July 30, 1985 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
TOR 3
(10) CHW 7
@BOS 5
(10) NYY 8
@CLE 5 CLE 3
NYY 2 DET 11
KCR 7 MIL 6
TEX 3 OAK 5
CAL 4
(10) MIN 12
@SEA 4 SDP 5
@ATL 4
(12) STL 11
@CHC 3 CIN 4
HOU 1 LAD 4
SFG 2 NYM 2
MON 0 PHI 2
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 26,822

Tuesday, July 30, 1985
Time of Game: 2:40

Astros

45-55

Lost 1

4th, 14 GB

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

W: M Soto (10-11), L: N Ryan (8-9)

Reds

52-45

Won 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .769    0    2   2   
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .709    0    0   2   2B
K Bass RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .680    0    1   0   CS
J Cruz LF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .284  .736    0    1   1   2B
J Mumphrey CF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .287  .740    0    3   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .745    0    6   0   GDP
M Bailey C                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .798    0    7   0   
  J Mizerock C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
G Rivera 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .133  .435    0    2   4   2B
  C Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .432    0    0   0   
N Ryan P                      1   0   0   1    0   0  .067  .171    0    0   0   SF
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .690    0    0   0   2B
  J Calhoun P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .394    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    5   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: G Rivera (1, off M Soto); D Walling (15, off M Soto); C Reynolds (10, off M Soto); J Cruz (17, off M Soto).

SF: N Ryan (1, off M Soto).

TB: C Reynolds 3; J Cruz 3; D Walling 2; G Rivera 2; C Jones.

GIDP: G Davis (5).

RBI: N Ryan (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Calhoun (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Bass (4, 2nd base by M Soto/D Bilardello).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .655    0    3   0   3B,2B
M Venable LF                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .243  .636    0    2   0   SH
P Rose 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .271  .735    0    6   2   
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .302  .880    0    2   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   2   2    0   1  .234  .640    0    0   1   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   1   1    1   0  .263  .696    0    2   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .731    0    2   4   SB
D Bilardello C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .402    0    8   1   
M Soto P                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .331    0    2   1   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: E Milner (11, off N Ryan).

3B: E Milner (3, off N Ryan).

SH: M Venable (3, off J Calhoun).

TB: E Milner 5; B Bell 2; D Parker 2; D Concepcion; R Oester; P Rose.

RBI: B Bell 2 (36); D Concepcion (28); D Parker (73).

2-out RBI: D Parker; D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-R Oester-P Rose.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Oester (3, 2nd base off N Ryan/M Bailey).

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
N Ryan, L (8-9)                6     7   2   2    2   7   0   3.62   27     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 7     55    -     1.04   0.06
J Calhoun                      0.1   1   2   1    1   0   0   2.43    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.14  -0.07
B Dawley                       1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.72    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          3-2    0.53  -0.06
Totals                         8     9   4   3    3   7   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 9          3-2

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto, W (10-11)              9     7   1   1    5   8   0   3.30   37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 7     72    -     1.17   0.43
Totals                         9     7   1   1    5   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 26,822.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Doran              2B    1. E Milner             CF 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. M Venable            LF 
3. K Bass               RF    3. P Rose               1B 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. D Parker             RF 
5. J Mumphrey           CF    5. B Bell               3B 
6. G Davis              1B    6. D Concepcion         SS 
7. M Bailey             C     7. R Oester             2B 
8. G Rivera             3B    8. D Bilardello         C  
9. N Ryan               P     9. M Soto               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-1  1--     -17%  53% D Walling       M Soto          Double; Rivera to 3B
   t 7   1  2-1  -23      15%  68% B Doran         M Soto          Flyball: CF
   t 7   2  2-1  -23      12%  80% C Reynolds      M Soto          Flyball: CF
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  63% D Parker        N Ryan          Single; Milner Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  12-       9%  74% D Concepcion    N Ryan          Single; Parker Scores; Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Doran         Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      52%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
          1--      50%  J Cruz          Single; Reynolds to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  E Milner        Double
   O      -2-      57%  M Venable       Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      53%  P Rose          Strikeout
   R      -2-      63%  D Parker        Single; Milner Scores
          1--      65%  B Bell          Single; Parker to 2B
   R      12-      74%  D Concepcion    Single; Parker Scores; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      71%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  M Bailey        Walk
          1--      62%  G Rivera        Double; Bailey to 3B
   RO     -23      63%  N Ryan          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bailey Scores
   O      -2-      66%  B Doran         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  D Bilardello    Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  M Soto          Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  E Milner        Triple
   O      --3      62%  M Venable       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      62%  K Bass          Walk
   O      1--      66%  J Cruz          Bass Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      65%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      67%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  B Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  G Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      68%  M Bailey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  G Rivera        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  D Concepcion    Flyball: 2B
          ---      69%  R Oester        Single
          1--      71%  D Bilardello    Oester Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      65%  M Soto          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  N Ryan          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      70%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      67%  C Reynolds      Double
   O      -2-      71%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  E Milner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  M Venable       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      67%  P Rose          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   OO     1--      75%  G Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  D Parker        Single
   O      1--      77%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Parker to 2B
          -2-      78%  D Concepcion    Walk
          12-      83%  R Oester        Walk; Parker to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
   O      123      77%  D Bilardello    Flyball: 3B
                  John Mizerock replaces Mark Bailey playing C batting 7th
   O      123      70%  M Soto          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  J Mizerock      Strikeout
          ---      70%  G Rivera        Walk
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
          1--      53%  D Walling       Double; Rivera to 3B
   O      -23      68%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
   O      -23      80%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Calhoun facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Calhoun replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  E Milner        Walk
          1--      86%  M Venable       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Milner to 2B
          12-      91%  P Rose          Single; Milner to 3B; Venable to 2B
   O      123      87%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Venable to 3B; Rose to 2B
                  Bill Dawley replaces Jeff Calhoun pitching and batting 9th
   RRO    123      94%  B Bell          Single to LF; Venable Scores/unER; Rose Scores; Parker out at 3B/LF-3B-2B; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  K Bass          Strikeout
          ---      92%  J Cruz          Double
   O      -2-      96%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      -2-      98%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  R Oester        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Bilardello    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Mizerock      Flyball: RF
                  Chris Jones pinch hits for German Rivera batting 8th
          ---      97%  C Jones         Single
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bill Dawley batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  H Spilman       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation