September 6, 1998 Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 44,076

Sunday, September 6, 1998, 4:36
Time of Game: 3:02

Astros

90-53

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  2   0  2  0   1  2  0   10 17  1
Diamondbacks    0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  9  0

W: M Hampton (11-6), L: O Daal (7-10)

Diamondbacks

57-87

Lost 2

5th, 34½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   3   0    1   0  .328  .916   23    5   5   2·2B
R Gutierrez SS                6   2   3   0    0   0  .275  .703   19    1   5   
D Bell RF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .306  .826   15    2   0   2B,SB,GDP
  D Clark PH-RF               1   1   1   0    1   0  .216  .576   11    0   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    2   0  .285  .946   24    8   2   SB
M Alou LF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .312  .999    9    3   0   
  J Phillips PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .607    6    0   0   
R Hidalgo CF                  4   1   2   3    1   1  .291  .767   23    1   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    5   1   2   4    0   0  .337  .964   23    0   0   HR
B Ausmus C                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .703   12    6   0   
M Hampton P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .665   10    0   1   HBP,GDP
  M Magnante P                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    1   2   
Totals                       43  10  17  10    5   3              177   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Bell (37, off O Daal); R Hidalgo (10, off O Daal); C Biggio 2 (45, 2 off O Daal); D Clark (7, off F Rodriguez).

HR: S Berry (13, off O Daal; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: M Hampton (1, by B Ford).

TB: S Berry 5; C Biggio 5; R Hidalgo 3; R Gutierrez 3; D Bell 2; D Clark 2; M Alou 2; M Magnante; B Ausmus; J Bagwell.

GIDP: M Hampton (2); D Bell (14).

RBI: S Berry 4 (49); R Hidalgo 3 (28); D Bell 2 (97); B Ausmus (38).

2-out RBI: S Berry 3; R Hidalgo 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 8 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gutierrez-C Biggio-J Bagwell 2.

E: S Berry (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (12, 3rd base off O Daal/K Stinnett); J Bagwell (18, 2nd base off O Daal/K Stinnett).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Fox RF-CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .291  .777   14    3   0   HBP
  B Brede PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .220  .624    1    0   0   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .789   15    0   8   GDP
  K Garcia RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .617    1    1   0   
D White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .805   18    0   0   CS
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Michalak P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .836    3    0   0   
T Lee 1B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .768   13   11   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .761   20    0   2   GDP
  A Stankiewicz PR-2B         0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .518         1   0   
T Batista 2B-3B               4   0   3   0    0   1  .283  .879   15    7   4   2B
K Stinnett C                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .242  .741   21    3   0   
D Dellucci LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .726   12    1   0   
O Daal P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .122  .339    8    0   2   
  B Ford P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  H Frias PH-SS               2   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .750    8    0   1   3B
Totals                       34   1   9   1    4   6              149   27  18

BATTING

2B: T Batista (14, off M Hampton).

3B: H Frias (1, off M Magnante).

HBP: A Fox (15, by M Hampton).

TB: T Batista 4; H Frias 3; A Fox 2; K Stinnett; M Williams; O Daal.

GIDP: M Williams (18); J Bell (14).

RBI: B Brede (16).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bell-T Batista-T Lee; O Daal-T Batista-J Bell-T Batista-T Lee.

BASERUNNING

CS: D White (8, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Hampton).

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
M Hampton, W (11-6)            7     7   0   0    3   5   0   3.60   30  118-70   45·14·11   10· 5· 6· 0     65    -     0.65   0.17
M Magnante                     2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.69    9   27-19   10· 4· 5    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   1   1    4   6   0          39  145-89   55·18·16   15· 6· 7· 0           -

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Daal, L (7-10)               4    12   7   7    1   2   1   2.92   24   87-53   32· 7·14   13· 3· 5· 0     11    -     0.70  -0.33
B Ford                         3     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00   12   37-20   15· 0· 5    7· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.08   0.01
F Rodriguez                    1     3   2   2    1   1   0   5.80    7   33-18    9· 3· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
C Michalak                     1     1   0   0    2   0   0   7.36    6   20-11    7· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  10  10    5   3   1          49  177-102  63·10·29   24· 8· 8· 0          2-1

O Daal faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Hampton (3; D White, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: B Ford (2; M Hampton); M Hampton (5; A Fox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 44,076.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. C Biggio             2B    1. A Fox                RF 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. D Bell               RF    3. D White              CF 
4. J Bagwell            1B    4. T Lee                1B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. M Williams           3B 
6. R Hidalgo            CF    6. T Batista            2B 
7. S Berry              3B    7. K Stinnett           C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. D Dellucci           LF 
9. M Hampton            P     9. O Daal               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  6   14%  73% D Bell          O Daal          Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  -2-  7   11%  90% S Berry         O Daal          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Alou Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  1--  5    7%  79% M Williams      M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-2  -23  7    7%  77% S Berry         O Daal          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Bell Scores; Bagwell to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  2    6%  56% C Biggio        O Daal          Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Daal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  1   59%  R Gutierrez     Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Biggio stays at 2B
   RR     12-  6   73%  D Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Gutierrez Scores
          -2-  9   75%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      12-  3   71%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   69%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging, Bell Steals 3B, Bagwell Steals 2B
   R      -23  7   77%  S Berry         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Bell Scores; Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  1   73%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   70%  A Fox           Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   73%  J Bell          Lineout: RF
   O      1--  2   76%  D White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   78%  T Lee           White Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Omar Daal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  M Hampton       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   76%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  1   76%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   75%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   71%  T Lee           Walk
   OO     1--  5   79%  M Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  1   77%  T Batista       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   80%  K Stinnett      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Omar Daal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   78%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
          ---  3   80%  M Alou          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   79%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B); Alou to 2B
   RR     -2-  7   90%  S Berry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Alou Scores
   O      ---  4   89%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   91%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   89%  O Daal          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   86%  A Fox           Single to CF (Fly Ball); Daal to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
          12-  6   87%  D White         Fielder's Choice 3B; Daal to 3B; Fox to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      123  1   92%  T Lee           Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Omar Daal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   92%  M Hampton       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   93%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   94%  R Gutierrez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Biggio to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   91%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   92%  M Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   90%  T Batista       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  6   88%  K Stinnett      Walk
   O      12-  4   91%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   94%  O Daal          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Omar Daal facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   95%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   96%  M Alou          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bagwell to 2B
   R      12-  5   98%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores; Alou to 3B
                  Ben Ford replaces Omar Daal pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23  2   98%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B; Alou Scores
   O      -2-  4   98%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Hidalgo to 3B
          --3  5   98%  M Hampton       Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  4   97%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   96%  A Fox           Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   98%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ben Ford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   98%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  T Lee           Popfly: LF
   O      ---  7   99%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   99%  T Batista       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   98%  K Stinnett      Single to LF (Line Drive); Batista to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  D Dellucci      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ben Ford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  M Alou          Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  4   99%  R Hidalgo       Walk
          1--  5   99%  S Berry         Fielder's Choice 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Berry to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   99%  M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-8, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
                  Hanley Frias pinch hits for Ben Ford batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  H Frias         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  A Fox           Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  5  100%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  D White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Felix Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Devon White pitching and batting 3rd; Hanley Frias moves to SS; Andy Fox moves to CF; Karim Garcia replaces Jay Bell playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  4  100%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Derek Bell batting 3rd
          1--  5  100%  D Clark         Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Gutierrez to 3B
          -23  5  100%  J Bagwell       Walk
                  J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Moises Alou batting 5th
   O      123  6  100%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  6  100%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Clark Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  2  100%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-10, Mike Magnante facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Magnante replaces Mike Hampton pitching and batting 9th; J.R. Phillips moves to LF; Dave Clark moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  T Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  M Williams      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch runs for Matt Williams batting 5th
   O      1--  5  100%  T Batista       Strikeout Looking
          1--  8  100%  K Stinnett      Walk; Stankiewicz to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Chris Michalak facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Michalak replaces Felix Rodriguez pitching and batting 3rd; Andy Stankiewicz moves to 2B; Tony Batista moves to 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Ausmus        Popfly: CF
          ---  2  100%  M Magnante      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6  100%  C Biggio        Walk; Magnante to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          12-  6  100%  D Clark         Walk; Magnante to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 10, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-10, Mike Magnante facing 9-1-2
          ---  1  100%  H Frias         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  Brent Brede pinch hits for Andy Fox batting 1st
   RO     --3  1  100%  B Brede         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Frias Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  K Garcia        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  Damian Miller pinch hits for Chris Michalak batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  D Miller        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Diamondbacks 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation