ben Sheets facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   95%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Mark Loretta pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  M Loretta       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  D Erstad        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Valverde facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Valverde replaces Mark Loretta pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  P Fielder       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   98%  C Hart          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  3   97%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   97%  J Hardy         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Ben Sheets facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  K Matsui        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          --- 11   99%  L Berkman       Walk
                  Salomon Torres replaces Ben Sheets pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2  100%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Brewers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation