April 17, 2008 Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 5
KCR 3 BAL 6
CHW 5
(10) CLE 11
DET 1 TBR 7
@MIN 3 BOS 7
@NYY 5 SEA 8
@OAK 1 TEX 4
@TOR 1 CIN 9
@CHC 2 ATL 8
@FLA 0 NYM 3
WSN 2
(14) PHI 10
HOU 2 COL 2
@SDP 1
(22) MIL 5
@STL 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Citizens Bank Park, Attendance: 33,526

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 2:45

Astros

6-10

Lost 1

6th, 5 GB

Cecil Cooper

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  2
Phillies        3  0  1   2  0  2   0  2  X   10 16  0

W: B Myers (2-1), L: B Backe (1-2)

Phillies

8-8

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Charlie Manuel

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .224  .697   22    0   1   SB
M Loretta 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .604   16    0   2   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .298  .997   17    9   1   
C Lee LF                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .855   16    2   0   HR
M Tejada SS                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .328  .961   15    2   2   HR
G Blum 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .222  .622   22    0   3   
D Erstad RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .527   15    2   0   
H Quintero C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250   13    8   0   2B
B Backe P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    6    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Towles PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .918    2    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Perez PH-2B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    1    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   2    1  10              145   24   9

BATTING

2B: H Quintero (1, off B Myers).

HR: M Tejada (3, off B Myers; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); C Lee (4, off C Condrey; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: M Tejada 6; C Lee 5; H Quintero 3; T Perez.

RBI: C Lee (7); M Tejada (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-M Tejada-L Berkman.

E: G Blum 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bourn (9, 2nd base off B Myers/C Coste).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Taguchi CF-LF               5   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .715   20    0   0   
G Dobbs 3B                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .250  .586   19    1   0   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Werth CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .370 1.070         0   0   
C Utley 2B                    5   1   2   2    0   2  .317 1.051   18    0   2   HR
R Howard 1B                   4   2   2   2    1   1  .211  .817   19    7   0   HR,GDP
P Burrell LF                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .373 1.296   17    4   0   HR
  C Condrey P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
G Jenkins RF                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .236  .652   18    1   1   2·2B,IW
C Coste C                     5   1   4   3    0   0  .400 1.328   14   11   0   HR,2B
E Bruntlett SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .487   16    2   3   
B Myers P                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .111   15    0   1   
  P Feliz 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .658         0   0   
Totals                       40  10  16  10    4   7              156   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Coste (3, off B Backe); G Jenkins 2 (4, off B Backe, off J Valverde).

HR: C Coste (2, off J Valverde; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Howard (4, off O Villarreal; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); P Burrell (6, off O Villarreal; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); C Utley (4, off B Backe; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: G Jenkins (1, by D Borkowski).

TB: C Coste 8; R Howard 5; P Burrell 5; C Utley 5; G Jenkins 4; G Dobbs 2; S Taguchi 2.

GIDP: R Howard (1).

RBI: C Coste 3 (4); R Howard 2 (9); C Utley 2 (11); P Burrell 2 (17); G Jenkins (3).

2-out RBI: C Coste 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

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, L (1-2)               3    10   6   5    2   2   1   4.26   21   61-39   27· 4· 8    7· 3· 7· 0     17    -     0.93  -0.32
D Borkowski                    1     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.00    6   26-13    8· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.01
O Villarreal                   2     3   2   2    0   2   2   6.55    9   34-21   12· 4· 5    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
G Geary                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    3   14-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Valverde                     1     2   2   2    0   1   1  12.27    5   21-13    7· 2· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    16  10   9    4   7   4          44  156-94   60·13·21   12·10·11· 0           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Myers, W (2-1)               7     5   1   1    1   8   1   3.96   26  112-77   42·10·25    9· 6· 2· 0     70    -     0.71   0.18
T Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   9.45    4   13-8     5· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
C Condrey                      1     2   1   1    0   1   1   8.10    5   17-10    6· 0· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1  10   2          35  142-95   53·11·31   11· 9· 4· 0           -

B Backe faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Borkowski (1; G Jenkins).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 33,526.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. M Bourn              CF    1. S Taguchi            CF 
2. M Loretta            2B    2. G Dobbs              3B 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. C Utley              2B 
4. C Lee                LF    4. R Howard             1B 
5. M Tejada             SS    5. P Burrell            LF 
6. G Blum               3B    6. G Jenkins            RF 
7. D Erstad             RF    7. C Coste              C  
8. H Quintero           C     8. E Bruntlett          SS 
9. B Backe              P     9. B Myers              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  70% R Howard        B Backe         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Taguchi Scores; Dobbs to 3B
   b 2   1  0-3  123  2   -8%  79% R Howard        B Backe         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  1-4  1--  1    7%  94% C Utley         B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dobbs Scores
   t 4   1  4-0  ---  4   -6%  83% M Tejada        B Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 1   1  0-1  1-3  3    6%  76% P Burrell       B Backe         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Dobbs Scores; Howard to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Myers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  S Taguchi       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   64%  G Dobbs         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Taguchi to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   70%  R Howard        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Taguchi Scores; Dobbs to 3B
   R      1-3  3   76%  P Burrell       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Dobbs Scores; Howard to 2B
   RO     12-  1   79%  G Jenkins       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Howard Scores; Burrell out at Hm/CF-SS-C
          -2-  2   80%  C Coste         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Jenkins to 3B
   O      1-3  1   77%  E Bruntlett     Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Brett Myers facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   74%  C Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   69%  M Tejada        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lee to 2B
   O      12- 10   74%  G Blum          Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      12-  4   78%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   82%  H Quintero      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee out at Hm/RF-C; Tejada to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brandon Backe facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   84%  B Myers         Walk
          1--  3   86%  S Taguchi       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Myers to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  G Dobbs         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          12-  2   87%  C Utley         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Myers to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
   OO     123  2   79%  R Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Brett Myers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   81%  B Backe         Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   79%  M Bourn         Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
          1--      81%  L Berkman       Bourn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   85%  P Burrell       Walk
          1--  3   90%  G Jenkins       Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Burrell to 3B; Jenkins to 1B
   R      1-3  1   94%  C Coste         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Burrell Scores/unER; Jenkins to 3B
   O      -23  5   92%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   89%  B Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      -23  4   87%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Brett Myers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   89%  C Lee           Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  4   83%  M Tejada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  D Erstad        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   87%  G Dobbs         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  1   94%  C Utley         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dobbs Scores
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   95%  R Howard        Walk
   O      1--  3   95%  P Burrell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Howard to 2B
          -2-  4   95%  G Jenkins       Intentional Walk
          12-  3   96%  C Coste         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Howard to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
   O      123  3   95%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  8   93%  B Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Brett Myers facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   90%  H Quintero      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  J.R. Towles pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   93%  J Towles        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  6   95%  M Bourn         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   96%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Oscar Villarreal facing 1-2-3
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces J.R. Towles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  S Taguchi       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   95%  G Dobbs         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   95%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Brett Myers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   96%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  C Lee           Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Oscar Villarreal facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   99%  R Howard        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      ---  5   99%  P Burrell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   99%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   99%  C Coste         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   99%  E Bruntlett     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  1   99%  B Myers         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Brett Myers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   99%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  D Erstad        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3  100%  H Quintero      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Geoff Geary facing 1-2-3
                  Geoff Geary replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  G Dobbs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  C Utley         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Gordon replaces Greg Dobbs pitching and batting 2nd; Pedro Feliz replaces Brett Myers playing 3B batting 9th; Tomas Perez pinch hits for Geoff Geary batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  T Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Bourn         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7  100%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jose Valverde facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Valverde replaces Mark Loretta pitching and batting 2nd; Tomas Perez moves to 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  P Burrell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4  100%  G Jenkins       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   RR     -2-  7  100%  C Coste         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Jenkins Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 10.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Clay Condrey facing 4-5-6
                  Clay Condrey replaces Pat Burrell pitching and batting 5th; So Taguchi moves to LF; Jayson Werth replaces Tom Gordon playing CF batting 2nd
   R      ---  4  100%  C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2  100%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Blum          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3  100%  D Erstad        Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Tejada to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation