July 22, 2003 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 12
TEX 6 BOS 7
DET 4 CHW 5
CLE 2 OAK 10
@KCR 0 SEA 10
@MIN 8 ANA 3
@TBD 1 ATL 8
CHC 4 MIL 6
@CIN 4 FLA 9
MON 1 LAD 5
COL 2 NYM 7
@PHI 5 HOU 2
@PIT 0 SDP 3
STL 2 SFG 3
ARI 1

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 16,661

Tuesday, July 22, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Astros

55-45

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Robertson (10-3), L: S Torres (5-3), S: B Wagner (29)

Pirates

44-53

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .770   19    3   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .302 1.015    9    1   3   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .868   19   12   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .891   11    4   5   2B
L Berkman LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .285  .939   18    1   0   IW
R Hidalgo RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .329  .983   15    3   0   HBP
G Blum SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .717   14    0   4   2·GDP
G Zaun C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .626    8    3   0   
J Robertson P                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .171  .342    9    0   1   GDP
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .605    3    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    3   3              125   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Kent (23, off S Torres).

HR: M Ensberg (19, off S Torres; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: L Berkman (9, by S Torres).

HBP: R Hidalgo (7, by S Torres).

TB: M Ensberg 4; J Kent 2; G Zaun; J Robertson; R Hidalgo; G Blum; J Bagwell; L Berkman.

GIDP: G Blum 2 (8); J Robertson (1).

RBI: M Ensberg (47); J Robertson (2).

2-out RBI: J Robertson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Blum-J Kent-J Bagwell; J Bagwell.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .770   10    5   0   
J Kendall C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .786   19    3   0   GDP
B Giles LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .936   14    2   0   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .778   12    0   2   
R Sanders RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .820   16    5   0   
C Wilson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .769    7    5   1   
J Wilson SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .631   10    3   4   
J Reboulet 2B                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .708   11    4   1   
S Torres P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    5    0   1   SH
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Hyzdu PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .644    4    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       27   0   3   0    2   3              108   27  10

BATTING

SH: S Torres (3, off J Robertson).

HBP: B Giles (5, by J Robertson).

TB: A Hyzdu; J Reboulet; K Lofton.

GIDP: J Kendall (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Wilson-C Wilson; J Wilson-J Reboulet-C Wilson; S Torres-J Wilson-J Reboulet.

E: J Reboulet (3).

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
J Robertson, W (10-3)          7.1   3   0   0    2   2   0   4.56   27   94-57   35· 6·16   12· 9· 1· 0     72    -     1.04   0.45
B Lidge, H (17)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.34    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.44   0.10
B Wagner, S (29)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.10    3   13-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   3   0          31  108-66   40· 7·19   14· 9· 2· 0          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Torres, L (5-3)              6     6   2   2    2   2   1   4.31   25   89-54   35· 8·11   11· 9· 0· 0     52    -     1.01   0.06
B Boehringer                   2     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.95    8   27-17   11· 0· 6    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.07
J Beimel                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.40    4    9-8     5· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.02
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   3   1          37  125-79   51· 8·20   14·15· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Torres (5; L Berkman).

HBP: J Robertson (3; B Giles); S Torres (6; R Hidalgo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 16,661.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. M Ensberg            3B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Giles              LF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. L Berkman            LF    5. R Sanders            RF 
6. R Hidalgo            RF    6. C Wilson             1B 
7. G Blum               SS    7. J Wilson             SS 
8. G Zaun               C     8. J Reboulet           2B 
9. J Robertson          P     9. S Torres             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-2  123  4  -11%  67% G Blum          S Torres        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   1  2-0  1--  1   10%  92% K Lofton        B Lidge         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Hyzdu out at 1B/1B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  4   10%  59% J Robertson     S Torres        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Berkman Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
   t 3   0  0-1  ---  4   10%  71% M Ensberg       S Torres        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   0  2-0  1--  4    9%  71% J Kendall       J Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   46%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   47%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   49%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   48%  B Giles         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Salomon Torres facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
          1--  5   59%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  6   54%  G Blum          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      12-  2   49%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF
   R      12-  4   59%  J Robertson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Berkman Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeriome Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   58%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   60%  C Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   58%  J Wilson        Walk
          1--  5   56%  J Reboulet      Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  S Torres        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Salomon Torres facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  4   71%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   72%  J Kent          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   74%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
          12-  3   78%  R Hidalgo       Hit By Pitch; Kent to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   OO     123  4   67%  G Blum          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   63%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   71%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  7   73%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Salomon Torres facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   75%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   OO     1--  1   69%  J Robertson     Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
   O      ---  4   69%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   71%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   73%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   75%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Salomon Torres facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   73%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   72%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   71%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   74%  J Wilson        Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   70%  J Reboulet      Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   73%  S Torres        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Reboulet to 2B
   O      -2-  5   78%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Salomon Torres facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   80%  L Berkman       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   78%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  2   74%  G Blum          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   77%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   80%  B Giles         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   81%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Boehringer facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   80%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  J Robertson     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   79%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   78%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   82%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Boehringer facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   88%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   86%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   84%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   83%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeriome Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   87%  J Reboulet      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Adam Hyzdu pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 9th
          ---  4   82%  A Hyzdu         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Brad Lidge replaces Jeriome Robertson pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   92%  K Lofton        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Hyzdu out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Beimel facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Beimel replaces Adam Hyzdu pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   93%  G Blum          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  G Zaun          Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Brian Hunter pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 9th
   O      1--  3   91%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   90%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  B Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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