July 4, 2003 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
TOR 5 KCR 9
DET 8 MIN 9
CLE 2 BOS 10
@NYY 3 ANA 1
@OAK 0 TBD 4
CHW 3 TEX 7
SEA 3 ATL 8
MON 6 STL 11
@CHC 8 NYM 7
@CIN 2 ARI 3
@LAD 1
(10) COL 8
@MIL 6 FLA 2
@PHI 1 PIT 3
HOU 2 SFG 8
@SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 30,082

Friday, July 4, 2003, 4:05PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Astros

44-41

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: B Boehringer (4-2), L: P Munro (3-4), S: M Williams (23)

Pirates

36-46

Won 2

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .626   16    1   0   2B,SF
G Blum 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .735   13    1   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .820   16    4   0   
L Berkman LF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .272  .869   19    1   0   2B,SB
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .959   13    4   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .301 1.032   16    1   2   
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .208  .550   15    9   2   HBP
E Bruntlett SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    9    3   0   
  P Munro P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .595    1    0   0   
R Villone P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .347    7    0   0   
  B Puffer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Everett PH-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .696    1    0   1   SH
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .670    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   6              131   24   6

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (14, off K Benson); B Hunter (6, off K Benson).

SF: B Hunter (3, off B Boehringer).

SH: A Everett (4, off B Boehringer).

HBP: B Ausmus (2, by B Boehringer).

TB: L Berkman 2; B Hunter 2; R Villone; B Ausmus; G Blum; E Bruntlett.

RBI: L Berkman (49); B Hunter (13).

2-out RBI: L Berkman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Ausmus-E Bruntlett.

E: E Bruntlett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (2, 2nd base off B Boehringer/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .303  .796   21    7   0   2B
J Reboulet 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .720   24    4   1   
B Giles LF-CF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .310  .968   17    1   0   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .753   17    0   3   
R Sanders RF-LF               4   2   2   1    0   1  .266  .821   12    4   0   HR
C Wilson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .755   12    6   1   HBP
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
A Hyzdu CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .701   10    1   0   
  M Stairs PH-RF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .891    9    1   0   
J Wilson SS                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .253  .649   15    1   3   
K Benson P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .034    4    1   0   SH,GDP
  K Lofton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .769    4    0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Rivera 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .583         1   0   
Totals                       28   3   5   2    3   8              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Kendall (14, off R Villone).

HR: R Sanders (14, off P Munro; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: K Benson (6, off R Villone).

HBP: B Giles (4, by R Villone); C Wilson (5, by R Villone).

TB: R Sanders 5; J Wilson 2; J Kendall 2.

GIDP: K Benson (1).

RBI: J Wilson (30); R Sanders (36).

2-out RBI: J Wilson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: A Ramirez (18).

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 Villone                      5.2   3   2   2    3   7   0   2.63   25  113-67   35·10·22    6· 7· 0· 0     59    -     1.47   0.13
B Puffer                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.95    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.67  -0.16
M Gallo                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-4     3· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.77   0.05
P Munro, L (3-4)               2     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.85    7   24-16   11· 1· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.08  -0.13
Totals                         8     5   3   3    3   8   1          34  145-89   50·12·27   11· 9· 1· 0          4-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Benson                       6     5   1   1    0   6   0   4.82   24   90-61   39·10·12    7· 8· 3· 0     64    -     0.91   0.21
B Boehringer, BS (1), W (4-2)  2     1   1   1    1   0   0   7.24    9   29-17   11· 1· 5    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.37   0.01
M Williams, S (23)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.21    3   10-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   6   0          36  129-86   54·13·19   11·12· 5· 0           -

B Puffer faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Villone (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Villone 2 (2; B Giles, C Wilson); B Boehringer (3; B Ausmus).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 30,082.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hunter             CF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. G Blum               2B    2. J Reboulet           2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Giles              LF 
4. L Berkman            LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. R Hidalgo            RF    5. R Sanders            RF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. C Wilson             1B 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. A Hyzdu              CF 
8. E Bruntlett          SS    8. J Wilson             SS 
9. R Villone            P     9. K Benson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-2  ---  2   29%  85% R Sanders       P Munro         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   2  1-0  12-  4   19%  58% M Stairs        R Villone       Walk, Wild Pitch; Giles Scores; Sanders to 3B
   b 6   2  1-1  1-3  4   16%  74% J Wilson        B Puffer        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Sanders Scores; Stairs to 3B
   b 5   0  1-0  1--  1  -11%  36% K Benson        R Villone       Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS (Front of Home)
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  5  -11%  42% L Berkman       K Benson        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Blum Scores; Berkman to 3B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   50%  G Blum          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   53%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 2B
   R      1--  5   42%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Blum Scores; Berkman to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  1   45%  R Hidalgo       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   43%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   41%  J Reboulet      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  B Giles         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   37%  M Ensberg       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   40%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   42%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   40%  R Villone       Single to LF (Line Drive); Bruntlett to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   42%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   40%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   39%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   41%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   43%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   41%  A Hyzdu         Flyball: RF
          ---  6   44%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   42%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wilson to 2B
          -2-  7   43%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      12-  4   38%  J Reboulet      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   40%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   42%  M Ensberg       Popfly: SS
          ---  2   41%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   43%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   48%  B Giles         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   43%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   40%  R Sanders       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  3   42%  C Wilson        Hit By Pitch; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  6   36%  A Hyzdu         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   39%  R Villone       Lineout: CF
          ---  5   34%  B Hunter        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   38%  G Blum          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  7   42%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   47%  J Wilson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   36%  K Benson        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS (Front of Home)
          ---  3   39%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   34%  J Reboulet      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   37%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   39%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   40%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   46%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   40%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  4   47%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  3   39%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  Brandon Puffer replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 9th; Matt Stairs pinch hits for Adam Hyzdu batting 7th
   R      12-  4   58%  M Stairs        Walk, Wild Pitch; Giles Scores; Sanders to 3B
   R      1-3  4   74%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Sanders Scores; Stairs to 3B
                  Mike Gallo replaces Brandon Puffer pitching and batting 9th; Kenny Lofton pinch hits for Kris Benson batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   69%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Boehringer facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Kenny Lofton pitching and batting 9th; Reggie Sanders moves to LF; Brian Giles moves to CF; Matt Stairs moves to RF
          ---  5   62%  B Ausmus        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   52%  E Bruntlett     Single to RF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B
                  Adam Everett pinch hits for Mike Gallo batting 9th
   O      12-  1   52%  A Everett       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 3B; Bruntlett to 2B
   RO     -23  4   53%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ausmus Scores
   O      -2-  2   59%  G Blum          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
                  Peter Munro replaces Eric Bruntlett pitching and batting 8th; Adam Everett moves to SS
   O      ---  2   55%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   52%  J Reboulet      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Giles         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Boehringer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   55%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--      46%  R Hidalgo       Berkman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   61%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   56%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2   85%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   84%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   83%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Williams replaces Craig Wilson pitching and batting 6th; Carlos Rivera replaces Brian Boehringer playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 2B
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Peter Munro batting 8th
   O      ---  1   96%  G Zaun          Groundout: P-1B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  O Merced        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation