April 17, 1987 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 26,396

Friday, April 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:46

Astros

7-3

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   2  3  1   0  1  0    8 10  3
Reds            3  1  0   0  5  0   0  0  X    9 12  1

W: R Murphy (2-0), L: B Knepper (1-1), S: J Franco (3)

Reds

7-2

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .225  .595    0    3   2   
B Hatcher CF                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .475 1.175    0    0   0   3B,CS
D Walling 3B                  2   2   2   1    0   0 1.000 3.500    0    0   1   HR
  P Garner PH-3B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .692    0    0   1   SF
G Davis 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .233  .605    0   10   0   
K Bass RF                     3   1   2   2    1   0  .308  .910    0    0   0   HR
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .303  .848    0    0   0   
M Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .528    0    8   2   
C Reynolds SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .706    0    3   5   
  B Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398    0    0   0   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   SH
  A Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Pankovits PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  D Meads P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Ashby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .443    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   8  10   8    1   6                    24  11

BATTING

3B: B Hatcher (1, off B Landrum).

HR: K Bass (2, off R Murphy; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Walling (1, off B Landrum; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: P Garner (2, off R Murphy).

SH: B Knepper (2, off B Landrum).

TB: K Bass 5; D Walling 5; B Hatcher 4; C Reynolds; P Garner; G Davis; B Doran.

RBI: K Bass 2 (7); B Hatcher 2 (8); G Davis (5); P Garner (5); J Cruz (6); D Walling (1).

2-out RBI: D Walling.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

E: D Walling (1); C Reynolds (1); J Cruz (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Hatcher (1, 2nd base by R Robinson/B Diaz).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Jones LF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .462 1.346    0    2   0   3B,SB,HBP
D Concepcion 1B               5   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .581    0    8   1   CS
D Parker RF                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .211  .776    0    4   0   HR
E Davis CF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .514 1.410    0    0   0   SB,CS
B Bell 3B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .606    0    1   2   2B
B Diaz C                      3   1   0   1    1   2  .273  .670    0    7   2   
K Stillwell SS                4   1   1   4    0   0  .300  .891    0    2   0   HR
R Oester 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .732    0    3   5   SB
B Landrum P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  R Murphy P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  K Daniels PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.061    0    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   9  12   9    2   8                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Bell (2, off B Knepper).

3B: T Jones (1, off D Meads).

HR: D Parker (3, off B Knepper; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs); K Stillwell (1, off A Lopez; 5th inn, 3 on, 0 outs).

HBP: T Jones (1, by B Knepper).

TB: D Parker 5; T Jones 4; K Stillwell 4; E Davis 3; B Bell 2; D Concepcion; B Landrum; R Oester.

RBI: K Stillwell 4 (4); D Parker 3 (7); D Concepcion (2); B Diaz (10).

2-out RBI: D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Landrum-B Bell-B Diaz-D Concepcion.

E: R Oester (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Jones (2, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Bailey); E Davis (8, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Bailey); R Oester (1, 2nd base off A Lopez/M Bailey).

CS: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Bailey); E Davis (1, 2nd base by B Knepper/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
B Knepper, L (1-1)             4     9   7   5    1   2   1   5.28   23     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 9     21    -     0.91  -0.46
A Lopez                        2     2   2   2    1   3   1   3.52    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 2          3-3    0.98  -0.30
D Meads                        1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.42  -0.01
C Kerfeld                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.00   0.07
Totals                         8    12   9   7    2   8   2          39     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 1·12          4-3

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Landrum                      4.1   6   6   5    1   2   1   6.14   20     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 6     30    -     1.22  -0.41
R Murphy, W (2-0)              1.2   1   1   1    0   3   1   0.96    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-1    0.91  -0.04
R Robinson, H (3)              2     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.25    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.69   0.08
J Franco, S (3)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9    10   8   7    1   6   2          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·10          1-1

B Knepper faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Knepper (1; T Jones).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 26,396.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Doran              2B    1. T Jones              LF 
2. B Hatcher            CF    2. D Concepcion         1B 
3. D Walling            3B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Davis              1B    4. E Davis              CF 
5. K Bass               RF    5. B Bell               3B 
6. J Cruz               LF    6. B Diaz               C  
7. M Bailey             C     7. K Stillwell          SS 
8. C Reynolds           SS    8. R Oester             2B 
9. B Knepper            P     9. B Landrum            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  4-3  1-3     -23%  31% B Hatcher       B Landrum       Triple to CF; Reynolds Scores; Doran Scores
   b 5   0  6-5  123      23%  88% K Stillwell     A Lopez         Home Run; Davis Scores; Bell Scores; Diaz Scores
   t 4   1  4-3  -23      17%  68% M Bailey        B Landrum       Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Davis out at Hm/P-3B-C; Bailey out at 1B/C-1B
   b 1   0  1-0  1-3      15%  73% D Parker        B Knepper       Home Run; Jones Scores/unER; Concepcion Scores/unER
   b 5   0  6-4  123      12%  66% B Diaz          A Lopez         Walk; Parker Scores; Davis to 3B; Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Landrum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      44%  D Walling       Home Run
   O      ---      45%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  T Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones to 1B
          1--      58%  D Concepcion    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Concepcion to 1B
   RRR    1-3      73%  D Parker        Home Run; Jones Scores/unER; Concepcion Scores/unER
          ---      76%  E Davis         Single to 3B
   O      1--      72%  B Bell          Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      74%  " "             Double to CF
   O      -2-      72%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      70%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Landrum facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  M Bailey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  B Landrum       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  T Jones         Hit By Pitch
          1--      73%  D Concepcion    Jones Steals 2B
   R      -2-      81%  " "             Single to CF; Jones Scores
   O      1--      79%  D Parker        Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Landrum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  B Knepper       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Doran         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  D Parker        Flyball: SS
          ---      84%  E Davis         Single to LF
          1--      85%  B Bell          Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      81%  B Diaz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Landrum facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  B Hatcher       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hatcher to 1B
          1--      68%  D Walling       Single to CF; Hatcher to 3B
   R      1-3      58%  G Davis         Single to CF; Hatcher Scores/unER; Walling to 3B
          1-3      52%  K Bass          Walk; Davis to 2B
   RO     123      51%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Walling Scores; Davis to 3B; Bass to 2B
   OO     -23      68%  M Bailey        Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Davis out at Hm/P-3B-C; Bailey out at 1B/C-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  K Stillwell     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      65%  R Oester        Popfly: 1B
          ---      66%  B Landrum       Single to CF
          1--      69%  T Jones         Single to LF; Landrum to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      64%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Landrum facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  C Reynolds      Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
          -2-      54%  B Doran         Single to 2B; Reynolds to 3B
   RR     1-3      31%  B Hatcher       Triple to CF; Reynolds Scores; Doran Scores
                  Rob Murphy replaces Bill Landrum pitching and batting 9th; Phil Garner pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 3rd
   RO     --3      28%  P Garner        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hatcher Scores
   O      ---      29%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
                  Phil Garner moves to 3B
          ---      34%  D Parker        Single to 2B
          1--      43%  E Davis         Single to CF; Parker to 2B
          12-      53%  B Bell          Walk; Parker to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      66%  B Diaz          Walk; Parker Scores; Davis to 3B; Bell to 2B
   RRRR   123      88%  K Stillwell     Home Run; Davis Scores; Bell Scores; Diaz Scores
          ---      90%  R Oester        Single to CF
          1--      91%  R Murphy        Oester Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      88%  T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      86%  D Concepcion    Lineout: 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 9.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-9, Rob Murphy facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      78%  K Bass          Home Run
   O      ---      81%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  M Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  C Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-7, Aurelio Lopez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  E Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 9.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-9, Ron Robinson facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Robinson replaces Rob Murphy pitching and batting 9th; Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Pankovits     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  B Doran         Strikeout
          ---      85%  B Hatcher       Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  P Garner        Hatcher Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-7, Dave Meads facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Meads replaces Jim Pankovits pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Diaz          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Oester        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 9.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-9, Ron Robinson facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  G Davis         Groundout: P-1B; Garner to 2B
   R      -2-      74%  K Bass          Single to CF; Garner Scores
   O      1--      81%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      87%  M Bailey        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-8, Dave Meads facing 9-1-2
                  Kal Daniels pinch hits for Ron Robinson batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  K Daniels       Strikeout
          ---      90%  T Jones         Triple to LF
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Dave Meads pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      86%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      83%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-9, John Franco facing 8-9-1
                  John Franco replaces Kal Daniels pitching and batting 9th; Bert Pena pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 8th
   O      ---      91%  B Pena          Flyball: LF
                  Alan Ashby pinch hits for Charlie Kerfeld batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  A Ashby         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation