August 18, 2004 Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@BAL 4 BOS 6
TOR 4 CHW 9
DET 2 KCR 3
SEA 2 MIN 7
NYY 2 ANA 6
@TBD 4 TEX 5
CLE 2 ARI 6
PIT 3 FLA 6
@LAD 4 CHC 7
@MIL 5
(11) HOU 9
@PHI 8 ATL 6
@SDP 5 MON 6
@SFG 2 SFG 14
MON 4 CIN 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Citizens Bank Park, Attendance: 43,895

Wednesday, August 18, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:20

Astros

59-60

Won 3

3rd, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   6  0  0   0  2  0    9 13  2
Phillies        1  0  3   1  0  0   3  0  0    8 11  1

W: C Harville (1-2), L: T Jones (8-4), S: B Lidge (14)

Phillies

59-61

Lost 6

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .814   16    0   0   2B
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .698    9    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  E Bruntlett SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .814         0   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .264  .895   15    5   0   2B,SF
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .807   17    7   0   2B
L Berkman RF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .307  .998   19    0   0   2B
J Kent 2B                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .281  .806   21    2   2   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .270  .723   10    0   1   CS
J Vizcaino SS-2B              3   2   1   1    0   0  .273  .672   12    1   4   SH
B Ausmus C                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .626    9    8   1   2B
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .866    5    0   0   
  R Chavez C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .469         2   0   
R Clemens P                   2   0   1   2    0   1  .196  .437    9    0   1   
  P Munro PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .105  .295         0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lane PH-LF                1   0   0   0    1   1  .220  .706    9    2   0   
Totals                       37   9  13   9    2   8              151   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (30, off C Lidle); B Ausmus (11, off A Telemaco); C Beltran (29, off R Cormier); C Biggio (32, off B Powell); J Bagwell (20, off C Lidle).

SF: C Beltran (6, off B Powell).

SH: J Vizcaino (5, off T Jones).

TB: C Beltran 3; L Berkman 3; M Ensberg 3; B Ausmus 2; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; R Clemens; J Vizcaino; J Kent.

RBI: C Beltran 3 (84); R Clemens 2 (6); L Berkman (71); J Vizcaino (20); J Kent (68); C Biggio (44).

2-out RBI: C Beltran 2; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-J Kent-J Bagwell.

E: M Ensberg (10); J Lane (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Ensberg (3, 2nd base by C Lidle/M Lieberthal).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .281  .760   13    1   3   3B
P Polanco 2B                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .286  .753   14    1   4   HR
B Abreu RF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .294  .966   17    1   0   CS,SF
J Thome 1B                    3   1   2   1    2   1  .280 1.013   22    9   1   2B
D Bell 3B                     4   0   2   2    1   0  .278  .812   15    0   1   2·2B,GDP
M Lieberthal C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .725   22   10   1   HBP
J Michaels LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .667   15    2   0   
  R Cormier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  C Utley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .794    4    0   0   
M Byrd CF                     3   2   2   1    0   1  .235  .623   10    2   1   HR,HBP
C Lidle P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .406    5    0   0   
  B Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  L Collier PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .580    6    0   0   
  A Telemaco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .702    5    0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Glanville LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .517    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   8  11   7    5  10              151   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Thome (26, off R Clemens); D Bell 2 (23, off C Harville, off B Lidge).

3B: J Rollins (6, off R Clemens).

HR: P Polanco (10, off C Qualls; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Byrd (4, off D Weathers; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: B Abreu (5, off R Clemens).

HBP: M Byrd (6, by C Qualls); M Lieberthal (10, by B Lidge).

TB: M Byrd 5; P Polanco 5; J Rollins 4; D Bell 4; J Thome 3; B Abreu.

GIDP: D Bell (12).

RBI: D Bell 2 (54); P Polanco (28); J Rollins (47); B Abreu (83); J Thome (81); M Byrd (25).

2-out RBI: J Thome.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: T Jones (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Abreu (3, 2nd base by R Clemens/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
R Clemens                      3     5   4   4    2   3   0   2.94   15   47-25   18· 2· 5    6· 2· 3· 0     34    -     0.96  -0.25
D Weathers                     2     1   1   1    2   1   1   4.65    8   30-16    9· 1· 6    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.98   0.04
C Qualls, H (1)                1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1  11.81    6   21-15    8· 2· 5    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.02
M Gallo                        0     2   2   1    0   0   0   4.97    2    6-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.00  -0.23
C Harville, BS (4), W (1-2)    0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.67    3   15-11    4· 5· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.76  -0.18
D Miceli, H (17)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.95    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.15
B Lidge, S (14)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.95    6   21-13    5· 3· 5    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    5.22   0.22
Totals                         9    11   8   7    5  10   2          43  149-91   51·14·26   11· 8· 8· 0          2-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lidle                        3.1   8   7   7    1   3   0   5.55   18   62-38   25· 4· 9    7· 4· 3· 0     18    -     1.22  -0.43
B Powell                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    3   14-7     5· 0· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          2-2    1.24  -0.09
A Telemaco                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.50    7   26-17   10· 6· 1    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.69   0.08
T Jones, L (8-4)               1     2   2   2    0   0   0   4.22    6   16-12    8· 0· 4    5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.29  -0.29
F Rodriguez, H (16)            0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.10    2   10-4     0· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.27   0.11
R Cormier, BS (5)              1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.06    5   22-13    9· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          3-2    2.80  -0.15
Totals                         9    13   9   9    2   8   0          41  150-91   57·14·20   14· 9· 8· 0          7-4

M Gallo faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
T Jones faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Clemens (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Qualls (1; M Byrd); B Lidge (5; M Lieberthal).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 43,895.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. C Biggio             LF    1. J Rollins            SS 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. J Thome              1B 
5. J Kent               2B    5. D Bell               3B 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. M Lieberthal         C  
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. J Michaels           LF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. M Byrd               CF 
9. R Clemens            P     9. C Lidle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  8-7  123  2   37%  68% C Beltran       R Cormier       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ensberg Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Lane out at Hm/CF-SS-C
   b 9   2  9-8  123  4   28% 100% C Utley         B Lidge         Flyball: CF
   b 7   1  7-6  -23  5  -24%  20% D Bell          C Harville      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Abreu Scores; Thome Scores/unER
   t 8   0  8-7  1--  1   24%  59% J Vizcaino      T Jones         Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout/Sacrifice Bunt; Ensberg to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
   t 4   1  4-3  123  5   18%  68% R Clemens       C Lidle         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ensberg Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Ausmus to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  C Biggio        Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   50%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   48%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B; Beltran to 2B
   R      -2-  2   58%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Beltran Scores
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   46%  J Rollins       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  4   50%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-1B
   R      --3  4   45%  B Abreu         Walk, Wild Pitch; Rollins Scores/No RBI
   O      1--      49%  J Thome         Abreu Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  J Vizcaino      Ensberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   46%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   45%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  M Lieberthal    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Michaels      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cory Lidle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  R Clemens       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   46%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   38%  M Byrd          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Byrd to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   42%  C Lidle         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      -2-  2   32%  J Rollins       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Byrd Scores; Rollins to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  3   27%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rollins to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   26%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rollins Scores
   R      1--  1   18%  J Thome         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Polanco Scores
          -2-  4   17%  D Bell          Walk
   O      12-  6   19%  M Lieberthal    Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   25%  J Bagwell       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   23%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bagwell to 3B
   R      --3  3   28%  J Kent          Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores
          1--  2   32%  M Ensberg       Single to RF (Line Drive); Kent to 2B
   R      12-  4   43%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Kent Scores; Ensberg to 2B
          12-  6   50%  B Ausmus        Walk; Ensberg to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
   RR     123  5   68%  R Clemens       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ensberg Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Ausmus to 3B
                  Brian Powell replaces Cory Lidle pitching and batting 9th; Peter Munro pinch runs for Roger Clemens batting 9th
   R      1-3  4   79%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ausmus Scores; Munro to 3B
   RO     -23  5   80%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Munro Scores
   O      -2-  5   77%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 2B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-7, Dave Weathers facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Weathers replaces Peter Munro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   80%  J Michaels      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   71%  M Byrd          Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Lou Collier pinch hits for Brian Powell batting 9th
   O      ---  6   73%  L Collier       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   71%  J Rollins       Walk
   O      1--  2   74%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 4-5-6
                  Amaury Telemaco replaces Lou Collier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   72%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   71%  J Kent          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   70%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   73%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   70%  J Thome         Walk
   OO     1--  2   77%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   79%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   76%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   73%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-7, Chad Qualls facing 6-7-8
                  Chad Qualls replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Jason Lane moves to LF
   O      ---  4   77%  M Lieberthal    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   79%  J Michaels      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   77%  M Byrd          Hit By Pitch
                  Tomas Perez pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco batting 9th
   O      1--  5   81%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Jones replaces Tomas Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   79%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   79%  L Berkman       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   77%  J Kent          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-7, Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   81%  J Rollins       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  2   67%  P Polanco       Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Mike Gallo replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 1st
          ---  5   62%  B Abreu         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   44%  J Thome         Single to LF (Line Drive); Abreu to 3B; Thome to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
                  Chad Harville replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 1st
   RR     -23  5   20%  D Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Abreu Scores; Thome Scores/unER
   O      -2-  6   23%  M Lieberthal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   26%  J Michaels      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Phillies 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   35%  M Ensberg       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--  1   59%  J Vizcaino      Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout/Sacrifice Bunt; Ensberg to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Todd Jones pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lamb pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      -23  5   47%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
          -23  5   48%  J Lane          Walk
                  Rheal Cormier replaces Jason Michaels pitching and batting 7th; Doug Glanville replaces Felix Rodriguez playing LF batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Harville batting 1st
   O      123  9   31%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   RRO    123  2   68%  C Beltran       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ensberg Scores; Vizcaino Scores; Lane out at Hm/CF-SS-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 8-9, Dan Miceli facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Miceli replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 1st; Raul Chavez replaces Mike Lamb playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3   75%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  D Glanville     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   83%  J Rollins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Phillies 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-8, Rheal Cormier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   81%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   80%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   78%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 8-9, Brad Lidge facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Lidge replaces Jeff Kent pitching and batting 5th; Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Eric Bruntlett replaces Dan Miceli playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  3   88%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  6   90%  J Thome         Walk
          1--  3   75%  D Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thome to 3B
          -23  1   72%  M Lieberthal    Hit By Pitch
                  Chase Utley pinch hits for Rheal Cormier batting 7th
   O      123  4  100%  C Utley         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 9, Phillies 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI200408180

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